skullbabe · Today 16:19
Why does M need SUCH expensive clothes
Why does it matter to you? Why does their spending bother you? It’s not your money - if they are burning through their cash isn’t that their problem? Why does spending like A listers or Royalty bother you if they can afford it?
I'm going to assume this isn't a rhetorical question - the MN favourite, 'Why do you care?'
And it's a good question! But I do. As I said in my post, context is all - at a premiere I get it, but not for an outdoor sports event where the focus should be on the amazing participants. I'll be honest: personally I find conspicuous consumption upsetting. It's simple-minded, yes, but I just can't help thinking - gosh, if they'd given the value of those clothes to the actual charity...
So it's not just where Meghan is concerned, but she is a publicity-seeker and she has come to my attention.
Both Meghan (and Catherine) are model-standard women who could frankly wear anything and look elegant. They are precisely the types who could buy from the smarter high-street stores (say, Jigsaw and others I can't remember the names of!) and look amazing. I think C has worn Hobbs and Jigsaw to acclaim. Still beyond many budgets, but not stratospheric. So why not a £250 dress instead of a £50,000 dress? Why do I care? I don't in a personal sense (except see below...) but I think their lifestyle may be unsustainable and they'd be wise for all sorts of reasons to rein it in. Aren't they both always asking for someone else to fund things, such as their security etc?
Thinking about your question, I suppose what I care about is the fawning and gushing about someone's clothes and appearance which this thread has featured. Meghan is a lovely-looking woman (not an achievement) and looks good in some super-expensive clothes (not an achievement). It just seems unbelievably shallow to make so much of these things. I love clothes and I like to be fashionable, but you don't need to spend the sort of money that would buy a house in some parts of Britain on one outfit. It think it's unhealthy and stirs up really unhealthy aspirations, especially among youngsters who think labels are everything.
There was another thread where posters were gushing about the good looks of the 3 royal children, and I found that uncomfortable too. It's great to say 'they're an attractive lot', but the concomitant insults about less attractive royals made me queasy - I don't value people for their luck in the looks dept, or their ability to buy designer clothes. I've been made all too aware, reading both these threads, that that is what counts with many people, and I find it depressing.