Meaning feeling like nylon rather than actually made of plastic- although if it doesn’t say 革 (kawa- leather) on shoes they probably actually are. Some theories:
- Their wives have control of the budget and won’t let them buy anything more expensive
- The clothes retailers know all the money is in youth and women, leaving 洋服の青山 the monopoly position to sell any old crap they like
- Not the most adventurous of market segments, they are scared off by anything that looks young, unfamiliar or foreign
- Most Japanese don’t have the fear of the manmade and artificial that has taken hold in the West, here meaning artificial fabrics but also including things like food additives
- It’s just because all the suits come from China
- They have to be careful not to dress better than their boss
