Do you like to be one step ahead?

[G535]

I never could afford to buy fashionable stuff when I was younger, now I dress for comfort and don't really care about looks!

[kuhio98]

No, not me. I'm pretty much the opposite. And I know it's not kind of me, but I sometimes laugh at my brother (who has to have the latest and greatest). He has to be "part of the herd". Whatever everyone else is wearing, he has to wear. Whatever they buy, he has to buy. Whatever someone he admires says is the "in" thing, he has to have. What a waste of time and money! I remember when VCR's first came out. He had to be one of the first to get one. He paid $800 for it. And then when you could buy movies on video tape, he had to be one of the first and was paying $70 for a movie. All it led to was a home full of stuff and him filing for bankruptcy. I'd rather have money in the bank any day than the latest-greatest-trendiest thing that will go out of style in 30 minutes.

I heard a very strange story the other day about women to lease PURSES/HANDBAGS because they insist on having very expensive designer purses but can't afford them. They lease them by the month and then trade them in for the a new model. Like P.T. Barnam said, "There's a sucker born every minute."

[Chilli]

No... I'm not concerned about whats "in". I doubt if I own any designer clothes at all. I just buy whatever appeals to me, even if it sometimes is just some old jeans and a t-shirt.
Anytime I ever get money, it either gets put in the bank or blown on music.

[Miss Z]

Guess it's just me then

[Allecto]

No, I think fashion has a restraining order against me. I'm not allowed to be withing 500 yards of where it is 'in step'.

And the worst part of all... it is mostly b/c I am cheap and lazy in that area. Plan an outfit out? That could be and extra five minutes of soaking in the tub or being outside instead! Pay a chunk of change for great shoes? But that money could go to pets, or things I collect, or going out to see a show . It isn't so much that I don't care at all, since I think a lot of people are as snobby about not caring as anyone else is about being a fashionista. I just can't bring myself to make it a priority in my life. I mean, why buy nice jeans when I'm still getting hand-me-downs from sibs, and christmas will roll around eventually? Why take the time to make sure my clothes go together when I could just put on the first thing I grab and have time to stop for something to eat before work and school?

[Miss Z]

I think a lot of people are as snobby about not caring as anyone else is about being a fashionista. I just can't bring myself to make it a priority in my life. I mean, why buy nice jeans when I'm still getting hand-me-downs from sibs, and christmas will roll around eventually? Why take the time to make sure my clothes go together when I could just put on the first thing I grab and have time to stop for something to eat before work and school?

I know what you mean about people being snobby, but i can assure you that i'm not like that. And pets are priority to me, i spend all money i can on them my parents buy me this stuff, and i love it. As i said before, this stuff isn't everything, but it's so nice to have on the side. And i suppose really, maybe what i meant came out a bit wrong. There are loads of things in designer names that i wouldn't be seen dead in. And i'm not really someone who likes to have what everyone else has. I like stuff different to what everyone else has .

I have a lot of cheap clothes too, but i only wear them for messing around in the house and stuff like that

[cloverfdx]

No i am not a materialistic person. I am currently wearing a pair of $5 guys leans from the op shop/ thrift store and a $10 polo shirt that was on sale at Target.