Are Expensive Clothes an Investment or Not? 1

Up until the last post, I have been discussing cold-weather clothing, but winter clothes are expensive, aren't they?
Fashionistas say, 'It was expensive, but it's an investment,' but since I am not a fashionista, I can only think that occasionally.
This time, I would like to discuss whether expensive clothing is an investment or not, and what the cost-performance of clothing really is.

What should we use to judge whether expensive clothing is an investment or not?
It's simple. It's whether it's in the black or not.
Being in the black is an investment, and being in the red is a waste.
If there is a path to being in the black, then the clothing is an investment.

What does being in the black mean when it comes to clothing?
Considering the original purpose of clothing, which is to protect ourselves from the heat and cold, the more often you wear it, the longer you wear it, and the longer you feel satisfied with it, the more it is in the black.

The cost-performance of clothing would be how much performance—in terms of time spent feeling satisfied—is generated relative to the cost of the clothing.
The total amount of time you can expect to feel satisfied is the cost-performance.

In that sense, the best cost-performance items are loungewear.
Just as the furniture with the best cost-performance is bedding.
Next is one-mile wear.
This is a certainty.

So, what has the worst cost-performance?
Is it clothes that can't protect you from the heat or cold?
Can't you just wear them during the change of seasons?
What has the worst cost-performance is clothes you don't wear.

The most expensive thing in fashion is chasing trends.
The least expensive thing in fashion is not buying clothes.

Trendy fashion has the worst cost-performance because it becomes clothing you won't wear once the trend passes.
People who don't buy clothes keep wearing what they already have, so their cost-performance improves.

However, while chasing trends costs money, not chasing them makes you a target for slander.
Since there are demons and grim reapers who check other people's fashion and slander them, spending money as a form of armor to ensure you aren't driven to suicide by attacks from such people is somewhat unavoidable.

Also, unfashionable men are good at keeping things and may wear the same clothes for over 10 years, which is definitely defined as 'the person who always wears the same clothes,' so it is better to replace them at some point. This will help prevent suicide caused by fashion checks.

What I consider an investment are clothes that are less susceptible to trends and clothes with high functionality.
Because they can help you survive during a major earthquake.

Even if you don't care about trends, the performance of clothing improves year by year, so continuing to chase functionality also costs money.
I think the trick to cost-performance is not to keep chasing the cutting edge, but to chase the leading edge.

Clothes are, after all, consumables, so you won't wear them for your whole life.
At a certain point, when you feel it's about time, match them to trends, your mood, the occasion, and performance.
As a guideline, it's when 'you yourself think' that they might look like clothes from a bygone era.
Because the time you feel satisfied is the performance.

However, since you don't see your own clothes yourself, but others do, the accurate expression is when 'you yourself think' that 'others' might start wondering 'why are they wearing clothes from a bygone era?'

It is not others, but the 'other' within yourself that is the criterion for judgment.
(Excluding those currently experiencing power harassment.)
It is best to keep in mind the people you are going to meet as your standard.