Small questions thread

[Acid, Bitter and Sad]

Are customer service people from high-end / designer stores usually borderline competent, rude & condescending?

Not likely at all in Japan...they're usually so polite and helpful it may make you slightly uncomfortable...

[agentred]

I'm not sure if this is the right section or not, but I sat in what smells like rotten fish oil, and behind the left leg of my jeans smells like death. I tried soaking it in baking soda and water for about 4 hours and all it really did was fade them (black jeans). I then washed it in the washing machine with cold water and more baking soda, same result. Any suggestions?

Try not sitting in rotten fish oil

[Faust]

^^

when did barneys start carrying augusta boots?

last year

[Faust]

agent red, there is nothing Ann about this jacket. You can do way better with $1200.

[agentred]

agent red, there is nothing Ann about this jacket. You can do way better with $1200.

Merci, Faust

[Therianthrope]

Not likely at all in Japan...they're usually so polite and helpful it may make you slightly uncomfortable...

I've had more than one bad experience. I'll keep trying I guess.

[Avyer]

Not likely at all in Japan...they're usually so polite and helpful it may make you slightly uncomfortable...

The uncomfortable part is no joke. When just looking around in Tokyo, despite being obviously two sizes to large for anything in the store, I still had a nice girl following me around asking if I wanted to try everything on.

[Speak]

Try not sitting in rotten fish oil

hey hey hey, i'm japanese, i love my fish.... ;)

[MikeN]

Damn, this makes me shed yet another tear for what Dior Homme has become now, compared to what it once was

various prices. lowest i've seen was one on superfuture for 3 or 4 thousand USD can't find the thread though

here are some currently on y! japan:

long coat version: 750,000 yen (~$8400 USD)

gold on black 1: 450,000 yen (~$5000 USD)

gold on black 2: 874,000 yen (~$9800 USD??)

black on black: 520,000 yen (~$5800 USD)

[hellogoodbye]

I had a question about Number (N)ine jeans. Is there a way to distinguish which cut is which. I was told that there are different cuts -slim straight, tapered, and super skinny- but I am not sure how to tell a tapered cut from a super skinny cut.

Lastly, is it true that size 1 in the NN jeans are for women? I was under the impression that NN was a men's fashion label, so I found it rather curious that they would reserve the size for women. If so, what exactly is the difference between, say, a size 2 and a size 1 in terms of cut? A lower rise or roomier back to accommodate women?

[Faust]

I think N(N) makes women's stuff in Japan, but not completely sure. In the North American market I have encountered only one type of jeans - slim, but not skinny. They are really a perfect fit.

[MikeN]

Barney's definitely had both a straight cut and a slimmer cut jean last year.

[stadsvandringar]

I think N(N) makes women's stuff in Japan, but not completely sure. In the North American market I have encountered only one type of jeans - slim, but not skinny. They are really a perfect fit.

I believe n(n) had a women's line for the last couple years. It isn't designed by miyashita, but is supposed to carry the same concepts. The new york store carried it. Not sure if they still do/what they have/etc. I think most of the n(n) stuff that pops up on yoox in the women's section is mens though.

[diamonds]

I believe n(n) had a women's line for the last couple years. It isn't designed by miyashita, but is supposed to carry the same concepts. The new york store carried it. Not sure if they still do/what they have/etc. I think most of the n(n) stuff that pops up on yoox in the women's section is mens though.

sorry, but i don't know about this ^


from what i've heard through the grapevine is:

size 0 and 1 are small releases of women's sizes.

n(n) is the basics line that rereleases the same denim, denim jackets, thermal, socks, etc every season. i've never heard anything about it not being designed by TM. i'm pretty sure it's available in the standard 2,3,4,5 sizes with 0,1 in womens.

n(n) is not to be confused with Number (N)ine




still not 100% about this but THIS IS JUST WHAT I'VE HEARD

[mononon]

maxfield in los angeles carries women's n(n).

question:
would a viscose / rayon blend t shirt shrink in the drier, and by how much if it does? i am looking to shrink a shirt a size if possible