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December 21, 2015 6:57 pm at 6:57 pm #616872callitlikeitisMember
I will admit that I dress up-to-date, however I need to point out the ever growing need in the frum com unity to wear designer labels. And I don’t mean Hilfinger and Ralph Lauren–I’m taling about Gucci, Farragamo, Dior, Brioni etc..
I once visited a very high-end mall and all of these stores were full of frum people. Yes some were just “looking” and asking a million questions. However many were buying. Don’t you think we have gone too far??
December 21, 2015 9:28 pm at 9:28 pm #1118040Matan1ParticipantNo. People can buy whatever clothing they want. It’s not for me, you, or anyone else to judge.
December 21, 2015 10:39 pm at 10:39 pm #1118041oomisParticipantPeople can buy what they can afford, but the moment the label becomes more choshuv than the affordability, functionality, and necessity of the item (let alone attractiveness within the parameters of tznius), it has crossed the line.
December 21, 2015 11:52 pm at 11:52 pm #1118042Mashiach AgentMemberoomis
people buy already way more then they can afford & then they wonder why they are broke R”L
“put your family first with their food, clothing & tuition before going to get fantasies”
December 22, 2015 12:45 am at 12:45 am #1118043callitlikeitisMember@matan1 No one is judging anyone–if you realized, I asked a question. Please feel free to answer it.
December 22, 2015 1:20 am at 1:20 am #1118044holy brotherParticipantYes, of course you are right. Do you honestly doubt it? Obviously people that are “under the influence” will not agree. Now the question is how to rectify the issue, and how to influence others constructively.
December 22, 2015 2:05 am at 2:05 am #1118045Matan1ParticipantNo, we have not gone to far.
December 22, 2015 2:54 am at 2:54 am #1118046callitlikeitisMember@matan1; OK thank you! now if you can please explain why you feel that way. Also pls explain at which point would you say it is indeed too far.
thanks so much..
December 22, 2015 3:22 am at 3:22 am #1118047Mashiach AgentMemberEver heard of peer pressure? Sometimes people have no choice and need to live on the same level as their peers even though they are not as rich to afford such expensive clothing and fancy Simchas .
I ADMIT IT’S SAD THAT WE HAVE REACHED THIS LOW LEVEL
the rule says don’t judge a book by it’s cover. The problem is we do.
When a person looks at you . You only have a few seconds to make a positive impression on them. As the saying goes “you never get a second chance to make a first impression “
December 22, 2015 6:29 am at 6:29 am #1118048Matan1ParticipantIf it is not tznius, we’ve gone to far. But labels and price tags have nothing to do with tznius.
December 22, 2015 6:39 am at 6:39 am #1118049👑RebYidd23ParticipantIt’s ridiculous to spend more money for something that does not have more value.
December 22, 2015 2:08 pm at 2:08 pm #1118050MenoParticipant“But labels and price tags have nothing to do with tznius.”
Wrong. Tznius is much more than how much skin you cover up.
Abie Rotenberg’s “Wedding Song” comes to mind
December 22, 2015 3:00 pm at 3:00 pm #1118051Git MeshigeParticipantMatan1, we have gone too far. Life is not about Designer Clothing and fashion. When people put a stress on that it shows the wrong signals and the wrong message to our youth. We are just passing through this world and the areas that should be highlighted should be Spiritual not Physical. Yes you are right, price tags have nothing to do with Tzenius but everything to do with a disregard to ones Tafkid in this world
December 22, 2015 3:17 pm at 3:17 pm #1118052A Woman Outside BrooklynParticipantIt’s always been my belief that if I’m wearing something with a designer label, then I’m “advertising” that designer’s line. Therefore, the designer should pay me to advertise their stuff. I’ve never understood the need to wear labels, and this has nothing to do with frumkeit. More like insecurity.
December 22, 2015 5:11 pm at 5:11 pm #1118053apushatayidParticipant“I asked a question. Please feel free to answer it.”
Why dont you offer an answer to your own question. You certainly have an opinion on visiting a very high-end mall and seeing all of these stores filled with frum people.
Perhaps you would to tell us why you were visiting this very high end mall. Was it sick and you were performing bikkur cholim?
December 22, 2015 7:00 pm at 7:00 pm #1118054Matan1ParticipantPersonally, I don’t care for designer clothing. But if someone can afford to buy them, then by all means, go for it.
December 22, 2015 7:05 pm at 7:05 pm #1118055HashemisreadingParticipantThere’s an expensive clothing store in Lakewood that lets you buy clothing and pay your bill in installments. This is so that the kollel wives who think their sacrificing can still dress their kids in extremely expensive clothing, and then be in debt for months after. THIS is what I call going too far.
December 22, 2015 7:16 pm at 7:16 pm #1118056screwdriverdelightParticipantHave we gone too far with insanity?
December 22, 2015 7:24 pm at 7:24 pm #1118057HashemisreadingParticipantWeve gone too far with everything.
I just think its sad because when bnei yisorel were in Mitzrayim the passuk specifically says that they didn’t change their clothes. And now so many generations later when we have so much freedom and are not enslaved, now is when we go against Hashem?!
December 22, 2015 8:13 pm at 8:13 pm #1118058Matan1ParticipantSo we should dress like we did in Mitzrayim?
December 22, 2015 10:03 pm at 10:03 pm #1118059HashemisreadingParticipantNah id rather dress how they did in the shtetl. way more attractive.
December 22, 2015 11:01 pm at 11:01 pm #1118060👑RebYidd23ParticipantBut by the time the shtetl happened, the clothes were already different from what was worn in Mitzrayim. Because it was changed.
December 23, 2015 12:00 am at 12:00 am #1118061skripkaParticipantalmost everyone splurges on something. for some, it is designer ( or fake designer) clothes while for others it is ice coffee
December 23, 2015 1:15 am at 1:15 am #1118062👑RebYidd23ParticipantIt makes more sense to splurge on cat toys. Either you can give it to your cat or you will realize you don’t have a cat and you won’t have to buy another one.
December 23, 2015 1:21 am at 1:21 am #1118063skripkaParticipantor a pet rock
December 23, 2015 1:30 am at 1:30 am #1118064Mashiach AgentMemberdon’t live fancy waste tons of money until your almost bankrupt C”V learn how to make a budget & live within its means so you can have a happier & healthier life. now isn’t that way better then just looking fancy. isnt living worry free worth more then dressing & living fancy with the latest technology & clothing?
December 23, 2015 11:07 am at 11:07 am #1118065👑RebYidd23ParticipantYou don’t even get to live fancy when you buy the clothing with the label. All you get is a label.
December 23, 2015 9:39 pm at 9:39 pm #1118066Veltz MeshugenerMemberNo, we have not gone too far. At least I have not. I am a high-class corporate-attorney and I am sitting in my office on the 57th floor wearing a rusty-old bathrobe.
December 24, 2015 1:41 am at 1:41 am #1118067Uncle BenParticipantVM How did you make it through the metal detector with all that rust?
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