Small questions thread

[Rosenrot]

yea but this only seems to be with high end clothing. I can't think of other examples at the moment but most imported goods cost about the same in the country of origin. Then again, customs tax is a complicated subject I know nothing about.

That's actually not true. I travel between UK, Asia and Australia a few times a year so I often have the chance to compare prices. And just like high end luxuries, high street stores charge differently too. For example, Zara, H&M and Topshop is comparably cheaper in UK than in Asia and Australia.

[casem]

^I can't speak for these recent group buys, but I was quite happy with a transaction for a Silent shirt I wasn't able to find anywhere else. The bigger advantage for me than the discount was being able to get anything I wanted from a lookbook, store buys are always so conservative it was nice to be able to go direct in this case.

Aside from a loss of exclusivity (which the internet has already destroyed) I'm not sure I see the disadvantage of this to designers, they get more orders placed with a guaranteed sell through. That said, it probably makes more sense for small and not widely distributed brands like Silent to agree to a deal like this.

[the breaks]

Japanese experts, when a listing says:

袖長(肩付根から)57cm

Does that mean the sleeve length was measured from the armpit?

gonna ask this here as well..

[Dane]

I imagine so, yes. It translates to "shoulder groin". lulz. If it's from the outside, that's a pretty short sleeve.

[the breaks]

that's what i thought, thanks

"shoulder groin" makes perfect sense... crotch armpit, anyone?

[asecretmaker]

gonna ask this here as well..

it means

[the breaks]

Really? That's a shame. The sleeves don't look that short in the picture.

[asecretmaker]

Really? That's a shame. The sleeves don't look that short in the picture.

肩付根から means from the end of the shoulder.

[shah]

what kind of scam is this anyway ???

[Dane]

uneven surface? gum on the sole?

[shah]

That's stock pic from vertice ...

[franz]

That's stock pic from vertice ...

So much for quality control...
There is no excuse for this, and certainly not "the artisanal approach" and its by-products ("uneven surfae, irregularities etc)

That's just sloppy, and unwearable.

What's the label?

[Oasis]

So much for quality control...
There is no excuse for this, and certainly not "the artisanal approach" and its by-products ("uneven surfae, irregularities etc)

That's just sloppy, and unwearable.

What's the label?

They're old Augusta I believe.

[franz]

They're old Augusta I believe.

no wonder they're heavily discounted...
From what I heard, (even though I never had any first hand experience with Augusta) from sales assistants at l'E, Augusta quality seems to be very fickle (is that the right word?), and it is overall a bit overpriced (quite a few issues and complaints from customers).

[michael_kard]

When I tried a FW10 pair at Layers the back zipper simply wouldn't move to either direction and it took eat me a minute to help me put them on and then another to effortfully take them off my feet. A great synergy of bad construction and SA awkwardness.

I fucking hate Augusta.