> People pay copious amounts to promote a brand (for free). 😂

and even thinking wearing those BIG logo are cool...pure stupidity. 

>Yeah, that link was talking about huge differences 1 between real cost and retail price. 

yes just read it - if these brands can make things happen, what's stopping more people creating their own stuff, I mean the ingredients are all out there waiting to be cooked:)

Natalia

what they are really selling is the image, and their marketing effort

That's the funny thing. People pay copious amounts to promote a brand (for free). 😂

you would be shocked to know the actual cost of the fabric compared with the price they are selling

Yeah, that link was talking about huge differences 

 between real cost and retail price. And that's without considering the working conditions of those actually making their products.

Stacker Saloon

saloon

> what they are really selling is the image, and their marketing effort

That's the funny thing. People pay copious amounts to promote a brand (for free). 😂

> you would be shocked to know the actual cost of the fabric compared with the price they are selling

Yeah, that link was talking about huge differences [^1] between real cost and retail price. And that's without considering the working conditions of those actually making their products.

[^1]: Italian prosecutors found Dior paid $57 to produce bags retailing for $2,780.