Recent purchases - Part II

Originally Posted by drmmr

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The boots are just more practical, imo. They hold a infinitely better resale value and they could work as your only footwear and still rock every outfit. No hate, btw, just random thoughts. Boots sold already?

I don't understand this resale thing. Do you guys really keep your gear in that good condition? I'd feel uncomfortable if I ever had resale anywhere on my mind. The only things I've resold are thing bought specifically for that reason (that was years ago), and things I've gotten at wholesale that could use a better home than mine.

Originally Posted by airportlobby

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Is there a stateside source for the attachment hoodies? Looks just about perfect.
Look on attachment.co.jp for their dealer list. There are about 5 stockists in the US. The only one I've found that displays a sizable amount of stock on their web site is The Archive in San Francisco. Yet, they never appear to stock the hoodies. Judging from The Archive's mark-ups, I'd guess they'd price that hoodie at around $500. That's a pretty difficult sell in the US, especially for such a basic looking piece that has the stigma attached to it as being "cheap stuff that kids wear". Yet when you see the hoodie in person it has such nice fabric, buttery soft pull cords made of leather, and an amazing cut. It's a long ways away from being even remotely comparable to a $50 hoodie purchased at the mall. Funny how one can buy decent looking Levi's with a slim cut for $30, yet so many people here feel $300 jeans are totally justified. Others here will provide all kinds logical arguments to justify expensive jeans (and also how the logic doesn't apply to other pieces), yet I feel most people have simply been conditioned to believe in expensive denim due to the explosion of vendors selling "premium denim". It is usually not possible for a retailer to experience growth in an area without competitors attempting to offer something similar.

Originally Posted by BB1

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Look on attachment.co.jp for their dealer list. There are about 5 stockists in the US. The only one I've found that displays a sizable amount of stock on their web site is The Archive in San Francisco. Yet, they never appear to stock the hoodies.

Judging from The Archive's mark-ups, I'd guess they'd price that hoodie at around $500. That's a pretty difficult sell in the US, especially for such a basic looking piece that has the stigma attached to it as being "cheap stuff that kids wear". Yet when you see the hoodie in person it has such nice fabric, buttery soft pull cords made of leather, and an amazing cut. It's a long ways away from being even remotely comparable to a $50 hoodie purchased at the mall.

Funny how one can buy decent looking Levi's with a slim cut for $30, yet so many people here feel $300 jeans are totally justified. Others here will provide all kinds logical arguments to justify expensive jeans (and also how the logic doesn't apply to other pieces), yet I feel most people have simply been conditioned to believe in expensive denim due to the explosion of vendors selling "premium denim". It is usually not possible for a retailer to experience growth in an area without competitors attempting to offer something similar.

But denim has fadezzzz

My friends got me a ponderosa wallet from LGC for my birthday. This thing is really nice.

Now mine. Will go well with also-recent-purchase Helmut Lang painted denim.

I like those boots.

Originally Posted by AR_Six

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Now mine. Will go well with also-recent-purchase Helmut Lang painted denim.

I would really love to see how that looks worn.

Boots are too good, I wanted the derbies from that season.

Originally Posted by snake

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I would really love to see how that looks worn.
If you mean beat up, I don't know, I've worn them once thus far. The paint does come off. If you mean just someone wearing them I'll post a waywt at some point, but Warlok had some of the same treatment except not in the skinny cut, would've been a year plus ago now.

Originally Posted by LA Guy

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I don't understand this resale thing. Do you guys really keep your gear in that good condition? I'd feel uncomfortable if I ever had resale anywhere on my mind. The only things I've resold are thing bought specifically for that reason (that was years ago), and things I've gotten at wholesale that could use a better home than mine.

lol no kidding, this would be my thread title:

"HL, MJ clothes, mostly small, do not put under blacklights under any circumstance"

ew.

Originally Posted by LA Guy

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I don't understand this resale thing. Do you guys really keep your gear in that good condition? I'd feel uncomfortable if I ever had resale anywhere on my mind. The only things I've resold are thing bought specifically for that reason (that was years ago), and things I've gotten at wholesale that could use a better home than mine.

if something is an "eh" purchase, like i like it but i dont know if ill really wear it more than once or twice then i care about resale value, otherwise i dont. eg rlbl.

Originally Posted by ppllzz

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if something is an "eh" purchase, like i like it but i dont know if ill really wear it more than once or twice then i care about resale value, otherwise i dont. eg rlbl.
Yeah, the only time I really care about that is "If this doesn't work out for me, can I recover the cost?" kind of a deal. Too bad B&S has been a bust for me lately

Originally Posted by macuser3of5

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lol no kidding, this would be my thread title:

"HL, MJ clothes, mostly small, do not put under blacklights under any circumstance"

Well then you'll be enthousiatic to get the perfect sweatshirt I'm re-selling, comes with three yrs of sweat at no extra cost. Worth 5000 authenticity point and gives instant heritage cred level of master + ability to cast "my creative job is better than your creative job" at will within a 10' radius.

Schneider mmm ervell. Tme MMM pants have a really cool cross check pattern and a slight sheen (not gaudy by any means) and the ervell jeans have some very faint feckling.





APC derbies. I love these shoes and the color; nice and simple. prob going to get in black as well.



Scnheider suit