'New fashion standards for men'? In WHAT universe?

[Cat]

I've got a few "pricey" watches.....as in, they could go for $2000 or so if they were new, not on sale, and I wasn't an employee. Snagged 'em for $20 each!

My new Northface fleece jacket and hat are now the height of my "excesses," and Im feeling guilty about the jacket....it might get returned ( I have the receipt and doubled checked the policy)

I think its silly to spend $1000s on clothes, but hey, if that your thing....go for it, just don't expect me to me impressed!

[Mike Taylor]

that's laughable

people are loosing their jobs, their houses but make sure you have a snazzy watch to go with your snazzy coat

don't worry about silly things like feeding yourself or keeping a roof over your head...

who needs that when you LOOK good

The people who can drop that sort of cash generally don't need to worry about being fed or keeping a roof over their heads, although with the financial and automotive markets in the messes that they are, that may not be the case for too much longer.

[Boozy]

I've found that I need to spend about $50 to $75 on blouses and pants for work if I want a good quality that will wash and wear well. Anything less (unless I find a really good sale) and the clothes wear out too fast. I end up replacing $20 dress pants every three months, whereas the $50 pants will last close to a year. So it saves me money in the long run.

The flip side is that spending over $75 is just throwing my money away. The quality is often no better, and I'm just paying for the label or some exotic fabric or embellishment I don't need. Paying $900 for a sweater is just wrong.

[Cat]

a $900 sweater looks the same as a $20 sweater if both are covered in cat hair

[DGoddessChardonnay]

I like the trench - that could last you years if you take good care of it. The other crap?? wth??

Heh. I've got a pretty green trench coat that my ex b/f Onslow paid $70 for at Burlington Coat Factory that's still in great shape.

I've had it since December 1993 and I still wear it everywhere. Nobody can believe it's that old when I tell them.

Whoever spent $1000 for a tench coat is a moron. I could take that money and put it to good use.

[MannersMakethMan]

Good gravy! There's no way in hell I could wear a watch like that this side of eternity. Not the way I treat them. My watch goes everywhere with me, and consequently gets scratched, bashed, and generally beaten up. Fashionable piece of junk like that wouldn't last 5 minutes on my wrist. When will people learn to go for comfort over style, and utility over price? My £8 watch has kept going for the last 4 years without too many complaints.

[Rapscallion]

The real crime with that article? Next year it will be out of date and they'll be recommending something different - yet equally extortionate - then.

Rapscallion

[crazylegs]

I have a bit of a thing for nice watches but I'd never spend $1000 on one! The most I'd pay is £200 or so (but it has tritium in it so it's going to be steep!), any more than that, No Dice!

[Snowbird]

And what on earth is a tie bar?

It's a small clip that attaches to one's shirt behind the tie and slides in front of the tie to hold it securely in place. Not many people use them anymore.

While spending more for good quality items that will last more than one season is completely understandable, this sort of gluttonous spending is appalling. It's sad that people who make more money are convinced that they need to spend every last dime of it on themselves in frivolous ways, particularly when we have kids going homeless and hungry right here in River City. Bah, I say, bah!

[Evil Queen]

I'm suddenly reminded of all the nice clothes in my closet. All purchased at Thrift stores for about a buck ($3 max) each.

You should see the dress I wore to Lupo's Graduation Dinner. It was originally someone's prom dress.

[XCashier]

Gee, I wish I could afford a $10,000 watch.

(No, I wouldn't actually buy one, I just want to be able to afford one!)

[Zeniq]

That looked like a woman's trench.