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

[Kaplan]

...huh...does it come in WAP?

I believe it was attempted, but they couldn't get it to burn.

 

[nahneun]

I believe it was attempted, but they couldn't get it to burn.

we require more gonorrhea

 

[mmmargeologist]

Jil Sander stuff is really cool and really fuckin expensive

 

[happyriverz]

Jil Sander stuff is really cool and really fuckin expensive

can confirm. pricing has become really ludicrous for the brand

 

[RegisDB9]

I believe it was attempted, but they couldn't get it to burn.

......

 

[Spaghettimatt]

Not sure where else to post this, but did anyone else see the insanity with Dayton Boots over at Reddit? Mind blowing, really. If I am understanding correctly, they openly scammed the Canadian government for pandemic-related support and potentially left a bunch of innocent bystanders with tax liability.

Reddit - Dive into anything

www.reddit.com

 

[nahneun]

The 2020 Dayton & Pandemic Relief Collaboration finds its roots in the 2011 Dayton + StyleForum group order fiasco

 

[whorishconsumer]

The 2020 Dayton & Pandemic Relief Collaboration finds its roots in the 2011 Dayton + StyleForum group order fiasco

Recount for us, oh great bard.

 

[Spaghettimatt]

I have a pair of the legendary charcoal nubuck Dayton Service Boots and like them a lot. But Dayton has always been a little shady.

So much for the recraft policy on my boots. It doesn’t sound like Dayton will be around much longer.

 

[noob in 89]

did anyone else see the insanity with Dayton Boots over at Reddit?...If I am understanding correctly, they openly scammed the Canadian government for pandemic-related support

Reddit - Dive into anything

www.reddit.com

Woah. So tl;dr... Dayton encouraged people to nominate frontline workers for a gift, and gave both the workers and their nominaters a gift card. But also made them all employees of Dayton as “brand ambassadors” — so Dayton could claim they had tons of employees and scam the government out of their money.

Now the new “employees” have all received tax forms indicating Dayton paid them $32,000 in wages, which they did not...and must pay taxes on that amount.

Nice.

 

[Spaghettimatt]

Woah. So tl;dr... Dayton encouraged people to nominate frontline workers for a gift, and gave both the workers and their nominaters a gift card. But also made them all employees of Dayton as “brand ambassadors” — so Dayton could claim they had tons of employees and scam the government out of their money.

Now the new “employees” have all received tax forms indicating Dayton paid them $32,000 in wages, which they did not...and must pay taxes on that amount.

Nice.

That’s how I read it yeah. So brazen!

The plaintiffs’ lawyers in Canada are going to eat Dayton alive, if CRA doesn’t get to them first.

 

[dieworkwear]

I have to assume that's a mistake or something. Who would risk a (reasonably) reputable and long-standing company on such a scam?

 

[noob in 89]

Apparently, they bragged about inflating employee numbers for government funds.

 

[dieworkwear]

Apparently, they bragged about inflating employee numbers for government funds.

This is totally crazy, if that's what happened. Seems like the kind of thing someone would do with a fake company, not a real one with an actual business.

 

[e0d9n0b5]

I have to assume that's a mistake or something. Who would risk a (reasonably) reputable and long-standing company on such a scam?

even if it was in good faith using the 'gift cards count' angle, they were only sent 10k max (two 1k certs per nomination, 5 noms max) and are getting t4s with 32k income listed. its literally the funniest scam i've ever seen in my life.