Refusal to wear brand names

i only wear brand name really. they just always seem to make the nicer clothes

 

I make a lot of my own clothes. It's the best feeling ever to know you are 100% original. And it's so much cheaper! Plus sewing is a lot of fun

 

I wear second hand or what's gifted to me at Xmas. If it has a name on it, so be it.

On the rare occasion I buy from a regular store, I will usually go with a brand named jean because they do seem to have more durability than cheaper demin.

 

Everything has a brand name. It's the big franchises and companies I avoid. I also don't like anything that has the name of the brand you're wearing, or a logo on it. Being a walking advertisement isn't me. Unless something has sentimental value, or a message you want to get out on it, words on clothing aren't needed. I'm fairly young, in high school still, and it seems the overwhelming trend of the student body are brand names, plastered on the chest or ass of every student there. I just sold all of my "logo clothes", and traded them for something more "me". I wear what I like now. It's cheaper, and most of the things I buy are from organizations in which the profit goes to a better cause. I get a good feeling from that. I'm no longer a walking advertisement. Most of my friends question my decision, and make fun of me in playful banter, calling me "tree hugger" and whatnot. But I'm not going to be an ad, I'm not going to have the same things on as half the population of my peers, I'm not going to be a slave to corporations and money for the rest of my life, I'm going to be unique and have things other people don't. I'm at a point in my life where I'm finding out who I am. I have a new sense of individuality and freedom. This is an awesome thread, and I would reccomend to anyone who is even considering an alternative to the norm, to do so. You'll feel a sense of empowerment and individuality like no other atthis age, when finding yourself is the most important thing in your life.​

 

I don't care as long as I have something on. I just don't want to be naked in public. hehe.

 

if i find something i like, i'll purchase it. who gives a fuck who it's made by?

 

I don't buy brand name clothing because of the name specifically, and I never want to be a walking advertisement. I do buy certain artilcles of clothing because they are a certain brand, if that makes any sense. I work outdoors in all weather and I do hard work, like climbing utility poles and operating trenchers and other heavy equipment. I purchase a few specific brands because of the quality and wear. A pair of Carhartt overalls will last three or more years, same with Danner boots. So iguess that I really could care less about my everyday casual clothes, but for work wear I buy what lasts and if that happens to be a specific brand that has proven itself so be it.

 

My work often gives out jackets or shirts with our company logo on them. We're a consumer products company, and they like the idea of their employees all advertising for them. I recently ironed-on some embroidered patches over the logo. Then I have a cool cycling shirt or jacket.

 

brand name clothes are to expensive if someone buys them for me then yeah.but i refuse to pay 20 bucks for a shirt.hell thats a meal apair of jeans/shirt/and a pack of smokes.and then some left over so no way i wont pay for a name let me put a turd in a box with a name on it and ill sale it to you for only thats right you gussed it 19.95but act now and well even include this extra box for free.fuck corperate people.

 

wearing brand names gives employment to lots of poor people in turd world countries

 

I think it would be more entertaining if everyone wore shirts with no logo's but a saying on them such as

"Stop and ask me for free Opium" I think you would meet a lot of interesting people that way.

or whatever you want. But wearing "Tommy Hilfiger" or "gap" is just buying into a collective identity. If you want to be a part of some faceless blob then thats cool but I find generally people who wear only popular lables have an inability to think for themselves.

 

Actually, the big name brands have more at stake to avoid getting caught running a sweatshop. Not that they don't do it, but the "generic" brands are FAR more likely to have sweatshops.

So, if you must buy your clothes new, you have to make a trade-off -- either choose the cheap store brand with no big logo but that was probably made in a sweatshop or pay more for a brand name that has more to lose (brand reputation) so was less likely to have been made in a sweatshop.

Pretty fuckin sad, ain't it?

Oh, almost forgot -- for those of you interested in American made products produced in non-sweatshop conditions, check out American Apparel brand. I think they import the thread already spun, but they do all of the weaving, cutting, sewing, design, marketing, etc. in a warehouse in LA. Good working conditions, starting wage $8/hour but average closer to $12/hour, benefits, etc. I just found out about them, it's awesome!

 

I buy shirts that are 2 for $16 and theyre made in Canada. My pants are also made in Canada. Dont need to spend a lot of money to support Canadian companies.

 

i buy and wear whatever i feel like buying and wearing. i "sold out to the man" as some would say so i wear nice clothes to work IE a tie when i have a meeting, pants and a polo when i dont. I got a good bit of it either from christmas' past or when things are on sale. i dont think i have ever paid full price for anything i wear.

The people who id and group people by their "spiffy" clothes are not better in my eyes then the ones who buy "spiffy" stuff to be cool.

 

I avoid brand names. This works out well because they're usually cheaper and I'm used to either t-shirts or work clothes. I like finding button-down shirts at goodwill/salvo in new condition. Buying hardly used clothing is like sharing books, why get two when you only need one? It's cheaper and doesn't support the pull process, advertising, sweat shops, PR, etc...

Also, I have ALWAYS hated clothes that show the brand name prominently. Advertising makes me sad

Mother Nature's Son: Good luck making your own clothes. I want to try this too since it seems like a great and unique way to express onesself and support the local economy.

 

i stay away from expensive/designer brand names, i also try to avoid buying highly fashionable clothes as i can't afford to constantly update my wardrobe.

i also don't believe that clothes and accessories are so important that large portions of my money needs to be spent on them... i like to spend money on visiting places and eating out...experiences rather than objects i suppose

i think that once you get into the materialistic cycle, it's quite hard to get out. new things aren't always new! but the earth's pretty damn old and you never stop getting pleasure from it

 

When I was younger I was brand conscious then I met a friend who taught me to be in style and thrifty.

Now I'm more into comfort and my own style than brand

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i also feel like a walking advertisement when i wear clothing with brand names written all over it. and people pay so much more for that! shouldn't it be the other way around? youre going to pay them to advertise their label?? i agree with the others, thats messed up, and i feel bad for people wearing flashy in your face labels.

i just buy what i like and what i can afford. it's not like i make an effort to not wear brand names, but i am just never attracted to the stuff in the first place.

 

I think that about the only clothes I buy for the brand is Carhart stuff for work clothes and Levis for jeans just cause I like them and they last. Other than that I don't think I own any brandname clothes.

 

hard not too where i live