My daughter and one of her best friends have been searching high and low for certain pairs of "Laguna Beach Jeans." The jeans range in price from $99.00 to a few hundred bucks. I remember buying my first pair of Levi 501 jeans in college for about $19.00.
These aren't the only "high end" jeans out there and I'm sometimes blown away at $200.00, $300.00 and $400.00 dollar jeans. I admit, t I've paid $158.00 for a pair of David Khan jeans at Nordstrom. I've worn them for two years and love them. Are they worth it? I'm not sure, but I'm not going to wear bling bling pockets and white whipped stitching and flaps decorated to high hell as a status symbol. How did I raise such a brand conscious kid? Was it the Coach purses, the MK shoes, the Levis? Seriously, I'm just not sure how it happened. She's not the worst offender I know, but this is the same sweet kid who, when I tried to buy her some Sketchers in 6th grade told me, "Mam, I don't need those fancy shoes, let's just get the $20.00 ones." Some women standing next to me almost fell over and commented on what a great kid I was raising. She's still a great kid, but somehow has morphed into a brand crazed, acquisition hungry teenager. Good thing she's got two jobs.
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