Linda Thapen is happily browsing through the clothes in the shop. behind her,her 15 years-old son amar is getting very bored. ' mum can we go now, please,' he says.
it's not that Amar hates shopping. In fact, he loves it ... but only in the right kind of shop. He only wears clothes by designers like Calvin Klein, Armani and Dolce & Gabbana. Clothess from ordinary shops are definitely out. He's not only difficult about shirts, trousers and jackets. 'he has to have the right T-shirts, the right under pants, even the right socks!' say his mother.
Amar insists on Calvin Klein sock (12 a pair) and underpants (20), and jeans from versace at 130. 'My school doesn't have a unifrom , so there's a pressure to dress well. When I don't look good, it affects my whole
personality, my confidence,' says Amar. 'I'm going to be a model.'
Mum Linda is pleased with her son.
'He's a good - looking boy and I like to see him looking smart,' she says. Amar pays for a lot of clothes himself because he save up his pocket money and his birthday money.' he doesn't drink or smoke and he doesn't spend money going to discos, so I can't really complain,' she explains.
Amar is going to get a Saturday job so he can have more money for clothes. 'A job in a shop like Armani or Calvin Klein,' he says. What about the local supermarket? 'No way!