Sticker Statement
By Giovan Bazan | VOX Staff
An adult asked me today why I kept my label on my New Era fitted cap. I leave the stickers on as a symbol of authenticity, showing that my gear is real and not fake.
There is a sense of pride that inclines teens like me to keep the tags on clothes we wear.
I mean, if you are wearing an average pair of jeans, then cool, rock on, but when you’re wearing the hottest labels like Red Monkey, Evisu or True Religion, you really have to strut your stuff! I mean shoot, you are a fashion superstar!
Let people know what you are working with. Take pride in your appearance! Do not be afraid to show people you are balling, like when you leave the price tags on those $300 jeans.
I am not saying be shallow and let your clothes define you, but as they say, “It ain’t trickin, if you got it!”
— Giovan Bazan | VOX Staff
Too-che Giovan too-che!!! I so agree with you!!! I kept my labels on my Ed Hardy shoes to show that they’re real shoes.
*ahem*
I disagree. I don’t do name brands. Clothes are nothing more than pieces of cloth, if you wanna spend $300 for that sticker because it makes you feel better than go right ahead!
*A-A-AHEM*
Well excuse me, my good sir! Not all of us are afraid of indulging ourselves in the gratification of money well spent!!! Do you honestly think that that cup of cherished Carribou Coffee you so adamently defend as being worth every penny, is indeed worth every penny? I contest with the following: Producers of goods spend millions of dollars a year advertising their product. Whether this is by the tags that are attached to clothes that we wear or on the labels on the outside of a cup of coffee that we drink, the principal of the discussion is still the same. In almost every good that we as consumers purchace, we practilly never pay face value for the product alone, but for the advertisement of the product as well. So in conclusion my good sir, even you don’t believe in Brand Names, think about that the next time you are guzzling a Brand Name Coffee!
*A-A-A-A-A-A-A-AHEM!!*
My good sir, you see the difference is that I’m not buying my coffee for the brand, I’m buying it for the product. I buy it because i enjoy the coffee. You could sell it wherever you wanted, but i would still buy it because it is a cup of deliciousness. Thats the difference. Take clothes for example: if you wanted a jacket, you could buy a jacket. but no, nothing more than the best Gucci for you! However, I, being the anti-label man that I am, would purchase any reasonable jacket at any reasonable price that took to my liking. (Not to say that i happened upon such a jacket that happened Gucci I wouldn’t buy it) Its not the brand, its the quality of the product that deserves my money!
Nice post, Giovan! I’ve wondered why people (mainly boys) do that. Call me a square, but no matter how pretty or fancy the tag looks on a pair of jeans I bought, I just can’t walk around with a tag still on my clothes.