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I believe this.
There is never a product that they buy for £5 and sell for £165
I know a business consultant who helped a company that used to produce some of the Rapha clothing here in Lithuania (as well as some other brands like Scott, maybe Castelli - not sure about that) and of course he couldn't tell me anything concrete but he hinted to me that numbers regarding production costs in Rapha spreadsheet are the highest when comparing with other similar products that sewing company produced.
As far as I know they no longer produce anything here - probably it was too expensive.
dau
Do you really believe this?
If the big P can do cargos for £11 why would Rapha's production costs be so different?
As someone who's laughed at the faux heritage and second wave materials of the range since the beginning I think that the cargo trousers really sum up the age we live in. R***** have always just been a lifestyle brand. Now that the original owners have cashed in, the race to the bottom begins.