Random Fashion Thoughts (Part 3: Style farmer strikes back) - our general discussion thread

[RegisDB9]

It’s that time of the year again, its 67 degrees, time to break out the knits and my small collection of outerwear

 

[Fuuma]

Shop.pay is the Shopify payment/purchase service, right? With built-in recommendations and "discover" lists? That's kinda the opposite of what the guy at nate is trying to do (e-commerce centric approach to purchases and data centralization vs nate's mission to keep all data private and for the consumer). I honestly have no idea if it works well - I tried it on our site and it bugged out so not a great sign... but I find the positioning and mission interesting. I imagine most customers (apparently not @lesamourai ) prefer faster and less labor-intensive checkout, and I imagine an increasing number also are starting to prefer keeping their data private.

I imagine if we could keep a list of what items we like in an app, and then buy them, regardless of the store, with one tap (e.g. when they go on sale), it would feel like a very useful service.

I don't care about less clicks or whatever but some sort of web transaction securing (privacy) tool would be a service i'd pay for. However quis custodiet ipsos custodes?

 

[troika]

How does a payment dispute/chargeback work when the transaction source is obfuscated?

 

[Coldsnap]

I have this one from Universal Works that's pretty warm:

That looks nice. I have a few Universal Works pieces and like them all. Good construction and detials and resonably priced.

 

[justridiculous]

That looks nice. I have a few Universal Works pieces and like them all. Good construction and detials and resonably priced.

Same here. I really enjoy everything I've bought from them.

 

[DoubleDouble]

Does anyone have experience with both Real McCoy's and Merz hoodies and can tell me how they compare?

 

[styleforumfan]

LOL Mr P plays SJW. Please stick to selling clothes.

https://www.mrporter.com/en-us/journal/lifestyle/tribute-great-men-heroes-difference-important-2020-1518600?cm_sp=homepage-_-C1-_-tribute-great-men-heroes-difference-important-2020-_-30-11-20

 

[dieworkwear]

LOL Mr P plays SJW. Please stick to selling clothes.

https://www.mrporter.com/en-us/journal/lifestyle/tribute-great-men-heroes-difference-important-2020-1518600?cm_sp=homepage-_-C1-_-tribute-great-men-heroes-difference-important-2020-_-30-11-20

This is considered SJW now?

Yeesh, people are sensitive.

 

[LA Guy]

LOL Mr P plays SJW. Please stick to selling clothes.

https://www.mrporter.com/en-us/journal/lifestyle/tribute-great-men-heroes-difference-important-2020-1518600?cm_sp=homepage-_-C1-_-tribute-great-men-heroes-difference-important-2020-_-30-11-20

I dunno man. For the audience, this is a pretty safe list. There are maybe a handful of people on that list who might be considered “controversial”, insofar as they are explicitly active in politics, but even there, they represent a side of the political divide that commands most of the spending power. The success that Nike had earlier that a sympathetic political stance lead to greater sales, despite the vocal opposition.

Even then, there are less than a handful of whom one could credibly say veer past center left. Most of them are celebrities who also happen to be involved in fairly unimpeachable philanthropy, like giving food to children.

I suppose that if you manufactured farming equipment or firearms, this might have been a riskier move, but Mr.Porter is in the business of selling, especially these days, expensive designer fashion, the bulk of which is consumed in liberal urban centers.

 

[arnoldpettibone]

LOL Mr P plays SJW. Please stick to selling clothes.

 

[peachfuzzmcgee]

LOL Mr P plays SJW. Please stick to selling clothes.

https://www.mrporter.com/en-us/journal/lifestyle/tribute-great-men-heroes-difference-important-2020-1518600?cm_sp=homepage-_-C1-_-tribute-great-men-heroes-difference-important-2020-_-30-11-20

Is this controversial? I mean who would you name men of the year?

 

[DubbyThaFerrgamoCZAR]

First time I'm wearing this thing with a year and a half of ownership in.

Undercover x Qlo 2012

 

[gdl203]

Is this controversial? I mean who would you name men of the year?

Well, I'm sure some of the names would be controversial to those who call BLM a terrorist organization. In that mindset, maybe Kyle Rittenhouse would earn a spot on that list?

I'm also curious which names @styleforumfan found out of place or controversial.

 

[zissou]

I love (10) how fighting for social justice is an insult these days. For social justice to happen, it has to be part of every aspect of our lives, including our beloved menswear retail bubble. Poor folks who can't handle change and growth.

 

[Pums]

What’s the sizing on Belgian loafers if I’m a size 10.5 in Jordan 1’s. Should I get a 9.5?