STYLE WARZ what clobber are you after?

[TheSpade]

'G-star'.

The sole reason I spent 70 quid on jeans is because of how 'unlikely' they would be to fall apart.

How wrong I was.

You obviously had fakers. F-Stars maybe.

Spade sorry but that is wrong
My jeans have lasted fooking ages, a slight bit of freying at the ends due to them being a bit too long like Shammy's. Paid around 10 pounds for the pair I'm wearing at the moment reduced from 45, they work and look fine.

My point stands, your jeans cost £45 you got then on sale. They weren't £10 jeans they were just reduced.

I just find that my cheap stuff lasts longer than expensive stuff for some reason

Nonsense. How can something you've bought second hand from a charity shop, that's been worn to the point of someone not wanting it anymore last longer tha n a brand new pair of jeans. And if they're all made in the same sweatshop then they'll all last the same amount of time, the cheap ones won't last longer.

Just because you wear it forever doesn't mean it's still in good nick. You're just trying to be all hippy and show how cool you are for buying from charity shops aren't you? More likely that you spent all your money on drugs and could only afford the 5er pair of jeans. :D

 

[eclipsedesign]

I don't give two shits what they cost originally and would never spend more than that on a pair of jeans really unless I had a good job.
I've got jeans for 12 pounds standard price before that lasted over a year spade and looked very nice. Dunno why you have this fixation that things that cost more are better.

 

[TheSpade]

That's tends to be how it works mate, the more expensive something is the better it is.

Obviously not always, I'm defo against spending hundreds of quid on single items of clothing. I used to when I had plenty of cash but even now if if I was minted I wouldn't bother. However if something is really cheap there's a good chance the quality is going to be lower than a more expensive but similar item.

 

[Cornishman]

You obviously had fakers. F-Stars maybe.

Nope, they're the genuine, high end - 'made in India' article fo sho.

 

[eclipsedesign]

That's tends to be how it works mate, the more expensive something is the better it is.

Obviously not always, I'm defo against spending hundreds of quid on single items of clothing. I used to when I had plenty of cash but even now if if I was minted I wouldn't bother. However if something is really cheap there's a good chance the quality is going to be lower than a more expensive but similar item.

No it's just your presumtion that what I am wearing is falling apart because I paid twelve pounds for it, when it cleary is not.

 

[TheSpade]

You can't disagree that cheaper items, regardless of what they are not neccessarily just clothes, are of a lesser quality than more expensive ones. It's a fact.

 

[Cornishman]

The only time you get quality for ££££, is when you have bespoke items made to your liking.

Otherwise you're pretty much an idiot.

 

[Cornishman]

Actually that was a bit of a brash statement, expensive leather jackets are better than cheap ones for sure.

 

[Shambles]

That's tends to be how it works mate, the more expensive something is the better it is.

Bwahahaahah! I hope that winky is there to suggest you aren't quite that stoopid :D

Above a certain point price does give a decent indication of quality - ie the kinda stuff Kid is fond of, maybe. But as far as pretty much anything else goes - from the cheapo shop stuff up to the mainstream fashion brands - it makes no real difference. As I said - all made in the same sweatshops so it makes little difference whether you pay £5 for a pair of Asda jeans or £100 for a pair of Armani jeans. It's all just cheap shit made from the cheapest materials and the cheapest child labour available. If you buy the pricey stuff purely cos you like the cut of it that's up to you, but don't kid yourself you're paying for quality cos you ain't.

I buy stuff from charity shops that's of good quality. I have plenty of clothes that would cost a fortune in some boutique in London or wherever cos the people that buy that kinda stuff hardly wear it and toss it out when the new season's collection comes out. It's virtually brand new half the time. If I buy new clothes, I just buy whatever I like the look of as cheap as possible. The most expensive item of clothing I have ever bought (as far as I recall) was a Velvet Underground T-shirt which cost £15. I did used to shoplift a lotta clothes to sell in my naughty years and kept the odd thing for myself though

Style is priceless but it certainly doesn't have to be expensive

 

[parttime crackhead]

Market trainers,10 quid,lasted just as long,if not longer than a fifty quid pair of adidas.Who cares about brand names as long as you buy Dulux paint,everything will be fine.That woolworths paint i used to buy was crap,it needed 4 coats to cover the wall.Crown paint isn't too bad either. It's the next best thing to Dulux.

I'd take my fifty quid Adidas over your ten quid sniders any day.

 

[TheSpade]

Style is priceless but it certainly doesn't have to be expensive

Agreed. You can spend a fortune on clothes and still look like shit. It's all about finding what suits and fits you best really.

But there's no denying that more expensive clothes tend to be of a better quality, wash up better, last longer, don't get out of shape so easy. I've bought cheapo tshirts, jeans and trainers in the past and they don't last as long as the (slightly) more expensive ones. Whenever I buy cheap tshirts after a couple of washes they've shrunk loads, are ill fitting, the neckline starts to sag and the colour fades. The jeans tend to start fraying at the bottom and any seams and it's not because I'm standing on them loads, I stand on them probably as much as my other jeans and they don't have that problem. With the cheapo trainers the front of the busts open and they fall apart at the heals n shit, never had that problem with Addidas or Nikes.

The only exception I can think of was many years ago when I bought a pair of £200 Ettiene Ozeki jeans, they looked incredibly cool, gold stitching, fancy buttons etc. After a couple of months all the pockets were ripped on the inside, the bottoms were shreded to peices, the buttons loose, totally fucked. Definitely not a high quality but I don't buy overpriced clothes anymore, think £50 would be my limit on jeans maybe more if I really liked them, up to £30 on a tshirt but usually less, happy to spend £60 on trainers if they're Nikes or Addidas because they'll last for as long as you care to keep them. Don't mind spending a bit of money on a decent jacket, last one I bought was £80 and it's superb, everyone who saw it thought it cost me much more because it looks so good.

 

[wibble]

haha aye i end up paying a load for trainers because I want ones that look nice but I'm not about to pretend that because they cost more they're amazingly good quality.

 

[TheSpade]

But they are Wibble, you ever bought a pair of cheapo trainers? Last year I bought a pair for £20 they looked OK but within a week the toe area was ripped, swapped them for another pair of the same, week later same problem, took em back and bought a different pair from same shope, the same day hole in the toe. Chucked them in the bin and bought a pair of Nikes, that was about 9 months ago, they're still in perfect condition and they've walked all over Aus & Australia.

 

[cherrycolouredfunk]

Absolutely gorgeous Cherry, loving the look and your style

Aww I'm thinking of a perfect necklace to compliment the look that's been posted, tracked but not arrived yet

Very beautiful apparel for a very beautiful woman %)

Why thank you.

I actually got the perfect necklace this morning! It was delivered this week when I was at work, so rearranged delivery to my local post office for today.

Like an excited child I opened it on the way back from the post office as I couldn't wait. It's so pretty, I loves it

And yeah, will work perfectly with my new outfit.

 

[cherrycolouredfunk]

Originally posted by Spade:If you honestly beleive that cheap and charity shop shit lasts longer than decent quality stuff you're away with it

All our local charity shops have a 'designer section' where you can pick up limited edition pieces, vintage stuff or just stuff that's nice, but not worth the designer price.

Living in a rich area also helps for good charity shop pickings.

My designer pair of jeans that my sister gave me as a hand me down, she's ace for that (I wouldn't pay 100 quid for jeans) are still scuffed and ripped just the same as my cheaper pairs, because of how they've been worn not how they've been made.

 

[parttime crackhead]

Agreed. You can spend a fortune on clothes and still look like shit. It's all about finding what suits and fits you best really.

But there's no denying that more expensive clothes tend to be of a better quality, wash up better, last longer, don't get out of shape so easy. I've bought cheapo tshirts, jeans and trainers in the past and they don't last as long as the (slightly) more expensive ones. Whenever I buy cheap tshirts after a couple of washes they've shrunk loads, are ill fitting, the neckline starts to sag and the colour fades. The jeans tend to start fraying at the bottom and any seams and it's not because I'm standing on them loads, I stand on them probably as much as my other jeans and they don't have that problem. With the cheapo trainers the front of the busts open and they fall apart at the heals n shit, never had that problem with Addidas or Nikes.

The only exception I can think of was many years ago when I bought a pair of £200 Ettiene Ozeki jeans, they looked incredibly cool, gold stitching, fancy buttons etc. After a couple of months all the pockets were ripped on the inside, the bottoms were shreded to peices, the buttons loose, totally fucked. Definitely not a high quality but I don't buy overpriced clothes anymore, think £50 would be my limit on jeans maybe more if I really liked them, up to £30 on a tshirt but usually less, happy to spend £60 on trainers if they're Nikes or Addidas because they'll last for as long as you care to keep them. Don't mind spending a bit of money on a decent jacket, last one I bought was £80 and it's superb, everyone who saw it thought it cost me much more because it looks so good.

You need to stay away from the dodgy dude at the market flogging you fake trainers & get yourself some Adidas mate.

 

[cherrycolouredfunk]

Sentimental clobber. MTGG gave it to me (I started wearing it as I liked it and he never wore it ) as it had shrunk so no longer fitted him, he said it suited me more. Happy memories and it's vintage Adidas.

 

[wibble]

But they are Wibble, you ever bought a pair of cheapo trainers? Last year I bought a pair for £20 they looked OK but within a week the toe area was ripped, swapped them for another pair of the same, week later same problem, took em back and bought a different pair from same shope, the same day hole in the toe. Chucked them in the bin and bought a pair of Nikes, that was about 9 months ago, they're still in perfect condition and they've walked all over Aus & Australia.

I've had cheap trainers that have lasted ages aye, so have other people here, your experiences are not representative of the whole world no matter how much you argue they are haha. Conversely my OH's kswiss have given up the ghost within 6 months to a year which is pretty irritating when you pay so much for them. Been the same with some adidas ones he's bought as well.

 

[Shambles]

But they are Wibble, you ever bought a pair of cheapo trainers? Last year I bought a pair for £20 they looked OK but within a week the toe area was ripped, swapped them for another pair of the same, week later same problem, took em back and bought a different pair from same shope, the same day hole in the toe. Chucked them in the bin and bought a pair of Nikes, that was about 9 months ago, they're still in perfect condition and they've walked all over Aus & Australia.

When I was a kid (late '80s - awkward early-mid teen years when "fitting in" means everything) I made my mother buy me the most ridiculously expensive brand name trainers - almost always Nike (cos they were deemed the most credible at my school) but also Reebok, Adidas and others. Prices ranged from minimum of £80 up to £140. My mother paid them off at coupla quid a week out the catalogue. Not one pair lasted more than a few months before falling apart. Some just weeks.

I paid £3 for the trainers I have on today and they have lasted over six months so far and are pretty snazzy-looking too. One of the local kiddiez complimented me on them cos he has the same ones... except he didn't cos he paid fuckloads for his which were all but identical. I'd rather get two or three cheap (but suitably snazzy) pairs to last the year that cost me next to nothing than spend a fortune on a pair that will need replacing pretty much as often.

 

[TheSpade]

I think even if you get 6-12 months out them you can't really complain, what did he pay for them Wibs, £50? Works out quite cheaply over 12 month period like. Always found Adidas trainers have lasted as long as I wanted them to, I usually buy a new pair just because I'm bored of them or they look a bit scruffy not because there's actually anything wrong with them.

Not one pair lasted more than a few months before falling apart. Some just weeks.

Well I've been wearing Adidas / Nikes all my life practically and they've never fallen apart as far as I can remember which is why I always buy them. Dunno what you do with your trainers but I've got mines on every day of the week and they don't get damaged by just walking in them and definitely don't fall apart. You playing football with bricks or something Shammy? :D