Tuesday, April 11, 2006

How do u guys take to shopping at branded retailers?

Guess, Zara, Mango, Converse, Charles & Keith, Forever 21... The list goes on.

I still dun get, no matter how much my 'specific group' of frens try to chant into me. Wat the hell is soooo great about a brand? All it emcompasses is the idea of fabulosity by a specific design(er). Or perhaps that its cool to trot about with a branded emblem across your clothes. Hmm.
And yet all I understand from that is... that people these days have no creativity. No sense of individuality, and everyone everywhere will prolly be indistinguishible adorning the identical Mango top or that age-old slogan tee from Hula and Co.

I dun shun brands, but I personally think that there is more fun in venturing to flea markets and downtown shops; like Bugis Village and Haji Lane, scouting out the best finds and paying only a mere fraction of wat u would pay for a brand. You save money, u get the stuff u want, and it is a HELL LOTTA FUN when u go bargain shopping with yr best girl-frens.

Or best guy frens. Thts if they have a penchant for shoppping too. Not to mention u gain a great workout jumping from one place to another.

I love bargain-hunting. And I think tht its the person that wears the clothes, and not the other way round. Brands are just a 'myth'. I think coolness stems from self-actualization and self-confidence; and believe me when u feel good about yourself, u feel and look a million bucks even if u stroll down Orchard Rd in your old tattered jeans and oversized sweater.

Cheers and air-kisses, my darlings. ;)

Who needs love?