so what do you consider designer clothing
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Money can't buy you style 
If you have style you can wear just about anything, regardless of make, and still look good.
Designer, as far as I am concerned, would encapsulate anything that has been manufactured by a fashion house such as Yves St Laurent, Chanel, Dolce & Gabbana, Prada, Vivienne Westwood and Alexander McQueen. These houses have their haute couture, principally for catwalk, and their ready-to-wear collections.
If you have style you can wear just about anything, regardless of make, and still look good.
Designer, as far as I am concerned, would encapsulate anything that has been manufactured by a fashion house such as Yves St Laurent, Chanel, Dolce & Gabbana, Prada, Vivienne Westwood and Alexander McQueen. These houses have their haute couture, principally for catwalk, and their ready-to-wear collections.
I wear jeans from Tesco, £4 a pair. No label.
Equally, I have some that I bought in Saudi for £4 a pair; labels say Calvin Klone. Also a selection of shirts, £2.50 each from Timberland, Armani etc etc.
Outfit complete with watches from Breitling, Rolex, Tag Heuer, under £20 each.
If others are sad enough to think the labels 'mean' something, that's their problem. I buy 'em cos they're cheap.
Probably my only genuine 'labels' are a jacket by Benetton (someone gave me it cos it was 'last year'
) and a pair of Hush Puppies that I bought for Trace's wedding and not worn since.
I do however have a real TVR and a real Lotus.
Equally, I have some that I bought in Saudi for £4 a pair; labels say Calvin Klone. Also a selection of shirts, £2.50 each from Timberland, Armani etc etc.
Outfit complete with watches from Breitling, Rolex, Tag Heuer, under £20 each.
If others are sad enough to think the labels 'mean' something, that's their problem. I buy 'em cos they're cheap.
Probably my only genuine 'labels' are a jacket by Benetton (someone gave me it cos it was 'last year'
) and a pair of Hush Puppies that I bought for Trace's wedding and not worn since. I do however have a real TVR and a real Lotus.
EmmaP said:
"Designer" clothing....Pah!!!
Looks like Becks has picked these rags from a jumble sale...
This illustrates my point perfectly. Mr Bekham could wear just about anything and still look incredible.
People say the same thing about me.
Oh, hang on, no they don't. Bugger.
EmmaP said:
Money can't buy you style
If you have style you can wear just about anything, regardless of make, and still look good.
I agree with this too.
I have noticed more and more now that labels have become irrelevant, it's all about cut and style.
And knowing what suits you
. The trend now is to treat clothing as disposable, not spending too much on any one item and changing your wardrobe more often.
Men have it pretty easy really imo.
Duncan
>> Edited by DuncanM on Tuesday 23 November 23:24
markmullen said:
I like burberry caps wiv shell suits n trousers tucked into me white socks.
I look well sorted when I go into town in me Nova with me bitches.
Innit
LOL!
Without a doubt the worst dress sense I have ever seen is chav stuff!
I can't believe how many of them there are out there and they don't think they look ridiculous
Duncan
markmullen said:
I like burberry caps wiv shell suits n trousers tucked into me white socks.
I look well sorted when I go into town in me Nova with me bitches.
Innit
wikkid, mate.
:chav:
Won't catch me wearing designer stuff. I save my money for the interesting things in life... eg cars.
Seriously (for a change) I like understated designer clothes, I don't go in for big bling Hilfiger stuff.
I like:
YSL shirts with small embroidered badges where they won't be too obvious
Cerruti suits that just wear well but aren't obviously branded
Nice expensive cufflinks
At weekends I like jeans that are designer but only to those who know what they are looking at. Polos by YSL, RL, A&F
And finally I like my O'neill wetsuit, not really designer but keeps me warm even now!
I like:
YSL shirts with small embroidered badges where they won't be too obvious
Cerruti suits that just wear well but aren't obviously branded
Nice expensive cufflinks
At weekends I like jeans that are designer but only to those who know what they are looking at. Polos by YSL, RL, A&F
And finally I like my O'neill wetsuit, not really designer but keeps me warm even now!
I pay a lot for a hair cut but not much for clothes. I'd say I look rather cool. In my opinion designer clothes make you look a pratt. Sorry to anyone who wears them but I get by fine wearing stuff I buy in a charity shop and having good hair (and it's good hair, not one of them stupid designer mulletybobs people wear).
I wear stuff I think looks good. I can't stand it when you get chavs effectively wandering around in price tags - they have no taste. Surely it doesn't matter how much it cost if you look good in it?
I will never be able to understand how a company can sell the plainest clothes with the most minimal of individual touches, probably sewn together by Vietnamese pre-teen orphans, for the price tags most 'designer' outlets flog them for.
I will never be able to understand how a company can sell the plainest clothes with the most minimal of individual touches, probably sewn together by Vietnamese pre-teen orphans, for the price tags most 'designer' outlets flog them for.
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