Recent purchases - Part II

Originally Posted by __CB__

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Don't know why everyone is saying Undercover is so hard to find online. Off the top of my head, Browns, Slam Jam, The Corner, The-Glade, Farfetch, Alan Bilzerian all carry it. The markup outside Japan is definitely high though, probably the biggest reason you don't see more of it on here.

Haven't seen it in person yet, but this season seems mostly boring unforunately.

holy ****. didn't know alan bilzerian finally made a webstore. good for them. good store and guys

BB1, where do you make all of your wjk kops?

Originally Posted by oneeightyseven

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BB1, where do you make all of your wjk kops?

i'm gonna guess zozo.jp

there are lots of stores stocking them though.

Originally Posted by Uncontrol

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i'm gonna guess zozo.jp

there are lots of stores stocking them though.

thaaaank you. I've been looking around for wjk for a while now, although I must admit I did not try all that hard lol.

Originally Posted by sq4you

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comparing lanvin to midmarket japanese brands is like comparing a bugati to a honda. better tailoring + fabrics than the majority high-end japanese labels too.
Dude that particular jacket is unlined and made of polyester... It is very nicely cut (although the sizing is off-they fit one size too small) and the trims and raw edges are nice, however it suffers from Lanvin overdesign. Jil Sander by Raf Simons (for men) is one of the most irrelevant label ever. Lanvin has been pretty weak for a while. At least you didn't pick the complete suckage that is Prorsum.

Originally Posted by Fuuma

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Jil Sander by Raf Simons (for men) is one of the most irrelevant label ever.

You know a shitload more about this stuff than I do, but even I can see that this is an overstatement.

Originally Posted by DLester

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You know a shitload more about this stuff than I do, but even I can see that this is an overstatement.
It brings nothing and no one cares, no one wears it? I mean a few dudes in the art world still buy the tailor made suits cause they did it during Jil's reign but c'mon. BTW some of the individual pieces are quite wearable but as a brand it is pointless. I like the electric blue jacket SQ bought but that's not the point.

Originally Posted by zissou

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Nice MHL shirt, Paul.

+1

I wear jil sander that's all that matters.

Originally Posted by Fuuma

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Dude that particular jacket is unlined and made of polyester...

It is very nicely cut (although the sizing is off-they fit one size too small) and the trims and raw edges are nice, however it suffers from Lanvin overdesign. Jil Sander by Raf Simons (for men) is one of the most irrelevant label ever. Lanvin has been pretty weak for a while. At least you didn't pick the complete suckage that is Prorsum.

it's a summer jacket. if it was lined i wouldn't be able to wear it in the summer. technically it is nylon which is different from polyster, but regardless, there is nothing inherently bad about synthetic fabrics. they serve a distinct function and exhibit properties unmatched by naturally occurring ones. also, one has to appreciate the engineering that goes into man-made fabrics just as much as one appreciates the evolutionary process that led to natural fabrics like silk.

i don't really see how raw edges are overdesign. in fact they are just the opposite; the fabric is simply cut and sewn together. that's it.

with regards to their sizing being off, i agree. i'd say im more of a 46 but i need a 48 in most lanvin blazers/tailored tops. however, being an avid rick fan, i can't imagine screwy sizing being something you can actually hold against a designer/label.

i don't know why you would say jil + raf or prorsum is garbage. neither one of them has strayed from their original roots. SS11 jil is incredible.

Originally Posted by Fuuma

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It brings nothing and no one cares, no one wears it? I mean a few dudes in the art world still buy the tailor made suits cause they did it during Jil's reign but c'mon. BTW some of the individual pieces are quite wearable but as a brand it is pointless. I like the electric blue jacket SQ bought but that's not the point.

i don't understand how an entire brand can be regarded as pointless while many individual pieces remain wearable. when is an entire collection ever considered 100% perfect?

Originally Posted by sq4you

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i don't understand how an entire brand can be regarded as pointless while many individual pieces remain wearable.

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Originally Posted by sq4you

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i don't know why you would say jil + raf or prorsum is garbage. neither one of them has strayed from their original roots. SS11 jil is incredible.

isn't the point of designers...to design?



otherwise we'd just end up with a whole range of "classics" (cue style not fashion garbage) and we'd all just go to tailors not designers for their house cut.

^ dude i ended up kopping the navy. probably against my better judgment too but i figured tabacco would just draw too much attention to my huge ass head

also kopped KMW 1950 RHT for super cheap, jay was really helpful

Originally Posted by oneeightyseven

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thaaaank you. I've been looking around for wjk for a while now, although I must admit I did not try all that hard lol.

offside-web.com
mercury-japan.jp

Originally Posted by sq4you

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it's a summer jacket. if it was lined i wouldn't be able to wear it in the summer. technically it is nylon which is different from polyster, but regardless, there is nothing inherently bad about synthetic fabrics. they serve a distinct function and exhibit properties unmatched by naturally occurring ones. also, one has to appreciate the engineering that goes into man-made fabrics just as much as one appreciates the evolutionary process that led to natural fabrics like silk.

i don't really see how raw edges are overdesign. in fact they are just the opposite; the fabric is simply cut and sewn together. that's it.

with regards to their sizing being off, i agree. i'd say im more of a 46 but i need a 48 in most lanvin blazers/tailored tops. however, being an avid rick fan, i can't imagine screwy sizing being something you can actually hold against a designer/label.

i don't know why you would say jil + raf or prorsum is garbage. neither one of them has strayed from their original roots. SS11 jil is incredible.



i don't understand how an entire brand can be regarded as pointless while many individual pieces remain wearable. when is an entire collection ever considered 100% perfect?

The lanvins a nice jacket, but don't try to justify it by saying the nylon is something special, its the same nylon used in crappy water proof coats, its not like its ballistic nylon, its mass produced its not like you get artisan nylon. I think by over designed he mean't all the zips and buttons. I've tried the jacket on so I have seen it, its nice, its just dumb to try to justify its superiority by talking about the evolutionary process of nylon.

Originally Posted by fuji

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The lanvins a nice jacket, but don't try to justify it
Dude listen to Fuji on this. Just be all like "blow me, whatever!" If you like it just go with it and don't give a flying **** what people have got to say. As long as your fits are solid no one will have anything to say. Since you care what others think. I like it.