shoelyesses
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neither in the case of tthe shoes...you could as unheard of as it may seem simply not buy them and get something else. WHich kinda circle arounds my point, it isnt all about quality etc... its about social perception etc..image so on and so forth and the brand in itself.Generally, if a run of hyped shoes are flawed, they are all flawed. The availability of certain shoes prevents people from picking and choosing. If they want the shoes at all they have to deal with the flaws. If they have the option it's definitely not unheard of when people look at multiple pairs in the store to find the one with the least bleeding or glue stains. With RL, you don't have to settle for b-grade or lower quality. There are plenty of high quality, non-defective RL items in dept. stores for up to 75% off if you are patient for sales.
And I am well aware of the difference between craftsmanship and material. When one generally speaks of quality, it includes both quality of materials and quality of craftsmanship, among other things. You throw one of those USPA polos in the washer and dryer one time and that pony's gonna look like it curled up and went to sleep. RL Big Ponys don't do that. Craftsmanship, quality. Get it?
I mean i get although i doubt the uspa stuff is that cheaply made. You have to admit that what i said in large is the reason. Look at h and m for example....i have bought things from there and they clearly are a wash and possibly wear once or twice and you might as wel trash it,
Like again example i was out not to long ago looked at my cements and some other guys and there is a clear distinction in quality, materials used, hell even logo...his had some plastic jumpman on the back, and had some cheap damn near look like fingernail polish...granted mines are from the 90's og retros...but they damn sure didnt set me back 200+ or whatever he paid for them... And mines are like 12 years old or such,,,, and still hold up and look better.
There were other options but he choose those because of status and brand and label...not quality. i wont even mention the time i went out in my xi columbias and a cat said mines was fake because the bottom was different amongst other things and they fake cause they bottom is blue,
hell i like some of rl stuff...but you cant say its more popular etc... then lets say a gap/old navy etc...american eagle because it is head and shoulders a much superior quality then the aforementioned.
Same as years past tommy and nautica was the ish and rl kinda took a backburner...esp mid 90's. Polo was still made of the same quality etc... then. Its just at the time tommy/nautica were the hot item.
Back in the day ive had akademiks that last and last, sean john that was good, enyce that was crap, etc... so on and so forth. And i can admit yea quality had something to do with my choices...but id be lying if i said i conciously went out clothes shopping with the mindset of im looking for the finest materials, and best craftmanship...with brand as an afterthought.
i havent access enough of bhpc or whatever it is, to make a broad generalization on the brand as a whole...and it sounds like most of the ppl talking havent either. So it sounds like on some he say she say...coupled with oh ill get clowned if a wear certain brand...and it will seem like im poor ppl wont like me and think im bootleg, more then ive purchased various clothing items of said brand and found out they were inferior.