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I read the sticky.

There's no way I'm paying 100$ for a fucking cardigan. If I buy cheaper clothes that look exactly the same, is it ok? Are expensive brands really the much better that they warrant paying 5 times the price?

>> No.7342169

if you want to own/wear garbage clothing no one is stopping you. by all means go for it.

>> No.7342174

it's a matter of quality and/or prestige

>> No.7342177

>>7342169
Are Jack and Jones and Crosshatch garbage?

>> No.7342178

>>7342177
Jack and jones is pleb as fuck. Zara is cheap and way better.

>> No.7342180

>>7342174
Quality is something I care about of course. Prestige can continue sucking dick for all I care. I just want to look reasonably fashionable.

>> No.7342185

>>7342177
Yes, they are.

>> No.7342192

>>7342185
Garbage quality or lacking in "prestige"?

>> No.7342194

>>7342192
garbage

>> No.7342196

>>7342180
>want to look reasonably fashionable

for who?

>> No.7342197

>buying a cardigan
100 for an all wool cardigan is cheap anyways, and would probably be thin and shitty.

>> No.7342198
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7342198

>cardigan
>lel

>> No.7342203

man if you're starting the fuck out just keep visiting your local cos, zara, h&m, pull&bear, urban outfitters and river island and buy the plainest shit you can. that's all you can do really

>> No.7342206

Well, if you want to look reasonably fashionable, go ahead and head your way to /r/mfa.

People here pay for the hype, philosophy,to support the designer (or else where do you think Zara's designs will come from??), quality, and other different reasons.

Kind of like if I can hang a fake Mona Lisa on my wall (or whatever expensive painting), does it mean the same as the real one? Maybe, but that depends on your personal beliefs.

>> No.7342213

>buy basics from uniqlo, zara, AA, whatever
>don't clash colors
>have good hygiene and don't be too ugly

wow "reasonably fashionable" ez

>> No.7342214

>>7342177
Never buy anything from Jack & Jones.

If you want a decent wardrobe, you will have to be able to spend 100$ for a cardigan, thats fucking nothing, man. Were you planning to buy a cardigan that's not made of merino?

>> No.7342255

it wont look the same

and it certainly wont feel the same

but 90% of the population won't notice

>> No.7342778

>>7342206
how can mirrors be real if ur eyes arent real

>> No.7342812

>prestige
people really care about that?
I buy expensive stuff but only because cheap shit looks like shit, and because it's the only way to achieve the aesthetic I want.
>>7342164
>If I buy cheaper clothes that look exactly the same, is it ok?
Yes of course, but I very highly doubt that will be the case. Maybe in the image online it'll look the same, but once you see how it fits and feels and looks IRL, I have always found it's better to shell out on the more expensive version (only to a certain point, of course); unless you're happy looking sub-par you'll end up unsatisfied and buy something else and itll be a waste of money: better to buy nice than buy twice.

>> No.7342820

>100$ for a fucking cardigan
wow

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>>7342214
>tfw bought J&J jeans
>tfw they're great and lovin it
What's with the hate guys? Here in Denmark they're fine, maybe the quality is worse over there in burgerland.

>> No.7342858

>>7342164
you should be into fashion for you
i started off bein "reasonably fashionable" and im still in the lower end because of money, and before that because i didnt know a lot about brands and designers but still liked clothes
so its not like, heres a 100$ sweater u have 2 buy it over a 10 dollar one that looks the same, id personally buy the 10 dollar one if it was well made and fit well
but if you like a piece and its constructed well then you wont b dissapointed with it and will b able 2 wear it a lot longer than the cheaper 1

>> No.7342868

>>7342858
what this homeboi said

>> No.7342879

>>7342858
>buy the 10 dollar one if it was well made and fit well
and heres your fucking problem, idiot. decent quality for knits starts at 200$

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>>7342841
>burger land

>> No.7342912

>>7342889
I don't know if you're laughing at me or with me, lovely ;_;

>> No.7342923

>>7342879
stop knitpicking hes making a good point overall

>> No.7342940

>>7342912
With u dw bb
it was the only reaction pic I have on my phone

>> No.7342934

My $80 J. Crew button up is no better than my $20 uniqlo button up

just saying

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7342958

>>7342940
<3
u know, you've become my favorite trip in a short matter of time

>> No.7343027

>>7342879
What is a quality knit at $200 and why is it better than the $100 or less?

>> No.7343052

>>7343027
best knits for little money is probably acne.
if youre on a really thight budget you might want to check out COS for knits
>jil sander loro piana usually what im dressed in

>> No.7343089

>>7342164
Why do people make these threads? Its like going to /g/ and being like "hurr I don't need rasberry pi i have usb drive huurrr"

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>>7343052
i would have floated sns herning

>> No.7343118

>>7342196
whom*

"For" is an accusative preposition, therefore pronouns that the word is attached to are in the accusative, not the nominative.

themoreyouknow.jpg

>> No.7343136

>>7343118
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Eoyz_XxgoE

>> No.7343145

>>7342164
Look OP, I can see where you're coming from.

Is some of the upper echelon of luxury and designer clothing bullshit and markup and the law of diminishing returns? Yes.

But if you're talking about the sub 100 dollar range of mall stuff as compared to slightly more expensive 150 dollar range stuff? The difference is huge. Just huge. You think they look the same. But they're not the same. Even if you're not going to get designer or luxury stuff, at least get durable stuff. Because that 40 dollar cardigan from H&M? It's absolute shit. It will look like GARBAGE after a single wash.

If you absolutely must buy cheap, go super extremely cheap. Sale-rack old navy shirts for 12 dollars. Wear them for two washes and then throw them the fuck away.


We're not making this shit up. That price range is disposable clothing.


That's fine, so long as you make a point of disposing of your used clothing and are okay with recurring cost.

>always wearing brand new clothing and throwing it away instead of washing it

the FRESHEST of fits

>> No.7343175

Sort of on the subject but not really - the sticky is so outdated someone really needs to sort it out and make a full list of decent stores/brands so that our newfriends can stop making 50 threads a day asking if Zara is /fa/ and if you really need to spend £60 on a cardigan.

To the OP it really depends what you're aiming for obviously if you wanna do a successful goth ninja you will have to pay more than $100 for a cardigan but if you're going for sth simple and more traditional then there are some lower end recommended stores. Designers/brands/hype are important on /fa/ but in certain looks it's more about the fit/quality which you still can buy for less than $100 i suppose but you will have a hard time looking for stuff in that price range.

>> No.7343223

>>7342958
Yeah I agree I been digging lovely ever since he helped me find the + - pill sweatshirt thing.

>> No.7343236

>>7343223
Yeah that was also part of the reason I'm starting to like him. If he had also, by some miracle, found the CAN parka in that thread, I would have literally suckled his penis.

>> No.7343246

>>7343236
I'd get the balls while you on the dick

>> No.7343267

>>7343246
hot af

>> No.7343266

>>7343175

lel knos

just get basics, stick to dark colours/monochrome colours and chances are you won't go wrong
well as long as its plain

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>>7343236
>>7343246
>>7343267
Imagine if Lovely is just sitting at home typing all this shit with a fat smirk on his face?

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>>7343314
matt pls go

>> No.7343373

Rocking brands for the brand's sake is hiphop-tier.

>> No.7343442

>>7342934
you're comparing brands that are in the same quality range. j.crew is just overpriced.

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>>7342164
>There's no way I'm paying 100$ for a fucking cardigan
>mfw I'm lounging around in $100 cardigans right now
>mfw they're my most complimented cop on the street

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>>7343314
Nope not same fagging.

>> No.7343537

>>7342164
Nope, just get them on sale. H&M is really that bad. It looks good on day one but bacons and stretches within a month. At least get Gap or AA. They are good for the money.

>> No.7343556

>>7342197
This, but I buy cotton mixes because my climate is far too warm for wool. (Phoenix)

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>>7342206
>liking anything avant garde
>thinking it looks good

>> No.7343587

>>7343223
and you helped me and that other guy find it in the grail thread, so thank you!

>> No.7343590

>>7343442

Isn't that what OP was talking about? Overpriced clothing?

>> No.7343592

>>7342934
J. Crew is overpriced for no reason. Just like Express.

BR and Gap will always be my favorite mall tiers.

>> No.7343647

>>7343175
The sticky in fact says Zara is mall tier/fast fashion. Just go to the list of stores.

>> No.7343759

>>7343266
the /fa/ uniform

>> No.7343782

>>7343587
Any time haha. Ordering next friday when I get my check. Can't wait.

>> No.7343868

>>7343337
>>7343506
I didn't actually think he was samefagging
lovely has touched my heart and the back of my throat, too
same as all of you

>> No.7343889

I've had two sweaters from Jack & Jones in the past
One had a hole in it after two washes, the other after three washes. Garbage.

>> No.7343898

>>7343497
post fit

>> No.7344083

>>7343145
>Buy black American Eagle hoodie 4 years ago, $29.95
> color barely faded since
> still copping occasionally 2013

stay mad and enjoy blowing $10x that on a shitty j.Crew cardigan

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>>7343898
Here's an old fit featuring said cardigan.

>> No.7344228

>>7344144
w2c shoes?

>> No.7344244

>>7344083
>$300 Cardigan at jcrew

>> No.7344261

>>7344228
I love those boots.

Also you can't:

http://www.asos.com/au/Glorious/Glorious-Magic-Workboots/Prod/pgeproduct.aspx?iid=2654648

Although I just saw some size 10's on ebay.

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>>7344261
>100% Real Leather

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7344291

>>7344277
No messing around anon.

>> No.7344305

>>7344261
>100% real leather
>doesnt tell you the animal
real leather huh

>> No.7344311

>>7344144
seriously? you got compliments for that? from whom?

>> No.7344317

>>7344311
his mum

>> No.7344364

>>7344291

MOAR

>> No.7344376

>>7342164
get them on sale or a reasonable compromise. yes, some of the prices are way too expensive to be reasonable (seen a sweater for over a thousand dollars once) but you should also have a lower limit - 20 bucks would definitely be not enough to expect good quality in a sweater either.

I go by the following rules:
>at least 50$ for pants and pullovers
>at least 15-20$ for a t-shirt
>don't get me started on suits or shoes
albeit I have also seen quality clothing for a fraction of these prices. they're rather rare though, you need to get a feel for it instead of just buying what's inexpensive.

>> No.7344387

>>7344364
kill yourself
this was posted just like yesterday

>> No.7344413

>>7343592
>find an express shirt for 10 dollars at burlingtons
>lel

>> No.7344438

>>7344144
mistook you for a girl

>> No.7344531

>>7343118
No it's who. Only pricks say whom. You prick.

>> No.7344539

>>7344438
;)

>> No.7344601

If you can't recognize there's a significant difference between $40 and $100 sweaters, then might as well not read the sticky or try to be /fa/ at all. Just dress like you've always dressed, your pleb is terminal.