Kono Kaisha ni Suki na Hito ga Imasu - Vol. 11 Ch. 101 - Feeling the Season

[EulBassist]

Thanks for the chapter!

 

[BritishMalaya]

I'm the type of guy to rarely buy, but will not hesistate to spend on clothing that I feel suits me the best, the quality is amazing, and I know I would be wearing for a long time. Clothing nowadays gets stupidly expensive but what can you do.

 

[Vergift]

I'm with Masugu on this one. Keeping something that has wear and tear but still functions is THE SHIT! Constantly replacing stuff is consumerist waste. Wear and tear is seen as a symbol of poor taste or poverty, but that's propaganda. Wear and Tear is a symbol of practicality.

Even more so because in this era of late-stage capitalism, even the expensive stuff is poor quality that's meant to be replaced. Her idea that expensive stuff will last longer is not reliably true.

I'm totally agree with you, but at the same time, the idea where higher price = higher quality also hold true.

But it required experience and research to find this particular brand that offered better quality for their price.

 

[outinthegardener]

I'm totally agree with you, but at the same time, the idea where higher price = higher quality also hold true.

But it required experience and research to find this particular brand that offered better quality for their price.

Like I said, it's not reliably true. There are expensive brands that suck, and expensive brands that don't. There's also the question of what counts as expensive or not, and what level of affordability those brands exist within. More importantly there are questions about the external costs- pollution, fossil fuel consumption, worker exploitation.

But the idea that "if you're an adult you can afford more expensive things and those things will be 'better because they're expensive'..." There's a lot wrapped up in that kind of statement. A lot of it is symbolic, not practical.

A practical concern is, "How many seasons will this item of clothing last, and how many times will I wear it? Can it be repaired if damaged, or will it be unusable?"
A symbolic concern is "does the cheapness of this clothing affect my image? Does the clothing have the appearance of cheapness, regardless of price? Does wear and tear or minor stains affect my image?"

Most of the time, fashion is symbolic. There's no law of reality that makes cerulean blue the color of the season, or herringbone currently "in trend." They are arbitrary qualifiers to represent social class and create consumer demand. Violating fashionability is sign crime. And we know social class and consumerism are ethically abhorrent and environmental catastrophes. I'd rather commit sign crime than participate in environmental catastrophes.

 

[chilneun]

long hair yui is so cute

 

[Apep23]

Always trust my fashion sense based on my mum lol, then I just rocks anything she bought for me back then

Also, can agree with yui’s point, I still got my clothes from 2016 and I can still wear it fine lol, though mostly I used it around the house now

 

[xdharish]

Bro folded as soon as she wore it

 

[Derksy]

The only thing I would spent about 100€ on is shoes. Because shoes do wear down a lot of it's not well made.

Other clothes only wear down a lot if they are mistreated or wrongly washed/dried.

The most I would pay for a shirt is 20€, about 25€ for pants.
I do pay up to 75€ for a good jacket. But those will last me years. I still use the same jacket I bought 10 years ago.

Never in my god damn life will I buy a bullshit Prada 105€ white t-shirt. If I do one day, please euthanise me.

 

[Knighto]

bro just unlocked another fetish there hahaha

 

[krugdm]

$240 for a damn shirt? Nah, never in a million years

Yes, but what if your cute girlfriend/soon to be fiancée could wear it too?