Rant on fashion

To get it off my chest and move on, I have to stop to point out a recent Fashion + Style recommendation in a local magazine. The concept: Quick outfits to take on a tropical, weekend vacation get away. He can take off with $545 worth of clothing, she'll need $896 - nearly 60% more. Why? Not even getting into the pricing on individual pieces ($325 for sunglasses ?!?!?), I wonder what this says about us as "consumers" or them as "marketers". As a consumer, what are your reactions? As a marketer, how do you think about the pricing?