I often wonder that too.
I went to a Catholic high school so were sportin' the plaid most of time. However every month we paid $1 to our homeroom teacher and we were allowed to wear our own clothes for the day (the dollar went to a homeless shelter we worked with).
I guess the other ladies in my school felt the need to dress to impress since it was so rare. I saw it all! Bebe, Iceberg, Armani Exchange, VERSACE...
But then again, I don't know how much of that was actually the REAL McCOY! *lol*
I definitely think the parents have something to do with it. I know some kids that have jobs, but what about those who don't? I was never allowed to have any of that stuff as a kid because my mother was very anti-fad. She said she wasn't going to pay $80 for a shirt I was only going to wear for a few months. I have to thank her for that because it forced me to learn how to look nice without spending all the $$!! Now that I'm in college, it really helps. I can control my spending because I can prioritize. Some people see the logo gear as a must. I mean I love Armani and St. John suits like the dickens but where would I be if that's all I bought?
I'd be looking sharp with no phone, no books, no place to stay...
Ex, I feel you on the Bebe thing. At a mall in my home area they actually took out all the logo wear from the store and moved it to another location in the mall. I asked the manager why and she coolly replied, "The staff and I were tired of the same kinds of people coming in and crowding the store even though they could only afford a small section of the merchandise. We thought it was best to move it."
"Kinds of people"? I'm not even going to say it.
But sadly it's true. Every time I went in there it was the same scene. 50 people in there and 42 of them in the logo section.
Well, C'est la Vie.
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