Jiberish has been doing well for themselves in the last few years. Their main focus now is in high quality street wear. They have gained lots of popularity on HYPEBEAST, a popular street wear fashion magazine. If you saw their Grand Cru look book video for last years fall/winter drop, they did stick to their roots and include skiing to promote their products. I do wish they stuck more to the skiing side of things with their products, its cool to see where they are going now.
Is jiberish... lame now?
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CashmereCat
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13142663:youngbloodd said:
I have the latest blacklist hoodie and I can assure you it must've cost more than 3 dollars to make. That is the nicest hoodie I have ever owned.
Charlie_Kelly
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13142663:youngbloodd said:
My "$92" (actually I think it was 80) hoodie is going on it fourth season of use and literally has one tiny hole in the cuff. We're talking 30-60+ days for the last four years and I wore it pretty much every time I went skiing. I'll be using it again this year because I love my Jiberish.
kamron_708
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Sad to see, but the industries seperate themselves. Newer companies like edoggo, ehoto, and similar are selling well. Theyre sponsoring young riders who give tons of exposure
fordbennett
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They're just getting after Premium
snowsniper
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13142949:bmaze91 said:
^^^ I was just about to say the same thing.
Willskiforfree
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Basically every skier still wears and is in love with jibberish so they arent really out of skiing
CatBoy
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you kids bitch about everything. I went to their website expecting to find nothing but tight-fitting peacoats and hipster driven garments based on how much bullshit I just read. And yet there's still the very jiberish-esque, colorful, tall hoodies that you all used to cream yourselves over.
J-Dunn
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Jiberfish has been dead to me for years. Yes they still make edits I suppose. But that shit they make. Quality went down simplicity went up. Price went up. And omg that fucking style. if I see someone whereing jiberfish now in days I just automatically assume they suck a lotta cock. And yes I mean that literally !!!
gnarballsianm
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The days of jibberish for skiers are over for sure, there stuff is pretty exspensive and for guys like myself, it's easier to overlook a super exspensive hoodie, hat or T and buy cheaper just as quality stuff. With the new advant of small attire companies arising all over the place, especially in ski/ outdoor oriented communities it easy to find sick new companies with low priced outerwear.
CashmereCat
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"Just as quality" you have no idea what you're missing.13143484:gnarballsianm said:
ryanleslie
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Jiberish is making a colab with level 1 again soon so...
Willskiforfree
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13143475:J-Dunn said:
You're retarded
gabeski
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13142198:NPRM said:
It is up, we have a few more tweaks that we were waiting on, but would rather push early so you guys can enjoy:
http://www.jiberish.com/pages/team
No excuse, this was on me and I have been collecting team photos and videos for each athlete's page for a while now. Should be no reflection of our involvement (or perceived lack there of) in skiing, we have just been focusing on getting the website up and running smoothly. Now that we are in a good spot, I have been working on adding pages lately like music and yes the team page. We are hyped on the new look and function and hope everyone else is too.
Our customers can choose to stop supporting us as a brand and that is fine, it doesn't bother us because everyone should choose a style that fits them. Jiberish will never stop supporting skiing though, it is our roots and what we do on the weekends together. That said we do not make skis, boots, goggles or anything mandatory to do the sport so our influences, opportunities and market is bigger than just skiing. Yes, we are pushing our clothing to boutiques and blogs that are clothing based in hopes that it educates a new consumer about our sport and in hopes that their introduction to skiing is through seeing our edits and our team. We feel our team and our edits are a strong representation of our sport. This is why we will always push video edits on our site, skiing images on Instagram, support video production companies, share athlete videos on Facebook and have a team page on our site.
Sorry for the ramble but this is important to us and as the person I quoted found from emailing us, it was never the plan to remove this page so sorry for the delay.
Gabe
for all the haters....
https://www.newschoolers.com/news/read/Freeskiing-Eyes-Jiberish
They definitely haven't forgotten their skiers
https://www.newschoolers.com/news/read/Freeskiing-Eyes-Jiberish
They definitely haven't forgotten their skiers
supergaper69
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can someone please acknowledge my Chug joke
supergaper69
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13144067:gabeski said:
thanks for the comment i have been an avid supporter for a long time and when i checked out the new site and didn't see the athletes page it felt like a slap in the face
Verdict: Jiberish is not lame
integrated
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13144067:gabeski said:
yep
Goku
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http://www.jiberish.com/collections/jiberish-grand-cru/products/the-la-tache
http://www.jiberish.com/collections/jiberish-grand-cru
TECH FUSION CREWNECK BLACK
-Diamond plate quilted 400gsm weight brushed COTTON sleeves
VENTILE COTTON FISHTAIL PARKA BLACK
-Taped zippers
WTF Jiberish.
http://www.jiberish.com/collections/jiberish-grand-cru
TECH FUSION CREWNECK BLACK
-Diamond plate quilted 400gsm weight brushed COTTON sleeves
VENTILE COTTON FISHTAIL PARKA BLACK
-Taped zippers
WTF Jiberish.
Chinchi
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Honestly who are they marketing to now? They lost the park ski community, we can all agree on that. They are now targeting trend-whore hype beasts, but that market is already completely over saturated, and with brands that are far more affordable or have the brand name to back them up. Maybe Jiberish should start advertising on /r/streetwear or Kanyetothe.com forums. I wish I could just cop a sick sweater for skiing or a big ass dope vest but those days are over
Heart
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13154299:Chinchi said:
Sure the market is saturated, but they key to be being successful in a market like that is do something different - and jiberish is doing a great job at that. How many companies do you know that have made 20k waterproof streetwear? Maybe Visvim? I can't think of a single company combining such functionality with the look of something you'd wear out on the town.
It’s the natural progression of the brand. They get inspiration from other streetwear brands. Stuff the Jiberish designers wear in their daily lives. That stuff is at this pricepoint. Jiberish has always designed for themselves first and foremost and now they’re a bit older and more city focused. How long could they go pumping out new color blocked floral hoodies every season?
This isn’t different than almost every surf inspired clothing line. They have a beach lifestyle aesthetic, but functionally the stuff needs to work in the city, not at Pipeline. NS’s user base doesn't really understand that we aren't commercially the life blood of the industry. Most high end outerwear isn't (Arc'Teryx for example) worn on the mountain during the jackets lifetime. They’re worn on a rainy/snowy day in NYC, Chicago, Boston, etc…
This is the market Jiberish will be going after. The crowd that wears a jacket 20 days on the street for every 1 day on the hill. That’s a huge market. A lot of disposable income looking for outerwear that has a sense of authenticity but with a city aesthetic. People don’t want to look like a bag of skittles in NYC/Chicago/Boston (SF less so). There are a few people trying to do this right now with a lot of success. Aether has a store in the middle of Soho selling $800 outerwear.
It’ll be tough to hit the fashionable stuff at this pricepoint since those brands have a stranglehold on a certain clientele, but they’re onto something by blending that fashion with technical outerwear. People won’t pick Jiberish over APC for winter clothes, but for that jacket you’ll wear for your one week ski vacation? Absolutely. Fashion houses tend to produce awful outerwear. Go to Aspen, Jackson, Whistler, etc… over xmas and you’ll see this customer.
The big question is can they establish the brand with the Hypebeast/Kith/Flight Club/Supreme crowd. That remains to be seen.
This isn’t different than almost every surf inspired clothing line. They have a beach lifestyle aesthetic, but functionally the stuff needs to work in the city, not at Pipeline. NS’s user base doesn't really understand that we aren't commercially the life blood of the industry. Most high end outerwear isn't (Arc'Teryx for example) worn on the mountain during the jackets lifetime. They’re worn on a rainy/snowy day in NYC, Chicago, Boston, etc…
This is the market Jiberish will be going after. The crowd that wears a jacket 20 days on the street for every 1 day on the hill. That’s a huge market. A lot of disposable income looking for outerwear that has a sense of authenticity but with a city aesthetic. People don’t want to look like a bag of skittles in NYC/Chicago/Boston (SF less so). There are a few people trying to do this right now with a lot of success. Aether has a store in the middle of Soho selling $800 outerwear.
It’ll be tough to hit the fashionable stuff at this pricepoint since those brands have a stranglehold on a certain clientele, but they’re onto something by blending that fashion with technical outerwear. People won’t pick Jiberish over APC for winter clothes, but for that jacket you’ll wear for your one week ski vacation? Absolutely. Fashion houses tend to produce awful outerwear. Go to Aspen, Jackson, Whistler, etc… over xmas and you’ll see this customer.
The big question is can they establish the brand with the Hypebeast/Kith/Flight Club/Supreme crowd. That remains to be seen.
Stose
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13142860:CashmereCat said:
13143619:CashmereCat said:
I too have last years blacklist hoodie. Is it the nicest hoodie ive owned? yes. best quality of a jiberish sweatshirt ive ever had? yes. Worth the extra money? not even close. Id take my a la mode any day. I don't need my sweatshirt to have tripple seams and side ribbing and 50 gm cotton or whatever they are doing with it. It needs to have a slim, slightly tall fit, and be a sweatshirt. Id much rather pay 70-80 for my older jiberish than 100 for the new. The quality isn't remote worth the price increase.
Chinchi
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13154408:ObeseBunny said:
I mean there are a million companies making things like fishtail parkas and insulated vests. And for the $850 price tag of the jacket you could easily buy a top notch technical park jacket, and a dope piece to wear off the mountain. Honestly I'm a bit of a streetwear fan myself and I don't dislike their designs, its more that the prices are just way too expensive for what the brand is, even brands like supreme aren't nearly as expensive retail as jiberish is
artfullydodged
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You kids complaining about the prices are out of your depth, you have no idea what you're talking about. Jiberish jackets and buttondowns use the same fabrics and contruction techniques as brands that cost a good deal more. This season is probably the best they've ever had. Is the stuff perfect? Is every piece something I'd wear? No, but they are trying new things and learning quickly. They're not moving away from skiing, they're expanding their market, growing with their original customers, and pushing ski apparel in the direction they see it going.
If you want tall colorblocked hoodies then go make one yourself, that's how Jiberish got started after all isnt it?
If you want tall colorblocked hoodies then go make one yourself, that's how Jiberish got started after all isnt it?
artfullydodged
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Here's a simple $225 button down from Hillside
Here's a $180 silk lined bomber from Jiberish
Notice how they're made from the same fabric?
Here's the APC bomber they based theirs off of. It costs over $400
Oh and the ventile cotton parka is absurdly cheap for a ventile jacket, try finding a stylish jacket with that fabric at the same pricepoint.
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[tk]
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13226675:godhatesfigs said:Here's the APC bomber they based theirs off of. It costs over $400
Why though? the materials used? Wal-mart could make the same thing with cheaper materials and sell it for $35. And thats expensive for Wal-mart.
Don't get me wrong, Jiberish is my #1 favorite brand and I appreciate that they are selling some quality stuff for cheaper than other streetwear brands. It just bothered me how Pete said in that other thread that, to compare the hoodies from 09 or earlier with their hoodies now is laughable. I disagree. My 09-10 hoodies are my all time favorite pieces from them. To compare it with my blacklist hoody I got, it's not even a question which I like better. Their old sweatshirts had that signature material that I haven't ever seen in anything else. Hard to explain, it's just an awesome fabric that I wish they still used. The tag on the hood, the custom "J" zipper pulls, the drawstring tags, the polyester ribbing that doesn't pill. Those are just features, I'm not even gonna get into the differences in graphics because I know it has been talked about so much on here. When it comes to fit, the ribbing is nice and tight, and it's much baggier overall which is what I like. My blacklist one is suuper slim, more slim than any normal sweatshirt. The fabric honestly feels to me more like a normal sweatshirt, even though I know its a much "nicer," heavier material. I got a pair of their $85 sweats a week or so ago and the quilted stitching(cosmetic) was coming apart the first day. They also threw in waterproof pocket zips on em for no good reason, which i have to carefully pull with two hands so i don't wear the fabric. So no, I don't think it's laughable at all to compare what they made then to today.
No matter what though, I still get that Jiberish "high" the first week I wear any of their pieces. Their sweats are the coziest things I've ever worn. They will continue to be favorite company. Much love to them.
artfullydodged
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13226766:[tk said:
Wal-mart's suppliers can't reproduce this jacket and others in that price range. There are elements of construction for this stuff like cutting, darting, stitching, etc that create the fit of the jacket that would be difficult and expensive to add to a factory. Just look at the gap GQ stuff... say you got one of the John Elliott hoodies, since we are talking about hoodies alot here thats a good example. It's about half the the price of the real thing. It's the same at first glance but truthfully it doesnt fit the same, drape the same, fade and break in the same, or last as long. Now those things might not be terribly important to you when you buy it and that's fine, but if you went with the more expensive version you would probably start to notice and appreciate these small details that really make it a different/better product.
Stose
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It's so stupid when people try and compare jiberish to other brands and say "look how much cheaper jiberish is!". If you think you're spending your $ wisely then that's great, don't try to justify blowing money by convincing us you actually got a steal. That's exactly what jiberish wants you to think so they can keep selling their jackets. Also people aren't complaining about the prices because they lack a knowledge of fabrics and processes, they are complaining because they don't want to spend over 100 dollars on clothing, regardless of how it's made. Even though jiberish will continue to insist that they "were never clothing made for skiers, they just make what they like, and happened to get pigeon holed into the ski industry" the bottom line is they are mostly supported by skiers, and time after time their supporters have asked for them to quit making such expensive clothing.
scratchskier321
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niklas eriksson's red nike SB hoodie in that edit was dope. I can't really say the same about the recent jiberish hoodies.
randymeetsworld
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I don't know if Jiberish is necessarily lame, but last year's fishtail jacket is comfy and stylish as fuck, so I'll still wear it regardless.