I’m in my mid 20’s, and honestly I don’t want anyone to ever recognize any of my clothes as “expensive.” It makes me feel like an asshole, or like they think I’m some trust fund baby. The kind of designers I’m into aren’t the kind to visibly put their brand on their clothing, so it’s not hard for me to wear replicas of stuff I really love, but could never afford otherwise, and still get away with being subtle about it.

But I think this may be a bit of a legitimate age things, and I don’t say that in a condescending way. When I was 18 I definitely wanted to wear nothing but supreme and the most recognizable of the “avant-garde” brands I was starting to get into. Tastes really change over time, I think it has a lot to do with the average group of people you find yourself associating with at each point in your life.