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Dear Amy: Is it OK to wear school-branded clothing from a school you did not attend?
I visit college campuses when I travel and frequently buy a T-shirt from the school.
When asked about the apparel, I never pretend to have been an alum and explain that I had an enjoyable visit to the campus.
However, I have found much commentary on the internet saying that it is pretentious to do this. Your thoughts?
— Fan, but Not Alum in Chicago
Dear S: If wearing school-branded clothing from a university you didn’t attend is gauche, then out goes my hoodie from the Star Fleet Academy.
A college T-shirt is just a shirt with a logo on it.
Only a person who had gone to Harvard could possibly have a problem with this – Harvard-grads being notoriously sensitive about the dilution of their brand by the hoi polloi.
Otherwise, you’re good. Some alumni of prestigious schools won’t deign to wear their own school’s gear, anyway. In a nuanced counter-intuitive, they consider it to be too show-offy for them, but completely fine for other people.
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