Clothing is So Cheap

Remember that bullshit about me being so happy to live with less than I'm used to, having so few clothes and possessions, and free from the desire to purchase all that dumb crap that I know I don't need? Well, I ended up buying a shitload of clothes while I was here. See below:

That's 4 knock-off polo shirts, 5 t-shirts, 9 pairs of shoes, two tailored jackets, 1 tailored suit, and 12 tailor-fitted button down shirts. Half of this stuff was purchased in Beijing at the silk market, and half in Shanghai at the South Bund Fabric Market. The total cost for everything seen here was about $600.

The only reason I don't feel like a total hypocrite for buying all of this stuff after talking about how much I hate spending money is that I feel like I was taking advantage of a time in my life when clothing is the cheapest it will ever be. When am I ever going to get custom fit shirts made for me for $10?