Patri: I think you misunderstood the Gemorah in Sanhadrin. There was clothing that was specifically for Jews; it was a yellow badge, long undergarments, or wear clothing that were black or dark blue color; and all this was not in the time of Shmad that the goyim instituted to keep Jews separate ( a broacha in disguise). Under Muslim rule, women had to wear a black and a red shoe, and each woman had to have a small brass bell on her neck or shoe. These all became distinctive Jewish clothing over time, like the shtraimel today. In the time of Shmad, even these clothing one cannot change once they become a levush of a Jew. The Rambam (Hilchos Avodah Zarah 11:1): specifically states that the clothing referred to in the gemorah are clothing specifically for goyim; like you had in the olden days. Today, where there is no real distinction between a Jews clothing and a Goy (I am not talking about rednecks or bikers guys), I do not think you can argue, based on that gemorah, that there is no issur of dressing fashionably. Maybe be a waste of money and an issur of Baal Tashchus of well earned money:)
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