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Ai bilat sankagang!

Saya orang belanda, tapi saya sudah belajar di Malaysia pada satu semester tahun sembilan puluh sembilan. Saya sudah lupa semua kata. Saya patut balik untuk membaikkan bahasa saya. Mahu balik jugak.

Celaka! Ini post seribu empat ratus.

yo orang belanda, dijemput balik ke Malaysia

you use it well for someone who learnt it in a semester

saya pun rindukan Amsterdam jugak hehe

Visited places suggested above

Pavillion, Suria KLCC, and The gardens

damachee was right.. the only stores i bought stuff from so far were zara and topman

haha

The gardens however.. Levis didn't have any LVCs, either that or the people working at the store had no idea cause they were like "LVCs?" and i couldnt find any.. asked two different people at the reception and they had no idea what store was bread + butter

Are the edwins here the same as elsewhere? some leather tags look exact but they look somewhat dodgy.. was an actual Edwin store too

anyone know where to check out True Religions?

Hmm strange...I saw some LVC's retailing at about rm970 at the Levi's Flagship

Don't depend too much on Malaysian sales assistants. Unlike sales people in other countries, ours know nothing about the clothes that they are selling even less about international fashion. They are mainly airheads who think they are automatically cool just because of the free clothing they wear from the company they work for.

And I guess the people at the reception were complete idiots too. Bread+Butter is on the Ground Floor of the Gardens. It's at one end of the complex near the escalators, I cant remember which end. There's also a Bread+Butter outlet inside Tangs Departmental store in Pavillion. Bread+Butter stocks True Religion the last time I checked.

Check the Lee's and Edwins only inside places like Bread+Butter. The inexpensive Lee's and Edwins you get in shopping centres are the "made under license" Malaysian ones. The cutting is horrible and out of date. Clothes are badly made, and of inferior material. They cater to the lower income group.

Visited places suggested above

Pavillion, Suria KLCC, and The gardens

damachee was right.. the only stores i bought stuff from so far were zara and topman

haha

The gardens however.. Levis didn't have any LVCs, either that or the people working at the store had no idea cause they were like "LVCs?" and i couldnt find any.. asked two different people at the reception and they had no idea what store was bread + butter

Are the edwins here the same as elsewhere? some leather tags look exact but they look somewhat dodgy.. was an actual Edwin store too

anyone know where to check out True Religions?

Hmm strange...I saw some LVC's retailing at about rm970 at the Levi's Flagship

Don't depend too much on Malaysian sales assistants. Unlike sales people in other countries, ours know nothing about the clothes that they are selling even less about international fashion. They are mainly airheads who think they are automatically cool just because of the free clothing they wear from the company they work for.

And I guess the people at the reception were complete idiots too. Bread+Butter is on the Ground Floor of the Gardens. It's at one end of the complex near the escalators, I cant remember which end. There's also a Bread+Butter outlet inside Tangs Departmental store in Pavillion. Bread+Butter stocks True Religion the last time I checked.

Check the Lee's and Edwins only inside places like Bread+Butter. The inexpensive Lee's and Edwins you get in shopping centres are the "made under license" Malaysian ones. The cutting is horrible and out of date. Clothes are badly made, and of inferior material. They cater to the lower income group.

hey guys

i m thinking of buying sugarcanes as my next denim (ad)venture.

going through about 25 pages (i don't have time for all 100+ pages) i learned about the hip flare, the anti-fit butt and everything.

i m thinking of getting a pair of Okiniwa's, which according to the Rakuten site is based on the '66 model.

Anyway, what I'd like to know is whether the '66 model is roomier or tighter than the '47 model. The '66 is generally considered as the model closer to a slim fit pair of jeans (if I may say slim fit) with smaller thigh area. But some posters here also mentioned that they found their Oki's even wider around the hips than the '47.

Some have also mentioned that Sugar Canes do not fit well on bigger sized guys. I am a waist 35, and someone here said the Sugar Canes around this size fit like clown pants.

Any thoughts?

That being said, I would still try on a pair for myself before buying them online. They seem risky to just get them like that.

^^ thanks for the replies

what about John Varvatos the clothing line?

my guess is Tangs since the one in KL has a few pieces.

They make some pretty nice shirts design and construction-wise. But KL has just the few...

wow, sales everywhere

i can only get my ass down there next week..

is there anywhere in singapore that i can get john varvatos or JV converse ?

So most Asians in the US are into the whole hiphop/gangsta rap vibe?

Pavillion has helped put KL one step closer to cosmopolitan shopping.

There are another 99 steps to go, though.

That said, the place looks great, it's fcking huge, well lit and spaced out. And there's a great 'food republic' that serves J.Co donuts.

Strangely, there weren't any music stores opening in this mall though. Probably a reminder of the grim future for the music industry.

Hello people

I was thinking of crossing the Causeway around Xmas time to do some shopping.

I know some of you guys work for FJ Benjamin rite?

This isn't exactly a denim question, but does Banana Republic have sales around this time?

I tried on their slim fit chinos over here, but the price when converted is about SGD 125 and 165 (RM289/389)? With that price I could get a pair of APC's already!

Was hoping to get them cheaper in Singapore, cos BR just arrived in KL and hence any sale here would be out of the question.

unfortunately, no.

premium jeans of the superfuture kind do not exist in KL.

That said, you could try The Gardens in MidValley and Pavillion Bukit Bintang.

The Gardens MidValley:

Bittersweet for Bauhaus(?) and cheap Cheap Mondays

Bread + Butter for Evisu,True Religion, 7FAM and the like

Levi's Flagship for LVC

Pavillion Bukit Bintang:

Parkson for Earnest Sewn, Cheap Monday, Mavi(?)

Tangs for Bread+Butter stuff, Lee, Edwin

Don't depend on KL for ur selvage. Come for the food instead

Yes. chapter 2 was 11 episodes and they had just finished wrapping that up so that's now the season finale. Otherwise they would have continued with Chapter 3 villains til the 23rd episode.

So vol 3 only starts fall 08??

Going to a club and achieving some sort of a transcendence with the help of alcohol and electronic music

Discovering a song or band you really like on the net. It ends up on repeat in your playlist, and you tell all your friends about it.

Going for a meal with your friends, where the food is good and you feel like you are having the best ever conversation with them.

Wandering around a new city at 6pm, when the hoardes of tourists have left and it's just you and your friends.

Sitting alone on the roof of the guesthouse on a summer night in Marseille. And then finding out I passed my final year exams through the guesthouse computer.

Leaving the cinema after watching School of Rock.

Or the feeling I get after watching a really good episode of Lost or Heroes.

Graduating from college.

I like Camera Obscura and Reindeer Section

A pho appreciation thread? No way!

I've not been to Vietnam yet, so the best pho I have had was in this place called Pho 14 in Paris, near the Tolbiac metro. The ironic thing is that the chicken pho actually had tastier broth than the beef pho.

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2043/2082875521_a5e4b9cef2.jpg?v=0

If anyone of you visits Paris, look out for this sign:

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2164/2082876557_c89b1f099e.jpg?v=0

Vietnamese cuisine is just fantastic. Sugarcane prawns and rice paper spring rolls, anyone?

Sugarcane prawns> sugar cane denim?

I may not be playing by the rules here...I'm asian myself and my question is more specifically targetted to anyone who lives/lived in Japan:

How is the women situation in Japan? I mean, from dramas/showbiz/models/porn we know that there are some really good looking women out there in Japan. Koyuki, Misaki Itoh etc, those whom the average Asian would consider the typical Japanese beauty.

But what about those whom you walk past on the streets? How come the women in websites like this one ( http://www.style-arena.jp/index_e.htm ) always leave much to be desired? A friend who's visited Hokkaido told us not to get our hopes too high.

Tokyo has always been THE city to visit for me, wouldn't want my high expectations to be dashed without a prior warning/disclaimer.

London, just because.

Paris, also just because.

Barcelona for the food, architecture, generally laid back attitudes.

Bangkok for its food, energy, culture, Chatuchak!

Hongkong for its urban landscapes, roasted meats, shopping.

Prague for being a compact historical city.

Scotland. Edinburgh is so great. Isle of Skye is surreal in late spring.

New Zealand.

I am not living in the West, so I gotta ask you guys- How do you get hold of the Peel Sessions?

Is there some sort a definitive collection thrown into a "best of" CD? Or do you buy them according to sessions from separate artistes?

The only thing I've found is the John Peel website on BBC Radio 1, which only has 30 second snippets of the 125 best shows. Help?

i can safely bet that every chinese kid would have been inspired by this franchise at some point in their life.

one day i'll be as cool as 'Mark Gor'

Wow

Chow Yun Fat may be the asian reference point of the 80's, but for the 00's I'd say

I'm gonna sit on anyone who says Edison Chen of the Clot fame.

Looks like one fella has got the no ass situation, while the other, a big ass one.

Nevertheless, hate the sin, not the sinner.

It's not their fault for being born with this body shape. But it's their fault for choosing those jeans to wear in public, tho

I am not a fashion expert, so when I came to superfashion and saw the reaction in this thread, I was dead relieved that I wasn't the only one who didnt get raf simons' ss08 collection!

It reminded me more of people who go hillwalking, and not of backpackers. And this outfit- what with the grey, weather flaps, elastic drawstrings- seemed kinda...1996?

A pity cos I quite liked raf's ss07 and aw07 collection. Stuff like this one:

Zha Cai La Mian (Ramen with shredded pork and vege)

Chinese Gyoza, Wo Tip

Filled Dumplings, Xiao Long Bao

Stir Fried Nian Gao (Sliced Rice Cakes)

Food was absolutely terrible in what was the worst Shanghainese food establishment to sprout in the city I live in. I am quite certain a true Shanghainese would never eat there.

test: singapore definitely has better shopping, after all i do check the "denim in Singapore" and the WAYWT thread. If only I knew about the thread before making my trip down to Singapore last year! Didn't see any of the shops you guys mentioned here, cos I only spent my time in Orchard Rd where many brands were the same as in KL. Wish I could go down for the Singapore Sale, if only I had the time and much more money. And the Lawn's having a sale this month...

With such a high exchange with foreign currency, it's not surprising that international brands never make it to Malaysian shores.

Earning a Malaysian paycheck will distance you away from high fashion labels, while the local affordable stuff are quite....unimaginative. Hence the argument you were talking about in the previous KL shopping thread (about local "streetwear" brand Radioactive).

I end up buying nothing most of the time I go out shopping.

But I enjoy the food too. It's good that you encountered places with genuine food and avoided the tourist traps which are common near the hotel you stay in.

Hi, started a new thread due to the last one being abused by angry angry sfers. I've been to KL last december and found nothing much at all. I've looked through the list at supercities and wonder if there's any new shops to check out? For you info, i would be staying at the Royale Bintang next monday. Would not have much time to shop since i'm on a basketball trip. Any great shops to look at near that hotel? (not bape, stussy and that kind) Would be great if there's a shop selling pointed shoes though. Last but not least i'm male. : )

test: i am curious. which thread was it that had all the angry angry SF'ers?

anyway i guess you are back from your trip, and u must have been disappointed to find nothing new in kuala lumpur. KL is rather backward in terms of shopping and

style. The only place you can find pointy shoes would be in Sungai Wang near Royale Bintang, where most of the fashion forward crowd are. Sad to say, most of

this crowd are of the 'salon' variety if you get my drift, and most of the stuff they get are either of poorer construction or fakes. I remember seeing some fake Swears when I got back to KL, and that is the closest thing to pointy shoes that I encountered.

englandmj: I am surprised that the Brits and the Americans know about P.Lal. I myself have not been there. Always thought it was a shop for the old fogies, based on the way they advertised. But as I begin to appreciate well made clothing, I think it's time I gave the shop a visit. Any brands worth looking out for?

Wow. leather sandals look good with raw jeans. Reminds me of the photo posted somewhere in this forum of a Japanese fella doing the same.