Potentially awkward - sweating thru breeches at shows

As someone who grew up broke as hell, I have a REALLY tough time spending $200+ on a pair of pants. I spent a lot of time scrolling through the COTH posts looking at common denominators and the price points have me crawling out of my skin. I get the whole technical fabric argument but man I just cannot rationalize some of these prices or imagine how they got the number!

For example:
Struck breeches: $300+
Ariat Tri Factor: $159
Botori: $149
Devonaire Versailles: $64
Devonaire All Pro: $57
Free Ride Lux: $90
Horse Pilot X-Balance: $255
Maya Delorez: $99-245
Kerrits Affinity: $159
Kerrits Ice Fil: $109

Not to derail the thread, it’s just hard to swallow lol

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