Your recent purchases

[lowrey]

i did like the unicloak collabo... it really did seem like a cloak diffusion line, and quality was actually pretty good.

I was thinking about this, I liked a few pieces as well, until I bought some. they just didn't feel substantial at all, the button up felt and even fit like h&m jawns. the other item, a jacket, was really flimsy and also somewhat ill fitting.

[jgan85]

just weighing in on uniqlo

have always liked uniqlo, no issues with the quality at that price. agreed on the KM/Uniqlo. I don't expect KM mainline quality, but even considering that the four KM/Uniqlo items I have are of very decent quality indeed.
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Gang bang xxx

[Faust]

I am not saying their quality is terrible for everything. Like, I said - I think it's good for basic stuff, like jeans and tshirts (I have a couple of pairs of jeans, and people have their tees). But the discussion started off with a designer collab coat.

Laika, I thought we are here to discuss sartorial excellence, not sartorial mediocrity. And I get the eye-roll treatment!

[1.618]

This pair of V-A boots I was looking for a while back. Finally! and 1 of 2 in Australia!


And this DD unbalanced scarf shirt

[DRRRK]

I like the shape of the shoes, but the stitching makes me think of a scarecrow. The Damir Doma shirt is beautiful. I missed that before.
Overall two of my three favourite designers. Good choice.

[Faust]

I was speaking from experience though. I have seen this stuff, 90% of it will end up in consumers' trash bins within a year.

[Servo2000]

Not so sure about that. I see plenty of people who have still got the old Uniqlo collaboration pieces that are still going strong. Girl I know with some of the CdG stuff still wear a few pieces all the time and they look great.

[dontbecruel]

I have worn my Plokhov/Uniqlo shorts (thanks Laika) at least 500 times, tumble dried them, swam in the sea in them, subjected them to all the hazards of child-rearing and they have lived to tell the tale. The fabric and stiching look pretty cheap but the shorts are indestructible.

My Bless waxed linen shorts were 1000 times more beautiful when new but only lasted one summer (what a gorgeous summer though!)

Although it is tempting to claim we buy designer for the "quality" I really don't think it's realistic to argue that high fashion buyers get longer life out of their clothes than high street punters. Anyone prepared to spend £200 on a shirt is already thoroughly drunk on the ephemeral side of life.

[Chant]

Ok, let's me strike a blow.





Now, I want Pip to come back and make some sarcastic comments on my new RO purchase !

[cuddly]

like what he said ^^

[Faust]

DBC and Servo, these one-off examples are fine and dandy, but I highly doubt that they reflect what happens en masse.

Christian, I would like to know what made you buy these.

[Mail-Moth]

He's just running for the skort, Faust

[Heirloom]

christian, i hope yours last about 20 times longer than my shoes did.

[BSR]

Christian, I would like to know what made you buy these.

My guess: pure lust.

[dndy1840]

He got busted trying to smuggle CCP stuff into France at the italian border ; now he has to clean Paris sewers as a sentence.