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An odd question about clothes
Just somthing my sister said when talking about sociology.
Do the clothes you wear effect how well you do in life? Does being snobby and wearing stuff like Almani mean you get further?
I have always been an inverted clothes snob and embrace buying stuff from Primark or buying £5 Tesco Jeans (ironicaly the most comfortable jeans I have ever had and they have't shrunk despite being washed loads of times).
However could this inverted snobbism be holding me back? I've just always found it pointless spending much money on clothes when I can buy cheaper brand names and buy gadgets with the money I've saved.
I am not talking about the quality of clothes here either, I am talking about the percieved image of brands.
The reason this thread is in this sub section is the conversation was in the concept of relationships.
Do the clothes you wear effect how well you do in life? Does being snobby and wearing stuff like Almani mean you get further?
I have always been an inverted clothes snob and embrace buying stuff from Primark or buying £5 Tesco Jeans (ironicaly the most comfortable jeans I have ever had and they have't shrunk despite being washed loads of times).
However could this inverted snobbism be holding me back? I've just always found it pointless spending much money on clothes when I can buy cheaper brand names and buy gadgets with the money I've saved.
I am not talking about the quality of clothes here either, I am talking about the percieved image of brands.
The reason this thread is in this sub section is the conversation was in the concept of relationships.
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AT82
Just somthing my sister said when talking about sociology.
Do the clothes you wear effect how well you do in life? Does being snobby and wearing stuff like Almani mean you get further?
I have always been an inverted clothes snob and embrace buying stuff from Primark or buying £5 Tesco Jeans (ironicaly the most comfortable jeans I have ever had and they have't shrunk despite being washed loads of times).
However could this inverted snobbism be holding me back? I've just always found it pointless spending much money on clothes when I can buy cheaper brand names and buy gadgets with the money I've saved.
I am not talking about the quality of clothes here either, I am talking about the percieved image of brands.
Do the clothes you wear effect how well you do in life? Does being snobby and wearing stuff like Almani mean you get further?
I have always been an inverted clothes snob and embrace buying stuff from Primark or buying £5 Tesco Jeans (ironicaly the most comfortable jeans I have ever had and they have't shrunk despite being washed loads of times).
However could this inverted snobbism be holding me back? I've just always found it pointless spending much money on clothes when I can buy cheaper brand names and buy gadgets with the money I've saved.
I am not talking about the quality of clothes here either, I am talking about the percieved image of brands.
Its an interesting thought, I'm like you too, don't really go for the branded clothes (unless theres a sale
) but I always thought people who were obsessed with the brand of their clothing were the ones who concentrated solely on how they looked as opposed to using their brains. I think it is outrageous that I should pay the company to advertise their brand. They should be paying me! hehe.As for as designer sports where is concerned I don't give a stuff. I am wearing an Addasis t-shirt now, but thats only becuase it was cheap, the brand means nothing, it was a good price and its good quality, but if it was expensive I would not have bought it.
Do people actually respect you more if you're wearing a designer suit? I always thought not, but my sister who is doing a sociology degree seems to think that 'society' will.
Do people actually respect you more if you're wearing a designer suit? I always thought not, but my sister who is doing a sociology degree seems to think that 'society' will.
A skirt that pretty much everyone comments on cost me £6 which I then customised with sequins and a frilly hem to.
If you look good, you'll feel good (and that includes dressing appropriately for a situation - i.e. if I was going to a party then I'd wear a cheaper dress, if I was going to a big posh do I wouldn't feel so good unless I was in a decent dress and they usually cost more) If you feel good you'll act far more confidently and then people are more likely to take notice of you.
So it's all about YOU really. It's how YOU put yourself forward to be perceived by people.
If you look good, you'll feel good (and that includes dressing appropriately for a situation - i.e. if I was going to a party then I'd wear a cheaper dress, if I was going to a big posh do I wouldn't feel so good unless I was in a decent dress and they usually cost more) If you feel good you'll act far more confidently and then people are more likely to take notice of you.
So it's all about YOU really. It's how YOU put yourself forward to be perceived by people.
ramroff
Most people I know wont respect someone for buying stuff at Primark or shopping at Tesco or going on holiday in Ibiza, its very chavvy
Really? I'm glad I don't know people like that. I don't care what people choose to wear. I'm definitely not up with the latest fashion trends, but so what? I wear what I want, why should that both anybody else?
And btw - there are some really nice clothes in Tesco and Primark these days, definitely none-chav like at all. And not everybody goes to the party areas of Ibiza either.
NikNak
For better or worse, first impressions count. How you dress will affect the opinion people form of you when they meet you.
I do dress smart and I don't wear any of the scally stuff, just jeans and maybe a band t-shirt, but I don't buy designer shirts or designer sports wear.
I personaly don't give a toss how people dress, if they're smartish then thats fine by me, of course if people are scruffy it appears they don't give a toss, but I try not to be scruffy.
What I mean is take two identical suits, one has Almani on it, one has Primark on it, are people really so lame top look down on the primark suit?
ramoff wtf the has Ibiza got to with anything? I would rather spend my holidays in Barcelona or Paris thanks.
As for Tesco where you would rather I did my shopping? Sainsburys? Marks and Plebster?
I think judging ones social class by what supermarket they go to is quite ludicrass.
What you find a lot of the time these days is the people that live in really rough places and dont have much money are the ones desperately trying to wear labelled clothing. Thats why chavs adopted Burberry. Basically they try to buy status.
I guess it really depends. The rich yachties in Cowes buy from charity shops and wear whatever and they do not care. But then you get these rich inner city types with their Armani and Gucci etc and they generally have respect. When it comes down to it, if you are wearing the expensive clothing it represents that you are of a high status economically which is respected.
I guess it really depends. The rich yachties in Cowes buy from charity shops and wear whatever and they do not care. But then you get these rich inner city types with their Armani and Gucci etc and they generally have respect. When it comes down to it, if you are wearing the expensive clothing it represents that you are of a high status economically which is respected.
ramroff
Most people I know wont respect someone for buying stuff at Primark or shopping at Tesco or going on holiday in Ibiza, its very chavvy
How can people base something as big as respect on whether you buy an item of clothing from Primark. I personally wouldnt respect someone for example if they had an attitude problem or did hurtful things to others... not if they wore a pair of £5 jeans!!
Those people you know need to get their priorities right really
AT82
Just somthing my sister said when talking about sociology.
Do the clothes you wear effect how well you do in life? Does being snobby and wearing stuff like Almani mean you get further?
.
Do the clothes you wear effect how well you do in life? Does being snobby and wearing stuff like Almani mean you get further?
.
yes they do.
picture this:
you are interviwing people for a job as a top lawyer. person A walks in with decent expensive Rolex watch, smart Armani black suit and white shirt. the suit is obviosly well made, with 100% wool and navy piping down the front, with large shiny buttons. they carry a smart Chanel handbag and have a neat expensive looking haircut.they wear manolos on the feet and smell of expensive perfume
their CV is ok-ish
person B turns up in a poorly fitting cheap market greying suit, obviously nylon mix. they carry a tesco bag and wear a velcro watch. their hair is not groomed at all.but their cv is intelligent.
who do you instinctivly employ?
my frind is not so hot and going grey. but if he gos in a bar dressed in a sharp suit and has an expensive black car, Rolex and orders whisky the girls fight over him.but if he wears jeans and orders lager they dont even look
I prefer to wear clothes that people can't tell wear I got them from. Not because I ashamed of where I got them from but because I am not the clothes I wear and don't want to be judged by the brands I select. Also I like it if my clothes are a little different from other people's 
Just somthing my sister said when talking about sociology.
As you do...
AT82
ramoff wtf the has Ibiza got to with anything? I would rather spend my holidays in Barcelona or Paris thanks.
ramoff wtf the has Ibiza got to with anything? I would rather spend my holidays in Barcelona or Paris thanks.
Ibiza is chav central of all holiday destinations. Seychelles is better.
As for Tesco where you would rather I did my shopping? Sainsburys? Marks and Plebster?
I think judging ones social class by what supermarket they go to is quite ludicrass.
I think judging ones social class by what supermarket they go to is quite ludicrass.
Sainsburys would be good, Waitrose even better. It isn't ludicrous, the products on sale are much better quality than at Tesco's.
jeni8686
How can people base something as big as respect on whether you buy an item of clothing from Primark. I personally wouldnt respect someone for example if they had an attitude problem or did hurtful things to others... not if they wore a pair of £5 jeans!!
Those people you know need to get their priorities right really
Those people you know need to get their priorities right really
Well that is what people think in the area I live.
marks and spencers is the king tho
For things like jeans and trousers and stuff anyway, unless they're the chavvy 'Bench'/'Hooch' 10ft logo down the sides, how many people will look at them and go, 'Ooh those are from Primark!' or 'Ooh those are from Armani!' because they can instantly tell? Not many, I don't think...
I think to a large extent, it's how you wear clothes that people judge you, for example if you look scruffy or you're wearing something really slutty or really mismatched. Otherwise, in the street, people won't give you a second glance.
I think to a large extent, it's how you wear clothes that people judge you, for example if you look scruffy or you're wearing something really slutty or really mismatched. Otherwise, in the street, people won't give you a second glance.
ramroff
As you do...
Ibiza is chav central of all holiday destinations. Seychelles is better.
Sainsburys would be good, Waitrose even better. It isn't ludicrous, the products on sale are much better quality than at Tesco's.
Ibiza is chav central of all holiday destinations. Seychelles is better.
Sainsburys would be good, Waitrose even better. It isn't ludicrous, the products on sale are much better quality than at Tesco's.
No the products at Waitrose and M&S are just have a peicieved better quality, much of the stuff comes form identical suppliers its only the packaging that is different, its basic consumerism.
Now of course some of the tesco value stuff is cheap crap but I don't buy that.
Nobody ever mentioned holiday destinations so your comment about Ibiza was a bit random, personaly I don't see the point in that kind of holiday but thats just me.
I'm a city person and always will be. I am actually fairly well traveled at least in Europe.
To be honest if I see people who are quite poor wearing really expensive clothes I just think you're just trying trying to pay to be somthing you're not.
With my clothes I like to project an image of "I have better things to spend my money on than labels and I am a poor student" now clearly you cannot project a poor student image at a job interview.
Maybe I should try going out one night in some posh clothes and get ripped of in some posh bars and actualy see if anything different happens.
AT82
No the products at Waitrose and M&S are just have a peicieved better quality, much of the stuff comes form identical suppliers its only the packaging that is different, its basic consumerism.
Now of course some of the tesco value stuff is cheap crap but I don't buy that.
Nobody ever mentioned holiday destinations so your comment about Ibiza was a bit random, personaly I don't see the point in that kind of holiday but thats just me.
I'm a city person and always will be. I am actually fairly well traveled at least in Europe.
To be honest if I see people who are quite poor wearing really expensive clothes I just think you're just trying trying to pay to be somthing you're not.
With my clothes I like to project an image of "I have better things to spend my money on than labels and I am a poor student" now clearly you cannot project a poor student image at a job interview.
Maybe I should try going out one night in some posh clothes and get ripped of in some posh bars and actualy see if anything different happens.
Now of course some of the tesco value stuff is cheap crap but I don't buy that.
Nobody ever mentioned holiday destinations so your comment about Ibiza was a bit random, personaly I don't see the point in that kind of holiday but thats just me.
I'm a city person and always will be. I am actually fairly well traveled at least in Europe.
To be honest if I see people who are quite poor wearing really expensive clothes I just think you're just trying trying to pay to be somthing you're not.
With my clothes I like to project an image of "I have better things to spend my money on than labels and I am a poor student" now clearly you cannot project a poor student image at a job interview.
Maybe I should try going out one night in some posh clothes and get ripped of in some posh bars and actualy see if anything different happens.
actually, the quality of produce at waitrose is of much better quality and has been proven, whereas tesco has many inferior products. i haven't been inside any tesco supermarket in years but i heard things have really gone down the drawn, which is why m&s, sainsburys, etc are so popular now.
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