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It's threads like this that get me thinking that leather jackets and brand loyalty can be taken way too seriously.
I'm still feeling slightly dumb for spending over $1000 on an Aero half-belt - which is a lovely thing but is not giving me any more pleasure, to be honest, than a $140 used Brooks.
There is a type of collecting of consumer goods that transcends the item itself and settles into a type of fetishism or coveting of brand and manufacturing that seems like a parody.
That's been bothering me since the day I joined this forum. But I've just accepted the fact that I'm a fool for spending more than $150 on a leather jacket. Or a denim jacket. Especially a denim jacket. I mean, I LOVE these things but I just can't really pretend I'm getting anything more out of a $1000 plus jacket. Never could have. I'll just continue embracing the madness.