With regard to clothing, "fashion" 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'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.
Anyway, most people have adopted the fashion cycle --something that only wealthy people would import from the fashion capital du jour.
The problem is that neither me nor most other people know a first thing about quality aspects of materials or manufacturing of clothes/shoes, so we can't tell if the product will last long.
Anyway, most people have adopted the fashion cycle --something that only wealthy people would import from the fashion capital du jour.