With regard to clothing, &quot;fashion&quot; has, unfortunately, trickled down to everyone.  One can buy clothing which lasts, or boots which last.  You can buy a 400 pair of boots which will take a beating for up to a decade of use, or you can buy a pair for $100 which will last you a season.  Lots of people will balk at the 400 boots.  Same with clothing.  They&#x27;ll buy the stuff made with short cotton fiber which begins fraying after a couple of washes  --or you can buy the long fiber textiles which cost a lot more.  Or wool... or white goods or pots and pans... etc.<p>Anyway, most people have adopted the fashion cycle --something that only wealthy people would import from the fashion capital du jour.