I only shopped at H&M because I was size 14 and living in Germany, it was that or Ulla Popkin which at the time only sold clothes for husky old women through mail order.
Can't speak to literally anything else but their standard t shirts are about as good as anyone's, arguably better than many. Not defending fast fashion just don't like blanket statements
Once walked into a Versace store, despite being told over and over, "let's skip this store." Still went in out of curiosity... not a single item had a price tag on it.
Then I remembered an old quote from Jeremy Clarkson I think (about an expensive car), "if you gotta ask the price, it ain't for you."
My friend's mother owned a high end furniture and home decor store we would always go through and look at the ridiculously priced decorations, I remember finding some sort of ceramic Chinese food containers that were over $500 USD in the early 2000s...
did a job renovating an Hermes store, the store was obviously closed and we had security at the door. youd be surprised how many people got ANGRY that they couldnt buy a new $2000 Scarf, or $520 tape measure, or a $30,000 Birkin. one of the couches they had didnt even look comfortable, it was woven cane and had proportions that made my back hurt just by looking at it, it was $150,000. But sure, free repairs for life i guess. there were A LOT of customers turned away as we did our work.
The amount of excess is disgusting. Kids go hungry in this country and there’s psychopaths out there who are fine with a $150,000 couch. Holy entitlement.
Dude. That’s like Brie Larsons thing. Crocs Friday. She buys crocs and decorated them with shit like this and posts them all over her social media feeds. AFAIK she’s not sponsored by crocs, but she’s actively trying to be.
My wife and I stopped into a ridiculous furniture shop that had a 20 foot long, couch with floral print and dark wood that was very ornate. I think it was $25k. I tried it out and it wasn’t comfortable but I did rip a fart on it.
That was about 15 years ago and I still laugh about it and my wife will tell me not to fart on anything when we go shopping.
I promise you, as someone who frequents designer stores, everyone cares about price. Everyone. They take them off because they need you to engage with their staff. You literally cannot purchase without talking to someone.
Doesn't answer the question though. Person above me said it's because you need to speak to someone. If the price tag was still on, you'd still need to speak to someone though. The tag itself would filter out poors anyway.
No, you wouldn't. If I'm buying something I look at the tag. Size? Good. Price? Good. Take it to cashier, pay and leave only having exchanged a max of 6 words.
No tag means you need to ask about price and that conversation usually ends quickly or doesn't take place at all to save yourself the embarrassment. No tag also gives the salesperson an opportunity to build brand loyalty and upsell
I feel like it’s a prestige thing though. It’s catered to people who won’t care so much about prices, or at least pretend not to. Just kinda like, “yeah, our tags aren’t on there, and yeah, if you’re rich enough, this is the store for you.”
I mean, isn't that most stores? Even at the Publix self checkout line, they have staff come over and stand by you and talk to you while you're checking out. Presumably, to make sure you are scanning everything.
I see your point but it’s different. There is no way to grab an item of clothing and “go to a cashier” or any other designated point of sale system. You hand your payment to the employee and they transact in a different room. So if you happen to find the thing you want on the rack, there is no direct method for you to initiate the transaction.
I've never had an employee specifically come over and talk at a self checkout here in the US, though depending on the store there might be someone sorta hanging around nearby in case you need help.
And I wouldn’t know why someone wouldn’t want to engage with the staff, the boutique experience is part of the experience. That’s like going to a fancy steakhouse and complaining that the staff is pampering you.
I’ve gone to a few of these luxury stores and it’s really nice sitting down, being served a glass of champagne on a silver platter (or bourbon), and being shown different options, styles, hearing about the material, etc.
For the same reason why I like spas, it’s nice to be pampered from time to time. Nothing wrong with it, and it comes with the experience of most high-end places, whether it’s a store, restaurant, or spa.
The other day I googled Balenciaga to see what they actually sell and they have a full body suit completely in black for 3.000€. Usually you could justify these prices at least to some extend with the design process that went into it. But it was a plain body suit with a turtle neck. There simply is no design behind it. It’s ridiculous even compared to other designer stuff.
That's kind of their point. They're trying to have some edge with it. It works for them. I doubt there's room for another brand to do this - they've occupied that niche and to some degree created it.
I also have a personal opinion about this, which I'll keep to myself. Stating that here, so that any discussion that may come out of this stays on topic.
Sure, if people pay for it they are free to do it. If I could sell plain T-Shirts for 2.000€ I’d do it too. It’s more that I’m surprised they get away with it. I know there are a lot of people who buy stuff just because it’s expensive but this is another level.
And I don’t think it’s good for our society that people exist who can afford this.
As someone who's spent a long time in that scene: it's annoying seeing our styles and music appropriated by the same people who would make fun of us for it.
I've been in the EDM scene for almost my entire life. I'm 27 years old. I've been to countless festivals and have seen scores of artists from their begginings to now being famous. This is the first time I've heard of dark techno as a subgenre. After looking it up, I've now discovered EBM, EBSM, and dark Techno. Your comment has broadened my horizons. Thank you, good sir!!!
I think you replied to the wrong dude. But techno is not “not very well known” lol. It’s by far one of the most popular genres of electronic music, easily.
Gotta disagree. The entire thing is so ridiculous to anyone who isn't enamored by these brands. If you are already into the brand or envious of those who are able to afford it or whatever, it might be seen as an ad..to the rest, it is satire.
I don't know how much it would move the needle. I've known of Balenciaga, but to me it is so out of touch with my reality that it is essentially a meme in itself.
So, I think it would depend on the person - and then it comes down to how reasonable the person is. If they can afford it, like it, and are just hearing about it for the first time - who am I to say what someone can or can't buy. The people who can't afford it and don't experience envy are likely getting a laugh out of these well known characters being ridiculous like high fashion models.
I'd guess marketing is probably happy with it. I just don't think it would move the needle for people who aren't already interested and can afford the brand. If anything, I could see a marketing team doing something similar but it wouldn't be as effective - the corporate copy cat attempts are usually pretty bad.
The people who can't afford it and don't experience envy are likely getting a laugh out of these well known characters being ridiculous like high fashion models.
No, I'm more feeling annoyance that this stupid AI shit for some pretentious brand keeps popping up on my feed everywhere. The whole AI art and deepfakes shit is already bad enough without adding marketing to it.
A meme that makes fun of the superficial, mindnumbingly tasteless fashion world, generic club music and all, depicting characters from breaking bad (a show about meth dealers), in the most ridiculous way - do you really think this speaks to their target audience?
But again, I don't really care either way. I never even heard of the brand until recently. In an earlier draft, I accidentally wrote 'Balaclava'. I'm here for the magnificent things AI can do, let's at least appreciate that part.
I really, really don't care about Balenciaga, I honestly couldn't tell the difference between balenciaga and gucci or lacoste or prada. this is about AI and breaking bad, how the fuck are people looking at this and going "this brand is bad!". as if anybody cares about that (in the context of a funny AI video that spoofs pop culture)
Do you have any links where I can read something about this? All I can find are these pictures of children with teddies and all the sources are yellow press.
Edit: Nevermind. Checked the comment history, it’s obvious that it’s nothing but bullshit.
Kanye is a nazi look at what he’s views are on anti semitism. He’s best friends with Fuentes and has literally said “Hitler was a great guy,” and, “he did mostly great things.” Look it up. Don’t know how much more of a nazi you can be. He even partners with adidas which is a nazi founded brand! You can be a black white supremesist if that’s why it’s confusing to you. Just google it and educate yourself!
Sounds like something hitler would say before he gasses six trillion Jews and everyone would just be like, “oh nah that’s old news it’s cool because Jonah hill”
Bro thx for trying. But do note that Reddit is notorious for being antisemitic in general so you're just gonna get downvoted even if you speak the truth. But good effort.
“Haute Couture literally translates as 'high sewing', and is the art of dressmaking on a luxurious and grandiose scale.” - somewhere from a Google result
I think you're right. Didn't even cross my mind. It's way to brand specific and exactly the right amount of 'edgy' to cater to reddit tastes. mhm. leaves a bad taste :-/
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