WTF

[Faust]

high quality is relative, and in comparison to other similarly priced brands the +J stuff that ive seen was quite good

2+2=5

[Fuuma]

Consistent claims that +J is high quality really puzzle me. The tees and dress shirts are fine, but anything beyond that is shit. Could it be that a desire to buy into something with a designer's name on it leads to such illusions? Is there some secret +J stock that I am not aware of? Are we looking at the same thing?

I bought two +J items on a whim (a blue dress shirt to wear with white pants/jeans and some slim black slacks I'll probably shorten to ankle lenght). Quality seems ok, nothing amazing though....

[mixmaster7_91]

Balmain...WTF why is this shit so expensive
While possibly not really the aesthetic of this forum, I kinda like some of the jeans, but how the hell are the prices justified???

[ES3K]

Ah, Balmain pricing, a beloved WTF regular. The essence of Balmain *is* the price tag. I still like some tailored pieces but, IMHO, the brand is pretty much done, not flying off shelves than it used to.

[Faust]

Ah, Balmain pricing, a beloved WTF regular. The essence of Balmain *is* the price tag. I still like some tailored pieces but, IMHO, the brand is pretty much done, not flying off shelves than it used to.

Signature alert.

[kunk75]

if only balmain was raf's next challenge. he could plant stakes and set up camp in wtf for perpetuity

[zamb]

well, they appointed a new designer at the helm
so lets see what he will bring to the table

[messenoire]

well, they appointed a new designer at the helm
so lets see what he will bring to the table

do you think balmain will be able to maintain its current pricepoint/market without decarin at the helm?

[zamb]

do you think balmain will be able to maintain its current pricepoint/market without decarin at the helm?

Sure,
why not?.................I dont think the prices were based purely on his decision making

[birdytg]

Balmain prices is a marketing stategy.
The question was: "how to come back from nowhere to the top of the market, when Balmain has been one of the most wellknown couture brand in the pas that everybody had then forgotten...
Strategy was quite simple:
- be as much expensive as possible
- be aggressive
- be the brand to dress showbizz stars
- be rare
...and it worked!
It's really amazing to know that Balmain Paris which was the only Balmain flagship in the world had only one item per size, most sold out in advance, on order...
Some of the curent season items (like the silver stretch jeans have been sold out almost everywhere in less than one week - O days in Paris, all hold and sold in advance before they arrive!)
Decarnin did the Brand alive, Balmain killed Decarnin... or almost (not totally yet!...)....that's the cruel world of fashion!
After Decarnin, the new AD is Olivier Rousteing who is no one less than Decarnin's ancient assistant for women ready to wear line ... so, absolutely no doubt, the strategy is keeping the same for future: be expensive, aggressive, showbizz and rare...
Then:
- kill the designer again before it becomes totally indispensable
- promote his assistant
- turn it on again and again until it doesn't work anymore and the brand to be forgotten again...

[galia]

king kong fashunz

[Dropt]

I actually think it's pretty damn cool as an Halloween costume.

[the breaks]

ive seen that picture in 4 places now

what show is that?

[couturehomme]

close to the most ridiculous thing i've ever seen....
extreme WTF

[Johnny]

that guy is literally a wank