random fashion thoughts

[beyondthemeans]

So Parklands moved again – has anyone been to their new location yet?
They also stopped carrying Rick Owens.

Ist's not here?

Lindower Strasse 22
2nd Floor, Hinterhaus

Honestly not sure if it will be worth your travels. Been to their previous location and thought the location was nice, but other than that nothing special.

[goldsamxo]

Has anyone else went from 100% to 1% in buying? When I got into ~avant-garde~ I made sure to pick up ANYTHING my budget could allow (from the designers I wear; Julius / Rick / etc.) but now I pretty much buy nothing, unless it's something I find myself lusting over. Even if it's cheap, I find myself only buying when I see a pair of Gasmask pants that fit me well, or a 'perfect' winter coat.
I feel like this is growing up.. right?

[Lex1017]

I don't know if its growing up. Maybe. I am in the same boat though. I also am trying to spend less (nothing) on clothes and invest in myself/future more. Have been wearing the same trousers and denim jacket for a while now. Swap out the shoes but thats about it.

[Nickefuge]

It’s just being smarter/more responsible about buying. Too many possessions clutter up the mind. Why would you buy something you don’t need?

[Faust]

Has anyone else went from 100% to 1% in buying? When I got into ~avant-garde~ I made sure to pick up ANYTHING my budget could allow (from the designers I wear; Julius / Rick / etc.) but now I pretty much buy nothing, unless it's something I find myself lusting over. Even if it's cheap, I find myself only buying when I see a pair of Gasmask pants that fit me well, or a 'perfect' winter coat.
I feel like this is growing up.. right?

I don't know if its growing up. Maybe. I am in the same boat though. I also am trying to spend less (nothing) on clothes and invest in myself/future more. Have been wearing the same trousers and denim jacket for a while now. Swap out the shoes but thats about it.

It’s just being smarter/more responsible about buying. Too many possessions clutter up the mind. Why would you buy something you don’t need?

It's partly what Nickfudge says. I don't think it's about the age (I mean, goldsamxo, you shouldn't be talking about age here ;-)) but more about a) satiation principle and b) personal priorities. I've been buying much less clothes and channeling more into savings and home improvement. I am pretty much done with my apartment, so that's about to stop. I think I will spend more on travel and my daughter.

[goldsamxo]

It's partly what Nickfudge says. I don't think it's about the age (I mean, goldsamxo, you shouldn't be talking about age here ;-)) but more about a) satiation principle and b) personal priorities. I've been buying much less clothes and channeling more into savings and home improvement. I am pretty much done with my apartment, so that's about to stop. I think I will spend more on travel and my daughter.

You & Nick are both right Faust! I guess, being away from home now in collage was a big deciding factor. I didn't want to be like all the others kids I'm surrounded by (your favorite groups of hype beasts) so I don't have my parents send me any money, and I still live off my UNIQLO paychecks until I get a job. I really spend money now on books / food when I decide to venture out. I guess my spending habits have decreased since I'm more ~independent now. It's neat though, I'm glad I don't have the violent reactions to wanting to buy every piece of Julius_7 known to man.

[ian+]

Add the fact that nearly nothing has been exciting for the last 3-4 seasons (at least for me) and you get the whole picture.

[Faust]

Add the fact that nearly nothing has been exciting for the last 3-4 seasons (at least for me) and you get the whole picture.

I think while the runway has been rather lackluster, the smaller brands have been quietly doing a very good job. Even the ones we don't normally think of quickly changing have put out stellar work - m.a.+. forme, GBS, Indi Sent. Undercover and TheSoloist has done some really great stuff. Yang Li's last collection (that's coming in stores for FW) was great. Though I agree that this season has been a snooze - I went to Tokyo and bought exactly nothing - went to Yohji, CDG, Soloist, Undercover, Isetan, and DSM. So, yeah...

[TriggerDiscipline]

I think while the runway has been rather lackluster, the smaller brands have been quietly doing a very good job. Even the ones we don't normally think of quickly changing have put out stellar work - m.a.+. forme, GBS, Indi Sent. Undercover and TheSoloist has done some really great stuff. Yang Li's last collection (that's coming in stores for FW) was great. Though I agree that this season has been a snooze - I went to Tokyo and bought exactly nothing - went to Yohji, CDG, Soloist, Undercover, Isetan, and DSM. So, yeah...

Its expensive here, I have not bought anything here in two years

[blackdeath]

i completely agree with you. forme has been carving out a steady place for themselves. When i go shopping now i mostly frequent places that i know will carry forme, ma+, indiSent (harder in nyc), LEB, uma wang, and a very few other brands. that list basically sums up all of the purchases i've made in the past year sans an out of season pair of AD leather pants.
i havent been to the rick store in over a year and it was just to visit the new location.
i dont even know if the bbs store is still there, albeit i found their sales staff to be lovely.
while i have been very interested in the stories designers are putting on the runway, the clothes have been too much sameness and not enough design.

[ian+]

Only thing I know is that fashion bores me to death nowadays. I would rather treat myself with a trip, a nice cigar, a single malt or a bunch of old vinyls.

[Erich Fromm]

Something that bothers me is that peole assign quality to things based on their price. Someone might see two coats of the same construction and quality, one for 2000$ and one for 900$ and will immediately assume that the more expensive is "better" (what ever that means). Not only that though, a lot of people who have huge amounts of disposable income will rather buy the more expensive product because they think it has to be "better" and out of some weird self-approval. This is especially misguided when taking into account brands like Givenchy or Gucci who sell printed sweatshirts with insane markups. A lot of people see a 1000$ Gucci hoodie and assume that it is the "best" product.

[TriggerDiscipline]

Something that bothers me is that peole assign quality to things based on their price. Someone might see two coats of the same construction and quality, one for 2000$ and one for 900$ and will immediately assume that the more expensive is "better" (what ever that means). Not only that though, a lot of people who have huge amounts of disposable income will rather buy the more expensive product because they think it has to be "better" and out of some weird self-approval. This is especially misguided when taking into account brands like Givenchy or Gucci who sell printed sweatshirts with insane markups. A lot of people see a 1000$ Gucci hoodie and assume that it is the "best" product.

something that bothers me is when people spam this forum with random opinions, value is subjective. What others perceive as value may not be the same, but for you to assume, that they assume is just just as dumb as what you think they are doing. Do you think that Jogu from this forum makes uneducated purchases? what is better for me is not better for you, stop judging people, there are people in this forum who like and wear gucci. you post 4 times a day and half of the time its just unnecessary ranting, for what?

[negroygris]

I have to agree with TriggerDiscipline here your opinion is bias, make contributions that actually are good. In my opinion what Alessandro Michele is doing with Gucci is far much more superior in aesthetic, direction and quality control than what a lot of our favourite current avantgarde designers are releasing. As far as me, I have learned to appreciate the work of those designers, whom indeed story tell through clothes and there is a deeper meaning behind each garment which takes time to understand. IF you want to understand Michele's work you should definitely do your homework.

[Erich Fromm]

something that bothers me is when people spam this forum with random opinions, value is subjective. What others perceive as value may not be the same, but for you to assume, that they assume is just just as dumb as what you think they are doing. Do you think that Jogu from this forum makes uneducated purchases? what is better for me is not better for you, stop judging people, there are people in this forum who like and wear gucci. you post 4 times a day and half of the time its just unnecessary ranting, for what?

You misunderstand me. I'm criticizing that a lot of people do make uneducated purchases and immediately assume that something is better only because of the price. I dont mind what other people buy. Im just saying that its weird to define value solely based on price.