One misconception people had about me, is that I spend a lot of money on my clothes.
Perhaps, because compared to most people, my look was rather fancy--’too much’, some calling it. But I absolutely don’t feel I spend much. Compared to people whose wardrobe staples are T-shirt and jeans, perhaps. But compared to most people who are into dressing up, absolutely not.
Aside from me sewing many of my clothes piece by having rather unconventional taste, I am just a sucker for cheap stuff. I don’t get why people bought hundreds of dollars for piece of clothes such as what looks like regular tracksuits or just a shirt. Aside from online shopping, I shop at thrift shop most of the times. And so does my make-up. I am not big on high-end products.
But, sometimes I feel this weird hurting feeling for being a cheapskate. No, I won’t spend my salary on branded clothes, at least some time soon. I hear stories about people who insist on buying high-end items and how I believe at the end of the day, expensive items have more to do with status symbol rather than the item’s quality itself. But sometimes I think, “what if me being a cheapskate really just have to do with how I am not well-off enough?”
Is it because capitalism have us all believing, at the end of the day, that our value determined of how much we make? Or am I being unnecessarily melodramatic?
Nevertheless, here’s my with DIY accessories, a $11 shoes, a skirt I sew with scrap fabrics laying around and me drawing the pattern myself, and a $5 crop top.
