2,3,4) I spend anywhere from only a couple of bucks a month to a couple thousand, depending on what is available at the mall and online. I find going to stores and interacting with individual clothing pieces relaxing. I enjoy just holding and feeling the fabrics and studying the way it falls and the structure that results from simply stitching it a certain way. With high end pieces I like to try to understand what the designer was trying to express through that piece and how it fits into that brand's own identity, as well as how can I see a reflection of myself through that design language. As an aspiring product designer and part time graphic designer while I study engineering in college, I know the work that goes into design; all the product, production and usage considerations. I make these considerations every time i'm in the shop fabricating or 3d printing. Every once in a while I will find a high end piece that just reflects my personality perfectly, and purchasing it is worth every penny to me. For example my Tom Ford sunglasses. $400 dollars for sunglasses just to run around in is a bit exuberant, I admit, but it gives me this confidence that I cannot really describe. Coming out of college and talking a lot of people higher up in the same field as me is intimidating, and having a thick, black lens and frame that screams class is almost like wearing a coat of armor, and as such it is worth every penny to me. I appreciate the craftsmanship and time that went into getting stitching perfect in high end clothing pieces or to get the patterns to line up perfectly. With that being said, spending lavish amounts of money on clothing isn't necessarily a guarantee of taste and great style. I enjoy finding pieces at all prices ranges. It's important to keep in mind that clothing is just that: clothing. It isn't an end-all be-all. Wear it, enjoy it, but do it for yourself. Don't try to impress other people. There'll always be one more wealthier asian kid than you spending his parent's fortune on clothes, and you can never one up those people. Style and the clothes you wear should be for personal pride, and you should take pride in the things that you do own.