swede
8425 posts since 21/3/09
20 Feb 2020 09:01
interesting. I had thought that newer stussy seasons were looking good… similar to tres bien looks nowadays
20 Feb 2020 20:07
am i the only one that really likes all the new OL? feel like past few years have been super interesting.
i know they started off as a brand that just did well made basics in unorthodox fabrics, but im glad they're pushing the boat out a bit.
i think they make most the cash off their trainers now anyway rather than the zip shawl shirts + basics etc. always plenty stocked in shops but the trainers often never even make it to the runways even though they do em every season
swede
8425 posts since 21/3/09
20 Feb 2020 22:40
i like the new shape mono runners this season tbf
YLAup
5262 posts since 5/9/11
20 Feb 2020 23:28
Used to buy into all the 40s and 50s gear, then the spenny materials, but it's all too borderline Avant Garde for me now.
posted 21 Feb 2020 15:38, edited 21 Feb 2020 15:38
I used to be a massive OL fanboy but I don't even look anymore. Their aesthetic has shifted and I am no longer their target audience and that's fine.
What annoys me however is the piss-take price hikes. I guess to be taken seriously by the high fashion wanker crowd you have to charge joke prices.
Honestly I don't see that the clothes are any more impressive than they were in the old days except for even more reliance of wacky fabrics and weirdly-proportioned 'directional' silhouettes.
Fair enough though I suppose - you can't blame them for not wanting to do endless variations on the oxford shirt. Times change and that whole heritage menswear boom has ended for the most part.
What also didn't help was going to a couple of sample sales, which were bursting with stuff most of which was hideous and cheap looking.
YLAup
5262 posts since 5/9/11
21 Feb 2020 17:28
They used to use 100 percent cotton's, but shifted to rayon, poly mix 'blouses', probably why every current model on the site is gender bending
Doogan
614 posts since 13/4/14
25 Mar 2020 14:17
Picked up a couple of oxfords in the sale - one blue and one white.
The white is really long and slim and whereas the blue is quite a loose fit but thankfully not as long. I'm 5'11" and got a medium. Their sizing is erratic as fuck.
26 Mar 2020 19:08
Quick 1 on the mono runner sizing.
I’m usually a Uk9.5 across the majority of trainers but just wondering how these fit?
Cheers
26 Mar 2020 20:25
Don’t buy mongo runners. They’re shit - swede spec moon boots
posted 27 Mar 2020 05:46, edited 27 Mar 2020 05:46
A Kind of Guise is really killing it nowadays. Much more wearable, but still interesting. Was browsing the OL archive sale a few days ago - older pieces and styling were so much better. Wearable clothes, but slightly offbeat in a good way.
yeah that was a big selling point tbf the different campaigns. Vital stuff. Stopped using the right anorexic androgynous weirdos anymore for our swede anymore
