its so annoying trying to de-brandify yourself because you'll get all done with releasing yourself from the stranglehold of the brand narrative and then youll realize, hang on, actually i think this brand is the only one that does things the way i like them, i need a brand preference again. drat. like i spent a while trying to find other historical recreation shoe companies i would buy (1) single shoe from and i have come to the conclusion that it's [most popular historical recreation shoe company] for me all the way. i cant help it, no one else both does a well centered heel and vibes with my aesthetic sensibilities! i guess the ideal is to release yourself from caring about brands until you float in a tabula rasa-esque primordial soup of preferencelessness, and then develop extremely stringent standards from the ground up so that you hate the majority of what's on the market and you've narrowed yourself down to either like three specific products or just making the damn thing yourself. I dont actually know if this would confer a better quality of life but the latter half has made me absolutely insufferable in malls
Have you tried on the jeans? I will only wear two kinds of jeans because only two brands fit me right and are well enough made and are not too stretchy, which i hate. I took wearing every brand in existence, first, to figure it out. Jeans that fit well are worth good money, but not five hundred bucks, imo.
It’s been interesting hearing the carols and songs that I’m not familiar with. I wonder what the originals are! I think the British version of this would be a song called All I Want for Christmas is My Two Front Teeth.
Great episode! I also think that people who buy expensive things aren't just buying goods but buying good stories (people who sell antique goods to the wealthy often express this sentiment). Also, the difference in quality between a $500 jeans and $50 jeans (from H&M etc) probably is smaller than "$69 vs $10,000,000 Stradivarius Violin" (a popular video on RUclips) - you better have a discerning audience around you
I know that I am not the best influence (lol), but I hope you get those jeans. You deserve them, and the narrative that you share with those jeans is unique to you and exists independently of the opinions of others and of the brand narrative and the cost. My hippopotamus is an accessory that was sold for $50 a decade ago, and now goes for $400 on the 2nd hand market. It really bugs. I may never scratch the itch. I am at peace with that unattainable object (mostly). AND, being careful about chemicals and dirty beauty is one of the best decisions I've made for my skin, hair, health, and wallet.
Have you looked at the Toteme barrel jeans? They have a pair that looks pretty much exactly the same, except the back pockets are symmetrically placed. They are still expensive jeans, but not 500 expensive. More like 200-300 I think.
I hope that's not the case here, but from what I've learned you can 100% claim something was manufactured for example in Italy when only final touch ups were done there. Like attaching labels. The rest could be cut/sewn etc in China.
If it’s assembled in USA, it could be considered Made In USA. I listened to a fantastic episode on this in detail from the Clotheshorse podcast, but it looks like that episode’s been limited for subscribers.
If a product is really well made with good ingredients in a country (?) that pays its workers decently maybe if you find that product works best for you then it is worth paying more for it?
Somehow I would still go back to price point for these things. Some people love shopping at Target, others would be mortified to buy things there. I would argue the "snob" factor is still alive and well. Sustainability, quality, and wage fairness are all going to be relative in importance for most people.
its so annoying trying to de-brandify yourself because you'll get all done with releasing yourself from the stranglehold of the brand narrative and then youll realize, hang on, actually i think this brand is the only one that does things the way i like them, i need a brand preference again. drat.
like i spent a while trying to find other historical recreation shoe companies i would buy (1) single shoe from and i have come to the conclusion that it's [most popular historical recreation shoe company] for me all the way. i cant help it, no one else both does a well centered heel and vibes with my aesthetic sensibilities!
i guess the ideal is to release yourself from caring about brands until you float in a tabula rasa-esque primordial soup of preferencelessness, and then develop extremely stringent standards from the ground up so that you hate the majority of what's on the market and you've narrowed yourself down to either like three specific products or just making the damn thing yourself. I dont actually know if this would confer a better quality of life but the latter half has made me absolutely insufferable in malls
Have you tried on the jeans? I will only wear two kinds of jeans because only two brands fit me right and are well enough made and are not too stretchy, which i hate. I took wearing every brand in existence, first, to figure it out. Jeans that fit well are worth good money, but not five hundred bucks, imo.
It’s been interesting hearing the carols and songs that I’m not familiar with. I wonder what the originals are! I think the British version of this would be a song called All I Want for Christmas is My Two Front Teeth.
Great video! I'm a psych major and I often see stuff about advertising tactics in school, yet I am still suseptible to them.
Great episode! I also think that people who buy expensive things aren't just buying goods but buying good stories (people who sell antique goods to the wealthy often express this sentiment). Also, the difference in quality between a $500 jeans and $50 jeans (from H&M etc) probably is smaller than "$69 vs $10,000,000 Stradivarius Violin" (a popular video on RUclips) - you better have a discerning audience around you
I know that I am not the best influence (lol), but I hope you get those jeans. You deserve them, and the narrative that you share with those jeans is unique to you and exists independently of the opinions of others and of the brand narrative and the cost.
My hippopotamus is an accessory that was sold for $50 a decade ago, and now goes for $400 on the 2nd hand market. It really bugs. I may never scratch the itch. I am at peace with that unattainable object (mostly).
AND, being careful about chemicals and dirty beauty is one of the best decisions I've made for my skin, hair, health, and wallet.
Have you looked at the Toteme barrel jeans? They have a pair that looks pretty much exactly the same, except the back pockets are symmetrically placed. They are still expensive jeans, but not 500 expensive. More like 200-300 I think.
I hope that's not the case here, but from what I've learned you can 100% claim something was manufactured for example in Italy when only final touch ups were done there. Like attaching labels. The rest could be cut/sewn etc in China.
If it’s assembled in USA, it could be considered Made In USA. I listened to a fantastic episode on this in detail from the Clotheshorse podcast, but it looks like that episode’s been limited for subscribers.
You don’t know italian law. Don’t tell lies! There’a Italian law that protects “Made in Italy” prestige. P.S. I reported your comment as “slander”
If a product is really well made with good ingredients in a country (?) that pays its workers decently maybe if you find that product works best for you then it is worth paying more for it?
Somehow I would still go back to price point for these things. Some people love shopping at Target, others would be mortified to buy things there. I would argue the "snob" factor is still alive and well. Sustainability, quality, and wage fairness are all going to be relative in importance for most people.
Yeah. The snob factor is real.