Material costs are much higher in nice clothes as well, but yeah we know that we're paying a premium for design, thanks for the ten thousandth reminder. Why do you act like thats a bad thing?

CorsairHero

Canada9491 Posts

September 24 2015 22:53 GMT

#7322

You're taking the ethical thing a bit too far. I was offering a reason why people spend more on clothes. Surely that doesn't apply as the primary reason for everyone obviously. Brands like Outlier and N&F don't charge outrageous prices while keeping the production in NA with materials from Japan etc...

Dangermousecatdog you should learn about supply demand curve.

zulu_nation8

China26351 Posts

September 25 2015 00:58 GMT

#7323

I think I read that most retailers charge 2.5x-3x markup, but with techwear it's actually less due to increased costs. Acronym keeps their supply low and the hype high so they can charge that much.

Pulselol

Canada1628 Posts

September 25 2015 01:50 GMT

#7324

every time a clown posts about "wow this is so expensive why would anybody buy this" y'all gettin trolled

ZeroChrome

Canada1001 Posts

September 25 2015 03:47 GMT

#7325

Wtf is with mrporter. Its like, converting my total from USD to CAD on the checkout screen, then converting that total again by the CAD exchange rate at the payment screen.

andyrau

13015 Posts

September 25 2015 05:17 GMT

#7326

who cares what other people spend money on

phosej

173 Posts

September 25 2015 07:08 GMT

#7327

I'm on vacation with my friends in Ireland, hiking up hills and mountains all day everyday. I only brought one pair of apc jeans (dat minimalist life) and they have been rained on, soaked through, muddied up, scratched by branches, and blow dried multiple times. This is the one time I wish I had some tech wear gear

zulu_nation8

China26351 Posts

September 25 2015 07:16 GMT

#7328

think about the mad authentic fadez you're gonna get

zulu_nation8

China26351 Posts

September 25 2015 20:43 GMT

#7329

would this work or am I delusional?

Acronym pants

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with either black or dr.brown virgils

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and veilance galvanic

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CorsairHero

Canada9491 Posts

September 25 2015 20:50 GMT

#7330

boots look a bit out of place i think

zulu_nation8

China26351 Posts

September 25 2015 20:54 GMT

#7331

I'm trying to do something like this except less ninja-y. But this dude has Visvim 7-holes instead of virgils.

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Dangermousecatdog

United Kingdom7084 Posts

September 25 2015 22:11 GMT

#7332

On September 25 2015 07:53 CorsairHero wrote:
You're taking the ethical thing a bit too far. I was offering a reason why people spend more on clothes. Surely that doesn't apply as the primary reason for everyone obviously. Brands like Outlier and N&F don't charge outrageous prices while keeping the production in NA with materials from Japan etc...

Dangermousecatdog you should learn about supply demand curve.

You literally said you would pay that much because you believe in paying people more for a better wage, when in actual fact you are paying that mount for the design. We all know that, but you pretend it is for an ethical reason. And then you backtrack along with everyone else and agree that yes, it is for the design, and now it is for supply and demand. Fair enough, it's a simple enough reason, unfortunately that's not the reason you gave. How quickly you change your reason eh?

IgnE

United States7681 Posts

September 25 2015 22:46 GMT

#7333

those tech pants look kind of fucked up imo. i hate the bunched up look of the polyester or whatever on the shin.

how much money do you spend on a total yearly wardrobe if you are buying $700 jeans?

CorsairHero

Canada9491 Posts

September 25 2015 23:23 GMT

#7334

eh nvm

zulu_nation8

China26351 Posts

September 26 2015 18:29 GMT

#7335

check out my firesale on grailed

https://www.grailed.com/users/myitems/7643-bly

DarkPlasmaBall

United States45861 Posts

September 26 2015 18:40 GMT

#7336

On September 27 2015 03:29 zulu_nation8 wrote:
check out my firesale on grailed

https://www.grailed.com/users/myitems/7643-bly

How frequently do people buy used designer clothes? And how much cheaper are used clothes generally sold for than brand new articles? Like when I see that these prices are $300-400, what would they be if they weren't already worn?

zulu_nation8

China26351 Posts

September 26 2015 18:57 GMT

#7337

Even if the items were new they would still sell at less than retail because second-hand sellers lack the return policy and customer support of retailers. The price of purchase for most high fashion items vary wildly depending on store location, taxes, mark-ups, sales, etc. The only items that sell at consistent high prices are really low supply/high demand stuff like yeezy sneakers.

Alucen-Will-

United States4054 Posts

September 26 2015 19:53 GMT

#7338

Nice pieces, although nothing interests me.

Some stuff I ordered came so once I get around to it I'll take some pictures.

Alucen-Will-

United States4054 Posts

September 27 2015 11:58 GMT

#7339

Speaking of which, what do we think about this coat?: http://www.uniqlo.com/uniqloandlemaire/us/#lookbook

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