Victoria+Olivan

Material is the One Hurting Our Pockets ====//Victoria Olivan is a senior at [|Eldorado High School]. She is member of the National Honor Society and takes part in U.I.L. Academics (Journalism). //==== February 14, 2013

====I do believe that we give in to the brand name. A pair of Miss Me Jeans (a brand name for women) costs $100. I am a follower. I have purchased 3 pairs of Miss Me Jeans. I stopped buying those jeans because it is just outright outrageous. I could have purchased a lot of other clothes with $300. ==== ====I have learned that those jeans are not the only jeans out there. I now purchase jeans at Aeropostale and wherever they fit right. I have trouble finding jeans that are a comfortable fit. I can also never find jeans that are long enough or short enough. I am like between a short and a regular. They still drag on the ground. ==== ====The lady that was working at the Dillard’s when I was buying my expensive jeans told me that these expensive jeans last you longer than the cheap brand. I don’t know whether to believe her or not because maybe she was just trying to make a sell. Those Miss Me jeans did not last me by the way.... it was very irritating ==== ====Those brand name companies are making ton loads of money off teens and children buying their clothes. Having brand names clothes make a teen or child feel “cool”. They want to feel accepted with the “popular/rich” kids. For instance there is the beautiful top at Target that looks like the one a girl saw in a magazine at Dillard’s. The only difference was that the top was from different stores. The top from Target was in a way a generic brand and the top from Dillard’s was a Lauren Ralph Lauren. The Target top, of course, was cheaper and the top from Dillard’s was very expensive. The girl wanted the top from Dillard’s because all of her friends had the Lauren Ralph Lauren collection. She didn’t care how expensive it was; she just wanted to feel accepted. ==== ====According to ae.com (American Eagle Outfitters) a simple embroidered mesh top is $39.95. That is ridiculous. It doesn’t even look like it takes a lot of material to make. ==== ====The material for clothing is expensive because it all depends on what material it is. According to the website, Bold Sky, vucana wool can range from $1,800 to $3,000 per yard. A simple scarf made from this material can cost $20,000. The four most expensive materials are wool, linen, silk, and fur. So if you’re not looking for anything expensive, avoid these materials. ==== ====It’s the materials that are becoming expensive. It’s not the companies trying to scam us out of our money. We just seem to be willing to pay all of this money for simple clothing. ====


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

//continue to pay for the brand? //
||  || //is in the National Honor Society. He will be attending Angelo State in the fall of 2013.// || ||
 * **DEBATERS:** ||  ||
 * **Brand Names Are Controlling Our Brains ** //[|Will Barker]is a student at [|Eldorado High School]and//
 * Over Paying Your Designers Clothes? ** //[|Hector Reyes] is a dual credit student at [|Eldorado High School]. // || [[image:me.jpg width="133" height="279"]] ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 14pt;">Over Paying Your Designers Clothes? ** //<span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 12pt;">[|Hector Reyes] is a dual credit student at [|Eldorado High School]. // || [[image:me.jpg width="133" height="279"]] ||