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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]No, I wouldn't, but we have not finished saving for our kids' college educations.[/quote]

[b]Wow...so, you'll look like a hag until your kids' college funds are fully funded?[/quote][/b]

Um, the opposite of not buying a $400 sweater isn't looking like a hag.  Get a grip, PP.  Plenty of people look fantastic in clothes that cost less than three digits.[/quote]

Not in this area. Sacrificial lambs rarely look good. [/quote]

WTF are you talking about?

I rarely spend more than $50 on one clothing item and I'm pretty sure I look like neither a hag nor a "sacrificial lamb."  When I go to the store I see no discernible difference between Levi's jeans and $200 ones.  We do not live in an age where luxury items reflect quality or sophistication (see gaudy Coach bags etc.), although this "yak" sweater appears to be the exception (?!).  Almost everything is made in the same few factories in China.  People compliment a blouse I bought for $6 at Macy's every time I wear it.  I would rather make my own clothes if I had to than buy this over-priced status item crap.[/quote]

Agree with PP here.  Would also add that people with truely great taste and fashion sense can make something that they got for $5 at a thrift store look like a $500 purchase.  With the exception of haute couture, it's rare that price equals really unique style, cut, or quality.

Moreover, I was a designer for a high-end, off-the-rack, brand for several years and the manufacturers we used also produced lower-end brands.  In the same factories often using the exact techniques and processes.  It's very rare that price equates to quality in the fashion world, especially off the rack (though there are certainly exceptions).  Honestly, most of the people who pay big bucks for clothes are suckers.  [/quote]

A thrift store find is not the same as buying a shirt with a retail value of $5. In fact, many thrift stores have name brand items for less. Your comparison fails. [/quote]

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