When I visit stores, I don’t go around shopping for different mix and match styles, I usually get something that they have up on those manikins or something in their ads. This was my spendings for one visit to Armani Exchange, and I visit that store at least once every three months for their new styles.
Pants: Destruction Jeans - $78.00
Shirts: Short Sleeve Snap Shirt - $68.00
Belts: Logo Plaque Belt - $48.00
Flip Flops: Logo Flip Flops - $20.00
Now, the grand total with tax and all was… $231.39 and that isn’t every expensive considering the amounts that I use to encounter before. I enjoy wearing this clothes because it gives off a sense of class that some people just don’t understand. I know that I could probably get the same style from a different store such as Wal-Mart or Target, but I ain’t about going for the mid-standard. I’m a high roller and a high shooter when it comes to standards. But unlike some people, I don’t always think about myself when it comes to these things. For example, when giving to charity, buying gifts for exchanges or friends, and many other events and occasions. This is also to include my girlfriend’s ring. I haven’t purchased it because I still haven’t found a great diamond. I have found some, but they aren’t there at the stores like I want. I don’t feel like ordering it and many stores don’t carry VVS diamonds. I ain’t getting anything less. I’ll find it soon, I just have to go to specialty stores and thats the same way I am with clothes. I ain’t going to find my style at the mall, I have to go to specialty stores such as Armani, Hugo Boss, and Prada. I just don’t like settling for the other stuff.
This comes with some repercussion from family and friends. There is always the “Why do you spend so much money on clothes when you can save so much!” and if you are one of those people, you’ll have to understand, that you are not me. I manage. I ain’t rich, but I ain’t poor. I manage my funds pretty well and I know how much money I can spend on my clothes and how much I can’t. I know when to stop and more so, I know when I need to hold back. I always respond with the “I buy expensive clothes because they last longer” response and that usually keeps the quiet for awhile. Truth is, I just buy it because I know its quality clothing. Well, I just wanted to drop this post in, I’ll have pictures of me wearing the clothes later on, but for now, just dream of me in them
April
on May 3, 2006 at 12:49 pm
You go boi. Hey, if you like style . . . I say “go for it”. Hey, if I had more money, I would dress better myself.