Awful apart from the bottom blue one which lets face could be from millets if it didnt have a visvim tag in it.
agreed. dont like that camo one at all
Menswear: The Visvim Thread. Everything Visvim In Here!
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27 Mar 2007 19:16
27 Mar 2007 19:46
27 Mar 2007 20:08
you could get a proper technical jacket like arcteryx for that price
Completely agree.
No one who pays Hideout prices for any of this mountain warehouse style Visvim stuff will be getting it for its technical properties though, only for the name on the label.
I bet if Andymakesglasses started posting up his walking gear and hiking boots saying it was from the new G-line range you’d get people asking where they could ‘cop.’
27 Mar 2007 20:36
27 Mar 2007 20:45
28 Mar 2007 09:51
i think the comparison was made because you called it 'technical wear'. i appreciate that a lot of work goes into designing everything, but i dont believe that 90% of the buyers purchase these things because of their obscure references. btw dont think i am hating on visvim, i own a pair of buckminsters and have had hockneys and fbts in the past. i think that a lot of their stuff is great. i just dont get some of their pricing and the automatic assumption by some people that anything visvim = amazing (again no finger pointing, i know plently of people do the same for dior,bape etc - that baffles me too). the cult of the brand…
that nomad jacket looks exactly the same as you could get at a surplus store for about £50… check it:
nomad (probs £400..)
ECWCS generation 1 jacket - (probs £50..)
from the looks of it, i reckon you could wear the ECWCS jacket down upper james st and i doubt anyone'd be able to tell you weren't wearing the visvim.. plus, the surplus jacket is hyvat (like goretex) & made really really well so i can't see what the viscim would offer over it, except for maybe a slimmer fit.. i had one of the surplus efforts but lost it last year - was a quality jacket though..
not rating the bape-lite camo on the jackets - have no idea what they're going for there but i would defo like a plain bickle
nomad (probs £400..)
ECWCS generation 1 jacket - (probs £50..)
from the looks of it, i reckon you could wear the ECWCS jacket down upper james st and i doubt anyone'd be able to tell you weren't wearing the visvim.. plus, the surplus jacket is hyvat (like goretex) & made really really well so i can't see what the viscim would offer over it, except for maybe a slimmer fit.. i had one of the surplus efforts but lost it last year - was a quality jacket though..
not rating the bape-lite camo on the jackets - have no idea what they're going for there but i would defo like a plain bickle
when it comes down to technical wear, the difference would be in the detailing, like the goretex coloured lining, leather straps and toggles, and for example the reflective triangles along the bottom back of the nomad. i much prefer the half zip, pull over nomad. but i wouldnt pay 200+, let alone 400 hideout. i dont own any vis jackets because of this justification to pay out on details alone. though at the right price i would love to own a nubuck bickle and or a black townsend.
when it comes down to technical wear, the difference would be in the detailing, like the goretex coloured lining, leather straps and toggles
you could get a proper technical jacket like arcteryx for that price
Completely agree.
No one who pays Hideout prices for any of this mountain warehouse style Visvim stuff will be getting it for its technical properties though, only for the name on the label.
I bet if Andymakesglasses started posting up his walking gear and hiking boots saying it was from the new G-line range you’d get people asking where they could ‘cop.’
think thats a crude comparison. the difference between andys tech apparel and vis goretex jackets, is influence. visvim are commenting on particular menswear items derived from culture. eg the nomad pullover and cycling jackets, due to recent interest in fix wheel culture. dont forget the majority of vis shoes are developed from exciting ones. eg paik = desert trek, palke = wallabie, wolfe = brothel kreeper, logan = skate hi etc.
if you wanted to buy a decent tech jacket, you could.. maybe 2 for the price of a nomad, though you wouldnt be buying a visvim one. i dont endorse it, as i dont pay silly money for them, but i love the details in vis clothing, and understand the influence and direction they take.
if you wanted to buy a decent tech jacket, you could.. maybe 2 for the price of a nomad, though you wouldnt be buying a visvim one. i dont endorse it, as i dont pay silly money for them, but i love the details in vis clothing, and understand the influence and direction they take.
this kinda ties in with a dicussion i was reading about acr aswell people saying about techthis that etc,difference is acr vis etc are creating technical outwear acr is more tech driven in design elements i guess but they are both catering for urnan demands rather than higland demands,theres alawys the argument that for walking to work or riding we dont really ned super high spec but as people who appreciate it we want it and these label tailoring design towards the markets needs is th reasons it sells
think thats a crude comparison. the difference between andys tech apparel and vis goretex jackets, is influence. visvim are commenting on particular menswear items derived from culture. eg the nomad pullover and cycling jackets, due to recent interest in fix wheel culture. dont forget the majority of vis shoes are developed from exciting ones. eg paik = desert trek, palke = wallabie, wolfe = brothel kreeper, logan = skate hi etc.
if you wanted to buy a decent tech jacket, you could.. maybe 2 for the price of a nomad, though you wouldnt be buying a visvim one. i dont endorse it, as i dont pay silly money for them, but i love the details in vis clothing, and understand the influence and direction they take.
if you wanted to buy a decent tech jacket, you could.. maybe 2 for the price of a nomad, though you wouldnt be buying a visvim one. i dont endorse it, as i dont pay silly money for them, but i love the details in vis clothing, and understand the influence and direction they take.
i think the comparison was made because you called it 'technical wear'. i appreciate that a lot of work goes into designing everything, but i dont believe that 90% of the buyers purchase these things because of their obscure references. btw dont think i am hating on visvim, i own a pair of buckminsters and have had hockneys and fbts in the past. i think that a lot of their stuff is great. i just dont get some of their pricing and the automatic assumption by some people that anything visvim = amazing (again no finger pointing, i know plently of people do the same for dior,bape etc - that baffles me too). the cult of the brand…
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