What are you wearing today?

[lazyguru]

Z I know you take great pride in your work & rightly so You are an excellent Tailor and your hard work def comes through in the final product and to top it off you are so likeable .
In terms of design though you have yet to find your own voice specially with clothing , You def have your signature with the bags !

My comment was not intended to be subliminal or sarcastic ,I always assumed that it was understood around these parts that the biggest appeal of ZB clothing is cheaper more accessible versions of SZ’s fav designers but If I am the only one who sees LUCA’s patterns, CCP’s details & now MA+ with subtle deviations in quite a few of your designs then I am probably just more blind & jaded than I think.

I also understand that its very easy to be inspired by what you love and sometimes unintentionally things end up looking very similar to the original inspiration, This seems to be the path of quite a few designers who eventually find what they want to say & what will be uniquely their own!

Please keep at it you are very talented ,hardworking & honest a great recipe for success and are sure to find your way to the place you belong!

[zamb]

Lazy,

I dont have the time to get into the details now in part because I have to leave the studio soon and I am hurrying to finish something before the Sabbath,

I must commend you for the respectful way you articulated your position, and I am not offended at all and will continue this discussion with you.

but here is what I have to say........while you may be able to refer to Carol's work as a reference and I would agree with you on that, partly because of the overlock details I use in some of the garments, there is nothing else CCP about what I do, except the fact that tailoring is a strong point of my work and I think Carol is the absolute best tailor in our niche. I also think from a quality standpoint he is head and shoulder THE BEST and I say that without apology.....

Also, while giving Carol his due there is nothing, absolutely nothing MA+ about my work, that does not mean I dont respect what he does, I actually do as I think he is a genius at creating intellectually simple garments that are really cool and he has a definitive aesthetic to his work, but to be honest with you, and possibly to the offence of many, I think that the quality of my work is superior to his in terms of construction ans such.........

Luca is a genius at knitwear, but my strength is in wovens, and his wovens are certainly not comparable to mine so I dont see how you could say the patterns are like his, if you could give me an example well I might agree, but I really dont think you could find any because I cut in a completely different way from what either Luca, MA+ or CCP does......

The price of my work is reflective of a certain philosophy that is a part of my business. I was not born rich, and I always liked nice things that are not second rate..........the idea was to create a business where people could buy first rate clothing without having to spend a months rent on a piece.....I have tried as best as I can to keep prices at a certain point, and while we do sell a lot of stuff here, I must tell you that the biggest amount of ZB stuff is sold in Japan and not here


anyways, we will continue another time as this post is already too long

Z I know you take great pride in your work & rightly so You are an excellent Tailor and your hard work def comes through in the final product and to top it off you are so likeable .
In terms of design though you have yet to find your own voice specially with clothing , You def have your signature with the bags !

My comment was not intended to be subliminal or sarcastic ,I always assumed that it was understood around these parts that the biggest appeal of ZB clothing is cheaper more accessible versions of SZ’s fav designers but If I am the only one who sees LUCA’s patterns, CCP’s details & now MA+ with subtle deviations in quite a few of your designs then I am probably just more blind & jaded than I think.

I also understand that its very easy to be inspired by what you love and sometimes unintentionally things end up looking very similar to the original inspiration, This seems to be the path of quite a few designers who eventually find what they want to say & what will be uniquely their own!

Please keep at it you are very talented ,hardworking & honest a great recipe for success and are sure to find your way to the place you belong!

[Mail-Moth]

Rilu : I really like that one when seen from the back, but the partition between black and white looks a bit more too obvious on the front pic. Looks like it lacks something.

Fuuma : that's lazy. I love it.

Zamb : I'm not sold on the way those boots work with your silhouette, frankly. I much prefered your previous pic with the carpes, which was great.

Christian : I prefer that pic to the previous one - the jacket + gloved turtleneck looks good.

[CHRIS]

is lazy supposed to be a compliment? maybe i should have thanked my mom the other day

well actually yea i suppose, being lazy about an outfit and still looking good is good. but why can't not going to class ever be a good thing

[Mail-Moth]

^ Well, you can immediately appreciate the result of laziness on an outfit ; it takes a bit more time to measure when it comes to studies

[SeptSeptSept]

yesterday

[Mail-Moth]

^ I always liked your fits, but that one reaches a new level

(Edit : not convinced. Will try something else tomorrow.)

[Chant]

777 : very good silhouette.


Last one from the serie. Asymmetrical drop crotch suit.

[Fuuma]

Rilu : I really like that one when seen from the back, but the partition between black and white looks a bit more too obvious on the front pic. Looks like it lacks something.

Fuuma : that's lazy. I love it.

Zamb : I'm not sold on the way those boots work with your silhouette, frankly. I much prefered your previous pic with the carpes, which was great.

Christian : I prefer that pic to the previous one - the jacket + gloved turtleneck looks good.

I even wore a tweed cap when I went out.

[Czx]

Sept - that is great. I concur what Moth said :)

Christian - and both are again ace. I've always been one for those asymmetric drop crotch trousers but the j-pants are not any less great. Also - the shades of gray in the 2nd outfit are great. I adore Carols grey.
(oh, and thanks for the sleeve porn)

Zamb - That new hoodie is truly great. Lookin' good.

[Shucks]

can everyone please stop quoting pictures on same page? this is ridiculous.

septseptsept. that's a rad layered look. creepers ground it well.

[Macro]

Sept is at it again. Just... brilliant, sir. Beautiful cascading tiers.

[CHRIS]

really like the hair pulled back christian! and the gloves. looks like what i would imagine alien hands to look like, from afar (since beauty often = 'creepy' from my pov, that's a compliment)

[AKA*NYC]

this entire page is perfection. nice work fellas.

[zamb]

Z I know you take great pride in your work & rightly so You are an excellent Tailor and your hard work def comes through in the final product and to top it off you are so likeable .
In terms of design though you have yet to find your own voice specially with clothing , You def have your signature with the bags !

My comment was not intended to be subliminal or sarcastic ,I always assumed that it was understood around these parts that the biggest appeal of ZB clothing is cheaper more accessible versions of SZ’s fav designers but If I am the only one who sees LUCA’s patterns, CCP’s details & now MA+ with subtle deviations in quite a few of your designs then I am probably just more blind & jaded than I think.

I also understand that its very easy to be inspired by what you love and sometimes unintentionally things end up looking very similar to the original inspiration, This seems to be the path of quite a few designers who eventually find what they want to say & what will be uniquely their own!

Please keep at it you are very talented ,hardworking & honest a great recipe for success and are sure to find your way to the place you belong!

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