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Originally Posted by Joan.of.the.Arch
We have noted here before how they will have segments on how to duplicate a given outfit that originally cost $10,000 for no more than $800, when to spend $800 on a single outfit would be a jaw-droppingly expensive action to most Americans.
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I read a popular men's magazine that has a fashion section each month featuring insanely priced outfits and accessories: $250 shirt, $300 pants, $150 belt, $200 shoes, $90 tie, $500 watch, etc.
A reader wrote in a few months ago asking why they do this when surely only a handful of their readers could actually afford to spend that kind of money. The response was that they do it to show what is in fashion, knowing full well that people can't actually afford that stuff, but it gives them an idea of the look they should go for when assembling their outfits, even if they are using far cheaper clothes to do so.
I guess the tv shows use the same theory. I know I'd rather see them take the family to Target and put together nice outfits, though.