ZeMagnificentKev
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13177869:KillaSeason said:
No, but I bought the older cronics cause the TC crew rode them, you cannot tell me that famous people/athletes repping brands has no impact on people purchasing the products.
Anyone one Newschoolers wearing designer.
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No, but I bought the older cronics cause the TC crew rode them, you cannot tell me that famous people/athletes repping brands has no impact on people purchasing the products.
Sno.
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13177954:Top_Gun said:
its true. although most of what i already posted were gifts-- and some were new purchases (although sales)-- my christian dior watch, gucci bracelet, and a fendi clutch that I have were all found at thrift shops-- oh and all of my designer ties. Thrift shops are the best places to go for designer silk ties.
Laurent.
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topic:sharkeisha said:
"Designer"
(Alright i'll give you Givenchy even though Tisci is imo on a downward spiral.)
Don't buy stuff because of the 'expensive' label, buy stuff that fits well, can be incorporated in your outfits properly and has some quality. Merely going after labels is idiotic.
Sno.
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13177976:omnidata said:"Designer"
(Alright i'll give you Givenchy even though Tisci is imo on a downward spiral.)
Don't buy stuff because of the 'expensive' label, buy stuff that fits well, can be incorporated in your outfits properly and has some quality. Merely going after labels is idiotic.
you contradict yourself.
maximiliaan
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yeah i am wearing this fine gucci cap atm
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13177681:J.D. said:
Wow I was drunk when I posted this. It's still true though. None of the "labels" you posted are remotely relevant. It's basically all just "look at the size of my dick" stuff, purchased for no better reason than it costs a lot and you want people to think you're rich.
13178275:immas said:
Is it Prorsum? Because otherwise it's basically just "same shit different year" - they have a bunch of staples they will continue to pump out because it makes them money, like the classic trench coat. Nothing wrong with that trench coat, but it's not a design piece. (incidentally, it's not "prorsum" just because it says "prorsum" on it; you can tell if the label is inside the jacket is black and gold)
Burberry is a weird one because their CEO, Chris Bailey, is the former creative director responsible for the prorsum line, so they actually have a legitimate designer running the whole company.
.MASSHOLE.
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Does Barbour count? If not, then beyond a few ties I was given by my dad, then no.
13178395:J.D. said:
London 2013 line. It was a graduation present from my grandparents. Don't get me wrong, I love the heritage collection, but it's such a staple and non standout piece. I only liked one Prorsum jacket that year, and was not going to ask for it. I wouldn't wear a piece like that around town.
13178409:immas said:
I guess my point is that it doesn't matter if it's london 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013... it's basically the same stuff. The main line is "here's some stuff that has and will always sell because it has wide appeal and is classic", they're not trying to do anything interesting with it, just make money and maintain brand image. Which there is nothing wrong with, but I'm not paying 2K for the same trench you've made for decades.
Meanwhile I can't wear Prorsum, I'm not skinny enough... everything is too geometric. It's really clothing made for models. Or asians. Not super practical.
90% of what I wear lately is made by Wings + Horns, Robert Geller, SNS Herning or Stephan Schneider. I could just wear wings and horns head to toe forever and be fine with that which has been the case for about eight years now. Tells you something about consistency.
Yeah like I say there's nothing wrong with that... there's a reason that stuff sells, it's safe and classic and appeals to a broad audience. Notwithstanding it's too much money for what it is, I like the regular burberry trench better than the recent prorsum ones for men, the button spacing on the latter ones is weird. It looks good on tall girls, though. Not that I know much about women's.
Brit is the diffusion line, you're paying to say you're wearing a Burberry with that stuff... a lot of it is crap.
Brit is the diffusion line, you're paying to say you're wearing a Burberry with that stuff... a lot of it is crap.
If it fits right and the material is decent, then who cares what the name on the tag reads.
Some of my best clothes are no-name 'who the fuck is this?' brands that I've had either re-tailored, or that just happened to fit fantastically. I never buy brand new unless it's underwear or socks, and mostly go for just a classic style if I'm not at home in my gym shorts and t shirt/rocking my birthday suit..
Some of my best clothes are no-name 'who the fuck is this?' brands that I've had either re-tailored, or that just happened to fit fantastically. I never buy brand new unless it's underwear or socks, and mostly go for just a classic style if I'm not at home in my gym shorts and t shirt/rocking my birthday suit..
KillaSeason
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13177974:Dr.Nitrog3n said:
Thank you, kid is a fucking idiot
13178496:omnidata said:You unlock maximum chav mode if you go full Brit.
I completely blame spice world for this.
Dear god kill it with fire..
yungsteeze
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13177795:Sno. said:
haha if these are sarcastic then you're funny.
spending my money on skiing>spending my money on designer shit
The concept of "expensive scarves" is kind of funny. It's all just cashmere, presumably, or silk. It's not any more "expensive" than a bolt of fabric and some dye. But the industry has set the market rate at a point where they can charge $X for the item.
What you have to understand is how fashion labels actually stay above water. They are willing to take losses on certain items - i.e., really directional, "cool" stuff that a lot of people will avoid because it's too out of the ordinary - provided they can make it up somehwere. So they have certain items that they'll churn out no matter what that will bring in cash to fund the rest of their line, which doesn't make that much money overall.
Depending on the label, their big "money makers" will be different things, but usually it's scarves, t shirts, and especially, ESPECIALLY perfume or cologne. That shit costs NOTHING to make and the margin is extreme. Whereas the margin on a scarf in terms of cost-to-MSRP ratio is probably five times what it is on a coat.
What you have to understand is how fashion labels actually stay above water. They are willing to take losses on certain items - i.e., really directional, "cool" stuff that a lot of people will avoid because it's too out of the ordinary - provided they can make it up somehwere. So they have certain items that they'll churn out no matter what that will bring in cash to fund the rest of their line, which doesn't make that much money overall.
Depending on the label, their big "money makers" will be different things, but usually it's scarves, t shirts, and especially, ESPECIALLY perfume or cologne. That shit costs NOTHING to make and the margin is extreme. Whereas the margin on a scarf in terms of cost-to-MSRP ratio is probably five times what it is on a coat.
13178612:J.D. said:
This is the same for almost anything...
I have doubts as to whether Dodge actually made money on the Viper, or Honda actually made money with the NSX...
But the rest of their very pedestrian lines got a lot cooler because of them and sold, because they had the same "SRT" or "VTECH" badging or whatever the hell.
**This post was edited on Oct 17th 2014 at 4:22:22pm
Eh, I think it's different with that stuff. I would think the margin on a Honda Civic for ~$25k is much smaller than the margin on a ~125k NSX. A lot of the basic components are fundamentally the same. The process is fundamentally the same. You're just using higher quality materials.
It actually costs money to make a coat. It's a bunch of different materials that needs to be carefully cut put together by (in the case of most high-end labels) skilled labourers and it all has to be perfectly consistent in terms of the pattern so that every piece has the exact same dimensions.
You know what it takes to make a scarf? Get a piece of cashmere. Machine dye it. Cut it into a rectangle. Done. I can make a Burberry scarf while drunk. I could not make a trench coat if my life depended on it.
It actually costs money to make a coat. It's a bunch of different materials that needs to be carefully cut put together by (in the case of most high-end labels) skilled labourers and it all has to be perfectly consistent in terms of the pattern so that every piece has the exact same dimensions.
You know what it takes to make a scarf? Get a piece of cashmere. Machine dye it. Cut it into a rectangle. Done. I can make a Burberry scarf while drunk. I could not make a trench coat if my life depended on it.
caucasian_chad
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I have better things to spend my money on. Plus I live in Montana so I'd just look like a dick if I wore designer clothes.