Obsession With Designer Garms
Salaam
What is it with designer labels? What’s wrong with wearing something that doesn’t have a designer label on it?
How fussy are you regarding the brand of your clothes/shoes/make up?
When I was about 14 I needed some trainers so I kicked up a fuss for some expensive Nike trainers.
Why? Cos in school the cool kids wore Nike/Reebok or addidas and those who didn’t were laughed at…
Mobile phones had just came out when I was in high school…I always felt left out cos I never had one straight away.
People who shopped at “cheap” shops were always ridiculed….
The pressure to conform to the norm in high school is incredibly strong.
Now that I’m older (and kinda wiser) designer stuff is a non issue for me. If I really, really love something and I can afford it I’ll buy it-be it £5 or £50…
Do you know of people who ONLY wear designer garms and will never shop at…TKmax, Peacocks, Lidl, Aldi etc or any shops that have a “cheap” label attached to them?
And when one goes out of their way to be decked out in designer garms 24/7…who is it that they’re trying to impress? Their own ego? Members of the opposite sex or just the general public?
And what makes you buys something…is it, the price? Label? Style? Quality? Media? Or your mum?
And aren’t some plain designer garms so ridiculously over priced? And isn’t it true that boys are more obsessed with labels then girls are?
Share your thoughts
Wasalaam
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[quote="wass786"]
Hey stop, girls are just as crazy :roll: dont you think[/quote]
Its true wass, most boys are more fussed over designer labels than girls are, with us girls we can get away with buying stuff from high st. shops cuz it looks good too.
You do get exceptions to that obviously
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[quote="yashmaki"]when you get married rich or poor you will need to budget, that will mean saving even if it's just monthly.
When you become a parent and you have kids to look after you will definately save. That's being wise, stocking up provisions for your kids.
right now you have few worries you're single, still living with parents so you can afford to spend spend spend, enjoy it while it lasts lol[/quote]
lol before my bro got married he was into designer labels, in his high school he was renowned for being the guy who always wore designer stuff (even though they had uniform). :roll: 😂
With his first ever salary he bought a £300 armani watch... its not that he never saved, but he definitely liked spending on himself, family and friends.
this all changed after he got married - i think everyone who knew him was pretty shocked, lol. any designers he now wears are the ones he bought when he was single. my sister-in-law finds it difficult to believe he ever spent so much money on himself. yash is right - after marriage, budgeting becomes all-important. there are many more responsibilities to take into account.
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[quote="*DUST*"]
yash is right - after marriage, budgeting becomes all-important. there are many more responsibilities to take into account.[/quote]
Sounds like someone is ready for marriage
Obsession With Designer Garms
be realistic if you never save and you need to make a major payout ie pay for daughters wedding, wana buy them a car, want tuition for them. As a muslim would you want to take out a loan with interest or alternatively save up, no interest incurred?
Owning a house would be nice only for the sense of security it would provide. Right now it's not an option for me. islamic mortages that are on offer have very strict guidlines to follow before they even give you the loan. They're more stringent than regular mortage lenders. The expectations are so high that muslims either opt out and continue renting or just go for interest based mortages.
We are renting, the only thing i hate about that is moving, not looking forward to it. Hubby is used to it, i'm not i've lived with my folks for 23 years under the same roof, moving sounds stressful.
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[b]'Do not mourn the wordly loss; ask for your soul to be saved
many delighted in what you hold dear
in the end it left them and became mere wind
escape from its love before it escaps you'[/b]
Rumi
pretty much sums up the relation between material and ourselves
Obsession With Designer Garms
[quote="yashmaki"]
be realistic if you never save and you need to make a major payout ie pay for daughters wedding, wana buy them a car, want tuition for them. As a muslim would you want to take out a loan with interest or alternatively save up, no interest incurred?
.[/quote]
To me it makes more sense to save up a few months or maybe a year prior to the purchase of a holiday/house/car or wedding etc
I know of parents who save for their daughters wedding from the moment she is born....they spend a significant part of their own youth scrimping and saving and living in relative poverty only for her to elope in the future.
Muslims shouldnt be so far sighted.
[quote="wass786"]MuslimsLiLsIs WROTE:[quote]But I do think boys are crazy when it comes to over priced designer labels.[/quote]
Hey stop, girls are just as crazy :roll: dont you think[/quote]
Do you have sisters?
Should answer your question.
To MuslimslittleSister- And what boy's are you referring too?
Shazan doesn’t fall under any of your stereotypes.