Discussions about the fashion industry thread

[smittycl]

given where px is and what repair cost it's always "hard to justify", I mean just look at shoes, you can buy CJ for like $500? and spend $130? to resole? then if you end up buying 2nd hand it's like sub $250..., though I topy everything so...

when I repair things it's mostly for sentimental value, I have tried to do long sleeve to short sleeve on shirts with elbow blow out but they usually never end up as summer casual shirt because the fabric everything is dress shirt to start with...

I repair dress shoes and tailoring regularly. Shirts and ties get tossed if they are unserviceable.

 

[clee1982]

I don't think I ever have to repair my jacket (finger crossed), shoes just topy everything so re-topy again is cheap.

trouser is one I wear to blow out then just toss (though some do get pretty bad like completely fray hem plus some other blow out), shirt also toss

 

[cb200]

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Reduce, repair, remake

 

[upsett1_spaghett1]

given where px is and what repair cost it's always "hard to justify", I mean just look at shoes, you can buy CJ for like $500? and spend $130? to resole? then if you end up buying 2nd hand it's like sub $250..., though I topy everything so...

when I repair things it's mostly for sentimental value, I have tried to do long sleeve to short sleeve on shirts with elbow blow out but they usually never end up as summer casual shirt because the fabric everything is dress shirt to start with...

I would be inclined to repair something for sentimental value or because I just really liked the item.

however I suspect many folks in this forum will never need a resole, topy or not

 

[clee1982]

i walk decent amount (say about 900 miles a year) if I don’t topy I would resole even with my rotation (~25). Toe and heel would definitely worn out even if the rest of the sole is fine. Reapply topy is relative cheap, metal toe tip has gotten round but I have never thought about replace them though…

 

[smittycl]

The Office Beckons. Time for Your Sharpest ‘Power Casual.’ (Published 2022)

Work wear reflects how people feel about their jobs and the economy as a whole. So it makes sense that dressing for the office is all over the place.

www.nytimes.com

 

[blacklight]

Nike Escalates Feud with StockX, Says Site is Selling Fake Shoes

Nike Inc. escalated its legal battle with sneaker marketplace StockX, saying it purchased four pairs of counterfeit shoes on the platform despite the company’s promises that it is only marketing authentic footwear.

www.bloomberg.com

It is very much like Grailed; all decorum and decency very quickly goes out the window when you are dealing with hyped gear, and they do not seem particularly spirited about resolving their fakes issue.

At this point I wouldn't buy anything from StockX unless I so loved the shoe I'd be OK knowing I might be wearing a replica.

 

[cb200]

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It will be interesting how many NFT and Blockchain tied concepts sustain themselves through what looks to be a levelling off of public interest.

 

[Fuuma]

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It will be interesting how many NFT and Blockchain tied concepts sustain themselves through what looks to be a levelling off of public interest.

It was a slow motion pump and dump so hopefully none. I mean I could see new ones arising that ARE useful, having to do with transferring money and financing groups that are often persecuted by mainstream interests (i.e. Pro-Palestinian groups are a typical example) but we're not talking about a mainstream activity of volatile investment (securities mascarading as money or other assets to avoid regulation).

 

[Epaulet]

I got served an ad for this yesterday on Instagram. It's a sneaker rental company that works (I believe) like early Netflix. You get 1 to 3 rental shoes at a time, and continually swap them out.

https://www.kyx.world/signup/plans

The ad was a video with the guy above speaking. Not sure I've seen anyone be so clinical, practical, and humorless about "fashion." Dude was talking with cold logic about how renting a lot of rare sneakers is "more of a flex" than owning just a few. We might need to get a more official definition of "flex" to properly evaluate that statement.

Maybe this is a workable business model? Who knows.

And I'm not sure what to say about his Master P 90's hip-hop shirt of Elon Musk.

 

[gdl203]

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I got served an ad for this yesterday on Instagram. It's a sneaker rental company that works (I believe) like early Netflix. You get 1 to 3 rental shoes at a time, and continually swap them out.

https://www.kyx.world/signup/plans

The ad was a video with the guy above speaking. Not sure I've seen anyone be so clinical, practical, and humorless about "fashion." Dude was talking with cold logic about how renting a lot of rare sneakers is "more of a flex" than owning just a few. We might need to get a more official definition of "flex" to properly evaluate that statement.

Maybe this is a workable business model? Who knows.

And I'm not sure what to say about his Master P 90's hip-hop shirt of Elon Musk.

This thread, August 2019 :

Given the success of grailed and stockx, I actually think that young consumers of streetwear/sneakerheads could be the prime target for a rental business. One could walk around in the latest Nike/off-white a couple of times to feel cool and validated, then move on to another style. Can always say they sold it on stockx if anyone asks. Same for an expensive Gucci or Visvim garment, whatever the current celebrity fad is.

I'd imagine a platform like stockx to be perfect for that too because of the supply/demand clearing mechanism that optimizes utility for the lessor and lessee, and that they already invested in processes for authentication/checks.

 

[Epaulet]

This thread, August 2019 :

Wait, is this secretly your business and you didn't tell any of us!?!?

I have to watch that video again and see if you're in the background wearing Yeezy Boosts and screen printing a fresh t-shirt of a shirtless Jeff Bezos with every tattoo from Tupac Shakur.

 

[gdl203]

I wish. I think that with the right funding and management, this is a unicorn business. Execution - pricing, operations management, supply costs, etc... - is the hardest part. But it makes absolute total sense to me as I see the cycle of hype in the sneaker world. There is a noticeable mismatch between what sneakerheads want to have/wear and what they can afford to own.

 

[sushijerk]

We already know there are lots of people who will buy stuff to flex once on IG then immediately resell. This kind of gets right to the very cynical core of social media flex culture. How will logistics work though....supposing they get 5 or 6 figures worth of users, that community will basically all want the same shoe for the same 2 weeks when it is hot. It is impossible for them to have enough stock on hand to please a community where the whole appeal is "nobody else has these."

I must not be a sneaker head because the idea of spending up to 4k a year to end up not owning a single shoe sounds crazy to me.

 

[bry2000]

Is there that much of a mismatch though? Seems sneaker heads have no trouble acquiring and wearing the latest or trendiest things without having to rent. Clearly, this is only an anedotcal, unscientific observation.

$1,200 Dior sneakers, LV, and others appear to fly out of stores like Saks, BG, etc. Largely in cash sales.