Also, I am the best thrifter I’ve ever met so I know all about vintage pieces. They’re only one of a kind because they’re at a thrift store and I am sure were once mass market. My preferences for “high fashion” and “thrift” can also be linked to not supporting unethical labor, i.e. child labor, and non-fair trade. I think it is important to make conscious decisions about where we buy our clothes, and stores that offer $30 dresses come with a much heavier price. High fashion is only pretentious if you allow it to be and everyone everyday decides to contribute to fashion merely by putting on an outfit. You are not exempt from this.

Fashion or jewelry isn’t just “stuff” or “crap” to me, but rather an integral part of who I am. I’d like to suggest that a friend would use different adjectives when referring to another friend’s interests. Lastly, I don’t think any of my friends could afford an $800 price tag for my graduation gift, it was merely a cute suggestion. If you don’t ever ask for something, you don’t ever receive it, so I enjoy putting my desires out into the universe.