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Alexi said:my feelings on the Wasted (twice) look book:
http://horribleoldman.blogspot.com/2009/10/clippings-from-waste-twice-look-book.html
mattfink said:That shawl collar Mackinaw pea coat is killer, but about $550? Sheesh...
jamespowers said:Which sort of defeats the title of this thread in the first place. It might be classic but who the heck is going to work in a $550 coat?!
This looks to be more like expensive poser wear.
mattfink said:Hmmm, not sure I can agree with you on the point of really using this stuff for work. Most newer work wear looks like dire shit and you wouldn't want to wear it for anything but work to begin with. I don't see anyone on here running out to buy used Cintas uniforms!!!
I understand the Japanese are trying to satisfy a niche market while protecting the value of the original vintage items in the process. However, when you get brands like RRL selling items made in China that might have cost $30 to make but retail in the hundreds, it's plain silly.
mattfink said:That shawl collar Mackinaw pea coat is killer, but about $550? Sheesh...
Creeping Past said:I don't understand the current crop of FL complaints about how much certain new garments cost. Is it because workwear was once cheap and isn't any longer? Is it because cheap goods are being sold dear? Or are we cannier consumers than the rest and can see through the marketing? In which case, why do we give a damn?
BellyTank said:We must also take into account, that he just does not get it.
Alexi said:can't someone get it right?
Creeping Past said:Before we rush down the road of condemning pricing structures (and we must take a high profit margin as a given, since we're talking about the garment industry), we need to know how much it actually costs to make 'workwear' to standards that might have been expected in the past. I'm guessing more than most FLers are willing to pay.
Not that I've any ax(e) to grind, but why shouldn't Dockers use the current workwear bandwagon to make money, like many of the other old brands already do? And if the product's good quality, let's accept that it'll cost more than the usual. If their 'premium' product doesn't come up to scratch, that's a different story.
I don't understand the current crop of FL complaints about how much certain new garments cost. Is it because workwear was once cheap and isn't any longer? Is it because cheap goods are being sold dear? Or are we cannier consumers than the rest and can see through the marketing? In which case, why do we give a damn?
jamespowers said:Everyday people back then never wore workwear as everyday wear. When they came home that stuff came off.
mattfink said:Everyday people that were well off maybe. When my great-grandad came home from the coal mine he ate, took his clothes off, bathed and went to bed. Not much time for socializing after working a 14 hour day. He had one suit and one dress shirt that he wore on Sunday.
The whole point of repro clothing of any type is to effect a certain look (or pose as you put it). Functionality is typically second and price is always higher.
jamespowers said:My grandfathers worked in foundries for over forty years. Never did they come to the dinner table wearing their work clothes nor would they go out wearing work clothes. They didn't exactly have a closet load of suits either. I suppose it just depends where you were. [huh]
Repros are fine but I can't understand paying a ton for something that was originally meant to be used as work clothes or wearing it contrary to the purpose it was originally made for. Looking like a steel worker to go out on the town? Doesn't make sense. [huh]
mattfink said:The foundry must've paid more and had better hours than the mines! Ever seen photos from a bar in a mining town?