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CMV: People who value designer goods and labels just want to show off their wealth to others

Okay so I know this sounds like a “duh” kinda post but I was talking with some friends about how I’m not at all impressed by designer stores and wearing things with designer logos. In my eyes, I think I would rather save or invest the $5K people use for LV bags. Or, I would rather donate a set amount to charity or really change a person’s life in some way. I think the craftsmanship argument could be valid, but there are many not as well-known designers, or logo-free items, that are of the same craftsmanship level or better. The purpose of buying something like an Hermes Birkin is because you want the world to know you can afford that. I think it also depends on the item. The quality and craftsmanship of a car for example, something you drive every single day and if it breaks down you could be in danger, is a separate consideration. I highly doubt these people buying Birkins are using that bag every single day until it rips apart. I for example live in leggings. I’ve had so many over the years that just didn’t hold up, poor fabrics, poor construction. Will I buy leggings from other stores? Yes. But I’ve found the craftsmanship is the best from one designer store, and I feel justified because I use them daily, AND, no one can really tell it’s from there unless i wear a crop top or something (which I never do). If it didn’t have the logo and it was the same patented fabric type, I would still buy it. 

Perhaps it’s how I grew up, but from a young age I never liked how people would notice things first before me. Too many times as a kid and growing up, people would just assume I was broke or whatever by looking at me, because I’m a private person and not obvious, and they would act condescending; upon visiting my home for whatever reason, their tune would change, and I HATED it. I hated that reaction and I felt it showed their true colors and what they really valued in a person. I like people who I can be myself around, even in a Walmart tshirt and jeans and who aren’t impressed with my clothes/accessories/material goods. I would also rather be healthy and physically fit/athletic and wear Walmart clothing than out of shape and in designer. I understand the high fashion argument, and if some people are just into fashion and want to spend their money that way, just because they like that stuff, fine. But idk, they wouldn’t get the exact same pair of glasses if it had no logo and they didn’t know it was from that particular company, you know? 

I think it’s all about what you prioritize in life. At the same time, I realize it’s judgmental to feel this way, and I have friends who do love this stuff who are wonderful people. CMV: people who wear designer goods plastered with logos, or designer goods that are obviously identifiable as designer, do so to show off their wealth.
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Some, surely, but if you are arguing all or even most, that is not the case. Other reasons people buy designer clothes:

1) Quality. Often, you get what you pay for and many designer pieces will last a lifetime while the cheap version falls apart. 

2) Cut. Designer pieces are just that - designed. They are often cut and sewn to much more exacting standards and fit much better. 

3) Location/working conditions. Sone (not all) designer clothes are manufactured in places with stricter worker protection laws and under better conditions. 

Some people buy designer items for exactly those reasons.