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Buying Expensive Clothes Is Not Just About Status Symbols

August 7, 2017 69 Comments
Woman by Common Projects

A few weeks ago I bought a pair of shoes that retail for $410. Absurd, isn’t it? What about if I got them on sale for $225? (Which I did.) To some people, $410 is an offensive amount to spend on a pair of shoes. And $225? Still obscene. If you’re like me you read […]

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