OH JAYSUS!!! Can I get an amen to that?!? I think I sometimes make less than a sweatshop worker....and my kids abuse me so i sometimes can empathise with them...joking..lol..they do abuse me tho...sheesh! Every once in a while tho I totally get my socks knocked off when something sells for what its truly worth...or more in some cases..lol
I just get my clothes where ever I can afford to. A lot of my clothes are hand-me-downs from my mom. And I get stuff from Sears and some of the stores in New Paltz.
well lets see... alot of my stuff was given to me by my friend. I go to old navy every once in awhile, I work at kmart and have the discount so I buy things there if they ever have cute stuff and I check out clearance racks cuz I'm broke.
you have a choice whether you want to shop there or not. Do you have nothing better to spend your money on than clothes though? I earn fuck all but one my rent is covered and all bills done and dusted I spend the money on useful things, clothes are just a neccessity and I know I can look good without spending alot of money.
'There is alotta time spent that doesn't get accounted for in this process besides actually making a piece of clothing' Ain't that the truth!! It's a good thing I love doing it 'cuz that's what makes it worth -while! I get all my clothes, except socks and underwear, from Thrift stores or I make it myself.
where as my son and I will look for the $60 tie at goodwill for $5. Same tie. one can dress "nice" without trading SO MUCH of one's life energy for clothes. I prefer to trade life energy for travel and shows, for example. So many folks trade life energy for stuff.
I get my jeans at Costco (Kirkland brand and they don't use sweatshops to make their items). $14.99 a pair, can't beat that. I usually get my tshirts there as well because I only pay $9.99 a tshirt kirkland brand of course. I make some of my clothing, not all. While I would love it if more people supported green companies and handmade products, it's just not gonna happen in this day and age. Especially when people are so attracted to trends, brand names, celebrity style and high fashion. I say, shop where you want, buy what you want, be who you want to be. Just make sure that you are kind and gentle to the world around you.
life is not quite the same as life energy. Adapted from a book by Joe Dominguez and Vicki Robin. It's a way of looking at the time you trade to "work" and get money. Because I'm math incompetant like many liberal arts folks, lets say someone is making $5 an hour net (after the taxes, et al) that person trades $500 per month for a small apartment (I should be so lucky in Colorado) That person trades 100 hours of life energy to have a roof each month. So by going to a $50 show, that is ten hours of life energy. The idea is to lessen the amount you MUST give to employers to really live. I do appreciate the clothes horses who contribute the thrift stores. My son has a black Ralph Lauren sweater that I snagged for $7. I though that was a touch high, but he was checking it out in the car and said, "mom, its still got its tag." OK, $7 is worth it for unworn. "Mom, it was $98!!!" High fives all around. He has a sweet silver-grey button up shirt that I shelled out a whole $4 for. It's a farorite shirt. Honky Tonk, it is your choice. we freaky types think you should just have a LOT of info to make the choice with! And LOTS of AF stuff hits college town thrifties. I don't see much "seasonal" changes. Just a thought. If you find that tie for $20, you could get three!
to the poster.. im just wondering home you came across this place when you shop at places like that. you dont sound into the whole hippie ideal, but who knows. just asking out of curiousity. but anyways, to answer the question. i shop at vintage shops, thrift shops, ebay, etc. we also have this cool little town around here called new hope so sometimes we take a train close to there and then walk the rest to it. its a neat little town with "hippie" shops, head shops, and some cool restaurants.