About Designer Clothing
Forty years ago, when I was growing up, I did not know anyone who talked about designer clothing and I am pretty sure that I did not know anyone who wore it. Our family did not have a lot of money, but I do not think that that was the reason why. We were simply not so 'clothes conscious' in those days, I think. We just put on what our mothers gave us to wear and went out - to school or wherever. Our clothes were always clean and our cardigans or sweaters were often knitted by my mother, an aunt or a grandmother
Nowadays children are far more aware of what they wear and so are many adults. They stick with a certain designer, because they appreciate that designer's style or theme. Many designers' works are recognizable by their theme or style and this will run through their range of clothing, so that if you like one item of their clothing, you will almost certainly like the other items in that range as well.
Some people buy designer clothes because the name is famous or because their favourite film star or singer was seen dressed in it. This is probably the bad face of designer wear. It makes no sense at all to wear an expensive item of clothing, and let us admit it, all designer wear is more costly, just because someone else that you have never met likes it.
The truth is that that famous person was given the garments to wear and might even be being paid to wear it. To wear designer clothes solely for this reason is to allow yourself to be made a fool of.
Designer clothing usually has some distinguishing name or logo embroidered onto it. This is an important marketing ploy and is central to the success of a designer. Think of the Lacoste 'crocodile'. That logo is there to publicize that brand. The wearer becomes a walking billboard for that marque.
It also serves to touch up the ego of the wearer, it declares: 'Look, I am as stylish as pop stars, because I have the sense to wear this brand'. It also says that you have money, because as we all know, designer clothing is more pricey than non-designer clothing.
Having said that, the majority of designer clothing is of pretty high quality, so it will last a long time if it is washed correctly, but you will have to pay close attention to the sort of washing powder that you use and the temperature and the quality of the water. The water should not be too hard.
Occasionally, you can buy designer clothing a bit cheaper than in the shops too. Try looking on eBay or Amazon There is frequently designer clothing on the Internet at knock-down prices, but beware of forgeries. Both eBay and Amazon have anti forgery policies which they do implement when forgeries are brought to their attention, but by then the trader is usually long gone and these companies will not compensate you because you have been swindled.
So, inspect the seller's history before you buy, because sellers of forgeries will be banned, so if your seller has only had an account for a few days, beware.
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