Cloak really brought me into the world of fashion so, naturally, I had really high hopes for this collection. I am kind of dissapointed in these pieces as they stand so far but we'll see how things evolve.
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Yea, I guess I just thought the lining would be a different thing than a leather shearling jacket (I mean A&F has shearling lined hoodies, but I know that's a different thing...). Anyway, I think the stuff looks good, nothing earth shattering but all very wearable and cool. The prices aren't terrible, I want the asymmetrical tailored coat sooooo bad.
Originally posted by MikeNouveau View PostWhat does that matter? 90% of the cost is probably the shearling. Even if it were wrapped in tin foil it wouldn't affect the price THAT much.
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Originally posted by casem83 View PostYea, I guess I just thought the lining would be a different thing than a leather shearling jacket (I mean A&F has shearling lined hoodies, but I know that's a different thing...). Anyway, I think the stuff looks good, nothing earth shattering but all very wearable and cool. The prices aren't terrible, I want the asymmetrical tailored coat sooooo bad.
I am particularly enamored with the boiled wool peacoat for some reason. It just seems to be a perfect, essential, staple piece - I think the simplicity coupled with the tight cut makes it a definite buy for me.
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Funny to see that everybody seems to perceive a 1400€ cotton outerwear piece (non-tailored) as being perfectly well priced - Makes it kinda ridiculous to look back at the situation only maybe 4 years back when I remember a nice brushed cotton Parka with lightly padded lining could be had at Rick Owens' mainline for less than 700€ (Exploder '07).
As was already said before, Cloak's initial pricing was in a totally different league and I don't see that Plokhov's new collection would really back up with outstandingly exquisit fabrication and materials to explain the price points.
Other than that, I find some of the detailing going on in the clothing to be rather contrived - would you really want to have a non-purposeful zipper on the elbows of an otherwise classic suit jacket? I think the more simple, unforced pieces are by far the better ones and even then, there is something quite fashion-y about the details that makes me fail to see how these would become an instant classic, as a piece of Helmut Lang outerwear probably would.
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/\ Have you seen it in person?Fashion is a form of ugliness so intolerable that we have to alter it every six months - Oscar Wilde
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corporate wear for women at barneys.
is the trench a speciality for him, its killer? frankly the slim black trousers (with the interesting fly) and the white silk blouse are super simple and would get noticed immediately.
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Wow, women's. That's news even to me...Fashion is a form of ugliness so intolerable that we have to alter it every six months - Oscar Wilde
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Originally posted by Faust View Post/\ Have you seen it in person?
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Schneider does lower prices than anyone, that's part of the appeal. I thought quality was good, but I did not see the prices until now and they are high, no doubt about it.Fashion is a form of ugliness so intolerable that we have to alter it every six months - Oscar Wilde
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