Why+are+Clothes+so+Expensive

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Brand Names are Controlling are Brains //Will Barker is a student at Eldorado High School and is in the National Honor Society. He will be attending Angelo State in the fall of 2013.// February 14, 2013

====A pair of Wrangler jeans at Wal-Mart is as low as $16. The cheapest pair of jeans at American Eagle are $40. What is the difference in these jeans, and why do we have to have them? I can speak from personal experience why we feel inclined to wear these high end clothes. I wear them honestly because everyone else does. Brand name clothes are very popular.I feel like if I didn't wear them I would be left out. I mean what are all the celebrities wearing, and don’t most people in America tend to follow others? ====

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The fact of the matter is that we are stupid for letting brand name clothes take over what we think. We are brainwashed by Aeropostle, Buckle, American Eagle and Hollister. These are popular brand name clothes, and some teenager's worlds would come to an end if they were forced to wear “Wal-Mart” clothes. I did some research on why clothes are becoming more and more expensive, and this is what I found. ======
 * ====== Expensive fabrics such as wool, cashmere, silk and some cotton are going up. The cotton at the high end fabric stores are $5 more expensive than at low end stores. ======
 * ======Labor prices are going up. The people have to insert zippers and sew on buttons. ======
 * ======Indirect costs, such as the research, advertising and salaries. ======
 * ======Marketing, the designers have an image that they want to market to, preferably the higher class citizens. ======

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So pretty much what they want us to believe is that the reason for such outrageous prices is because of the increase of the goods to make it. I’m sure these do factor in to the prices, but what is Wal-Mart doing to make their jeans only 16 dollars? Why can’t these brand name jeans do the same thing? I know why they don’t. It is because they have us convinced into buying their clothes. We are somewhat brainwashed into thinking “I got to have those Buckle jeans." I mean it is kind of ridiculous. These companies realize this so that’s how come they can get away with charging these prices. I really wish people would realize that we are being stupid when it comes to buying brand name clothes, but we will continue to do this. I have to admit that I am just as stupid. I have to get my jeans from American Eagle. Why do I have to? Well Wal-Mart jeans are ok and all, but AE jeans look a lot cooler. ======

//Can we settle for cheaper clothes, or are we going to //
 * **Why Are Clothes so Expensive? **

//continue to pay for the brand? //
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