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[โ€“] brisk@aussie.zone 18 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (1 children)

Tall poppies is about criticising people who are boastful and self-aggrandising, not mocking people for wearing clothes they like.

(Your link doesn't load for me so I don't know if it directly contradicts me, my statement is based on my local understanding with confirmation from Wikipedia)

[โ€“] CurlyWurlies4All@slrpnk.net 10 points 4 months ago

I think it could be argued that wearing ostentatious and expensive clothes is a type of self-aggrandisement. Wear something flashy into any local pub in country NSW and you'd get the exact same reaction as above.