Best and Worst Experiences With The Quality of An Item

[jet]

Rach you just reminded me of some LV sneaks I bought about some 9 years ago, supposedly black but was a very dark chocolate and thick gum sole. The sole completely separated from the shoe after maybe 30-40 wears or so. I was so pissed since I paid something like 335 for them back them. Today they would probably cost $700 and weren't even comfortable at all. Biggest pos and I never bought an LV shoe again after that.

I did have some black americas cup made in italy that wore like iron for 4 years though and I had got them overseas for about 230, way less than their $400 asking price here then.

 

[Fuuma]

I had some america's cup (black) and those wore like iron. Not complaints here either.

 

[jet]

I got tired of the style by that time (close to sf time) and my taste changed before they even died so I donated them.

 

[gasoline]

My worst experience has a happy ending... I bought a pair of Rachel Comey oxfords which after 2 wears had threads popping out of the fabric upper. I was displeased so I emailed her studio and to my surprise Rachel responded her damn self. She had me send her the shoes, she personally fixed them and shipped back to me. In hindsight I may have been a whiny brat but she was so cool to take care of my complaint personally. Had the shoes for a while now and damn do they break in nicely.

 

[auto90403]

I have 4-5 pairs of shoes/boots from the old New & Lingwood (before the South Africans or wherever they were from, bought them) that are at least 25 years old and going strong. Shoe trees, new soles/heels as needed and regular application of leather condition and I expect them to last me another 25 years.

All my salesmen moved over Cleverley. They took my business with them. My oldest Cleverleys go back about 14 years.

 

[Yardsale]

best: band of outsiders cord suit. though I assume it's because they were done by martin greenfield and less about BoO's craftsmanship.

worst: anything opening ceremony makes is pretty shoddy construction. topman is pretty crap as well but at least that's cheap

 

[escarole]

by far the worst for me was an opening ceremony button down shirt. 2 buttons fell off within the first 2 wears! i mean it really takes talent to not be able to properly sew a damn button on a button down shirt, yet still get $200+ for it. definitely an example of a brand that worked the fashion game masterfully without ever bothering to learn how to actually make clothes. fool me once ........

 

[svelten]

Best:
An Energie zip-up sweater that I've owned for 3 years. No matter how chauchy or trashy it appears, it's extremely warm, bulletproof and has survived all kinds of winter madness with barely any noticeable wear.

Worst:
Filippa K button cardigan. Ridiculously flimsy, especially the buttons. Does not hold up well to washing (even hand washing), despite no tags stating it is "dry clean only". Had it for a year now and have only managed to get a couple of wears out of it.

 

[Trendy Sing Sing]

My worst is probobly everything that I've bought from H and M that has buttons on it, after 6 months. Also, a button broke off of my grey AA jeans. Just started building up my wardrobe though, so only time will tell the best quality.

 

[Johnny_5]

Best: Red Wing 1911, Diesel oxford, BoO oxfords

Worst: EG Raglan hoodie. Seems started coming apart after a month. Funny how it cost 5x more than my American Apparel hoodie but my AA hoodie is in just as good shape as the day I got it 2 years ago.

 

[KenN]

Originally Posted by Johnny_5

Best: Red Wing 1911, Diesel oxford, BoO oxfords

Worst: EG Raglan hoodie. Seems started coming apart after a month. Funny how it cost 5x more than my American Apparel hoodie but my AA hoodie is in just as good shape as the day I got it 2 years ago.

I concur on EG's lack of quality, some of their items do start to deteriorate after a few washes.

AA hoodies are crap, they lose their shape after a season or so; however, they remain mechanically intact (unlike some of my EG stuff).

 

[musicguy]

Worst: Anything and everything I've bought from Burlington Coat Factory. Seriously, never buy anything from there, regardless of the brand. They all fall apart.

 

[Caveat]

I have some Timberland boots that are going on 20 years and still kicking the **** out of anything that comes in my way.

 

[Vashin]

my white BoO shirts are pretty fracked up but I still love them nonetheless. I think best would probably be the SDA-103s they have taken a lot of beating but are still holding the indigo well.

 

[dfagdfsh]

best: anything from rag & bone, especially outerwear.
worst: a pair of ps by paul smith sneaks that ripped along the sole edge after 4 wears. glad I got them cheap