Are you a label whore ?

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Hector13

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Originally posted by: kyutip
I hate clothing that expose their label brand like we are walking billboards, like Tommy.
I like some of their polo shirt but the stupid label in front ruin the look for me.
But then again, most of my polo shirt now are from Lacoste.
They are so smooth and comfy, but they are expensive as hell.
Even at outlet, still cost arm and leg. Way above my $20 or less limit on any type of clothing.
But some High Sierra brand polo shirt at Mervyn's are comfy too.
For me, comfy and soft are more important than label.

lacoste is nice, but don't they have a aligator on them? How is that different than the polo horse or Tommy's flag (or whatever the hell he puts on polo shirts)?
 

FuZoR

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im a lable whore...

I have some generic clothing, mostly wifebeaters and hanes white tshirts but everything else are brandnames.
 

Moonbeam

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Everything I touch becomes Moonbeamed. I am a model. I radiate style. I reflect the sun. I am the Label of labels. Everywhere I look I see the beloved. I am the master of the universe. Are there other labels on my clothing etc? I never really noticed.
 

Kevin

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Usually when I go out in public, I get dressed up (Guess/Polo Jeans, Logo T-Shirt or jacket) but if I'm hanging around the house, its a Hanes Tagless and Nike basketball shorts...
 

darkeneddays

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My money is more important than the label on my clothes. The way my mind works is: that extra $25 I spent on that Tommy shirt could have gone towards a new stick of RAM,Video Card...etc. I shop Wal-Mart,Target,Burks Outlet...anything cheap. The clothes still have to look decent,but I could care less if anyone knows that the shirt costs me $10 instead of $50. I just can't justify the extra cash....
 

eakers

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for some things. i tend to purchase kitchen orange, snug, geek boutique, fdco, enyce, echo, phat farm and flosport for clothes but ive been known to buy non name brand stuff but it doesn't seem to hold up as well. as for shoes, if im buying dressy girly shoes i don't really care about brand but for running and skate shoes i go for name brands.
 

HarryAngel

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Clothes can be expensive but to dress good hasen't always have to be expensive. Im a brand guy though :D
 

kranky

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I do not like clothes which have logos plastered on them, and go out of my way to buy clothes that don't. I want quality, but I will not wear clothes with logos unless it's very discreet.

Of course, the clothing makers realize that as soon as one brand goes out of style, many people will not be caught dead wearing it any more and they have to buy new clothes. If they buy clothes without logos, they might not buy clothes as often.

I have found the people who really are into stuff with logos are the ones most likely to judge others by their clothes.
 

Looney

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Originally posted by: kranky
I do not like clothes which have logos plastered on them, and go out of my way to buy clothes that don't. I want quality, but I will not wear clothes with logos unless it's very discreet.

Of course, the clothing makers realize that as soon as one brand goes out of style, many people will not be caught dead wearing it any more and they have to buy new clothes. If they buy clothes without logos, they might not buy clothes as often.

I have found the people who really are into stuff with logos are the ones most likely to judge others by their clothes.

I judge people by the logo... if i see excessive logos, i judge the person as superficial.
 

mpitts

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I buy most of my clothes from the same stores. They are not flamboyant in their labeling (ie Gap, Old Navy, etc).

 

prodigy

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Originally posted by: Kevin
Usually when I go out in public, I get dressed up (Guess/Polo Jeans, Logo T-Shirt or jacket) but if I'm hanging around the house, its a Hanes Tagless and Nike basketball shorts...

 

Hector13

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Originally posted by: eakers
for some things. i tend to purchase kitchen orange, snug, geek boutique, fdco, enyce, echo, phat farm and flosport for clothes but ive been known to buy non name brand stuff but it doesn't seem to hold up as well. as for shoes, if im buying dressy girly shoes i don't really care about brand but for running and skate shoes i go for name brands.

should I be worried that I've never heard of any of those brands (apart from phat farm, I think)?