/fa/ - Fashion

>>7911945
if they were to rerelease than buyers would know not to cop first time aroudn

>>7911945
>what is exclusivity

>>7911956
what does that mean it's a high horse club and no ones invited?

how smug do you have to be?

>>7911956
I think this is probably it.

>>7911964
Exclusivity is part of how designers justify their prices.

>>7911975
>Exclusivity is part of how designers justify their prices

lolno tricky ricky releases the same goes every season and still keeps the prices at ~$1300+ and they always sell out

>>7911981
that's just one example

>people that got into fashion because of kanye west

>>7911964
its a longer-term strategy. if you limit your supply and hype attention you cultivate your brand. now that i think of it, this is not only a manipulation of consumers, but retailers as well.

think of it from their perspective for a minute. designer has a resume/CV of designs selling out instantly. as a retailer you believe you can make a lot of money by stocking more of their designs. then at some point you are more willing to buy their clothes than some random designer who has no track record or something lukewarm.

gyakusou comes to mind as an example. in the first few seasons it would sell out very quick. lately their stock has been sitting until sale season, sometimes 50% off

>>7911996

How is this a bad thing? I'll admit that I never cared about fashion until I became a Kanye fan. Even then, I've never had a hypebeast period. Maybe because I'm not dumb enough to think shit that looks good on a celebrity pop star would look good on me.

>>7912019
>I'll admit that I never cared about fashion until I became a Kanye fan

>>7912019

Get the fuck out retard

>>7911996
authenticity is trite

>>7912019

you're having a hypebeast period right now, you just haven't realized it yet

>>7912019
>first stage of being a hypebeast: denial and isolation

>>7911981

Who's that model on the left? He got some similarity to Miles McMillan, but i wouldn't say for sure.

>>7912037
>>7912070
>>7912084
>>7912090

I was a fat teenager who dressed exclusively in jeans + band tees. It was just through reading Kanye lyrics that I would come across designer brand names and look them up. Not that I wear anything Ye mentions in his songs (well, I do have a couple Alexander Wang pieces.) And I've never liked streetwear.

What do you niggas mean cop?

>>7912706

Steal

>>7912708
And what is a hypebeast?

>>7912693
>Came across fashion through Ye
>Actually buys Alexander Wang
smh

>>7912706
it's just hypebeast lingo for "buy" or "get"

>>7912711
someone who buys shit only for the hype
often w/ connotations of not knowing how to dress themselves or anything about fashion at all really

>>7912716
>hypebeast
?

>>7912720
Oh, is this guy >>7912019 a good example of a hypebeast?

>>7912724
Not necessarily.

>>7912724
hypebeasts would be guys like franalations and alwaysfreshapparel on youtube. they only get clothes that are flashy, expensive, and name/designer branded for street cred. once you learn what brands and items they like and see how they dress, you'll know what a hypebeast is

>>7912725
>>7912741

Well from the every day wear thread I don't get it. I didn't see anything flashy. Looks like you all just dress in skinny jeans and earth tones.

>>7912749
/fa/ doesn't dress like hypebeasts, that would be superfuture and maybe kanyetothe. just google the term or look at those youtube guys i mentioned, once you see it a few times you'll get it

>>7912679
he's not a model, he's shui tsang.

>>7912693
>mfw kanye lyrics include designer brand names
Didnt think my opinion of kanye listeners could sink any lower but there we go down down down

>>7912741
always fresh doesn't buy high end shit though

it's like all WESC and NIKE
once in a blue moon he'll buy some clerance supreme but none of the shit thats going for like $1000 a hoody

>>7912784
yeah it seems you guys really like Nike. What's the average age here you think? 15?

>>7912791
Probably closer to 17-19, that's the actual posters though

>>7912791
that seems about right
they lust over sneaks, skinnys and feminine tee's

this is /fa/;s dream house

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6jzJirRqdjM

>>7912778
>You see it's broke nigga racism
>that's that 'don't touch anything in the store'
>And it's rich nigga racism
>that's that 'come in please buy more'
>"What you want, a bentley, fur coat, diamond chain?
>"All you blacks want all the same things"
>Used to only be niggas, now everybody payin'
>Spending everything on Alexander Wang

>>7912802
Every fucking shoe in that video looks retarded.

>>7911996
>people that didn't get into fashion because of A$AP Rocky

>>7912716
it's durgfiend lingo fuccboi. You think you're pretty great ripping on hypebeasts but i bet you've never even done hard drugs before

>>7912714

What's wrong with his basics?

>>7912903
I don't think you could really say it's exclusive to one group anymore

>>7912951
See >>7912809
and/or listen to Yeezus more

>>7912968

So popular and/or overpriced? Idk. I got a couple second hand and I like em. Probably wouldn't pay full price (well, I try not to pay full price for any clothing)

>>7912981
This exactly; Ye's point is about people who go 'muh hype' and spend all their money on shit like this (designer in general) instead of more consequential things.
So someone going out and buying Alexander Wang after having been introduced to fashion through Kanye West is pretty funny in light of that statement

>>7912997

Yeah, I guess it's ironic. At least I'm not spending errthang on HBA and Pyrex tho.

Is this why people shit on Alexander Wang? I don't know what the consensus on his clothes were a couple years ago. I just know that I've hardly ever heard good things about his clothes, even though I think they're pretty at sale prices.

>>7912997
I like Kanye and all but when his brands sell out it's exactly because of muh hype. I don't think that's what he was saying in New Slaves at least as an insult, I think he was talking about himself and how silly what he feels he has to do for fashion is.

>>7911945
Limited time/product encourages higher sales. Also, it's better to have a limited run that sells out than to have product that sits on the shelves and doesn't serves anyone.