/fa/ - Fashion

[Anonymous No.6314452]

Hey /fa/,
I'm not as much jerking off to specific designers or brands as other people here do. But I'm a freak when it comes to fabrics - I just love really interesting blends, like silk/cottong blends, interesting polyblends or linen blends. Really anything that gives a fabric interesting properties.

Do you know any good brands in the low/mid tier price range that like to play around with fabrics, but have basic designs?

[Anonymous No.6314454]

sruli recht
http://store.srulirecht.com/products/an-emperors-new-tangling-is-sr438
http://store.srulirecht.com/collections/category/products/a-lasting-impression-is-sr341

[Anonymous No.6314456]

>>6314454

[Anonymous No.6314458]

I don't think you'll find much in that price range

[Anonymous No.6314474]

Jesus fuck, I just saw this.

>http://store.srulirecht.com/collections/concentrated/products/forget-me-knot

This shit is fucking straight out of D&D. Reminds me of an armour found in I think NWN, a whole leather jerkin built by sewing the skin of humans intentionally murdered for the item.

[Anonymous No.6314478]

>>6314474
yeah sruli b a crazy nigga
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wa8SsW-4DjI

[Anonymous No.6314482]

>>6314454
god I LOVE sruli recht. exactly what I like, but not exactly low/mid price range.

>>6314458
I thought so, although I don't understand why. Complex/unorthodox blends don't need to be overly costly commodities, especially since I'm a big friend of synthetic fibers.

I have yet to see a silk/cotton tee that was not significantly overpriced (judging from the raw fabric prices) because of the name of the designer.

[Anonymous No.6314487]

>>6314482
>but not exactly low/mid price range.
the fuck did you expect?

[Anonymous No.6314486]

>>6314474
baldur's gate II shadows of amn, the skinner sidequest in the bridge district.

[Anonymous No.6314496]

>>6314452
The 'cheapest' people I can think of who are using 'interesting' fabric for basics is VoidTheBrand. It's a shade above your average basics but not luxurious per se.
If you really want to have fun with textiles, you should forget the low/mid tier price range altogether.
Look at Outlier's NyCo Slim Chinio while you're at it.

[Anonymous No.6314500]

>>6314496
>Chinio
Chino

[Anonymous No.6314499]

>>6314496
>VoidTheBrand
that's shit tier and the prices are pretty high

[Anonymous No.6314504]

Visvim
>All-cotton goretex
>SPM, Windstopper, the list goes on
>organically hand-dyed goretex
>brain-dyed steer leather
>vegetable tanned elk leather
Hiroki is a genius when it comes to sourcing fabrics.

[Anonymous No.6314510]

>>6314487
you did, uhm, read the OP, right?
When I say interesting fabrics I don't necessarily mean silk knitted from the glands of a spider (although that's p awesome), but unconventional blends.

Unconventional blends do not necessitate a (very) high price, however in practice they do correlate because usually you find such fabrics in designer pieces where you have to pay extra for the artistic work of the designer and the brand. I'd be happy with vanilla basic pieces, just made out of interesting blends.

>>6314496
Thanks for the tip, I'll look into them.
If you are right about not finding much in the mid tier price sector, then I will probably resort to buying the fabrics on my own - I'm good enough at sewing for doing such a thing.
I have calculated that the raw material cost of a basic cotton/silk T (55/45) would be around 30 bucks plus two hours of working for me.

[Anonymous No.6314512]

>>6314499
Some of it's not bad.
They make an interesting beanie.
I guess it's expensive but OP is asking for the moon and stars on a silver platter. It's a decent middle of the road option.

If price wasn't a sticking point I'd point OP towards Raeburn's mesh sleeve bombers, the rapha parachute silk jacket, or the lace bomber. Pic related.

[Anonymous No.6314514]

[Anonymous No.6314517]

Check label under construction, especially limited pieces. A lot of them have history of their own.

[Anonymous No.6314516]

>>6314512
just chiming in, the prices of VTB are what I consider "mid tier", so totally acceptable for my venture.

[Anonymous No.6314527]

>>6314516
Give it a shot. Personally I think some of it's a decent deal. It's made in America, too, isn't it?

[Anonymous No.6314530]

idk about low - mid tier price range but by walid has some pretty interesting stuff fabrics wise

http://www.ln-cc.com/en/restofworld/mens-brands/by-walid/icat/by-walid-mens

[Anonymous No.6314531]

Alexander Wang occasionally sells affordable basics made of interesting fabric. This tee in particular is constructed with 67% Rayon and 33% Silk. It has a slightly sheer, slubby texture.

[Anonymous No.6314565]

our legacy
cos sometimes
even some uniqlo stuff occasionally