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Not Afraid · 03-14-2006, 01:56 PM

Quality is only one of the factors I look at with clothing. I could find the best made t-shirt in the universe but I wouldn't be caught dead wearing it if it wasn't exciting in some way. Most of my clothing never wears out from a functional standpoint anyways. I usually get bored with it before it bites the dust. I honestly can't remember the last piece of clothing I wore out.

I guess my values when it comes to clothing are different. I look for fit and style first then, perhaps, quality and maybe price. But, I'd rather have a $75 shirt that I get a lot of wear out of for one or two seasons than a closet full of $20 boring shirts that will last me 6 years. I tend to like change more than that.

And, as for the argument that I could make that at home.....well, then do it if that's how you want to spend your time. I am in the process of knitting a scarf at the moment. I still will pay a decent amount of money for a great scarf at the drop pf a hat.

There's much more to quality and design than just technique. That principle can be applies to most creative endeavors. Personally, while I admire good technique, it is the creativity that really thrills me.

Ghoulish Delight · 03-14-2006, 02:51 PM

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Originally Posted by Not Afraid

Personally, while I admire good technique, it is the creativity that really thrills me.

See, but that's just it, there was no creativity, from my perspective. It was "photograph ironed onto t-shirt". Like I said, I can appreciate a design that took some creative power to make, even if I don't like it. But not only could I have reproduced most of these shirts at home, I could have thought of them (witness our MA shirts). And if I can think of it, it can't be all that creative.

AllyOops! · 03-22-2006, 03:56 PM

Wow! According to this Thread, I'm fashion's most tasteless overspending tacky ass! (Can I change my screenname to that, please?

)

I'm only teasing, of course.

I make no apologies for the things that I enjoy or choose to wear. It might set me apart, but for those who know me, fashion is my passion and I express most of who I am, or rather my individuality, through what I choose to wear. Often, I'm in jeans when I see most of you because I'm at Disneyland, but boy oh boy, I love to shop, and not so practically either. Pastel yellow tutu miniskirt, anyone? Carrie Bradshaw, I love thee.

I have a pair of lavender Versace pumps that nobody likes but me. I've been teased. A Dolce & Gabbana blue metallic lurex tee with red trim sleeves adorned with tiny silver sequins. Circus showgirl? You bet. But me all the way. I like what I like and in true Popeye philosophy, I y'ams what I y'am.

I have shopped at Fred Seagal & purchased Peanuts & Disney Couture. I have purchased it at Downtown Disney as well. I would spend $125.00 on a "bedazzled" tee if I really liked it, because golly, I LIKE IT. And please don't misunderstand me- I'm NO uppity snob. I just enjoy that kinda stuff. Some people justify travel or technology and I say, go for it! My weakness is shoes and outfits. If most of you combed my closet I think you'd hiss at me.

However, I DO agree that I kind of don't get the Donald tee's message.

But, that's okay. I'm only teasing here and laughing as I post because I'm so used to being on the outside of this issue. And, I take it as the highest compliment you think of me when you see the bedazzler!

Thank God it's not the flo-bee.

Kevy Baby · 03-14-2006, 02:01 PM

Maybe I should get me a pair of pants with the word "Juicy" across the butt.

Not Afraid · 03-14-2006, 02:02 PM

I thought you has lost some weight, Kevy?

Kevy Baby · 03-14-2006, 02:03 PM

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I thought you has lost some weight, Kevy?

Yeah, but I am still up around 235.

(And since you brought it up, I did lose 35 lbs.)

€uroMeinke · 03-14-2006, 02:04 PM

I suppose I could change my own oil too, but I'm lazy when it comes to things like that. Not sure I want to own a bedazzler either...

Not Afraid · 03-14-2006, 02:05 PM

No, no bedazzler here either. But, I like to buy and wear clothes out and about, not stay at home and make them and not go anywhere. Its just a matter of my own prioroties.

The Shadoe · 03-14-2006, 02:32 PM

I'd expect to pay those kind of prices at NICE stores like Marshall Field's or Neiman Marcus for NICE clothes.

Those clothes look like the hideous things my sister has to glue together for her dance costumes every year.

€uroMeinke · 03-14-2006, 02:34 PM

heh heh - Nice might be one fashion statement - but Naughty often seems to win out

03-14-2006, 01:56 PM	#1
Not Afraid HI! Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 17,108	Quality is only one of the factors I look at with clothing. I could find the best made t-shirt in the universe but I wouldn't be caught dead wearing it if it wasn't exciting in some way. Most of my clothing never wears out from a functional standpoint anyways. I usually get bored with it before it bites the dust. I honestly can't remember the last piece of clothing I wore out. I guess my values when it comes to clothing are different. I look for fit and style first then, perhaps, quality and maybe price. But, I'd rather have a $75 shirt that I get a lot of wear out of for one or two seasons than a closet full of $20 boring shirts that will last me 6 years. I tend to like change more than that. And, as for the argument that I could make that at home.....well, then do it if that's how you want to spend your time. I am in the process of knitting a scarf at the moment. I still will pay a decent amount of money for a great scarf at the drop pf a hat. There's much more to quality and design than just technique. That principle can be applies to most creative endeavors. Personally, while I admire good technique, it is the creativity that really thrills me.
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AllyOops! It's Peanut Butter Jelly Time!!! Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Introspection Intersection Posts: 1,207	Wow! According to this Thread, I'm fashion's most tasteless overspending tacky ass! (Can I change my screenname to that, please? ) I'm only teasing, of course. I make no apologies for the things that I enjoy or choose to wear. It might set me apart, but for those who know me, fashion is my passion and I express most of who I am, or rather my individuality, through what I choose to wear. Often, I'm in jeans when I see most of you because I'm at Disneyland, but boy oh boy, I love to shop, and not so practically either. Pastel yellow tutu miniskirt, anyone? Carrie Bradshaw, I love thee. I have a pair of lavender Versace pumps that nobody likes but me. I've been teased. A Dolce & Gabbana blue metallic lurex tee with red trim sleeves adorned with tiny silver sequins. Circus showgirl? You bet. But me all the way. I like what I like and in true Popeye philosophy, I y'ams what I y'am. I have shopped at Fred Seagal & purchased Peanuts & Disney Couture. I have purchased it at Downtown Disney as well. I would spend $125.00 on a "bedazzled" tee if I really liked it, because golly, I LIKE IT. And please don't misunderstand me- I'm NO uppity snob. I just enjoy that kinda stuff. Some people justify travel or technology and I say, go for it! My weakness is shoes and outfits. If most of you combed my closet I think you'd hiss at me. However, I DO agree that I kind of don't get the Donald tee's message. But, that's okay. I'm only teasing here and laughing as I post because I'm so used to being on the outside of this issue. And, I take it as the highest compliment you think of me when you see the bedazzler! Thank God it's not the flo-bee.
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Kevy Baby Chowder Head Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Yes Posts: 18,500	Maybe I should get me a pair of pants with the word "Juicy" across the butt. __________________ The thing about quotes on the internet is that you cannot verify their validity. - Abraham Lincoln
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Not Afraid HI! Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 17,108	I thought you has lost some weight, Kevy?
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€uroMeinke L'Hédoniste Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: A.S.C.O.T. Posts: 8,671	I suppose I could change my own oil too, but I'm lazy when it comes to things like that. Not sure I want to own a bedazzler either... __________________ I would believe only in a God that knows how to Dance. Friedrich Nietzsche
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Not Afraid HI! Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 17,108	No, no bedazzler here either. But, I like to buy and wear clothes out and about, not stay at home and make them and not go anywhere. Its just a matter of my own prioroties.
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The Shadoe Save Marshall Field's! Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Saint Paul, MN Posts: 72	I'd expect to pay those kind of prices at NICE stores like Marshall Field's or Neiman Marcus for NICE clothes. Those clothes look like the hideous things my sister has to glue together for her dance costumes every year. __________________ I am The Shadoe.
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€uroMeinke L'Hédoniste Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: A.S.C.O.T. Posts: 8,671	heh heh - Nice might be one fashion statement - but *Naughty* often seems to win out __________________ I would believe only in a God that knows how to Dance. Friedrich Nietzsche
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