Replying to Should the way you dress reflect how good you are at skiing?

All I hear people say is "Oh dude you wear all that Oakley tanner Hall shit yet you can't even do rails." I'm fairly me to skiing (about a year now) and I want to start freestyle sooner rather than later. But I always get criticism about the shit I wear. Does anyone here really think this shit is important? I like the jacket and stuff I have because I like how it looks, it was not intended to reflect how I ski in any way. This is the type of shit that really pisses me off. Anyways let me hear your opinions NS.