There is an age old question that goes something like this: "What are you wearing?". Well, I like philosophy as much as the next guy, so the ancient riddles are the most interesting to answer, don't you agree? Also, I've noted in Metro that they often have a picture of a guy, describing in detail what he's wearing. True, most of his wardrobe is labeled clothing. In fact, those things, in my mind, are nothing more than advertisments. Well, I don't really wear clothing that is readily recognisable as any labels. But let's get into the question: what do I wear on a regular day?

Let's start of from the head and work our way downwards. The top most thing is a cap. It's red with a blue brim. The logo for STP is on it. Do you know what STP does? Well, I looked it up at one point, apparently they make oil for racing cars... I don't care what they do to be honest, it keeps the sun out of my eyes. The back story of the cap is as follows:

Person A likes racing cars. He buys a cap with the insignia of a brand associated with racing cars.
Person B got the sun into his eyes a lot. Mentions this at work. His boss, Person A, gives him the cap.
Person C got the sun into his eye a lot. Mentions this to his brother, Person B, who gives him the cap.

Like I said, it keeps the sun out.

I have a pair of glasses. Without them I wouldn't be able to see. They were, pretty much, the cheapest brand at the optiican.

I have a vide range of T-shirts. Most of them in dark colours. I am hard pressed to remember the last time I bought a T-shirt for myself though... They're pretty much all gifts. They keep the sun from burning my body and keep me somewhat warm.

During summer (now) I wear a west. It's usually called a fisherman's west. It has a lot of pockets in it. Well, I have a tendancy to carry a lot stuff with me, and during summer I don't wear a jacket. So I wear a west. Pockets without the heat of a jacket. It might not look stylish and I have had the question asked wether or not I'm a fisherman a few times, but I ignore it.

Keeping up with the summer thing for my next clothing item: a pair of shorts. I was trying real hard to find a good pair of shorts. They were either ridiculously expensive or they were too long. What's the point of SHORTS that are LONG? Not too seldomly they also had bad pockets. I like pockets, as previously mentioned. The pair I wear now I bought at a convenience store. They were on sale. Afterwards I found out that it was in the women's department... They are clearly labeled (on the inside) as "Women's shorts". Well, they hide any naughty bits and that's what they're there for.

Underwear. Cheapest kind. Never seen by anyone (I do my own laundry). Hides naughty bits.

Socks. I wear gym socks. I know, a lot of people think that people wearing gym socks are stupid or something. Personally: they keep my feet warm and protects them from direct contact with my shoes.

Shoes... About a year ago I started interning where I am interning right now. When working I need to walk around almost constantly. For eight hours a day. Yeah, I mostly sit still at home and the last intern places were also pretty non-mobile. Now that I move around I needed shoes that could be walked in. Thankfully the guy I work with gave me one of his old pairs. They're Adidas, I think. I can't claim that I care...

And there we have it. I wear clothes to keep warm. Also there is a law against walking around naked, so there's the concelement factor. I don't care for a second about labels. When you buy labeled clothing, most of what you're paying for is the label. I prefer to buy clothes with my money. A nice picture is nice to hang on the wall, but I do not want to pay a lot of money to have it on my underwear. Like I said: nobody will see those. Why then should I buy labeled underwear?