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| VK3DRB:
Someone brought up fast fashion and its damage to the ecology, and the fact the French have just introduced legislation to thwart it. Sounds great. Most electronics people (hobbyists, engineers and technicians) are the opposite to fast fashion. Maybe its because we are generally not narcissistic, or we would rather spend our hard earned money on test equipment. I noticed over the past 40 or so years at real electronics component stores, customers' are not exactly fashionistas. Same with attire for work colleagues. For example, I spend about $100 per year on new clothes, and maybe $50 on shoes. I still have a jumper (pullovers) that is about 35 years old. Here is a picture or my last pair shoes I wore in public until after my wife threatened to throw them in the bin if I dare wore them in public again. In the practical sense they were super comfortable and had developed flow through ventilation. Another advantage is no-one is going to hold me up at knife-point and try to steal my shoes. I reluctantly bought another pair, but I have kept these. Maybe I should auction them on eBay to the lowest bidder. Am I alone in my attitude to clothes? Are we different to the general population in this regard? |
| pcprogrammer:
No not alone. I too could not care less in what I'm wearing. Only once in a while I buy new clothes to replace something I really can't wear anymore. The wife is the same. Down here in the middle of France it does not matter either. Most people here don't give shit about what you wear, as it should be. Walking shoes is a bit different because I walk every day to keep the body active and good shoes help against pain, but still only when shoes are on sale and when the old ones are to worn out or start to leak. |
| SiliconWizard:
Judging from the picture, I doubt you spend $50 on shoes per year. Maybe per 3 decades. ;D |
| jpanhalt:
Ever do a DIY move with a woman involved? My clothes could fit in one or two suitcases. The big, heavy wardrobe boxes were filled with "hers" stuff -- not including the shoes. My shoes are not quite that bad, but I still have some casual shirts and sweaters from my college days 60 years ago. I hate shopping for clothes, and that has nothing to do with cost. I usually wait for a weekday at opening time, which unfortunately is usually 10AM. The stores are pretty much vacant then. It's also safer. Mall shooters in the US usually wait until much later. |
| nctnico:
I'm not really fashionable but I'm not wearing: anything in black, anything with patchwork pattern (I'm not a forrest-worker), T-shirts and jeans. Although I have to admit that I have not been able to avoid black completely. Sometimes it is the only option available nowadays. My clothes typically go through 4 phases: suitable to wear to work/customers, suitable to wear at home, suitable for dirty jobs like painting, metal working and then they get recycled. This cycle can take 15 years though :) |
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