Refusal to wear brand names

I really don't look at brand names.. I look at comfort and whether it fits me or not. It's really hard finding petite pants for a big girl. And it's even harder finding shirts that look nice. if I could just wear my college clothing all the time i would

 

who cares? as long as the clothes look good. i get my clothes wherever.

 

I don't care are the clothes brand name or not i just put something on me when i wake up. Usually i don't even look what clothes i wear as long they are mine...

 

All of my clothing comes from yard(rummage, garage) sales or thrify stores. I have never had the need to be fashionable, just comfy.

 

brand isn't ever a factor for me unless its a specific brand.
i dont shop walmart, old navy, banana republic, or gap, simply because those are the brands ive found to be not environmentally friendly and/or use sweatshop labor.

i wear what i wear and im generally picky about the size, color, pattern, quality.. all that jazz.
and i refuse to wear anything from an animal, or even anything faux. not even prints.
i dont see why i should pretend to be wearing an animal...

that said and now that i think about it i dont wear clothes alltogether often.
;D

 

i get my stuff at thrift stores.
regardless of brand names or not.
i also get clothes from garage & yard sales.
again, regardless of brand name.

if i like them & if they fit & if i look unique in them
it's all good to me, i hate carbon copies.
i'd rather die than be unorigional.
it's like a tick in the brain.

 

I don't like wearing anything with big logos on them because I just feel like a big walking advertisement for that company

 

yeah...I don't really pay much attention..

What I will not wear though...is designer brands...they really get to me, because it's just like people walking around, putting you down because they have enough money to go out and buy the expensive clothes. It annoys me...

 

I hate hot topic, it is the lamest store.
It's actually owned by The Gap...lmao.
I hate how a lot of ppl I know think its better than prep
clothes when it's just as expensive and owned by one. lol

 

Well, first I'll describe my clothing. I wear jeans, but I cut off the leather(?) label with the brand on the back. For tops, I wear a lot of flannel, mostly form L.L. Bean because other stores charge too much. No label on those. I also wear band t-shirts and t-shirts with designs.
However, wearing a band shirt is like wearing a brand name. Don't delude yourself, a band is just like a corporation. Wearing a Slayer shirt advertises Slayer. Plus, chances are its made by the same sweat-shop label as normal t-shirts. If you want unbranded stuff, seriously, go to a craftstore. They have solid-colored t-shirts for $3-4.

 

i don't wear anything with logos. thrift stores rule.

 

Some time ago, my wife and I went through our respective wardrobes and eliminated anything that had hyped branded labels, was made in sweatshop conditions (Walmart etc..) or just screamed conformist consumerism.

Her wardrobe is now mostly Indian kurta shirts, dashiki's, tie dye t shirts, guatemalan embrodered shirts, Indian skirts and jeans and tapestry jackets. Mine is mostly tie dye shirts, cotton shirts with "modified" mandarin collars, dashikis, Guatemalan shirts, jeans, Baja sweaters and jacket/shirts from Nepal and Thailand.

(All of the items from overseas are from Fair Trade participating companies ... fair wages for the workers and humane working conditions)

It's been a little rocky for me, changing my clothes as I went from corporate data processing type to full time consultant... returning back to my old hippie roots... and we still get stares here in our little town in West Virginia (we're originally from the Boston, MA area) but my spouse and I decided that, like it or not, clothes DO reflect one's culture and beliefs and we definitely DON'T want to be identified as either trendy yuppie consumers or right wing conservative Fundie Types.

 

Translation: I'm really poor.

Get a job.

 

Actually Joaquin, I do data security work for large companies but on MY own terms. And while my wife and I are hippies, we own our own house. You can be true to your own beliefs and be content with things. (Some day when you grow up, you will learn that!)

 

I don't wear brand names like say a coke shirt just because I drink coke but like what I have on now is a Jay & Silent Bob shirt so it's 50-50 brand name. Since that's as close as to brand name stuff I'll get to a simpsons shirt or a south park shirt or something of that nature.

 

I'm probably going to get a lot of flack for this but I do wear clothing with logos on them and sometimes it is even to promote that company.

I wear a lot of shirts with brewery logos on them. Not just any breweries though. I wouldn't wear a shirt from one of the larger brands. I'll wear shirts from local microbreweries or any brewer who is willing to take a risk and make something unique and flavourful. I'm not suggesting that someone is going to run to the nearest bottleshop and buy some beer because they saw the logo on some guy's shirt but maybe someone might think twice about buying a case of Bud and grab a mixed 6-pack of something they've never tried before.
There is another reason I sometimes where clothing with logos: it represents my interests, my likes and dislikes, etc. Shirts with band logos represent the type of music I listen to, a shirt with a movie logo (such as the Star Wars shirt I got for pre-ordering the DVD) represent that I like that movie. It is a good way to meet new people. I've been stopped in the street numerous times by people who have similar interests and it was because they noticed the shirts. Some of these people have become good friends.
Other times the effect can be achieved without using a logo instead just a shirt with a witty phrase printed on it.

So there it is. I sometimes wear shirts with logos and there is usually a conscious decision to do so. I just think it can be a good way to meet new people and promote things you like with the hope that what you like will be more popular and thus more appealing for creativity and experimentation.

 

*stamps foot and cries to mummy*

Ooooh, apricots!

 

When I became a vegetarian I became more involved with clothing. At first you think it's all about food, and then you realize you can't wear leather or other animal bi-products because it has the same crude history. I found it hard to find shoes that weren't leather, but still a good quality. I found my current favorite pair of shoes, which are canvas and rubber Converse. I'm rather stuck in the anti-logo scene. If the logo of which makes the clothes is abusive to it's employees in some way (ie.sweatshops), or they get materials from places that are such harmful to people or animals I say no don't wear it or you're just as bad as the people making it. But if the logo doesn't do any of these things and are just making their product AND people happen to like it so much that it became a big logo then sure wear it. Where's the harm?

 

i'm not a logo person at all! yet im always intent on trying to avoid i just don't care for them. does that even make sense? anywho, i buy whatevers comfortable and cheap, but not completely cheap, lol. but usually its all stuff that i find to be me and worthy of money spent on it.

 

I wear what makes me look good. weather its brand name or not, if I think it improves my looks then I'm going to buy it reguardless of who made it.