Random fashion thoughts - Part II (A New Hope)



Cotton Dockers said:

Around $100. I have one and it is certainly nice, but it was a gift and probably not something I would buy for myself. Definitely not "drapey", much more boxy American repro.

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I have 9, I won't buy anything else. They are the perfect tee for me!

Hopefully some people enjoyed reading my last few blog posts... here's a new one on my Traveling Jacket from Soloist FW10. @ everyone who PM'ed me with thoughts and suggestions -- thanks, I really appreciate it!

recommened insta tag https://www.instagram.com/explore/tags/frenchwork/

late to the tee shirt convo but Bread&Boxers make a decent tighter neck crew tee with a slightly longer fit and you can get them for about $15 on sale

who makes some slim high-waisted pants?

VitaTimH said:

Hopefully some people enjoyed reading my last few blog posts... here's a new one on my Traveling Jacket from Soloist FW10. @ everyone who PM'ed me with thoughts and suggestions -- thanks, I really appreciate it!

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Nice. Like your write up and photography for this one.

One pedantic thing is bugging me though...

Isn't this is the traveling jacket from that season?



and there was a matching traveling vest (which I think diniro has? and traveling pants in the same fabric).

you can see it called that in an old blog post here:
http://www.silver-and-gold.com/posts/tags/takahiromiyashita-the-soloist/page/2/ (and one for sale: http://item.rakuten.co.jp/ec-union3/ne150710-161/)

Your jacket is called the 'layered easy jacket' I believe.



msg said:

Yes, absolutely. There's a bunch of ultra wealthy, celebs, etc who will buy without blinking. There was a profile a while back in Vogue or whatever and a bunch of the celebs interviewed all listed MrP as their favorite shopping site. Good PR, too.

It's an interesting idea : How do you market to both the top 1% and the guy eating ramen to save for SLP? The latter helps you move inventory at sales time, but it's the former that sustains your business.

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NaP have a dedicated team of personal shoppers to cater to VIP clients(based on their spend).

This is still very true: https://econsultancy.com/blog/11171-how-to-identify-and-retain-your-most-valuable-customers/



Lorcan7 said:

Nice. Like your write up and photography for this one. One pedantic thing is bugging me though... Isn't this is the traveling jacket from that season? and there was a matching traveling vest (which I think diniro has? and traveling pants in the same fabric). you can see it called that in an old blog post here: http://www.silver-and-gold.com/posts/tags/takahiromiyashita-the-soloist/page/2/ (and one for sale: http://item.rakuten.co.jp/ec-union3/ne150710-161/) Your jacket is called the 'layered easy jacket' I believe.

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Good catch, I just did some digging and you may actually be right! The auction I bought this from ~3 years ago referred to it as a traveling jacket and I guess I just assumed it was correct. So the "easy" pieces are the wool ones, and the "traveling" ones are the cotton ones, with both featuring snap closures. Thanks!

iamacyborg said:

NaP have a dedicated team of personal shoppers to cater to VIP clients(based on their spend).

This is still very true: https://econsultancy.com/blog/11171-how-to-identify-and-retain-your-most-valuable-customers/

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"These customers buy without any friction. They are hassle free, and do not burden the business with calls to the customer service team. They are not serial refund requesters. I’ve known firms that identify high maintenance, low profit (or worse, loss making) customers, and actually deliver increasingly poor levels of customer service, in the hope that they’ll go away. Watch out for pesky high maintenance, low value customers!"

Everyone I know has done this to some degree or another. Any company I plan on buying from regularly, I make sure that my return rate is lower than 25%, and it's often 0%.

msg said:

Yes, absolutely. There's a bunch of ultra wealthy, celebs, etc who will buy without blinking. There was a profile a while back in Vogue or whatever and a bunch of the celebs interviewed all listed MrP as their favorite shopping site. Good PR, too.

It's an interesting idea : How do you market to both the top 1% and the guy eating ramen to save for SLP? The latter helps you move inventory at sales time, but it's the former that sustains your business.

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Answer - you market to the top customers. The sales shoppers are not really worth the time and effort. They will come if and when the prices are low enough, period. You can have **** service including sending you the wrong stuff, and they will still come (see Unionmade).

My problem is a bit like Jets, I find a lot of stuff grossly overpriced and knowing most stuff will sit and end up getting marked down, I can't get myself to pay full retail, without feeling like a complete idiot.

If i'm looking at something I often ask myself "do I like that $xxx?", if not I pass and when I see it on sale I ask myself the same thing.

I'm the same with nowadays. I rarely go into stores anymore either. I just stick with what I like. I like EG 19th century shirts. When I first started buying them they were around CAD $175. Nowadays you're paying CAD $350 for a blackwatch shirt. That's a 100% mark up in 4 years. The shirt is technically overpriced at $175 already.



Find Finn said:

My problem is a bit like Jets, I find a lot of stuff grossly overpriced and knowing most stuff will sit and end up getting marked down, I can't get myself to pay full retail, without feeling like a complete idiot.

If i'm looking at something I often ask myself "do I like that $xxx?", if not I pass and when I see it on sale I ask myself the same thing.

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Good old catch 22. The more you (and others) do that, the more the whole supply chain will need to increase regular retail to account for the fact that more merchandise now sells at markdowns. And the more they'll do that, the more you'll be inclined to wait for markdowns.



LA Guy said:

"These customers buy without any friction. They are hassle free, and do not burden the business with calls to the customer service team. They are not serial refund requesters. I’ve known firms that identify high maintenance, low profit (or worse, loss making) customers, and actually deliver increasingly poor levels of customer service, in the hope that they’ll go away. Watch out for pesky high maintenance, low value customers!"

Everyone I know has done this to some degree or another.  Any company I plan on buying from regularly, I make sure that my return rate is lower than 25%, and it's often 0%.  

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You raise interesting points here. I also try to keep my return rate very low. I prefer to shop in person and spend time trying things on and making deliberate choices, thereby minimizing my need to return.

I just wonder how it works for the purely on-line retailers, which offer free shipping and free returns. How do they feel about customers that order two sizes of one item, knowing that they will eat free shipping both ways. How do they view customers that are willing to order ten things, yet return nine or all of them because of sizing issues or they just did not like them. The customer is at no risk, but the retailer bears the transaction costs. Are the customers stigmatized even though they are encouraged by the retailer to order risk-free?

I would be interested in hearing the perspectives of anyone who is an on-line retailer.

Also just to give a shoutout to wvg, their tees are really soft and drapey and slim fitting, idk when the next preorder will be but if you're a rewards member it's mto so you can add length as needed. I personally find they fit about an inch and a half longer than uniqlo tees in the same size and for me they're perfect