Brands

I don't really know when it happened, but I have slowly started wearing more "brand name" clothing. When I was in middle school, I had gozillionares in my class and other kids could wear American Eagle clothes (woah...) while I had my Old Navy Outlet clothes and felt supremely inferior. Now I find myself wearing mostly brand name stuff and I'm not sure if I like it. Like right now, I'm wearing a Patagonia quarter zip fleece, Victoria's Secret underwear, Levi's jeans, Smartwool socks, and Sperry shoes. I walk around with my Apple computer in my North Face backpack and my new iPhone 5. I feel fake.

I think for the next year or so, I'm going to try to buy less name brand stuff. Really, I don't need to buy anything for about a year in terms of clothes so maybe I'll make that a goal, or if I do to get them at Goodwill. I see so many people walking around campus wearing ridiculous clothes and carrying ridiculous bags and backpacks. Is it worth it? Why do we as Americans feel the need to spend so much money on clothes when there are bigger problems that need our money? I do find that my brand name stuff lasts longer than my other stuff but still, is it worth it? My fleece is warmer than other coats I have. I guess this goes with my quest to be less materialistic (except for some reason when it comes to home goods).

Goal: for the next year, I will not buy clothes unless I need them. Let's see if I can stick to this.