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[xcoldricex]

c diem boots:

 

[softgrey]

thanks coldrice...i think the c diem shoes are my favourites...
that is how i discovered the brand...i saw a pair of lace up boots at barneys...they are really remarkable...

 

[faust]

thanks coldrice...i think the c diem shoes are my favourites...
that is how i discovered the brand...i saw a pair of lace up boots at barneys...they are really remarkable...

The only thing I find weird, personally, is how the front of their shoes always points high up. Is it something that goes away once you start wearing the footwear? I was just never a fan of this look...

 

[Johnny]

The only thing I find weird, personally, is how the front of their shoes always points high up. Is it something that goes away once you start wearing the footwear? I was just never a fan of this look...

THat's my problem with the shoes. Whenever I've seen tham, frankly, I've thought they look daft because of the big curled toe.

 

[softgrey]

i think it's a very specific shoe...
i love it with the banana pant or the pijama pant...

i think it looks great with a wide drapey leg...a bit too long...and then the toe poking out...yum...

 

[raijin]

Your reminding me how much I want those bannanas

I guess since they do them every season I'll have many opportunities to get them however.

 

[softgrey]

loove the bananas...!!!...
hey...i wonder how they'd look on a girl...


NO...bad softgrey ...bad...you have too much stuff already...you just bought the cdg jersey pants...stop it..!!!

*slaps herself on the wrist...

 

[raijin]

Try them on next time your at A!

I think they would look nice with some of your CDG pieces

 

[xcoldricex]

must... resist... chinatown... bus.... to... A....

 

[softgrey]

oh dear...i went to A again today with faust...

ooooh.....the carpe diem stuff is just so wonderful...it's just so raw and real and it has this energy that speaks to me in a way that is hard to describe...but the textures and the cuts and the fabrics are just uuuuhhhh...

there are no words...it's just a deep deep feeling...it's visceral...i got very emotional while i was looking at them...it was very deep...

i can't really explain it...but it's still with me...it's both strong and fragile at the same time...vulnerable and protected simultaneously...very quiet but full of emotion...
there's a tragic quality to these clothes i think...all battered and worn with the edges raw...very dramatic in the subtlest of ways...you could live a lifetime in these clothes...

there..i had to get that off my chest...i was going to explode...*let's out deep breath*...

 

[xcoldricex]

i have to come up to NYC to see these pieces... now if i could only afford them. what are the price points anyway?

 

[raijin]

600 - 1200 for collared shirts, starts at 400 for tees.
Pants are 900 all the way to astronomical prices.

these pieces will defintely last with you through your life however.

 

[xcoldricex]

600 - 1200 for collared shirts, starts at 400 for tees.
Pants are 900 all the way to astronomical prices.

these pieces will defintely last with you through your life however.

 

[raijin]

In japan it goes on sale at certain stores, so there are deals to be had sometimes.
You could probably work out a mail-order if you wanted something enough.

 

[raijin]

I have to say its really worth every cent.

If someone pays $600 for some dior dress pants that will fall apart in the year, why not 300 more for something truly beautiful and timeless?

Maybe I should not inspire people to become a fanatic like myself however..

 

[xcoldricex]

oh dear...i went to A again today with faust...

ooooh.....the carpe diem stuff is just so wonderful...it's just so raw and real and it has this energy that speaks to me in a way that is hard to describe...but the textures and the cuts and the fabrics are just uuuuhhhh...

there are no words...it's just a deep deep feeling...it's visceral...i got very emotional while i was looking at them...it was very deep...

i can't really explain it...but it's still with me...it's both strong and fragile at the same time...vulnerable and protected simultaneously...very quiet but full of emotion...
there's a tragic quality to these clothes i think...all battered and worn with the edges raw...very dramatic in the subtlest of ways...you could live a lifetime in these clothes...

there..i had to get that off my chest...i was going to explode...*let's out deep breath*...

well if it can do this it certainly is worth more than dior homme!

i think i'll have to see it to believe it, i don't know if i'll ever be able to bring myself to spend that much on one piece... but if its really going to be timeless i think it'd be worth it. but i'd be breaking my don't buy anything that's not on sale rule.

 

[softgrey]

i don't think they speak to everyone the same way though...

it's a very personal experience...they either speak to you or they don't...

 

[faust]

oh dear...i went to A again today with faust...

ooooh.....the carpe diem stuff is just so wonderful...it's just so raw and real and it has this energy that speaks to me in a way that is hard to describe...but the textures and the cuts and the fabrics are just uuuuhhhh...

there are no words...it's just a deep deep feeling...it's visceral...i got very emotional while i was looking at them...it was very deep...

i can't really explain it...but it's still with me...it's both strong and fragile at the same time...vulnerable and protected simultaneously...very quiet but full of emotion...
there's a tragic quality to these clothes i think...all battered and worn with the edges raw...very dramatic in the subtlest of ways...you could live a lifetime in these clothes...

there..i had to get that off my chest...i was going to explode...*let's out deep breath*...

Poetic

 

[Johnny]

I have to say its really worth every cent.

If someone pays $600 for some dior dress pants that will fall apart in the year, why not 300 more for something truly beautiful and timeless?

Maybe I should not inspire people to become a fanatic like myself however..

This is an intersting point raijin, but I think it's ultimately a fallacious argument. I have trousers that I bought from high street shops 10 years ago that haven't fallen apart. You don't need to spend $1200 on trousers before they're well made. You could get a pair of saville row bespoke suit trousers for less than that.

 

[Johnny]

i don't think they speak to everyone the same way though...

it's a very personal experience...they either speak to you or they don't...

Softie I absolutely agree. I've seen them three years running in Paris, not knowing anything about them, and never found them remarkable. I remember thinking that some of the long leather coats looked nice, but that's about it.
I did not find the sweatshirt I tried on in London poetic or timeless or fragile but beautiful etc, it was just a nice sweatshirt. And it was so tight that there's no way that I could wear it for ever (unless I seriously step up and stick to my training regime over the next 40 years or so!).

Just my own view