This is some sort of sick joke, right?

[€uroMeinke]

For me hearing criticisms about price and workmanship made me come to the conclusion that people didn't really understand fashion - which lead me down my particular path of responses. But I've heard similar things applied to art, so I did also take the OP to be baiting.

I think the emphasis early on on the "outrageous" price and "low" quality made this appear to be a crtique on extravagence - hence my reference to sumpuary laws and the morality and ethics of fashion. And while everyone soundly denies there being judgement in their opinions, I think the passion at which this topic is addressed betrays otherwise.

My own knee-jerk reaction is to view this as another line in the sand in the culture wars - and since I do place a high value on things like art and fashion, I also tend to take those topics more personally as it seeks to undermine my own value system.

Bu, at the end of the day I like the Bambi shirt and I don't like the grumpyass pants - regardless of price, quality, or creativity.