Abercrombie doesn't Make You Rich!Now, I know there are rich persons who think Dockers is too expensive to wear and that there are poor persons who wear $70 T-shirts yet never seem to have money for bills... That's fine for all of them (1st Amendment and all that), though my assertion is directed towards those who believe clothing either does or should reflect one's wealth (with that said, 99% of those who've read up to this point may ignore the rest), and what different brands/price ranges can mean.
Now, before anyone gets offended, no one gives a damn what you're wearing or where you bought it. This journal was made as a jocular response to an off-site forum I was visiting, so it's something of a joke.
Anyway...
Since shirts are my favorite garment, I'll use them as an example...
Commoner clothing: [link]
Target = $8 shirts. Yeah... These are for persons who either don't have any significant monies for clothing or for those misers (rich or poor) who simply don't care, resent having to buy clothes/part with money to start with. You can't get much less costly than Target unless you buy second-hand and/or make your own clothing.
Average clothing: [link]
Old Navy = $15 shirts. For the same group as described above who may, for a special occasion want something that didn't come from Target. Gap/Old Navy is the poor man's Geoffrey Beene.
Middle of the road clothing: [link]
Macy's = $20 - $80 shirts. Yeah, you'll find every thing at Macy's... And when are they NOT having a sale? Macy's sells the clothes most of us wear.
Abercrombie & Fitch fits into this category (proof: [link] ). $60 - $80 shirts. Polo Ralph Lauren, a popular Macy's attraction, sells for roughly the same prices. As does Tommy Hilfiger, Calvin Klein, and Geoffrey Beene.
Upper-tier clothing (lv. 1): [link]
Brooks Brothers = $70 - $200 shirts. Yeah, here's where clothing becomes expensive but it's also where you'll begin to notice a difference in quality. These are made slightly better than Van Heusen and even the revered (and omnipresent) Polo Ralph Lauren.
Upper-tier clothing (lv. 2): [link]
Bergdorf Goodman's = $150 - $725 shirts. The affluent man's Macy's. Most of the lines sold here are a significant step up from Brooks Brothers. Good lines include Armani Collezioni, Ermenegildo Zegna, Ralph Lauren Black Label, and Stephano Ricci.
Upper-tier clothing (lv. 3): [link]
Luigi Borrelli = $450 - $1600 shirts. Yeah. Borrelli, Kiton, Tom Ford, Ralph Lauren Purple Lable, etc., represent about as high a quality as clothing of any kind can get (it can't be made but so well, anyhow).
Mother-of-pearl buttons... Fine, Italian cotton, hand sewn with silk thread... *drools*
Still higher: [link]
$4,000 suits. Yeah, made-to-measure clothing is the next step up. The most costly I've run across was $70,000 for a vicuna suit, the material for which was provided by Holland and Sherry: [link]
Epitome: Armani Prive. Yeah... This and other 'couture' lines (not having 'couture' in the title - sorry 'Juicy' wearers!) represent the absoluteness in cutting-edge clothing, One-of-a-kind pieces made specifically for the (privileged) consumer made to boast of the innovation and craftsmanship of the 'house' it represents. Clothing bearing these labels are to be treated a works of art and shouldn't therefore be worn (unless you're rich AND crazy!). A dress bearing an Armani Prive label can cost more than a large house (over $100,000). Don't worry, though.. You have to 'be' someone in order to qualify to own one, money notwithstanding (sorry lottery winners!).
Yeah... $34 Abercrombie T-shirts (which go on clearance for less than $20) don't make one look rich. Made-in-China, mass-produced, teeny-bopper clothing competing with Gap and American Eagle does not indicate wealth. Buy some Tom Ford, then we'll talk.
What am I wearing as I type this? An Old Navy polo with some non-description sweatpants. XD
