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8597246 No.8597246 [Reply] [Original]

so quick question

I assume most of you guys work and are currently going to college

how do you even afford this shit
do your parents buy you $300 jeans and $500 boots for every day?
or do you live paycheck to paycheck, saving everything to buy clothing

I dont understand how somebody would live like a drug addict to get a shirt that looks like any other shirt and will be shitty at roughly the same time, but are willing to pay ten times the cost because MUH BURANDO

i seriously fucking doubt somebody with a professional career gives a shit about this asinine tripe past a suit

looking past all the threads up, most of them are about shoes, some about fuccboi's, "should i spend $2,000 USD for a leather jacket??" and other things that are covered in the sticky

when will you grow up
dont forget to copy this for epic trolling later :^)

>> No.8597252

>>8597246
yes

>> No.8597254

>>8597246
>do your parents
yes
>do you live paycheck to paycheck
also yes

they transfer me money every month and I spend it all every month. it's not a great way to live

>> No.8597255

>>8597252 (You)
no

>> No.8597260

>>8597254
why cant you just wear a plain crewneck with jeans like a normal adult

why do you feel the need to have clothing make up your personality

>guys look i spent two weeks pay on shoes
>haha you guys are so jealous
>no i cant do anything this weekend i cant waste any energy otherwise i will be too tired to huddle next to my computer to conserve heat since i cant pay my gas bill or buy food besides water with crystal lite

>> No.8597262

I graduated college and have a job which is even more pathetic because I'm 24 and still on here.

>> No.8597266

>>8597254

feels.

Even though have a job it still sucks

>> No.8597270

>>8597260
Because there's nothing interesting about my personality (don't worry, I also spend my money on therapy)

>> No.8597273

I can't get myself to spend a lot of money on anything anymore. I'm trying to save 50k for a house.

>> No.8597276

>>8597270
why not just save your money or invest it instead of spending $5,000 each season to look different than the average person

notice I said different, because most people see those who try so hard to look good as pretentious faggots

maybe people would like you more if you didnt act like you are superior for spending $300 on a shirt designed so plumber's cracks dont show then they bend over

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8597282

>>8597246

nigga pls

we aren't all broke basic bitches here

for instance, these sweats are cashmere with leather trim, and they ran me a cool 850 dollars

going to college is the main reason most kids have no fucking money to begin with

>> No.8597285

>>8597273
I'm similar actually. Not for a house, but I spend all my spare money on traveling now. I bought a pair of jeans in April and that hit my travel fund pretty hard.

I haven't bought any clothing/accessories/shoes over $50 since then really (outside of a travel bag for $200) because I don't really need them. I have some solid basics and I try to avoid impulse buying because it hinders saving

>> No.8597287 [DELETED] 

>>8597276
why come to /fa/ to complain about why people buy expensive clothes, thats like going to /fit/ to complain about why people work out like just fuck off

:^)

>> No.8597299

>>8597282
they look like blue flannel underwear

why would you spend almost a thousand dollars on that

nobody will know
nobody will think it looks cool
people WILL think, however, that you picked those up at an adidas shop or at nike since they look like they belong on a track

>>8597287
except working out is usually a good idea
overdressing all the time is not

>> No.8597300

>>8597276
I'm not as bad as I used to be because I try to set goals now. It'll be trickier in the upcoming school year because my rent practically quadruples, so I'll have to actually save money to achieve those goals

>> No.8597306

>>8597300
wow if only you didnt waste thousands of dollars to look like an astronaut or a meta-hipster
if only

>> No.8597311

>>8597285
Yea it starts I wear off after a while, but sometimes I just get really bored and have the urge to buy something. Having all the saved money just sitting there doesn't help either. But I just spent $150 on a coat and felt remorse so I probably won't do it again. I'm generally pretty good at saving.

>> No.8597312

>>8597246
My parents pay for rent, food, and other general living expenses. I also have an income of my own, so I have a lot of spare change at the end of the month to spend.

>> No.8597319

>>8597312
>better spend it on clothing that will go out of fashion in two months!

for what purpose

>inb4 "muh feels good muh looks muh fits"

>> No.8597333

>>8597319
I buy and wear what I like, regardless of the season or of what other people think.

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8597346

>>8597333
>I buy and wear what I like
>thats why I spend hundreds upon hundreds of dollars on clothing
>because i dont care what people think

>> No.8597356

>>8597246
My family is pretty rich so whatever I can't afford from work money they buy. I pay 1/2 of university, all my living expenses, and the occasional cops and electronics. They just buy me all the other shit.
I'm 20 btw.

>> No.8597363

>>8597356
yeah I'm starting to understand now

most people on /fa/ are in highschool or college, teens to early 20's

figured, adults mostly stop caring about stupid shit like this

enjoy it while it lasts, I guess
eventually trying to look like a special snowflake gets old, and people will let it be known

>> No.8597391

I work during the summer but my main income is from occasionally helping my family business during the year, and my payment is way more than I deserve but its from the company, theres a lot of shadow-y things going on with it. I never spend money on DVD, music or games (torrent em). I also get meal vouchers from our business and use those to eat out. I spend money only on alcohol, clothes and gym membership.

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>>8597346
All I need to do to impress a person is wear a nice fitting t-shirt and pair of Levi jeans. Beyond that, I'm dressing for myself.

>> No.8597396

>>8597346
maybe he likes clothing/fashion because its a hobby for him? Of course quality and well designed clothing costs more than mall tier clothing but it also lasts a lifetime, besides shoes, which need to have the sole repaired/protected every few years.

btw, mostly everyone here that buys designer shit, buys things from past seasons, designs are timeless, youre confusing us with hypebeasts that spend 5k dollers on the latest yeezy sneakers made in china that probably cost 10$ to make in a sweatshop by tortured children.

>> No.8597397

Because of my mother, you are able to watch your shitty porno videos on brazzers and also order your disgusting coffee at starbucks, enough said.
No joke.
>inb4 I don't even college, I own a gym.

>> No.8597436

>>8597299

well they are technically track pants

and I think they're cool, so who cares?

>> No.8597441

>>8597282
Hook me up man what kind of socks are you wearing?

>> No.8597455

>a shirt that looks like any other shirt and will be shitty at roughly the same time, but are willing to pay ten times the cost because MUH BURANDO
that may be true of some pieces but certainly not of all. these distinctions are meaningless to you because you take no interest in them. if you did, you'd notice that it almost always has little to do with the brand, and more to do with design and craftsmanship.

dressing in crafted clothes is pretty cool. who doesn't like to look good? everyone has to buy clothes anyway, might as well buy clothes you love. it's not like you have to go broke, you can go used or vintage for example.

>> No.8597456

>>8597441

that's a secret

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8597462

I can't afford shit as far as anything past uniqlo/J. Crew tier stuff.

/fa/ made me fall in love with techwear so when I start working I'll probably save occasionally for stuff yeah so what fuck off.

I was depressingly poor at one point, and while I'm in a much better situation now, I still can't see how people can be all that miserable when they have decent money.

>> No.8597499

>>8597246
I have a job, multiple scholarships and don't drink, smoke or do drugs. I save, I have a specific list of cops I want and am patient in waiting for sales. I don't make impulse purchases and I have a small number of high quality (well some are just expensive, quality isn't really there) pieces rather than a bunch of ill-fitting ugly clothes. It's really fucking hard isn't it OP.

>> No.8597505

>>8597363
Well its more difficult I'd say. I work in banking during the summer so I'm pretty much just wearing a suit all the time, and I think thats how its going to be post-university, so I won't be as heavily interested/invested in fashion as I am now because I just won't have the chances to wear the pieces I buy.

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8597527

if wearing levi's and a fruit of the loom t-shirt works for you, cool. I'll live paycheck to paycheck and spend all my money on designer clothing and drugs, because thats what works for me.

>> No.8597532

>>8597456
If dubs you tell us

>> No.8597552

The one thing I really don't understand is ACNE jeans. What exactly is so great about them? I know they're good quality, but uniqlo and levis jeans are also great quality and will probably last just as long. Even if they didn't, you'd need to run through six pairs of levis before you equal the price of one pair of ACNE jeans. People who own ACNE jeans, what makes them worth it?

>> No.8597554

>>8597532
Glad I'm not the only one wanting em, I have a similar pattern on my socks, but yellow.
they're comfortable as fuck and I got them at a Christmas Yankee Swap as a joke but holy fuck dude they're righteous.

>> No.8597557

>>8597246
>do your parents buy
god no, if my parents knew how much my balmain jeans or my multiple pairs of geos cost me they'd probably lose their shit. I don't tell anyone how much I paid for things, if people know, they know.
>live paycheck to paycheck
I honestly make enough money through working to live very comfortably in a communal house with friends of mine, and I make enough extra + I buy and sell enough clothes to be able to afford a handful of new pieces every month or so.

I assume that a lot of people are on this board because clothing is their hobby. this is true for me too. I have friends that spend hundreds of dollars on tricking out their car, or playing in magic drafts, or smoking a shit ton of weed. all of these are things that aren't necessarily financially feasible, and you could make an argument against each of them in the same way you've spoken about clothing.

the fact of the matter is, a lot of people just enjoy hunting down grails on the internet. it's a good feeling finding something you've been looking for forever, and an even better feeling when that package gets to your doorstep. a lot of people don't even keep most of their purchases and continually cycle them out to keep their wardrobe fresh (to themselves at least) and once you sink enough money into it, you can keep this going for a pretty long time by selling to buy more with minimal cost to you.

I'm sure a lot of people actually don't dress for other people, even though you guys like to poke fun at that kind of shit. it's very easy to throw on a mall-brand oxford and some skinny jeans and clarks and look well put-together to virtually any pedestrian female, and if that's simply what we wanted, then that'd be the route we'd take. a lot of us border on obsession mixed with varying levels of self confidence and that's really what makes this whole thing tick.

>> No.8597564

>>8597552
The cut.

>> No.8597565

>>8597552
>but uniqlo and levis jeans are also great quality
quality =/= durability
I cant comment on acne jeans in specific, but the material in designer jeans is usually softer and is visibly more fine, even if nothing else is changed. It's very subtle in pictures, but there's a distinct difference that you can notice if you put designer jeans side by side some levi's.

>> No.8597568

>>8597499

This. Having a job and not drinking leaves a big part of my salary available for copping. I sometimes do impuse-buy, but that's what my credit cards are for.

>> No.8597571

>>8597564

you can get any pair of jeans tailored to fit perfectly for $15. I've turned baggy straight leg jeans into perfectly fitted slim jeans. I'm surprised by how few people seem to know this

>>8597565

this makes more sense, although it still seems like a bad idea if you're an unemployed college student.

>> No.8597580

I just save and try to not spend outside of my means

>good grants/scholarships for school
>parents are nice enough to help with what scholarships don't cover
>work my ass off during the summer
>live frugally throughout the school year

i didn't buy into rick/raf or expensive shoes that look like converse (but they're not because special snowflake materials).
it's easy to afford a pair of raws or a few new shirts under my circumstances and with sales/coupons.

>> No.8597584

>>8597571
I dont think anyone here is starving themselves for a pair of acne jeans. What are they like 100$? 200$? thats how much many people waste just eating out at restaurants for a couple months.

>> No.8597595

>saving all your money
>having more than an emergency fund
>not spending money on things you like and hobbies while you're in college
>investing in anything that's not high return
>falling for outdated economic idealism
>still wanting the nuclear family life
>living a shitty life through college so that you can save maybe 20-50k for a house that you could save easily in the first/second year out of college
ok dude

>> No.8597641

>>8597595
b-b-but muh education and piece of paper to frame on the wall. How am I supposed to learn to be a liberal and be indebted to obama if I dont spend all my money on university and printing fees and 'free' counseling sessions and fees to allow me to use the free food court and my graduation cap and gown and overpriced books?

>> No.8597658

I am an actual male whore. Gays go nuts for heterosexual guys they can fuck.
I got desperate 2 years ago because I had to pay 2k$ to my dealer, otherwise he'd have beaten my two front teeth out (he did that shit to some other junkie to show not to mess with him)

I told that story to a gay friend of mine. He asked me if I'd fuck him for 1k. Really had no other choice, it was either that or being the plaything to a sociopathic drug dealer.

Through that friend I met other gay guys whom I regularly fuck for money.
As of now I only have 3 very wealthy clients. I always use a condom, never suck a dick and never receive the dick. I tell myself that it's not gay this way.
I make 15k$ per month to pay for my cocaine addiction, an apartment, my girlfriend and clothes.
I really have to look for a job, because two of them seem to lose interest in me.

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8597666

>>8597246
>>8597252
>>8597260
>>8597276
>>8597299
>>8597333
>>8597346
>>8597462

ITT: Poorfags trying to justify being basic bitches

>> No.8597672

>>8597658
W2C Your "profession"

>> No.8597673

>>8597658

> never suck a dick and never receive the dick

wtf do you even do?

>> No.8597678

>>8597673
Fuck THEM. Penis in pooper.

>> No.8597684

>>8597678
>>>8597678
do you kiss them, faggot?

>> No.8597685

>>8597678

oh ok. I thought you were getting paid 1k to recieve a blowjob and i was jealous. How attractive are you?

>> No.8597694

>>8597658

glad my heroin addiction never got bad enough where I had to suck did lmao

>> No.8597695

>>8597658
I was honestly surprised when I realized this post wasn't from sieg

>> No.8597698

>>8597684
No
>>8597685
8/10. Even though my drug habit is starting to fuck my skin up.

>> No.8597725

>>8597658
totally worth it
nothing more straight than riding the capitalism train and duping gays out of their money with your god gifted features
>literally have the potential to get rich fucking people

>> No.8597748

>>8597698
You're alright with me then. Ive had guys offer me 1k to suck my dick but I'm not desperate for cash at all.

>> No.8597752

>>8597246
i work 2 jobs, 70 hours a week.

I make enough money to waste it on expensive, designer clothes that I never even have time to use because I work all day and night

>> No.8597753

>>8597694
m8 u r def gay u r fucking dudes lmao

>> No.8598003

student loans bruh

aw yeeeeeeee

>> No.8598129

>>8597270
tripsk the realest trip 2014 hear hear

>> No.8598137

work hard and balance, also it helps if you've hit six figures from zero by 21

>> No.8598184

>>8597557
where do you sell your old stuff?

>> No.8598187

>>8597658
I used to do this with my gay friends during college but had to quit because I couldn't stand the smell of this queefing sound (sorta like a fart) they would make every time I penetrated their asshole. The queef would come up to my nose and I'd make barfing noises and they didn't like that. One time I actually threw up on this hairy old dude my friend introduced me to and he almosed beat me up and raped me and that's when I threw in the towel.

>> No.8598192

It's called school loans and grants nigger.

>> No.8598196

>>8597658
Lies.

>> No.8598218

>Live out of home
>Interning for industry experience
>Working shitty part-time job to live
>Parents earn big $$$
>Can and do easily help me out of any financial situation
>Donate money when I need stuff like a phone, laptop, iPad
>Flat-out refuse to buy me any fashion related stuff because "it's not important"

I mean, I can't complain because I'm spoiled but copping stuff is hard.

>> No.8598231

>>8597246
I'm at uni and I sell ecstacy and steal alot and buy stolen clothes.
>>8597658
Fuck that.

>> No.8598233

>>8597246
I only actually wear cheap basics.

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>>8597246

>> No.8598265

I work at a haunted house where they ask me to dress in all black with an unconventional silhouette. They also reimburse me for my 'costumes' ^ω^

>> No.8600493

most people here don't spend that much money on clothes, and just like /fa/ because it helps them refine their aesthetic through discussion and visual guides they wouldn't find elsewhere. Most people just wear levis and uniqlo and basic canvas shoes, and prefer simple, manageable "looks" to 500 dollar boots and shit. also spending 180-250 on a pair of jeans when you really only need like 2 pairs of jeans isn't that crazy.

>> No.8600969

>>8598265
no fucking way
more story plz

>> No.8600986

I'm Norwegian and I have a job, so I probably earn more money than most of you other guys, and I can afford to buy high quality clothing.

>> No.8601015

I shop at the thrift store

>> No.8601035

>not having your parents pay for college, housing, food etc
>not making $500+ a week on top of that
>not saving money to be /fa/ and buying /mu/ and /a/ shit too
>being a poorfag
>having parents who are poorfags

top kek

>> No.8601078

>>8597262

>tfw 25

:|

>> No.8601104

Y'all niggas posting in a troll thread

>> No.8601117
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8601117

so quick question

how do you guys go through life without AT LEAST two new full rick outfits every season?

do you live in a dumpster?

>> No.8601209

>>8600969
They don't reimburse me the full price but they'll give me like $200 every 3 months for costumes. That plus $300/week means I will soon be able to cop a full geosuit

>> No.8601244

Nah I got a job, only problem is now everyone is asking me for money.


Biggie was right man, mo money mo problems

>> No.8601275

i knew ppl who had relatively wealthy parents but apart for paying the gas for the car they didn't get anything they didn't work for.

I agree with that setup. It prevents you from taking things for granted. And parents shouldn't coddle their adult children to begin with.

>> No.8601330

>>8597319
I don't understand this. You ask for what purpose, but then mock what many of us actually feel is the answer.

I like the clothes I buy, I get a good feeling from buying and wearing them. I could spend $15 on a Tee from H&M, but I don't like the brand, quality, or design. I like the design of Rick and Damir Doma's $150 long tees. I think they look cool, feel great, and I have a bit of brand loyalty to them. I get pleasure from searching around for different pieces from shows. I enjoy learning about the pieces, the construction, the designer and brand, the meaning behind the shows of say Undercover or CDG.

I CANNOT ever find pieces with the exact same feel, quality, and look of many designers I like. As much as you want to spout bs and say that H&M does sheer tees, they'll never be the same. Maybe you don't notice the difference but I do. I see the slight variation in the collar, the feel is actually different, the length, the way it fits on the body. I notice these things, and I therefore decide to spend the extra money to get the clothes I think are superior.

I get a good feel from copping grails. Buying items I've been looking for for a long time. Maybe they have no value to others, or are overpriced in others eyes...they aren't to me.

I get a good feeling when I win an auction after a bidding war w/ someone else. I enjoy going to shops and discussing brands, shows, designs, designers, ideas, and concepts related high fashion with the store employees. You usually never get to do that at a mall store, the employees are more likely to have less knowledge of fashion.

So essentially, it's a hobby and something I truly get enjoyment from. Paying more or less for clothes isn't the point, because the price doesn't matter much anymore. If I like an H&M tee, I'll buy it. But if I prefer a rick tee, I'm going to dish out the extra quiche for it, because it's worth it to me and it grows my hobby.

>> No.8601355

>>8597363
It's not about looking like a special snowflake for me.

It's my hobby. I like fashion. I like clothes. I always have, even when I was preteen. It's fun for me. It's more fun to spend a day walking around from designer shop to designer shop than to go to an amusement park because I really like fashion.

Why is OP trying to make my hobby seem like a waste of money.

I don't judge people who collect trains, or buy hundreds of video games. They enjoy it, and if it doesn't rape their bank account than who cares.

OP seems to think I/we dress for others. I don't, it's all for me. I don't even see people that often, but I own tons of designer shit because I like it.

>> No.8601381

>>8597595
>>8597641
>not getting free education

Lmao.

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8601389

>>8597246
>tfw poor

>> No.8601419

>>8601330
how much do you make a year?

>> No.8601859

>>8597397
what

>> No.8601871

>>8597260
You're a dumbass if you really think that's what its about for most people

>> No.8601877

Why is OP so mad salty about people spending their money on what they like

>> No.8601898

>>8597246
>how do you even afford this shit
i make $200k a year before benefits

>> No.8602065

>>8597397
your mother is a brazzers girl turned barista?

>> No.8604385

>>8597246
i truly see the light

>> No.8604387

>>8601898

Oil?

>> No.8604398

>>8597246
I'm a fuccboi and I buy 60 dollar gap jeans that are japanese selvege and 140 dollar clark malis. My shirts are from banana republic. My haircuts are 35 dollars. My most expensive sneakers are $120.

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>>8602065
>mfw I see Lisa Ann making frappucinos at Starbucks

>> No.8604429

>>8597246
i dont, i just post here

>> No.8604464

>>8597246
I work full-time as a manager, go to school online, and shop a lot of sales (both online and off). My most recent cop was a pair of N&F Weird Guys from Gilt for $75, which is still below retail and not more expensive than something from Gap, for example. When it comes to copping pieces, I buy pieces that will last me for a long time, such as raws and better quality leather so that they can age better than a cheap pair of Wranglers or some cheap shit than Wilson's Leather. I don't sacrifice my quality of life or live like a peasant to cop clothing, but I'm not trying to live like a slob either.

>> No.8604485

>>8597246
I just thrift i don't give a fuck what /fa/ thinks

>> No.8604522

>>8597246
Thankfully, my "style" can be pulled off quite cheaply. I actually own shit from asos. And I wear it. Thankfully none of it is the sort of thing that looks specifically asos-tier though. Also op-shops tend to have a lot of the stuff I want most. It's pretty rare for me to see clothing by high-end designers that impresses me much. So yeah I can pay for college and satisfy my fashion needs.

Only thing is, I need a new pair of black jeans and that will definitely put a dent in my wallet. Can't really find anything cheap that I want.

>> No.8604582

Some people have a good job while they're studying. Feels great man.

>> No.8604729

>>8601330
new pasta