Inkinsurgent

somehow ended up browsing back to 2012 in this thread. suprised how much things have changed for techwear. fun to see the musings on the increased appeal of acr an av while not knowing what's coming down the road. lots of good discussion from members i completely forgot about. definitelty another era altogether. 

conroy and stephen are in there too. 2010-2012 was a magical period in time for acr and av. seeing av drop @290sqm and being blown away by the stealth shirt's pocket config. being able to buy acr at concrete amsterdam. good times.

between the convex lt and voronoi lt i prefer the voronoi because it is a much more distinctive design and the fit is perfect for me. however, i do really appreciate the convex for it's brutal minimalism and clean drape.

that said, compared to the canada made nylon voronois i own i don't think the convex warrants a 350 price tag. it's very obviously a MUCH simpler pant to produce, it doesn't have the circular tape patches on stress points that the voronois have, overall the taping looks much less nice and despite all that it's still made in china. i wouldn't pay retail for it again.
 

loved to follow your process every step of the way, dude. definitely keep us posted on your future plans! 

that schoeller wool jacket is just unf. like i said on insta, the textile perfectly highlights how cool the patterning is. i would love to see your take on a leather jacket!

i see a dystopian hooligan wearing tapered schoeller pants that have detachable pouches on the sides. let's not kid ourselves and pretend they're not trying to be a more affordable acr. 

that said if acr is the end-all of what goes for techwear these days it's inevitable that some of the stuff they do becomes less of an acr trademark and more of a genre trope.

salomon really is on fire with these collabs. great to see them experimenting.

i'm 6'1 and 180lbs, size 32, and have a medium fw15 and fw16. the medium fw16 fits me perfectly and the fw15 is a little too skinny to my taste.  think a L would look good on me as well, but i like these to fit baggier rather than skinnier. 

 

#2's pattern geometry around the underarm gusset and sleeves is great man! extremely visually striking.

they pop up ebay quite regularily. keep your eyes peeled.

fw15 is skinnier and stacks less agressively due to the softer material. vastly prefer the fw16.

with the direction acg is going in i wouldn't count on the old style cargo returning. i vastly prefer the fw16 version over the fw15 version but the fw15 color is kind of nice if you don't expect black.

Fw15 cargo is the cotton/wool blend one. "black" is not black but a dark desaturated blue that will not pass for black by any stretch of the imagination. The AW16 version is cotton, a lot darker, with a tougher hand and very close to black but still blue-ish. the aw16 one fits a bit more loose in the seat and thighs. The aw15 one also has exposed zippers on the seat pockets which some people dislike (might scratch furniture) and in my experience the aw15 ones shrink more when washed.

look at the edge trim there's no way that's genuine

congrats on the job offer man, if it goes through i have a feeling they won't be disappointed.

where's the acrnm thread and why are there a bunch of degenerates rambling on about dogs and sushi

ill be damned if that alyx stuff isn't the most incoherent collection i've ever seen goddamn

that pattern would've looked dope on a sfb chukka reboot.

ah i gotta admit i didnt pay attention to the shape it's in cause i already own one. one of the more timeless acr designs imho.

that's a generous deal you're offering dude, too bad im not an xs

can't believe there's an ss-j2 on grailed that won't move for 270 while people drop 1k on p24's

13 hours ago, 468262 said:

 My man Errolson's slowly pricing out people who, in a very real sense, helped to make the brand what it is today.

Very much this. I don't begrudge ACR their success, which is more than deserved, but as someone who loved acr from the first time i saw it in 2010 i do feel sort of left behind. 

the patterning on those pants is wild. do you have pictures of the patternmaking process?  i can't wrap my head around how you draw something like that in 2d and have it come out as something even remotely resembling pants. 

what i don't get about these fakes is that they obviously originate at the factories contracted by the bird themselves. it shouldn't be too hard to figure out which ones it are and just tell them to quit fucking around if they want to keep getting legit business from vancouver.

stoked to see your take on pants, dude!

the panelling on the shirt is great, i especially enjoy the way the sleeves seem to spiral towards the wrist. there's something about the back panel that seems to pull in the wrong directions, though. not sure if you can notice it while wearing but it looks off.