discourse the past couple of weeks have made it so apparent that the average person has NO idea how fashion design works go on, don’t be shy, you try designing and constructing a one of a kind garment and see how it goes! then we can talk about prices!

as a designer, it’s incredibly disconcerting seeing people’s comments on the lirika matoshi dress. if you can’t afford something, you don’t have to buy it. you have no idea what it’s like to be a designer getting constant comments about prices being too high, it fucking sucks

one of the biggest things people don’t get is: DEMAND if the strawberry dress was $50, her small team would sell thousands of them. it’s not worth it. the price HAS to be higher so they can upkeep the high quality of each garment and pay living wages.

by the way that strawberry dress should cost MORE than $490 with how much work obviously goes into it, plus the brands sustainability but y’all really aren’t ready for that conversation!

if i seem overly frustrated by this, it’s bc i’m also an apparel designer that is CONSTANTLY told my work is too expensive, when we literally undercharge. the most expensive thing we’ve made is $120. garments from independent designers are not necessities, they’re luxuries