donburi

real talk

this seller on grailed who has only acronym including rare E-J23 and a TON of visvim

 

which one of you is this john mayer wannabe

great thoughts ink. i think your breakdown of the distinction between the personality-driven and quiet design languages nails it. with regards to product photography I agree that their clinical approach does a great job. I just wish they'd make their website images bigger so I could relish in the details haha

 

after I made that post yesterday I actually decided to take a trip to the veilance concept store in NY which I had yet to visit. aside from the clothing the only graphic elements were type on the wall and the layout of the store itself. the type was (expectedly) nothing special but i did think the layout of the store contributed subtly to the covert / subverse / concealed vibe. after reading your post perhaps I've gained a new appreciation for the prosaic 

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edit: the not-so-succesful attempts of brands like peak performance, adidas, aether, isaora etc. to achieve a distinctive 'luxury tech' aesthetic really drives home how finely honed the aesthetic of veilance and acr is.

 

to be honest, I'm not that impressed with veilance's aesthetic. the products themselves are fine, but as a brand, they haven't done anything special. product photography is only okay; the website is mediocre; products are presented in the style of a 3rd party retailer. if veilance developed a stronger aesthetic vision in line with its core product (normcore but slightly edgy / slightly futuristic) they would command an even more devoted following.

 

compare veilance to the new ACG. the last major fall/winter releases, the flagship products sold like mad because of the extremely good brand concept and marketing that went along with.

 

I'd like veilance to adopt a high level perspective on the world—along the lines of ACG and acronym but not as heavy-handed as either—and cascade that perspective through all of its communication materials

Can't believe how fast the black alpine jacket sold out, under a minute fml

If you can figure out the ordering system, in Japan you can have them delivered to a Lawson/Family Mart/any convenience store

can't believe the postmarket prices on some of these pieces. this is insanity

Waiting for that Haven drop..

Are we expecting anything special we don't already know about in this drop? Bags?

why are the adidas x white mountaineering collections always SO BAD

oh shit the top dries return... damn piece keeper and I were lusting after the chelseas last year but opted not to get em and save for ACR instead. maybe a good pickup this season

that's right nobody knows how to follow up a 10/10 shitpost like that

 

suck it weeaboos

first they laugh at you

That AF1 looks like it's straight out of Babylon A.D.

 

 

then they insult you

 

Have to say it "Unim-Prestos"®©

 

 

 

then they ask for more zippers

 

 

Needz moar zipperz

shit well even mostly broke this season had something for me. the return of hats is much appreciated! 

Also, Hotoveli has free same-day shipping?? Omg dangerous

Anyone seen the LA7 anywhere apart from Acrnm?

 

LA7 is at Hotoveli!

http://hotoveli.com/collections/acronym/products/la7-ds-shirt

thanks look like some good options

woah. the fit on those P10 seems much slimmer compared to previous versions. or is my sense of proportion just way off?

being kinda broke this season is breaking my heart

those Muro.exe shoes are pretty cool... all their models look the same tho lol? Might cop black on black anyawy

 

Sock question

Where can I get thick and truly black wool socks of the kind that will be sufficient for brutal new england winters?

yo I already live here but does anyone know a store in NYC that stocks Porter / Yoshida & Co bags?

looks good to me

WTS: P10-CH in night, size small. SS15 version.

scarf there reminds me of the paneled parseq scarf from SISP though!

hilarious frank+oak pivot from lumberjack aesthetic to acreauxnym, as detailed in this wonderful twitter thread

 

 

https://twitter.com/jonathontoon/status/761473110377832448

wow they actually look pretty reasonable like this haha, at least in terms of silhouette. 

oh shit that's you G? lol I saw this in the outlier subreddit. props