random fashion thoughts

[Faust]

I always wonder why SLP jeans are made in sizes 34 or even 36. To me, Slimane aesthetic message should stop the waist sizing on 32 at best, considering they run 1 size large, even 30. I wonder who buys them... but from different point of view it's just a pair of jeans.

Big guys buy them. I don't even understand this thought. Or are you trying to say that Slimane is selling to fatties while putting skinnies on the runway?

[newp]

Big guys buy them. I don't even understand this thought. Or are you trying to say that Slimane is selling to fatties while putting skinnies on the runway?

I am trying to imagine a "big guy" trying to pull off whole Slimane heroin chic aesthetic: and I can't do it.

[applecrisp]

While he doesn't "pull it off" I'm sure Buzz Bissinger is buying a whole lotta SLP every season.

[Faust]

I am trying to imagine a "big guy" trying to pull off whole Slimane heroin chic aesthetic: and I can't do it.

You presume that people want to buy into a look and not into a brand. All I see in SoHo are SLP bags on rich bitches and SLP sneakers on their boyfriends.

[messenoire]

shops bringing in the "darkwear/ghettogoth/rick knock offs" is slightly disheartening. just saw one of those brands in an sz affiliate and cringed a bit. i dont want to sift through a bunch of drop crotch sweat pants made by designer xyz to see stuff that i actually like. it's lessening the shop-ability of the retailer in my opinion. i feel like niche shops should support designers who are speaking from their own voice and not just trying to make a buck off of what kanye was caught wearing on tmz.

[Faust]

Shops also need to make money. And if they have to sell skin graft in order to be able to carry Rick Owens, I'd rather see that than the shop going out of business.

[messenoire]

Shops also need to make money. And if they have to sell skin graft in order to be able to carry Rick Owens, I'd rather see that than the shop going out of business.

skin graft is riding the rick train no doubt but they have existed for quite some time at this point, i use to remember browsing them at seven in soho. i was talking about "fear of god" and brands like that popping up now. i definitely understand reacting to the market though so i cant fault anyone for it. tigers gotta hunt..

[Faust]

I know, it's shit. But Atelier and LN-CC are pretty good signs that it's extremely hard to do pure avant-garde these days. I guarantee you Antoinioli does not really want to carry half of the shit you see on there now. They are all in RO. But they have a store to run. Blame the buying public, high prices, whatever you want.

[upsilonkng]

the part that's crazy to me is that the stupid ass Fear of God shit is basically as expensive as Rick, their shorts are $400?!? and their bombers are $1300 and who the fuck is Fear of God? , I live in LA I don't even know where to buy this shit if I wanted to. It's a bit like Rick dressing Axl Rose.
I don't even want to start w/ Skin Graft.. expensive mall goth shit. they have leathers that are $2k , shit u can buy the real thing for that, who's the dumbass buying this?

[BSR]

I don't even want to start w/ Skin Graft.. expensive mall goth shit. they have leathers that are $2k , shit u can buy the real thing for that, who's the dumbass buying this?

maybe the same ones who buy augustas?

[ian+]

the part that's crazy to me is that the stupid ass Fear of God shit is basically as expensive as Rick, their shorts are $400?!? and their bombers are $1300 and who the fuck is Fear of God? , I live in LA I don't even know where to buy this shit if I wanted to. It's a bit like Rick dressing Axl Rose.
I don't even want to start w/ Skin Graft.. expensive mall goth shit. they have leathers that are $2k , shit u can buy the real thing for that, who's the dumbass buying this?

The Fear of God's first collections were a lot cheaper but it was hyped (Kanye, etc.) so much that led to the crazy price escalation of the current one. Fyi the current collection sold out instantly. Oh my...

[550BC]

Hate the fact that I even know this brand,I remember the day Fear of God started, day of comedy... never thought it would grow this big and be hyped amongst the youth, but here we are. but isn't that name a rip off of Pusha T his album when he went solo? it's also hyped due Bradley Soileau is the model in most of his campaigns or his first collection not even sure anymore, burn it!

[LelandJ]

Happy Yoox expanded dreambox to 70 items plus other yet to be seen "perks" for superstars.

[lazyguru]

Wrong thread i know but right thread

The more we retreat from the culture at large the more room we will have to carve out lives of meaning, the more we will be able to wall off the flood of illusions disseminated by mass culture and the more we will retain sanity in an insane world.

Chris Hedges

[Faust]

The more we retreat from the culture at large the more room we will have to carve out lives of meaning, the more we will be able to wall off the flood of illusions disseminated by mass culture and the more we will retain sanity in an insane world.

Chris Hedges

CHURCH