When quality in clothes go down.

[Liqwid]

Originally Posted by e_BoY

if ur talking about le chaeteu anybody with any type of fashion sense wouldn't shop there. and yes we all know its a shit hole.

u'd be surprised...

~dalyn

[Liqwid]

Originally Posted by galaxie

Personally, I swear by Mavi. I own 20+ pairs of Mavi jeans, the only time I EVER get rid of them is when I get too fat for them =( And even then they are SO hard to part with!

yer abosolutly right nat!

mavi jeans are soo durable....and comfertable...and they have great styles...

~D

[*STARFISH*]

Originally Posted by SEAN!

want me to show you my pair of 220 dollar seven jeans that wore out and had a big ass ripp in em after 3 months.

i blame my backpack tho.

dunno if it was your backpack or not
cuz i have a pair of sevens that severely wore out, quickly too.

[SEAN!]

Originally Posted by *STARFISH*

dunno if it was your backpack or not
cuz i have a pair of sevens that severely wore out, quickly too.

yeah...well im not gonna be buying another pair. and ill be throwing a patch on these mufuckas cuz i be broke and cant afford to buy anymore shit.

[ash1ee]

nat...
you sound like me when someone goes off aout clothes. i do it alot with sunglasses. thanks retail management!
and hey, i still want to order some a.a one of these days :)

[LeeBrat]

i personnaly can never find clothes that fit or look good on me...so i design and make my own, they fit the way i like, good quality and no one else has it

[veN]

Originally Posted by galaxie

When it comes to denim, you generally get what you pay for.

For about $80 you can pick up a great pair of Mavis or Silvers. For a bit more, grab a pair of Dish. Any three of these brands will and should last you at least three years without and major wear, just make sure that you take care of your denim! ALWAYS cold water wash, inside out (with like colours), hang to dry, then toss in the dryer for 5 mins on medium to soften them up. I occasionally iron my jeans on low to get an even more finished, crisp look.

Personally, I swear by Mavi. I own 20+ pairs of Mavi jeans, the only time I EVER get rid of them is when I get too fat for them =( And even then they are SO hard to part with!

Mavi and Dish have never failed me. Silver used to be good for me, but they just don't have styles I like that come in my length (36") anymore... Mavi and Dish consistently put out hot styles that come loooong and last.

[ash1ee]

i think im only of the only girls i know who dont swear by mavi.
i actually hate the way mavis fit me.

my personal favorite jean is the diesel nadar. some wouldnt think its work the $225, but when it fits like a glove and lasts forever...sure its worth the 3 pairs i own.

i used to get dish for cheap cheap cheap from pharsyde. very comfortable, but not as durable as diesel.

i want to get my hands on a pair of the new ezra fitch jeans...abercrombie has always made durable jeans ive found. and these new ones are hot.


p.s. don't tell me i pay too much for clothes. i buy what i like. i buy for quality not quantity.

[veN]

Originally Posted by ash1ee

p.s. don't tell me i pay too much for clothes. i buy what i like. i buy for quality not quantity.

I will *never* tell u that u pay too much for clothes. For she who is without sin may cast the first stone. I pay mad cash for my clothes/purses/makeup. I don't care. I buy good shit! :)

[ash1ee]

Originally Posted by Nev

I will *never* tell u that u pay too much for clothes. For she who is without sin may cast the first stone. I pay mad cash for my clothes/purses/makeup. I don't care. I buy good shit! :)

you know what they say....great minds think alike.

[Bitchin]

So are you implying, the people that dont fork out the 200 per pair of jeans are dress cheap?!

wow, thanx gawd I dont wear jeans.. i wouldn't wanna look cheap!

[Ms.Chop]

Originally Posted by ash1ee

i think im only of the only girls i know who dont swear by mavi.
i actually hate the way mavis fit me.

my personal favorite jean is the diesel nadar. some wouldnt think its work the $225, but when it fits like a glove and lasts forever...sure its worth the 3 pairs i own.

i used to get dish for cheap cheap cheap from pharsyde. very comfortable, but not as durable as diesel.

i want to get my hands on a pair of the new ezra fitch jeans...abercrombie has always made durable jeans ive found. and these new ones are hot.


p.s. don't tell me i pay too much for clothes. i buy what i like. i buy for quality not quantity.

i dont liek mavi either.. they dont fit right..
i love diesel clothing.. but im small so they dont fit right either.. some of them do..
for jeans.. i wear durinha.. i kno their played out..
but for myself.. they fit me great.. sum of their jeans shrink tho.. so u gotta choose the right ones w/ the right material that dont shrink..

uhmm.. for shirts.. i buy parasuco, diesel and w/e looks good and w/e material feels fine..
wut i find, its hard to find good t-shirts that fit right on me.. cuz i have a big chest for my size.. sum t-shirts look funny :S.. which really sucks cuz there are cute shirts i want.. but cant get.. cuz it doesnt look right :(
yes, i do go into crap castle.. they have SOME nice cloths there.. u jus gotta look for them.. i bought this black w/ white pin stripped zipper shirt.. soo cute.. it shrunk alittle but oh well..
i love it..

[galaxie]

^ Stop putting your clothes in the freaking dryer! Wash them in cold water, hang to dry, NO SHRINKAGE.

Ashlee, I waaaaaaaaaaaaant the Ezra Fitch! I have been effing drooling over them online for weeks now! I can't wait until I have enough $ to go to the states and buy them! PM me your mailing address and I will send you a catalogue of the AA stuff we carry - hurry though 'cause I have a second interveiw at AE on Tuesday and if I get the job, I'm soooo outta here :P

[galaxie]

Originally Posted by Bitchin

So are you implying, the people that dont fork out the 200 per pair of jeans are dress cheap?!

wow, thanx gawd I dont wear jeans.. i wouldn't wanna look cheap!

No, that's not what we are saying at all.
What we're saying is that we happen to like jeans that cost $200, we make enough money to pay for them and it not be an issue, so we buy them. If I couldn't afford it, I definitely wouldn't be paying that kinda cash. For example, I would looooove to be able to afford to buy a new pair of jeans right now (Seven A Pocket - I WANT YOU!) but thanks to my car I have some debt I need to pay off BEFORE I can start dropping money on clothes. Obviously our other responsiblities (rent, car payments, cell phone, food, etc. etc.) come first, but if we have enough expendable income left over, we can spend it on whatever we like!

[dapimpstress]

i wish i had mo money to buy clothes... *sniffle*

[COMATOS3]

yeap i have mavi jeans...wearing them right now. look alright, well made, last long--good enough for me:)

[Bitchin]

Natalie, thats not what I meant.

[galaxie]

^ Sure it is.
99% of the time, $200 jeans are extremely high quality, whereas $30 jeans are generally lower than average quality. So from that statement one may gather the assumption that $30 jeans look cheap, which is no necessarily true. Of course some look cheap, but overall, they will probably look decent at least, the just probably won't last nearly as long as more expensive ones.

When I buy a pair of jeans, I look for style and quality before I look at the price. I want a pair of jeans that I LOVE, and that I can love for years to come because their quality is so good that they will not wear out, rip, etc..

Usually, things are cheaper in price for a reason. A lot of companies that produce jeans in the $30 - $40 dollar range cheap out on quality thread, quality machines, quality denim, etc., hence the reason they can sell them so cheap.

Here's a breakdown for you, keep in mind that each pair of jeans takes about 30 - 90 minutes of manpower to make, depending on the wash.

Retail price = $30
Wholesale price = $15
Manufacturers cost after shipping = $10
Shipping costs (from overseas) = $2-3 per garment (minimum)
Wage of employees making jeans (overseas) = $2-3 per hour @ 60 mins per pair (avg)

So the money left over for the actual fabric, thread, and washing is between $4 - $6. Quality fabric and thread for a pair of jeans cannot be purchased for that price, even if it is in huge quantities.

So my point is that while you don't think you're being cheap by purchasing $30 jeans, the quality of the garment you're purchasing IS cheap.

[Bitchin]

Actually thats still not what I meant, nat.

what I meant was.. someone else in this thread, being NOT you. Kinda implied that if we dont spend 34634835698 dolllars on jeans.. we dress cheap.

[galaxie]

No, no! I'm sure her implication was that the quality is cheap, not that YOU are cheap!

[veN]

Originally Posted by galaxie

No, no! I'm sure her implication was that the quality is cheap, not that YOU are cheap!

Thanks Nat. I was in the middle of a post and something got effed and I lost it all. Starting again now: Ashlee and I never said anywhere in our posts that ppl who don't spend as much $$ on jeans as we do are cheap. Ashlee likes diesel for the fit and quality. I like Mavi and dish for the fit and the fact that they actually come long enough for me. As far as Ashlee and I going back'n'forth about about spending so much $$ on stuff, we just happen to like and are able to afford things that end up costing us what many ppl think is "too much money". But we are happy with the quality of the things we buy, so whatevs! We are not saying or even thinking that ppl are cheap if they don't spend tonnes of money on stuff. What the hell? I love a good deal! If I could get the stuff I like for cheaper, I would. And often try to. Sample sales and warehouse sales rule! Admittedly, I have expensive taste. but I would never say that someone is cheap for not wanting to spend the kind of $$ that I do on things. Seriously, I'm not that shallow.

[ash1ee]

what nev said...
if i like something i buy it. i usually don't look at the price to decide if i want it or not. if it fits...i buy it.
hell, if it was $30 or $300, im going to buy it regardless.

i never once even thought that you were cheap. i don't know you. and i don't know how you dress. if you love pants...great. i love pants too.

[Kelster]

Originally Posted by Bitchin

Actually thats still not what I meant, nat.

what I meant was.. someone else in this thread, being NOT you. Kinda implied that if we dont spend 34634835698 dolllars on jeans.. we dress cheap.

i don't spend much money on clothes anymore and i know i don't look cheap. well it's more of a ghetto then cheap, but it's all good. you just have to know your style and have an eye for quality clothes.

imo you should consider spending a lil more on your clothes. in most cases when it comes to clothing, you get what you pay for. but wear whatever you like and are most comfortable in, that's the theme in boboburbia.

[Ms.Chop]

Originally Posted by galaxie

^ Stop putting your clothes in the freaking dryer! Wash them in cold water, hang to dry, NO SHRINKAGE.

Ashlee, I waaaaaaaaaaaaant the Ezra Fitch! I have been effing drooling over them online for weeks now! I can't wait until I have enough $ to go to the states and buy them! PM me your mailing address and I will send you a catalogue of the AA stuff we carry - hurry though 'cause I have a second interveiw at AE on Tuesday and if I get the job, I'm soooo outta here :P

i cant help it :(.. i needa start doing my own laundry :soak:

lol thanks!

[galaxie]

^ Yes, yes you do. You're a big girl now! <3