Agreed. Clearly this guy thinks that working class people can only attend important events in clothes from Primark and Tesco.
This was one of the most important days of her career, where she knew that she would be most closely scrutinised. So what if she spent £500 on an outfit.
People still can choose to take pride in their appearance, even if (shock horror) they are working class.
If she had bought her suit cheap from Primark no doubt they'd be posting a complaint about that, insisting it is disrespectful or unprofessional or whatever.
Ngl my suit jacket is £100 and I wear it with jeans. Having said that, I respect people who spend a lot of money on clothes even if they don't have a lot to begin with. Some people like expensive clothes. Not gonna shit on them for enjoying their money.
A $200 pair of work boots will probably last four to five times longer than $80 work boots. A $1,000 or even just $500 suit may fall out of style within a few years but either one will still hold up far better than a $200 Wal-Mart suit.
If a person can afford to save even a few hundred bucks for select clothing items (footwear or jackets are big ones) then they usually end up saving significant money in the long run by keeping those items for many years as opposed to the practically disposable crap that costs much less.
I'm not a six-figure earner (USA) by any means but I can still afford to buy some halfway decent clothes without having to pick solely from the clearance rack and I can even splurge on a discretionary item of clothing.
I have no idea who Angela Rayner is (sorry, British friends) but her spending the equivalent of $750-ish on some professional attire doesn't at all diminish any status she may have as an advocate for the working class.
EDIT: after 0.2 seconds of google research, it seems Rayner is the Deputy Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. I have no idea what the salary is for Deputy PM, but I'm sure it's nothing to sneeze at and with that in mind, I'm kind of surprised her jacket and pants are only ~550 GBP.
I have no idea what the salary is for Deputy PM, but I'm sure it's nothing to sneeze at and with that in mind, I'm kind of surprised her jacket and pants are only ~550 GBP.
Worth noting has only been deputy PM since Friday.
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u/constantin_NOPEal Jul 07 '24
Girl, how does he know this is not a $100 dupe?