Designer buys: 'Don't judge me!' and 'respect me!'

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Dill

Wed, Jun 09 2021, 4:28 pm

hoff123 wrote:

I’m just wondering why do we care???? Why on earth do we have pages and pages of ppl writing abt what other ppl wear and buy?!? What is wrong with ppl???? If u can’t look past externals then we have a problem! If someone wants to spend $2000 on a shoe then good for her and if someone spends $2 on a shoe good g from her too! why does it affect us? It looks like all these ‘frugal ruchniyus’ ppl feel good putting down the ‘brand name buyers’. If ur that ruchniyusdig then stop with the Loshon hara and chill out! LET EVERYONE BUY WHATEVER THEY WANT!

Do you know why we all obsess about what everyone wears? Because it's what every teacher, every Rav, every article in a a Jewish magazine talks about. What we wear. What we are wearing, what we did wear, what we will wear, why it's bad, why it's really bad, why it's just really super really bad.

That's why. Maybe if everyone would get off the tznius soapbox, we could believe for one minute that our worth is defined by more than what we wear.

ra_mom

Wed, Jun 09 2021, 4:59 pm

I like pretty things and don't like to spend a lot. Brand names don't pull me, fashion does (trends not as much). If I find quality clothes at good prices that happen to be brand names, that's a plus because they last longer but it's not often.