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You may buy only clothes that you need and that's great but I'm almost sure that you know someone who buys dress for a one night out. Media and celebrities are

You may buy only clothes that you need and that's great but I'm almost sure that you know someone who buys dress for a one night out. Media and celebrities are always showing on the red carpet in new clothes and you never see them in the same clothes again. It is encourage to buy more and more clothes that very often are getting worn couple times and left in the closet forever. Some countries are better or worst at this. Here where I live, a walk-in closets are pretty rare, in USA they seems to be pretty much a standard. Why would you need a closet the size of a small room just to put there clothes of one or two people?

tty2300 7y ago
This actually is surprising news for me. I know celebrities do this but I didn't think real people buy clothes they hardly use. I just can't bring myself to throw out clothes with holes in them and wear them on the weekends because I don't want them to go to waste.
- 8draco8 7y ago
  I encourage you to speak with someone who works at Primark, H&M or other shop of this sort and ask them how sale day looks like, how many of them are happening during the year and how many recurring, known-to-staff customers they have. You will be surprised. I don't even mention one-time-use clothes for special occasions like weddings (even as a guest), prom, Halloween etc.
- SolaceQuantum 7y ago
  IME in certain american social circles there is often an expectation for people (especially women) to come up with 'new looks' for social occasions, and not doing so is a sign that the person lacks taste, class, or wealth (or a combination of all 3). The most common noticeable thing is if a woman is attending many weddings, a husband may notice she insists on not wearing the same dress to each wedding. This is because if she does wear the same dress, she is highlighting that she lacks wealth or class at weddings, and if anyone notices her repeating dresses it is considered an affront or disrespect.
  - mrhappyunhappy 7y ago
    Ok, we just need a marketing campaign to reverse that. Same dress better than many since you are damaging the environment - shame on you! :)

tty2300 7y ago

This actually is surprising news for me. I know celebrities do this but I didn't think real people buy clothes they hardly use. I just can't bring myself to throw out clothes with holes in them and wear them on the weekends because I don't want them to go to waste.

8draco8 7y ago
I encourage you to speak with someone who works at Primark, H&M or other shop of this sort and ask them how sale day looks like, how many of them are happening during the year and how many recurring, known-to-staff customers they have. You will be surprised. I don't even mention one-time-use clothes for special occasions like weddings (even as a guest), prom, Halloween etc.
SolaceQuantum 7y ago
IME in certain american social circles there is often an expectation for people (especially women) to come up with 'new looks' for social occasions, and not doing so is a sign that the person lacks taste, class, or wealth (or a combination of all 3). The most common noticeable thing is if a woman is attending many weddings, a husband may notice she insists on not wearing the same dress to each wedding. This is because if she does wear the same dress, she is highlighting that she lacks wealth or class at weddings, and if anyone notices her repeating dresses it is considered an affront or disrespect.
- mrhappyunhappy 7y ago
  Ok, we just need a marketing campaign to reverse that. Same dress better than many since you are damaging the environment - shame on you! :)