Don't just think about the price. Consider how much you'll love wearing the garment, which will be about finding a manufacturer that produces things to your taste. A $100 hoodie worn for a decade is cheaper than a $40 hoodie you replace in a year.

As usual, the key is to buy less, buy better.

Notably, Canada's 1970s immigration policy allowed Nat Thakkar to set up a factory in Ontario, which is now run by his son Amit. The factory has created countless jobs for Canadians. Unfortunately, Trump's tariffs have hurt their business, which also harms US farmers since Roopa uses US cotton.

Most expensive: 3
Least expensive: 1
Best value: 4

balenciaga sells these sneakers for $1,400. i think they're corny and ugly, but it's fine for people to buy expensive versions of non-rich aesthetics. but if you're out here calling the cops on graffiti artists while wearing these sneakers, it's extremely 🙄

you see this happen a lot in "streetwear." people who co-opt a streetwear aesthetic frozen in time while making cities more hostile to the people who gave that aesthetic meaning — less affordable housing, more crackdown on noise, more policing, etc.