Jeans
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Hence generally. I am sitting here in a pair of ~£20 Uniqlo jeans because I find they are quite comfortable, good value for money, fit me well and don't look too bad. However, I have a pair of Armani jeans that cost more than 10x that amount that are superior, I find, in almost every way - and they aren't even that premium in terms of jeans, instead just designer. If I were wealthier all of my jeans would be of that quality or better. The Uniqlo jeans are simply not 'just as good', same as every other £20 pair of jeans.
Haven't we already had this debate over 9,000 times?
The beauty of the free market is that you can buy what you like and as long as you're happy with it then that is an end of it. Vive la capitalism!
Yes, but he is wrong... on the internet.
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Great find, need some clothes. Anybody know if these sales are also going on in stores? Reason I ask is I like to try my stuff on (I'm an awkward awkward size).
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I can agree that an increase in quality might be so but I'm just wondering how much more quality you'll get at a price compared to £20 ones. I've had the ones I'm wearing for over a year and they've not torn, faded from when I purchased them but that could be down to how they're washed.
Also my jeans fit me perfectly, 34 waist with 1-2 inches if I pull at the front, no need for a belt and they're not sagging over my arse. I dunno maybe 1/2 an inch w/o belt sag.
Have gone through many a mosh pits so comfort isn't an issue and really...how much more comfort do you get from your £50 jeans then my £20 jeans?
Unless they feel like they're giving you a blowy then its not worth the price difference.
I can afford the higher priced jeans but feel my money is better spent elsewhere. Shirts, hoodies, jumpers etc are very different in look compared to jeans which realistically all look quite similar to be honest.
Nobody I know points out my jeans, infact rarely probably rarely look at them. They see them as jeans and are not fussed about the brand and the quality upon glancing.
I know what I am buying because I shop for them in the store, I feel the material. I don't try them on, however I check the waist, length and that's good enough for me. If you shop online..how do you know what you're buying will fit? Details like I read them in store.
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Maybe it's because I am not on a salary equal to the quoted, but I can afford them. Maybe I should buy a higher priced pair...I don't know. Maybe I'm not as self-consious as you lot but I don't know you. My jeans are fine and I have no problem with them so that is all
Its a well known fact nowadays that 99.9% of men who wear £20 jeans are virgins, this infact rises to 100% if they have ever been in a moshpit.
probably because they're £20 a pair
... tbh its whatever makes you happy, me personally, i spend a shed load on clothes.. i think the comment about not being able to afford more expensive jeans is slightly harsh... i'm a student so don't have too much disposeable income, so i prefer to save up and spend a lot on one item, keeping clothes for a long time,- although im not in APC territory yet
... another thing you have to factor in is that the designer brands will come out with the newest designs first, and this will eventually filter down to the highstreet..
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Just spent money, I hate you all.
Thanks for the link OP.
People who make nice clothes don't often cater for fattys tbh... not good for the brand image in general.
People who make nice clothes don't often cater for fattys tbh... not good for the brand image in general.
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Yep as with much in marketing there is often a trade-off. But can one ignore a growing number of customers (pun intended)? The problem for all manufacturers is that people are getting bigger/fatter.
I suggest you take another look at the link first posted by Raikiri. It shows how manufacturers are attempting to resolve the dilemma. For easy reference, Raikiri's link was - http://women.timesonline.co.uk/tol/life_and_style/women/fashion/article1654996.ece
Hmm uber cheap hoodies! Do these come big of small? I'm 6'3 for instance and 14.5stone, Large or X-L?
Hate ordering online lol as the gear never fits unless I have something already from that 'label'. Some brands I wear a medium, others an X-Large
Yes but top shop, H&M, Gap etc.. are a bit lower end... makes sense for them to cover the population in general by vanity sizing or otherwise.
Other brands might want to avoid this - like a previous poster has suggested - fatty's wearing your brand isn't necessarily good for the brand.
Burberry has been damaged in the UK previously by the association with chavs.
I'd predict that Superdry will likely lose its appeal fairly soon - thanks to it supposedly being a 'cool' brand every other spotty teenager and plenty of middle aged office workers in London are going round sporting jackets with the logo stamped on the back. Will likely go the same way as Bench etc... not that this isn't also a good business model - creating a 'cool' brand, flogging the stuff cheaply and not really caring if it becomes ubiquitous. Other brands want to retain some illusion of exclusivity and charge a premium price.
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