Designer Clothing, is it worth it?

  • Thread starter Thread starter TurboSmoke
  • 34 comments
  • 1,068 views
TurboSmoke

TurboSmoke

Messages
2,281
just listening to the radio there with a discussion on designer clothing for kids...

do you think $5,000 suits and $4,000 dresses are worth the money just because they are made by Armani or DKNY or Versace...?

does what other people think of you and your taste in clothes really matter to you?
does a designer outfit say something about you, and is that a good something or bad something...

some people say that these clothes are WORTH the money....but are they?

or do you think that clothes are purely finctional, if it fits and keeps you warm, thats all that matters...

what about the phrase, 'clothes make a man' is creating the right impression worth shelling out thousands of pounds or would you rather spend your money on a car or music etc...

i am not talking about CK boxer shorts or cologne...i am talking about serious money...

what about a $300 outfit for a 6 month old baby that they will outgrow in a matter or weeks?


what do you think?
 
How shall I phrase it now? Ah, I believe I have the precise wording. NO ! Designer clothing is NOT worth it. I'll be jammin' round in me blue singlet and Stubbies, bang a pair of thongs on me feet and I'm right to go. ;)
 
Originally posted by SandStorm
How shall I phrase it now? Ah, I believe I have the precise wording. NO ! Designer clothing is NOT worth it. I'll be jammin' round in me blue singlet and Stubbies, bang a pair of thongs on me feet and I'm right to go. ;)
Click to expand...

:cheers:

I think people are fooling themselves if they shell out that kind of dosh for "designer" clothes. Just because you wear Armani, it doesnt provide immunity from being a jerk. My opinion is that if people judge you on your clothes, then they are the kind of people I want nothing to do with. In fact, I'd go out of my way to be "common" in front of them, whilst they prance around in their Nansy-Pansy labels.

Same applied to women. If they wont go out with me cos I chose to not wear labels, they can go take a running jump at themselves.

Clothes maketh man? No. Not in my opinion. Integrity, good manners and being a gentleman make a man. Anyone who thinks otherwise, can go take a hike.
 
It's important to dress in a way that makes you feel comfortable. If that means you feel comfortable in T-shirt and shorts with tatty trainers, then so be it. If it means you feel comfortable in a tailored designer suit, then so be it. You buy what makes you feel comfortable.

But a lot of it is also environmental: for example, if you turn up to a funeral in a Megadeth T-shirt, it doesn't matter what condition it's in, or how much you paid for it, you're wearing the wrong thing, and you're going to feel like an arse.

I try to buy clothes that are going to last a while, that I like, and that aren't too expensive. The maker is unimportant.
 
It depends. I can understand having a few expensive suits or dresses for formal occassions, but I can't understand spending that kind of money on little kids. It's $20 worth of fabric and at most $50 worth of labor marked up to prices unexplainable by anyone with a sense of logic or reasoning.
 
Originally posted by Mike Rotch
Just because you wear Armani, it doesnt provide immunity from being a jerk.
Click to expand...
In my opinion, if you wear designer clothes you get a big head and BECOME a jerk. :irked:

Clothes maketh man? No. Not in my opinion. Integrity, good manners and being a gentleman make a man. Anyone who thinks otherwise, can go take a hike.
Click to expand...
Don't forget sense of humour. Worketh, ya know. Especially with the ladies. ;)
 
Originally posted by Ghost C
It depends. I can understand having a few expensive suits or dresses for formal occassions, but I can't understand spending that kind of money on little kids. It's $20 worth of fabric and at most $50 worth of labor marked up to prices unexplainable by anyone with a sense of logic or reasoning.
Click to expand...

Sure, you gotta have some suits for weddings and stuff - just because I dont like labels it doesnt mean I renounce suits. You can just as easily find a comfy, well put together suit as a $1000 Gucci effort.

Im with Giles on this one. Comfy, long-lasting and reasonable on the wallet does me just fine.
 
Originally posted by Mike Rotch
Sure, you gotta have some suits for weddings and stuff - just because I dont like labels it doesnt mean I renounce suits. You can just as easily find a comfy, well put together suit as a $1000 Gucci effort.

Im with Giles on this one. Comfy, long-lasting and reasonable on the wallet does me just fine.
Click to expand...
I don't own a suit. So if I ever go to a wedding, I'll be stuffed from square one. :irked:
 
Originally posted by SandStorm
I don't own a suit. So if I ever go to a wedding, I'll be stuffed from square one. :irked:
Click to expand...

Don't feel bad, I don't own a suit either.

Then again, I don't know very many people interested in getting married.
 
Originally posted by SandStorm
bang a pair of thongs on me feet and I'm right to go. ;)
Click to expand...

why would you want to wear thongs on yer feet...?

anyway...i own suits because i go to work in one....there typically about £200 each....just ready made ones in TopMan and places like that...i dont have a made to measure suit....if i had the money i would have a couple of designer outfits but i would still spend my weekends in me jeans and t-shirt....

i think my money could be spent on better things
 
Originally posted by TurboSmoke
just listening to the radio there with a discussion on designer clothing for kids...

do you think $5,000 suits and $4,000 dresses are worth the money just because they are made by Armani or DKNY or Versace...?

does what other people think of you and your taste in clothes really matter to you?
does a designer outfit say something about you, and is that a good something or bad something...

some people say that these clothes are WORTH the money....but are they?

or do you think that clothes are purely finctional, if it fits and keeps you warm, thats all that matters...

what about the phrase, 'clothes make a man' is creating the right impression worth shelling out thousands of pounds or would you rather spend your money on a car or music etc...

i am not talking about CK boxer shorts or cologne...i am talking about serious money...

what about a $300 outfit for a 6 month old baby that they will outgrow in a matter or weeks?


what do you think?
Click to expand...
NO... I do own a couple of US$ 200 suits though.. But 4 grand. Never...

/Flerb - * Currently @wrrk wearing jeans and a long sleeve shirt with the text "5UCK.MY.D1.CK"... *
 
I've looked through magazines and seen the prices on some of these so-called designer clothes. Five hundred dollars for a t-shirt, etc. Even if I were rich I couldn't justify spending my money like that.

I do think people make assumptions about you based on your appearance, that your clothes have a lot to do with it, and that most people are aware of this and their choices influenced by it. But there is no reason to have to spend astronomical amounts of money to get your "image" accross.

Clearance racks, outlet stores, Target... that's where all my clothes come from.

There are a few things I am brand concious about, and will pay a premium for, namely blue jeans and shoes. I prefer Levis and Vans or Doc Marten's. But they last me years and years. I'm wearing twelve year old shoes right now. That makes them worth the $90.00 I spent on them.

I think people who spend thousands of dollars on shirts and dresses are simply from a totally different world than me or anyone I know, people who can spend money without having to think of their bigger picture. People who actually think they look better for it are, too.
 
i've got a bit of both...no armani or somethin, but i got some tommy, polo, etc. I haven't grown much in the past few years so, i can wear clothes for quite a few years.
my brother however is in an entirely different world than me wearing Boss, CK, Armani suits, etc. but then, he does a lot of marketing with very rich clients so it makes sense for him. Even then, he has only a few of these designer clothes (the most expensive of which was his armani @ $1400 Canadian). Most of his stuff is also as close to affordable as possible.
 
If it has the maker's name visible from the outside, I won't wear it (except the Levi's lable, which is hidden by my belt). I refuse to wear anything from a "designer" label. I don't own a suit, but that may have to change in the future. When I do get one it will be off the rack at Men's Wearhouse.

I have nothing against good-quality expensive clothes - like milefile, I'm wearing $110 Clark's Walkers - but to pay for a name is idiotic.
 
Originally posted by neon_duke
I have nothing against good-quality expensive clothes - like milefile, I'm wearing $110 Clark's Walkers - but to pay for a name is idiotic.
Click to expand...

I think the most expensive thing i've bought in the last few years was my Nautica coat. It cost me about £160 (I think) but it's the warmest coat i've ever had and i'll be wearing it for some time.

Mind you I usually buy clothes during sale time and the only usual visable brands I wear are the bands I like. :p
 
I wear brand name stuff, but not for the brand. My Arizona baseball shirt has a Nike sign on it but I love Arizona baseball so I bought it. I wear a two year old pair of Addidas that are falling apart, but I did a shuttle run in gym in 8.4 (presidential, baby). I dress so I'm comfortable.
 
Originally posted by neon_duke

I have nothing against good-quality expensive clothes - like milefile, I'm wearing $110 Clark's Walkers - but to pay for a name is idiotic.
Click to expand...

I like to buy expensive stuff even if I know that the quality doesn't match the pricetag.

Think about it. We pay for the name of the product to a certain extent all the time we buy something, but almost none of us is aware of it. This is a psychological fact that makes companies use a lot of resources advertising themself, building a myth about their brand.

If people wasn't willing to pay for the name of the product then I believe advertising/commercials would have very little or no effect at all.
 
Originally posted by GTJugend
If people wasn't willing to pay for the name of the product then I believe advertising would have very little or no effect at all.
Click to expand...
...and then it might go away! What a wonderful thought.
 
never be afraid to buy the best in life... you'll never be dissapointed with it..

its quite simple.. people buy what they can afford.. we all have limits and that is how we choose what we buy.. you dont buy armani if its going to make you broke for a month, but just because you do buy it it doesn't make you a jerk like some people have said in this thread. clothes dont make the man, the way you act does weither you are in an armani shirt or not.

I think a lot of people see people in designer stuff and right away think.. he/she is a asshole.. thats not fairness, those kind of comments are based on either jealousy or stupidness..
 
I like to buy clothes that last. Maybe I pay a little extra for the label, but I know I'm getting a better quality product.

I don't buy anything fancy though. Just a little Nautica, DKNY, Ralph Lauren, American Eagle and other junk. I try not to buy stuff with huge graphics displaying the company's name, but some of my clothes have logos on them. You won't be seeing me buy any Fench Connection, Armani, or Versace any time soon though. I've been buying the majority of my clothes since I turned 13 or so.

Also, Doc Marten shoes are a must. I've been wearing the same shoes for over two years. Well worth the 120 bucks or so. My dad has my old Doc Martens. Heh.
 
I wear designer skate clothes, if that counts. I'm paying between 15 and 25 dollars per shirt and at least 50 bucks for a pair of jeans along with accessories (ie, belts, hats, etc.).
 
Originally posted by Klostrophobic
Why? The clothes suck. They feel like they're poorly made and they look hideous for the most part. Blech. They're pretty cheap, though.
Click to expand...

They feel comfortable.

Actually, I only own two pairs of pants and a pair of shorts from Aeropostale.
 

Latest Posts

Back