Nom de Guerre F/W 08.09

[jet]

Nom is slowly replacing apc for my basics.

[pantheist]

welp at least i know what i'm saving for now.

[totally epic]

ndg at affordable prices, i like the sound of that

I remain skeptical until I see numbers.

What's with the lack of colors this season? Their blue/red sweaters from FW07 were great. Also, I like this:

[polishmike]

I remain skeptical until I see numbers.

carry on, i don't believe we'll see any drops.

[littleomar]

i like their use of different material on teh same stuff. the m65 is waxed cotton, etc. the rubberized cotton should be interesting at least

[josephr]

carry on, i don't believe we'll see any drops.

i also doubt there will be price drops, i wonder how much the black poly twill blazer or the acrylic blend sweater will cost haha. looks awesome though.

[Darkeside]

i also doubt there will be price drops...

like the "price drops" we were supposed to see for S/S 08 you mean

I'm liking the Shetland high neck and the utility jacket. will ahve to check the full lookbook later.

[jcotteri]

im liking this collection and i am liking the photography, suits the clothing very well i feel... cant wait to check it out in person..

[Darkeside]

I think they've added more to the lookbook, ^^ I'm really liking the tactical shirt in this pic, and there is a lot of stuff I don't remember/presume is a more recent edition?

I could be wrong though.

[constant struggle]

that high neck is a def cop, really liking it

[sbw4224]

That's a scarf.

[pantheist]

I think he's referring to the sweater on the lookbook.

[sbw4224]

Ah, my bad then.

I think this collection is a nice break from the new-trad styles we've been seeing from NDG the past few seasons.

[Analog]

I think this collection is a nice break from the new-trad styles we've been seeing from NDG the past few seasons.

That's a good way of putting it, and I agree.

[btbam]

im really liking this collection so far.

[jcotteri]

that high neck is a def cop, really liking it

agreed that is quite a nice peice. I also like the MA-1 flight jacket, well actually i like the Parka, M65, Utility Overcoat etc... NDG kill outer wear.

[sfriedlander]

these guys make some tight stuff, but its sooo expensive. I guess i'll have to be a window shopper for now.

I'm lucky that blackbird in seattle sells it, maybe i could get some stuff when its on sale.

[Jkissi7]

^ Yeah some items are very pricey me personally I have only bought a shirt from them so far

**edit**

[Guest spazzz]

s/s is in the downstairs now? already?

[Darkeside]

Jkissi - thanks for the pics but those items are from this season, not the Fall/Winter line.

[Jkissi7]

Yeah i know im sorry just throwing pics in here atleast ya know because.. i cant find 07.08 and thats what they still have in ny store guess it'll help someone out if they are still seeking items

and i guess when they put out new stuff ill do that too.. it definetly looks promising

[FunkyFrenchy]

trench is really cool, but a little bit nazi like...

[Guest spazzz]

opening ceremony got all the s/s stuff in. in la that is

[jcotteri]

trecnh is really cool, but a little bit nazi like...

perhaps only because of the style of photography and modle not the actual piece

[cernunnos]

trecnh is really cool, but a little bit nazi like...

Doesn't it make this trench even better?

[Got It 4 Cheap]

no, who likes nazi steez?

[headcoat]

no, who likes nazi steez?

Do you have something against nazis, you bigot?

[pantheist]

Do you have something against nazis, you bigot?

look at his name, he's obviously a bagel breath

[horriblyjollyjinx]

its nice to make it affordable for once, though for me lowering their prices so much without changing anything about manufacturing.

How do you know they haven't?

arbitrarily inflating the prices of their pieces to appeal to a niche market, and once theyre in and a desirable brand, lower their prices and expand their stockists

a little bit of a turn off

Doesn't sound like a sound strategy to me. There's no sense in lowering prices as demand rises, so my guess is your take on this is wrong.

What I think is that they are either struggling to find people who like their stuff at the current pricepoints or that they've been able to find a new factory or gotten a better deal now that they're manufacturing on a larger scale.

[horriblyjollyjinx]

I am friends with one of the owners of NDG and I can assure you this is not the reason for their pricing. It simply has to do with the resources they have available (read: funding) and the quantities/materials they are using. Their prices were so high before because they simply didn't have the proper funding to turn out such high quality clothing in large quantities and cheaply, so instead they chose to keep the same level of quality but do small batches and keep the prices high to cover costs.

Now they are more successful, sold in barneys, etc, and so they can afford to do things larger and more efficiently, thus lowering prices.

In fact, unlike most brands, I have respect for what they do- they take it seriously and want to produce quality, whatever the cost. nice that the cost is going down though...

Ooh, so my post was already obsolete when I was writing it.