DocPop posted a piece on why he spends a shit-ton of money on clothes. Sure, looks are probably part of it, but there are also practical reasons: better fits, longevity, and breathability. For example:
Through working this intimately with denim I learned to ditch polysynthetics and embrace cotton, wool, and leather. Not only do these materials breath better, but leather and cotton have the bonus of getting better looking with age.
I know lots of folks have differing opinions on this, but we definitely have an artificial sense of the value of clothes. Have you ever tried to make them? I have a crafty friend who started to get into it and said, “I don’t know why all dresses don’t cost like $500, this shit is hard.”
Read on over at DocPop.
no hipster no
why is sustainable anything becoming something for rich people?
What does Doc Pop think about breathing oxygen?
I guess I’m in support of it. Why?
Your crafty friend thinks it’s hard? When I started making my own drags, I was shocked anyone would spend more than $30 on any article.
There’s a threshold on the price range for any one “quality” item. That breathability and better fit is just your head justifying why you threw away a hundred dollars on a shirt.
Are you that pampered your every part needs the right amount of air flow? At least your head does. Unless you’re a performance athlete, what you slap on can’t make that much of a difference.
Nobody wants to see your white besocked ankles. Follow your own rules and get a vest and pants that fit better.
It’s his money let him spend it on whatever the fuck he wants, although I would hope DocPop reads the labels to see if the togs he wears are made in a second or third world country.
Totes. Everything I’m wearing is from the US except for the shoes, which come from a shoe maker in Vietnam. I met him on his last trip to SF and he seems happy enough.
Man, even the lens effect on this guy’s photo is hip.
why does everyone feel the need to talk shit all the time ? can’t we all just get along ? If people want to pay more for clothes than you feel is necessary, who the fuck cares ? and why does the term hipster appear in every comment thread of every post on MM ? Get over it. Move on.
Hipster.
I am a thriftster because my parents won’t pay for me to be a hipster.
Ha! Rich clown.