Labels Worth Your $.

[AlexN]

Cloak is amazing quality. Just got a jacket from F/W 04 and everything about it is incredible. Definitely worth the money.

 

[Scott]

Jurgi Persoons(if he were still designing...even not,I would still pay alot to have some of his extraordinary previous works)
Preen
Boudicca
Bruno Pieters
0 MMM
Bernhard Willhelm
Robert-Cary Williams
A.F. Vandevorst
Carol Christian Poell
Raf Simons
Jessica Ogden(especially her quilted pieces)
Marc Le Bihan
Susan Cianciolo
Alexander McQueen
Hussein Chalayan
Christophe Coppens
Tim Van Steenbergen
Under Cover
Anne-Valèrie Hash
CLOAK(as explained already)


Designers I would pay more for:
Little Red Riding Hood(Berlin)-it's really quite shocking,for as much craftwork they do and their experimental construction that they charge so little.

Designers I would not pay retail for:
Libertine-no,sorry. I still don't understand what's so great that they'd justify 1800$ for an existing vintage trench coat with a bit of seam work and silk-screened prints. It's ludicrously priced and would only buy their pieces if they had it on ebay for a fraction. And what they do actually make from scratch I find incredibly boring and plain. Like their t's.

 

[Caffeine]

Alaia, Chanel,Balenciaga
But even those two are "over priced" in certain degree.

 

[Incroyable]

Vintage Hermes, and vintage Goyard. Also vintage Asprey as well as certain anonymous English leather firms with quality that is simply nonexistent these days.

Yohji Yamamoto is very high quality as well as visually interesting.

Thierry Mugler used to be very high quality; I am not sure of their recent revival with Thomas Engel Hart.

Vintage Claude Montana

Comme des Garcons

John Lobb

Corthay Brothers.

As for Louis Vuitton, as overpriced and overexposed it may be, their quality is still high.

 

[girl?]

^Maybe that was Australian dollars, which would make more sense.

Bingo!

So how much do Sevens and PDCs cost in the US? I'm going for a week in February...sh*t I dont even need more jeans

 

[Gabby]

manolo blahnik
louis vuitton
sass and bide
some marc jacobs
seven
dvf
roberto cavali
ralph lauren*
lacoste*
gucci
* not that pricey but i love the classic preppy stuff!
there are more but i can not think right now.

 

[tricotineacetat]

I´ve got the feeling that some people misunderstand this thread as "where do/would you like to shop?", I think it was originally meant to elaborate which designer is producing good quality for the money that you are paying for the clothes.

 

[PrettyInPinkO21]

Totally worth it...
Chanel
Seven Jeans
Citizens of Humanity
Fendi
Dior
And Designers that aren't worth a penny...
Burberry
Juicy Bags

 

[tott]

I´ve got the feeling that some people misunderstand this thread as "where do/would you like to shop?", I think it was originally meant to elaborate which designer is producing good quality for the money that you are paying for the clothes.

Amen!

It's a social psychological fact that you will tend to see your "important" purchases in a good light. It's almost like you're defending or justifying your choices by adding some real or imagined intrinsic value to stuff. Of course you will value the clothes from the indie/luxe designer you're buying from.

I will say that I've seen awful, shoddy workmanship from hyped indie designers as well as luxe status labels. I won't point any fingers, everyone makes mistakes...

From a strict quality point of view, *some* of the labels where practically everything I've seen is very polished and well-made are Gucci, Jil Sander, BV, Hermès, CdG, Yamamoto, Miyake and Mulberry. I wouldn't necessarily want to wear all these, but still...

 

[tott]

^ Just to clarify, when I say "polished" I mean nicely finished. Attention to detail and all that.

 

[Lena]

i much more prefer to spent on vintage in good condition than in 'modern' produced items..

i was almost surprised to see my post on this thread from years ago..
seems that i'm totally sticking to my initial reply posted here on page 1

 

[miumiugirl]

love them

Narciso Rodrigez
Philosophy di Alberta Ferretti
Alessandro dell'aqua

I guess Alessandro stuff are a bit pricey and also not very versatile...but so pretty!! Narciso stuff are really comfortable, chic and the cut is immaculate.
Ferretti stuff is elegant, yet comfortable ^__^

 

[AlexN]

Cloak is amazing quality. Just got a jacket from F/W 04 and everything about it is incredible. Definitely worth the money.

Just to clarify after reading the last few posts, I'm not justifying anything here. I'm not even keeping the jacket because it doesn't fit. But the detail and construction is top notch...same with other pieces I've seen. So my assessment on Cloak stands.

 

[Scott]

Why so arrogant,tott? The initial post is about what's worth you paying good money for. It's as easy as that. What exactly compells you to believe that the intentions weren't ultimately about good quality? I find it a bit insulting that you seem to think many of us are fools.

 

[WXYZ]

bags: chanel
clothes: everything too much to me, i wouder whats the price depend on?
shoes: chole, C.L., ...a lot more

 

[tott]

Why so arrogant,tott? The initial post is about what's worth you paying good money for. It's as easy as that. What exactly compells you to believe that the intentions weren't ultimately about good quality? I find it a bit insulting that you seem to think many of us are fools.

I did not mean to be arrogant or imply that you or others are fools, and I'm sorry that you feel insulted.

 

[fashionista-ta]

Totally worth it...
Chanel
Seven Jeans
Citizens of Humanity
Fendi
Dior
And Designers that aren't worth a penny...
Burberry
Juicy Bags

I would disagree about Burberry ... the few hundred dollars I spent for my Burberry trench (that I'm still wearing) on sale some 18-19 years ago was some of the best money I've ever spent.

It's really rare for me to feel that every dollar was well-spent on a non-diffusion designer purchase. I don't have very good access to smaller names here, unfortunately. I feel I shouldn't have to spend as much as I do to get interesting clothes. At the same time I am unwilling to wait for things to go on sale, because I like few enough things that I want to get my hands on them & enjoy them the entire season & not be disappointed by sellouts.

 

[PrettyInPinkO21]

I would disagree about Burberry ... the few hundred dollars I spent for my Burberry trench (that I'm still wearing) on sale some 18-19 years ago was some of the best money I've ever spent.

It's really rare for me to feel that every dollar was well-spent on a non-diffusion designer purchase. I don't have very good access to smaller names here, unfortunately. I feel I shouldn't have to spend as much as I do to get interesting clothes. At the same time I am unwilling to wait for things to go on sale, because I like few enough things that I want to get my hands on them & enjoy them the entire season & not be disappointed by sellouts.

I'm glad you have had a good experience with Burberry, because I on the other hand, have not. One of the two Burberry bags I bought practically fell apart! Congrats on the awesome buy, though*

 

[baglover529]

i would have to say...

hogan
ralph lauren
celine
designer jeans (like citizens, etc)
dkny
gucci
prada (some stuff)

 

[Tushka_BeLLa]

CHANEL and HERMES for me!