candace

5y

I said this in the last thread but why arent people just willing to find a alternative to what they’re trying to get lol. If you have any sense of fashion you know 2 things, 1. There is always an alternative to the piece you’re trying to get, or at least something in the same vein. Where do you think a lot of these brands get their inspiration from? S*** doesnt just come from thin air
2. If the only thing you care about is the brand name, or the hype surrounding a piece, you’re into clothes for all the wrong reasons. It ties back to a lot of self esteem s*** too. People should work on that first and foremost before buying into trends and getting FOMO from the hypebeast community

mythic

5y

I see all this talk about those opposed to fakes being 'bootlickers' but I think the real bootlickers are the people so brainwashed by aesthetics and fitting in that they scour orient marketplaces for fakes.
Who knows where these clothes even come from, even if they do come from the same factories, when are they made? and by who? What sort of horrible conditions are afoot in these factories that have the capacity to pump out replicas en masse? There is a human factor to everything, and if you wear fakes. You are no champion of Man.

mythic

5y

I see all this talk about those opposed to fakes being 'bootlickers' but I think the real bootlickers are the people so brainwashed by aesthetics and fitting in that they scour orient marketplaces for fakes.
Who knows where these clothes even come from, even if they do come from the same factories, when are they made? and by who? What sort of horrible conditions are afoot in these factories that have the capacity to pump out replicas en masse? There is a human factor to everything, and if you wear fakes. You are no champion of Man.

mythic

5y

I see all this talk about those opposed to fakes being 'bootlickers' but I think the real bootlickers are the people so brainwashed by aesthetics and fitting in that they scour orient marketplaces for fakes.
Who knows where these clothes even come from, even if they do come from the same factories, when are they made? and by who? What sort of horrible conditions are afoot in these factories that have the capacity to pump out replicas en masse? There is a human factor to everything, and if you wear fakes. You are no champion of Man.

fun guy

5y

Nike, Nike treat employees just like slaves

what you said applies to every brand, regardless of if theyre fake or not

mythic

5y

You are not wrong, it is one of the realities of an industrialized world, but I do not see your point. Buying counterfeit or grey market goods still perpetuates a dangerous cycle of manufacturing and distributing 'off the books', of course buying from fast fashion does too, and truthfully counterfeit clothing is no different than fast fashion. It is made to be impermanent; exploited peoples manufacturing garbage that will infest the landfills of the world.
Not all brands wield the reins of exploitation, as consumers in the 21st century we need to collectively be more conscious of where what we buy comes from, and where we buy it from. With every yard of fabric, every inch of thread, and every mile traversed, there is a human factor. So instead of resigning yourself to acceptance, seek out how to be better.

fun guy

5y

you right but the sad truth is people simply dont give a s***. for 99% of people id say something made in a sweatshop for $20>something made ethically for $100

this will all be solved tho when the robots finally come thru

NGNL

5y

Imagine openly supporting sweatshop labor

fun guy

5y

you slow asl

i didnt condone it, thats just the facts. keep acting sanctimonious on the internet tho

NGNL

5y

“I’d say something made in a sweatshop for 20 > something ethically made for 100”

fun guy

5y

Nike, Nike treat employees just like slaves

what you said applies to every brand, regardless of if theyre fake or not

fun guy

5y

oh you deadass cant read huh

"for 99% of people id say 20>100"

whole lotta sped

mkrswd

5y

the rep market is a billion dollar industry and the replicas are made in the same factories with the same exact materials as the retail pairs, in fact there are rep retailers that are too good and make rep pairs that are better in quality than the "real" pairs

stock x definitely gets swindled by rep pairs abundantly which fasho muddys the waters, imagine doing some goofy s*** like buying the travis 1s for almost 2k off stock x not knowing if they're absolutely real for sure

Get those reps bruh, get the real if you snkrs lets you thru or you got a plug, whatever floats your boat, but ultimately the s*** doesnt matter, who gives af about whats on someones elses feet.

mythic

5y

I see all this talk about those opposed to fakes being 'bootlickers' but I think the real bootlickers are the people so brainwashed by aesthetics and fitting in that they scour orient marketplaces for fakes.
Who knows where these clothes even come from, even if they do come from the same factories, when are they made? and by who? What sort of horrible conditions are afoot in these factories that have the capacity to pump out replicas en masse? There is a human factor to everything, and if you wear fakes. You are no champion of Man.

candace

5y

I said this in the last thread but why arent people just willing to find a alternative to what they’re trying to get lol. If you have any sense of fashion you know 2 things, 1. There is always an alternative to the piece you’re trying to get, or at least something in the same vein. Where do you think a lot of these brands get their inspiration from? S*** doesnt just come from thin air
2. If the only thing you care about is the brand name, or the hype surrounding a piece, you’re into clothes for all the wrong reasons. It ties back to a lot of self esteem s*** too. People should work on that first and foremost before buying into trends and getting FOMO from the hypebeast community

candace

5y

I said this in the last thread but why arent people just willing to find a alternative to what they’re trying to get lol. If you have any sense of fashion you know 2 things, 1. There is always an alternative to the piece you’re trying to get, or at least something in the same vein. Where do you think a lot of these brands get their inspiration from? S*** doesnt just come from thin air
2. If the only thing you care about is the brand name, or the hype surrounding a piece, you’re into clothes for all the wrong reasons. It ties back to a lot of self esteem s*** too. People should work on that first and foremost before buying into trends and getting FOMO from the hypebeast community