had no idea this section even had rules (besides talk s*** post fit ) and ima mod

(I didn’t lock your thread btw idgaf lol)

we rich, sexy, cool, and humble over here at ktt

If you’re young then I get buying fakes cause you’re probably new to the fashion world and just wanna show off etc etc. But once you’re really into it for a while I absolutely don’t understand buying fakes at all. Are you buying clothes for you or to show off for others? Saying “I just like the design” is such a lie people tell themselves, damn near every hyped piece people lust over has a reasonably priced alternative.

niggas crying over this lmao

They acting like the b**** they tryna f*** gonna know the difference, these niggas trying to impress other men 😂

Fashion niggas is weirdos

get laid

Why can’t it be for both?

I mean I never think “oh I can’t wait to flex on that random dude in the grocery store!!!”

But anyone that buys expensive brands is buying it to flex, at least that’s part of the reason. And that’s fine, there’s nothing wrong with that unless you’re obnoxious about it, posting it all over social media and s***.

Also it should be the complete opposite. Kids nowadays brag about dropping $1,000 on a pair of shoes.

Once you get older you realize no one gives a f*** what you’re wearing or if it’s real, so might as well buy what you want to buy for as cheap as you can.

Lmao that’s bullshit

If you think reps effect then resale market you’re really dumb. If anything it would cause prices to go down when people buy reps instead of paying resale so the resellers gotta lower their prices.

i love how every non fashion poster comes in to these threads and instantly talks about "impressing other men" like they ain't got no mind of their own

buncha people projecting their insecurities and general soft homophobia is mad annoying

If such was the case we would've witnessed it with the dozens and dozens of 'it' sneakers that have been endlessly hyped and infinitely replicated during the last five years. It just isn't the reality.

The reason is because the market of people buying fakes and the people willing to pay those ridiculously high resale prices are completely separate. Let's not kid ourselves here. The reason people buy fakes is not because they are against the resale market, it's because they don't have the money to meet it. There are more than enough people with enough disposable income who do though. That's because the companies make the releases arbitrarily limited.

Buying fakes doesn't change the mind of the rich (as I stated before, fakes being around just adds more 'exclusivity' to the original releases and its 'authenticity' becomes another selling point, so you might just entice them more), and you're not changing the minds of the companies because they sold out and are happy as ever.

The only reason I can see fakes hitting the resale is when a shoe gets replicated to such a point that it is almost universally agreed upon that the entire shoe has become corny. We kinda saw that with the Yeezy 350s (although there are more factors that play in). And if you're someone that buys fakes 'because you like the design' (I don't believe this, but let's use it for arguments sake) I doubt you want a shoe you like being seen as a joke, no matter how old or 'don't care what other people think' kinda attitude you have.

We can agree to disagree, that's fine, but I have yet to witness fakes' benevolent effect on the industry that I was promised 5 years ago.

elitism

it's really not that big of a deal. if you buy fakes, buy fakes. no chip off my shoulder as long as you don't pretend like it's the real thing.

folks buy too much into consumerism, on both sides.

i mean personally i dress well to feel comfortable w myself

no u jus dont buy the shoe and move on to the next...

Yall rlly doing hours of research and waiting months for shipping just to wear a flavor of the month sneaker that no one will care about in 3 weeks

Cus people who buy reps are LOSERS

Man shut your dumb ass up

just don’t buy it lmao

Or does that not fit in with your consumer tendencies