Most Overpriced Designer?

[mikeijames]

no comparison to balmain, or tom ford, or others, but bottega veneta gives us some quite pricey versions of designer denim given they don't have any special washes, distressing, etc. that we normally attribute to jeans at this price point: $640.00

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[Unknownpleasures]

What?Wow,well That's Quite expensive for that...

 

[Jungla_Juana]

are the Bottega jeans raw denim? if so, it potentially get very expensive depending on the weight and quality of the fabric obtained from the looming process (usually the best comes from Japan).... so a high price on raw denim jeans makes more sense to me than a high price on some jeans made from nondescript denim that were then distressed/bleached/ripped. at least one of the two carries intrinsic value.

that said, I think $640 is way too much even if they are raw.

 

[ari94]

Oh man thats a lot for those jeans and I thought my Dsquared jeans were expensive..

 

[mistress_f]

correct me if im wrong, but i generally find bottega veneta to be always super-expensive even with the most basic stuff

 

[gossiping]

have you been in the store and seen it in real life? i think it's so worth it their stuff.

 

[thejarc]

Well, I've been to a Bottega store once and the quality is MAJOR. Finest leathers, appropriately paid seamstresses, mostly good designs. A thing, that has bothered me is, that their shoes arent lined with leather, which is standard in this price-class.

I also have to defend Yohji. Though his prices are the highest of the highest the quality is impeccable. I'd live in a coat of his, if I could.

A label that seems to be really overpriced is Dior (Homme in particular). Cheap manufactured canvas bags are more expensive than the high quality leather ones from lanvin. And the t-shirts are now being produced in Turkey, but still cost 180€ a piece.

 

[mikeijames]

correct me if im wrong, but i generally find bottega veneta to be always super-expensive even with the most basic stuff

this is true. i must say i own a few things from bottega. i find them worth it. but i value both quality and exclusivity. however, don't turn over a price tag if you're faint of heart. they've positioned themselves as the hermes of italy and i'd have to say they've been pretty successful in doing that.

 

[WonderfulTonight]

t by alexander wang is way overpriced. the quality of these tees is so bad, they pill after two times wearing it! i am never buying from that line again

 

[Unknownpleasures]

where did you buy it? I read on another thread that the quality was alright..

 

[mistress_f]

this is true. i must say i own a few things from bottega. i find them worth it. but i value both quality and exclusivity. however, don't turn over a price tag if you're faint of heart. they've positioned themselves as the hermes of italy and i'd have to say they've been pretty successful in doing that.

Oh don't get me wrong, i wasn't questioning the quality i was just pointing out that im not so shocked that a pair of jeans costs that much since everything is expensive... if that makes any sense

 

[mikeijames]

i don't know why i'm feeding the fire, but i have missed this thread. balmain studded leather jacket, $25,300.

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[lebigt]

Oh man thats a lot for those jeans and I thought my Dsquared jeans were expensive..

Your DSquared jeans are expensive and overpriced. I don't think any of the more casual pieces they offer are worth the tag. Plus, they are wayy too trend driven for me to bother investing in their pieces. He WOOD is a lovely fragrance, but it's not oil-based so it doesn't get the honor of saturating my skin. lol.

 

[purplethistle]

i don't know why i'm feeding the fire, but i have missed this thread. balmain studded leather jacket, $25,300.

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How on earth did they come up with that number?

 

[LeBonChic]

yeah not like the stud is made of platinum or sth

 

[xPedro]

Not the most expensive one, but I think it's pricy. This Dries Van Noten shirt is £340.00 at Browns

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[thejarc]

Well, first it's just 280 Pound in other stores which means browns is overpriced anyway. But it seems to be of very good quality (fabric and cunstruction-wise) and you don't know how labor-intense the dying process is.

I won't say it's justified but it's not that overpriced.

 

[Psylocke]

^I agree. Plus, that shirt is stunning. The Balmain jacket however is not. Never thought they could keep increasing their prices. It's just ridiculous but it looks like they can afford to do that. I feel sorry for all the people who actually get their overpriced stuff at full price

 

[Not Plain Jane]

Isabel Marant, esp. her last spring collection which looks like the Gap:

$220.00 U.S. for cut offs. Hahahahahhahahaha!

Anyone who pays that has too much money.

Other pieces in this collection are also overpriced. I would say a lot of Balmain is overpriced though not all. Proenza is pretty high overall, too.

 

[Dkammern]

How on earth did they come up with that number?

It's actually quite simple:

I've cracked the Balmain code

it's beyond, no? B)
I just hope this clears everything up, so we can stop asking "why-oh-why-is-it-sooooo-expensive?"

mikeijames darling, it's very morbid of you to come provoking the people around here like that! Unapologetically morbid, dare I say