This is some sort of sick joke, right?

[Not Afraid]

Originally Posted by BarTopDancer

Where as most of the outfits I see the women wearing say "eww I don't want to get sweaty, just look good".

But, yet, they're wearing them to the gym to work out. Maybe they only "perspire" in them.

[katiesue]

Originally Posted by Not Afraid

But, yet, they're wearing them to the gym to work out. Maybe they only "perspire" in them.

Horses Sweat

Men Perspire

Women Glow

[MouseWife]

Originally Posted by BarTopDancer

Do you think it does? I think black whatever pants and a t or tank puts out "I don't care if I get sweaty working out because these are my workout clothes". Where as most of the outfits I see the women wearing say "eww I don't want to get sweaty, just look good".

I wasn't sure what it put out. I was actually branching off of the comment about the sweats and something about giving up on life? Or something like that. It was funny but I wondered how that applied to how I dress when I work out.

I hope that what it shows is that I am gonna kick my own a$$ and don't even think I can't kick yours. {at least that is what I am trying to put out when I am out alone walking the streets. While not the gym, you should see how many people there are out there walking in all different types of attire. I have a gym in my garage so the only other gym I go to is while traveling. And those people are normally guys who are dressed like me, casually.}

Originally Posted by Not Afraid

But, yet, they're wearing them to the gym to work out. Maybe they only "perspire" in them.

I try sooo hard not to sweat. If I start to feel as if I am going to perspire, I get in front of a fan. I do not wait until I am already stinky and sweaty so that the person behind me gets all of my stink.

Was that TMI? Sorry. But, know if you ever do work out with me, you won't have to smell me.

[Not Afraid]

Originally Posted by MouseWife

I try sooo hard not to sweat. If I start to feel as if I am going to perspire, I get in front of a fan. I do not wait until I am already stinky and sweaty so that the person behind me gets all of my stink.

Was that TMI? Sorry. But, know if you ever do work out with me, you won't have to smell me.

You sooooo crack me up MW.

[BarTopDancer]

Originally Posted by MouseWife

I wasn't sure what it put out. I was actually branching off of the comment about the sweats and something about giving up on life? Or something like that. It was funny but I wondered how that applied to how I dress when I work out.

Well I dunno if that's what it puts out to others. But I find it funny that sweats at the gym mean someone is giving up on life (back to that comment).

I suppose by that logic I'm giving up on life while not caring about how I look or how others see me, I'm probably burning their corneas with my un-trendy clothing.

YAY!

[Cadaverous Pallor]

Everyone has their opinions as to what is "worth" the price from varying angles.

IMHO, these are not "worth" the price, or any price, for that matter. Same goes for a lot of overpriced fashionable crap.

I also think that $400 for the shag map isn't "worth" it, either. But that's just my opinion. If I disliked the map and wouldn't pay a dime for it, I'd personally think it was weird that anyone would purchase it. Again, IMHO.

Don't tell me you don't look askance at people that pay extravagant prices for what you consider lame concerts, Mousepod

I dare to have an opinion and I stick to it...

[mousepod]

Originally Posted by Cadaverous Pallor

Don't tell me you don't look askance at people that pay extravagant prices for what you consider lame concerts, Mousepod

I do. I laugh and laugh and laugh. On the inside. Then I share it with a friend or two who has the same point of reference and possibly taste that I have. That's not what I took umbrage at. It's the "sick joke" aspect of the OP. It's snobby.

The only reason I brought up Shag or Olszweski in this thread is to share that I think that in many cases the pot is indeed black.

When an "us vs. them" thread gets started and we're not all "us", there's a good chance that someone might take the bait. That's all.

[innerSpaceman]

What do you mean, we're not all us?


Who let the riff-raff into the room???

[€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.

[Ghoulish Delight]

The "sick joke" in my title came much from the setting. I mean, these items, before one catches sight of the price tags, are indistinguishible from any of the other items around them in the store in terms of level of fashion. Steps away from the charcoal line-drawing line of character merchandise, which is a style that was just as "edgy" and "a-typical of Disney" when it debuted, selling for "reasonable" prices (i.e., under $30 for a t-shirt). The ONLY thing that distinguished these as "couture" was the price. So yeah, I did view it as a sick joke. Not as an indictment of anyone who might pay triple digits for clothing, but aimed toward Disney (or whomever dictated the pricing), 'cause to me it's lke they were saying "Let's see what these suckers will think if we jack up the prices and put them right next to items of equal or better quailty/fashion-value. I bet they'll call it 'High Fashion' and shell out!"

I have no problem with high fashion fetching exhorbitant prices, even if I dislike the taste. But I think the jokes on the consumer when high fashion is defined merely by the price, not by the content.

And yes, I cringed and scoffed when I saw the price of the Shag map. Of course in partial defense of it, they only printed 300 of them, so the ridiculous price is partially driven by scarcity. But still over the top.