Recent Purchases. . .

[the_state]

x-posted from the wallet thread...

[music_coffee_jeans]

music coffee nice pickup, how did the plaid m65 look in person?

The store I went to, which just opened, didnt have a majority of the F/W line out, just a couple of items like the wool crew neck sweater, deconstructed deck hoodie and wool cardigan among some regular shirts.

[jet]

no worries thanks anyhow

[englandmj7]

Thanks man. The quality of the KL stuff is really high. I have a button down short sleeve shirt that has multi-coloured dots embroidered on it and the details are amazing. My favorite tee is one of his and it uses a very high quality med/heavy weight cotton. Also all his stuff is made in France and I've found the QC from most clothes made in France to be rather high.

I guess it's the noob in me but I have a hard time paying high prices for designer stuff that's made in China (like 3.1 Philip Lim - even though I own the scarf henley). Some Ann D. stuff is made is China too and I didn't get that at all. I can understand the higher profit margins for the designer but would expect more for a label like hers. I probably wouldn't have spent the money on the 2 Ann D. items if they were from China but since they're from France...

Is that simply ignorant of me? Someone versed in clothing manufacturing please drop some knowledge so I can learn. Thanks!

http://www.superfuture.com/supertalk/showthread.php?t=24321

[jimmyc]

Black Cowboy shirt

Black crew neck pullover

Long sleeve navy tee

[lowrider]

http://www.superfuture.com/supertalk/showthread.php?t=24321

Thanks! Just spent the last hour reading it. Didn't really talk specifically about the differences (if any) between manufacturing quality of clothes in different countries but some of the concepts apply and it was an enlightening read.

[thelion1856]

just got these yesterday....

John Varvatos & Yves Saint Laurent

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YSL's look DOPE!

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YSL's look dope!

[mr fluffernutter]

YSL's look dope!

[Guest jmatsu]

ysl high tops look dope®!

[jake snake]

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[mrip]

Varatos' look Dope!

[robideaux]

Thanks man. The quality of the KL stuff is really high. I have a button down short sleeve shirt that has multi-coloured dots embroidered on it and the details are amazing. My favorite tee is one of his and it uses a very high quality med/heavy weight cotton. Also all his stuff is made in France and I've found the QC from most clothes made in France to be rather high.

I guess it's the noob in me but I have a hard time paying high prices for designer stuff that's made in China (like 3.1 Philip Lim - even though I own the scarf henley). Some Ann D. stuff is made is China too and I didn't get that at all. I can understand the higher profit margins for the designer but would expect more for a label like hers. I probably wouldn't have spent the money on the 2 Ann D. items if they were from China but since they're from France...

Is that simply ignorant of me? Someone versed in clothing manufacturing please drop some knowledge so I can learn. Thanks!

the hooded Ann D is nice, but honestly i dont know why blew over a hundred on that white tank top. anyway, what if your latest purchases were manufactured by chinamen living in france, or vice versa. what difference would it make then? unless you actually know the individual manufacturing your clothing you shouldn't automatically discriminate according to country of origin (unless of course its made in hawaii). judge each garment on its own merits.

[robideaux]

thrift find: deadstock whole cut patent leather oxfords for only 4 dollars, but i would've paid as much as the afformentioned Ann D tank purchased by lowrider for these.

[thelion1856]

thanks, i cant wait until the YSL's get their cherry popped with some blue indigo stains all over them.

[lowrider]

the hooded Ann D is nice, but honestly i dont know why blew over a hundred on that white tank top. anyway, what if your latest purchases were manufactured by chinamen living in france, or vice versa. what difference would it make then? unless you actually know the individual manufacturing your clothing you shouldn't automatically discriminate according to country of origin (unless of course its made in hawaii). judge each garment on its own merits.

I know a little about manufacturing (not of garments) in China and the QC tends to be very low. I do judge each garment on its own merit which is why I bought the 3.1 PL henley.

BTW, 60% off for the tank puts it at $76. Still pricey but it's one of the few tanks that fit me well and doesn't look like a woman's or a wife beater.

[jet]

Yes china is known for their quality of production.

Nice ysl's lion and wife beat low.

[Guest jmatsu]

Yes china is known for their quality of production.

Nice ysl's lion and wife beat low.

you can't generalize an entire country's standards of production. i'm sure some factories have better qc than others. while some european factories maybe inferior to that of some in asia.

[realmyth83]

so far havent noticed any quality difference.....maybe im wrong.

[jet]

you can't generalize an entire country's standards of production. i'm sure some factories have better qc than others. while some european factories maybe inferior to that of some in asia.

I implied they are not known for their output quality.

I could tell a made in china raf simons sweater vs a made in belgium sweater but hey that's just me. I'd never pay 600 for an ann knit made in china then again hey that's just me. You guys are free to do what you want, I'm going to argue re: this topic in this thread.

[Guest jmatsu]

I implied they are not known for their output quality.

I could tell a made in china raf simons sweater vs a made in belgium sweater but hey that's just me. I'd never pay 600 for an ann knit made in china then again hey that's just me. You guys are free to do what you want, I'm going to argue re: this topic in this thread.

wow i can tell you're a real raf simons/ann d connoisseur! your statement about distinguishing the difference between a made in china vs. a made in belgium raf simons piece is vacuous because i'm pretty sure raf simons is not even produced in china. i'm sure that annd herself has the final veto over the quality coming out of her chinese factories.

btw does ann d make mediums?

[evisu 2000]

all i know is... ann d quality isn't really that great regardless of where it's made. heh.

[Guest jmatsu]

all i know is... ann d quality isn't really that great regardless of where it's made. heh.

i'm not the biggest fan of annd, but i'm pretty sure consumers buy it more for the aesthetic. my point was about assuming that just because shit is made in asia that it's inferior. i don't give a fuck about china, but ann d's shit from belgium or portugual ain't couture either so who gives a fuck?

[wEstSidE]

haha arguing over rtw. i made that point a while ago and people thought i was stupid.

jmat, scuttle over to small q's and answer my damn qusetions.

[evisu 2000]

i know... i'm just sayin!

[jet]

wow i can tell you're a real raf simons/ann d connoisseur! your statement about distinguishing the difference between a made in china vs. a made in belgium raf simons piece is vacuous because i'm pretty sure raf simons is not even produced in china. i'm sure that annd herself has the final veto over the quality coming out of her chinese factories.

btw does ann d make mediums?

Cute, but a cream colored v neck that I saw at Barneys from spring was made in china so I didn't buy it and so there goes that argument. Maybe Barneys is selling bootleg raf simons I don't know whatch you think boss? Don't speculate, doesn't make you appear very knowledgable.

[wEstSidE]

i think smalls equate to like a medium or large, don't they?

[evisu 2000]

pretty much.

[Guest jmatsu]

Cute, but a cream colored v neck that I saw at Barneys from spring was made in china so I didn't buy it and so there goes that argument. Maybe Barneys is selling bootleg raf simons I don't know whatch you think boss? Don't speculate, doesn't make you appear very knowledgable.

i don't believe you and i don't care. it appears that you don't have a problem with chinese buffets, but just with chinese factories.