/fa/ - Fashion

>>8851246
They really love their sales reps. they call them "ambassadors" and each one manning a flagship store knows about the company from the beginning and it gives them a huge satisfaction to help you out. Which sounds like a little but when you compare it to the usual piss poor apathy you get in the US its kindof refreshing. And the customers usually know what they're looking for and what to look for so its kindof just a big geek fest, but about apparel.

and yeah, i guess that's the whole thing. whereas europe/US is super preoccupied with fantasty and glamour and heritage and all this arbitrary shit, japan is really more concerned with keeping up the craft and supporting their craftspeople.

so that's why a visvim shoe can look so simple but be 1k, because in addition to the ridiculous amount of care to detail to shit you probs wont notice, they like to pay every person along the way of making that shoe a decent wage so that everyone's supported and keeps the industry alive.

which is really pretty altruistic if you're gonna be a rich cunt and spent $500 on shoes its nice that you know its not going to luxury materials or markups but to actually paying someone in, y'know in an indigo dye mill outside okinawa or whatever. and you've got this amazing boot or jacket or whatever that will develop a great patina as it lasts your lifetime and on top of that will protect you from the rain or wind or whatever because it's essentially arc'teyrx veilance level tech with a folksy, westerny but not really facade.