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Online Source for COSTUME NATIONAL HOMME or Gucci

Todd

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Other than BlueFly or Yoox does anyone know of any other sites for these two brands?

Thanks!
 

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xstyleshop frequently carries Costume National in their ebay store, I have bought several pairs of CN pants from them in the $20 range and been very happy. You need to check in over a period of several months to find the right item at the right price but it is worth it. I am pretty sure that xstyleshop is the ebay representative of Yoox.
 

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I see no Costume National items in the current LVR collection.

xstyleshop seems to sell off old yoox stock at a discount. I wish they would sell to non-US customers.
 

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Originally Posted by mattjames
I see no Costume National items in the current LVR collection.

xstyleshop seems to sell off old yoox stock at a discount. I wish they would sell to non-US customers.


LVR seems to carry CN for women but not men...

Here is what I seem to be seeing. Some of these brands are really hard to find unless you are near one of their botiques. For me, the only source of Gucci, Prada, Valentino, etc is online or a 5 hr drive to Chicago.

Online, most of the styles are last years discounts - not at all a bad thing in most cases.

But, what if I want something out of Gucci's line this year? I must travel to Chicago or NY.

It is almost as if they want to mantain the prestige of the brand by making it available almost exclusively through their respective botiques.

Agree / Disagree?
 

Luc-Emmanuel

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Originally Posted by Todd
It is almost as if they want to mantain the prestige of the brand by making it available almost exclusively through their respective botiques.
That's the idea, yes.

!luc
 

Todd

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Originally Posted by Luc-Emmanuel
That's the idea, yes.

!luc


Looks like I am traveling to Chicago again...
 

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Originally Posted by Todd
LVR seems to carry CN for women but not men...

Here is what I seem to be seeing. Some of these brands are really hard to find unless you are near one of their botiques. For me, the only source of Gucci, Prada, Valentino, etc is online or a 5 hr drive to Chicago.

Online, most of the styles are last years discounts - not at all a bad thing in most cases.

But, what if I want something out of Gucci's line this year? I must travel to Chicago or NY.

It is almost as if they want to mantain the prestige of the brand by making it available almost exclusively through their respective botiques.

Agree / Disagree?


I've noticed the same thing. Decent online boutiques are few and far between, and very limited in what they carry. It's very frustrating knowing that this stuff is out there but I can't reach it.
It surprises me that in this day and age there aren't more online boutiques such as LVR and Browns.
 

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Originally Posted by mattjames
I've noticed the same thing. Decent online boutiques are few and far between, and very limited in what they carry. It's very frustrating knowing that this stuff is out there but I can't reach it.
It surprises me that in this day and age there aren't more online boutiques such as LVR and Browns.


Browns? Do you have their address?

Todd
 

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Brownsfashion.com

Yoox, IME seems to be the most reliable spot for Costume National on the web. There are a few etailers here and there, but their stock is usually pretty weak overall; nothing distinctive (LVR's stock of Raf Simons this season being a good example of the crappy selection I'm talking about).

That said, Costume National's prices, at least here in the Pacific Northwest, are pretty outlandish. $400+ pants, etc. Quite disappointing.
 

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fredrik80

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If you check out Luisaviaromas menswear section but the spring 2006 collection you will find costume national homme on sale. Seems like they dont carry the autumn collection though.
 

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