The main observation I was making is that it appears male users in Home appear to be spending more these days in general than they have in months past, not the appearance of the actual clothing items themselves -- default or otherwise.

Is it because before they would have rather spent that money on DLC for their favorite game and thought Home was a waste of time? Is it because Mom and Dad finally relented and got them a $20 PSN card (and maybe a keyboard)? Did the 100 free items that Sony gave Home users after the outage actually appeal to those of the predominately male user base who heretofore were dead set against buying Home items, and tempted them to spend? Are developers simply producing more male clothing items that are actually more appealing to guys? Or is it even perhaps because they took a chance and spent some money on an in-Home game (Salt Shooter, the Midway, upgrades for Sodium 2, what have you), saw their peers dressing “up” or even perhaps got caught up (by “accident”) in Home’s social scene and actually started to like hanging out in Home, therefore feeling the need to upgrade the wardrobe? This is the stuff I’m really curious to know.

Hey, in real life, I’m a jeans and a T-shirt girl (although living in New England, I can’t wear them year round without the risk of frostbite)- pretty boring, pretty plain.

With the variety that’s out there in Home though, my imagination would be rather quite disappointed in me if I stayed the same old, same old. That said, you will never see me in the fashion threads, both here and on the Sony forum. Being a “fashionista” just is not my scene.

And as a domestic abuse survivor, I completely get where you’re coming from, and I thank you.

I will continue to happily wear my cargo pants when I feel like it.

As for the “wife-beater” top whatever it is, I may wear it but I won’t call it that.

Cheers!

Someone who voluntarily chooses to wear such clothing in Home does run the risk of being prejudged as a noob — there have been any number of articles in HSM and elsewhere addressing this social trend — but we’re also the first to caution against judging a book by its cover. More accurately, I think it’s a comment on the general resistance to spending money in Home on *any*thing, including virtual apparel.

Love the sales chart articles…keep ‘em comming.

I got that gothic corset (and not the other parts of the outfit) and love it. i got a real life top that looks kind of like it too. and what is up with #4? especially with all the great content that has been comin out for us for the past couple of month. Wait until the numbers come out for October. I bet Granzella gonna be all ova it with all their hott beach wear!