Quote Originally Posted by kiltedpride
Is not one of the conclusions gained from the above points is that many people in the US are not prepared to spend as much on clothes as their European counterparts and are not so influenced by matters of style and quality - or have I missed something? Were we not saying this is why the Utilikilt and pretend kilts are more popular as there is a resistance to the price of a traditional kilt despite the fact that it is in effect better value?
Again I'm not sure this is true.

I have spent time in Edinburgh, and didn't see any signs that the average person was wearing more expensive clothes that the average person I live around (Clothing prices that I saw were about 10% higher for the same US item, but hardly 5 times more).

As for not being influenced by matters of style, ask any high school student. People are derided for not wearing the "Right" shirt or jeans or shoes. You may not like the style (and I don't), but dressing like a gangsta rapper is not cheap.

Adam