The Official RRL Thread

[RRL CLOTHING]

Do people actually buy Black Label? Ive handled some of their jeans recently and they were $495, made in Turkey, not selvedge and horrible cheapo wash. The rest of the label looks like a joke too. PLRL is also lulzy with their $300 polos and $500 oxfords. I dunno maybe I am just too poor and dont get it.

A lot of people talk about "quality" on styleforum but quality can be expensive. RRL is pretty expensive relative to all of Ralph Lauren's other lines (only Black Label and Purple Label are comparable on cost), so quality should be better than Denim and Supply. Denim and Supply is typically priced lower than the "Polo Ralph Lauren" line. I'm sure that line has some gems that provide great value, especially on sale (I've never examined the merchandise).

However, it's a terrible thing that they've done to that block on University. The Rugby Store there was well styled. People seemed to like carrying around the blue and yellow Rugby bags as well.

 

[NAMOR]



Do people actually buy Black Label? Ive handled some of their jeans recently and they were $495, made in Turkey, not selvedge and horrible cheapo wash. The rest of the label looks like a joke too. PLRL is also lulzy with their $300 polos and $500 oxfords. I dunno maybe I am just too poor and dont get it.

i like their suits. slim cut, decent quality, modern cut anchored in traditional styling

 

[NAMOR]

thanks guys. ill pull the trigger on that D&S sweater and report back. at $100 i dont think i can complain if it turns out sub-par. from the pics, the material looks great and I really love the aran weave. i think D&S would have to go out of their way to **** up that sweater

 

[Baldomero]

Do people actually buy Black Label?

This is Black Label, and the buffalo nickels used as buttons are real antiques:






Also, I was able to handle the below jeans and I must say it was much more amazing and palatable in person (though still not that versatile, admittedly) it singlehandedly changed the way I thought about resinated denim:



What RRL is to selvage denim, Black Label is to resinated denim. Though I do get that people don't like that. Also, I have a blue micro-gingham version of the Bond Shirt that is terrific, though, like RRL, it is tough to justify any of this for full price. Except that leather jacket.

 

[Baldomero]

Holy ****. I just had to look up Avicii to get an idea of what you guys are banging on about. Listened to "Wake Me Up", its the worst garbage imaginable.

At about minute in I started to think that the clothes the chick wears looked familiar, and then I saw the saddle...http://cdnd.lystit.com/photos/2012/...t-product-1-4586726-821856373_large_flex.jpeg



And the gratuitous branding...

Ralph Lauren most likely financed every aspect of this video, including paying for the model (a top-rate Ralph Lauren model, the horse, the actors, the location, the clothes, and possibly even the song. Music videos now usually have several cell phone/headphone product placements and films are full of them, even base their plots around them (See: Harold and Kumar Go to White Castle, This Is the End's Milky Way scene), so I think they can be forgiven for flashing their brand a couple of times for 2 seconds.

 

[randomkoreandude]



This is Black Label, and the buffalo nickels used as buttons are real antiques:

interesting ... they use the same bufflao nickels on the rrl leather gambler jackets

 

[RRL CLOTHING]

Isnt a buffalo nickle worth like five bucks?

I didnt know Black label made western. RL is just all over the place these days.

Marshalls had that exact jacket in blue label sans buffalo buttons in xs and large.... Down from two grand to five hundred. They have been sitting there for weeks, along with similarly priced blue label bomber jacket.

 

[boxdok]

Do you listen to it in public while wearing huge headphones?

Yeah, I'm usually wearing some red beats by Dre while wearing a pair of galaxy foambs bruh

 

[NAMOR]

yo wassup baby what tuney tunes you be listen' tu? nahmeaN?

 

[grundletaint]

I'm just glad the weather in austin is finally cool enough to break out the baja

 

[harveyrabbit]



I'm just glad the weather in austin is finally cool enough to break out the baja

Which baja did you pick up?
Post a pic.

 

[Denim]



Isnt a buffalo nickle worth like five bucks?

I didnt know Black label made western. RL is just all over the place these days.

Marshalls had that exact jacket in blue label sans buffalo buttons in xs and large.... Down from two grand to five hundred. They have been sitting there for weeks, along with similarly priced blue label bomber jacket.

The pictures are Black Label Denim, they do have some western shirts and Etc with that sub brand. More experimental than the regular black label product.

It's sort of like a mesh between RRL's rugged feel with a black label sleek twist to it.

 

[Kensington]

I have one black label piece I got at a steep discount and I really like it. It's a henley and it's made of super soft pima cotton and has MOP buttons. I would never pay the $250 retail but it does seem like it's good quality.

 

[Trimalchio]

I just bought the Straight Leg Repaired Denim. I found them on ebay so thankfully didn't pay full price.

Two unrelated questions/issues:

1. They are a 34" inseam but feel (and measure) about a full inch shorter than all my other jeans with the same inseam. Is there anything I can do about this, e.g. will it stretch over time? I have 15+ pairs of RRL jeans so I'm not exactly new to this, but haven't noticed it being an issue before... they definitely haven't been hemmed either (I can tell).

2. The paint splotches are bit extreme to me. Yes, this is the look I bought, but I was wondering if there is a way to scrape it off a bit just to tone it down? Or will the paint rub off over time? Has anyone dealt with this?

Thanks

 

[Baldomero]

1. They are a 34" inseam but feel (and measure) about a full inch shorter than all my other jeans with the same inseam. Is there anything I can do about this, e.g. will it stretch over time? I have 15+ pairs of RRL jeans so I'm not exactly new to this, but haven't noticed it being an issue before... they definitely haven't been hemmed either (I can tell).
2. The paint splotches are bit extreme to me. Yes, this is the look I bought, but I was wondering if there is a way to scrape it off a bit just to tone it down? Or will the paint rub off over time? Has anyone dealt with this?

Thanks

They're not going to get longer, no denim does. The closest thing you can do is get them wet and pull as apart as hard as you can.

Just clean them man, no big deal. No need to wait for the paint to rub off if you want it more subtle right now. I have that same pair and I doubt I'll ever clean them though, they're sick as is.