Party at Carharrt this Friday 1st Feb

Superprecise for that money i could get some rapha!

Or a bike..

for whatever its worth (coming from a US mouth - er, well, fingers), Timberland, Carhartt, Dickies, Ben Davis and Spiewak are all - still - just work wear brands in the US - if they tried to pass them off as "posh" or "upmarket" to us, i think people would just laugh. they sell for cheap because the people that wear them cant afford gucci - but they last for ages. (everytime ive wrecked on my skateboard, ive faired far worse than my dickies.)

HOWEVER, branding houses looking for a new channel to sell in Europe, have licenced most (if not all) of the aforementioned, meaning that not only is the stuff you buy here not real ____ brand, but its not made to the same long-wearing standards, and yet, it is sold on the high street for 3 times as much, because people with little taste, and lots of money will be sucka's for it. lets not forget people STILL actively wear NIKE branded shite - yet we have long since known they have never made quality, and we have all long since known its still overly expensive.

that said, there is a current revival of the traditional work wear ethos - just look at Triple Thread; Edwin & Tenderloin are perfect examples of this - fashion based on real work wear standards, yet sold at 5-8x the us cost of same / similar models. is this final cost worth it?

I heard that Bose audio stuff is relatively low end in the US but sold as a premium brand here in the UK. Is this true?

http://www.molevalleyfarmers.com/ These guys have a good work wear selection, have had a few jeans from them, plus you can pick up few dozen fencing posts and barbed wire while you are there, some wormer and feed supliment.

imo, bose've always been expensive - but no one really respected them, always seemed stuck in the 80's - or infomercials.

hael [quote]TheBrick(Tommy) I like carhartt stuff, but I think it is largely overpriced. I do dress "very 12 years ago" though.
like this?

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where did you find a picture of my litte brother? i have been trying to talk skiny jean sense into him for 17 years.

The sad thing is in 10 years that picture will be a man wearing skinny jeans and converse, or those fucking plimsoles (which i have 50 pairs of)

people wore skinnies in the 80's
just wait it our till its cool again

you'll have children by then
who will likely not understand just how clever this plan is :P

mightyMouse I heard that Bose audio stuff is relatively low end in the US but sold as a premium brand here in the UK. Is this true?

mm. sold as premium brand in the back of sunday supplements...

£400 for an ipod dock = premium

nimhbus [quote]mightyMouse I heard that Bose audio stuff is relatively low end in the US but sold as a premium brand here in the UK. Is this true?

mm. sold as premium brand in the back of sunday supplements...[/quote]

im not shure its so low end over here, though it is allot cheeper

TheBrick(Tommy) http://www.molevalleyfarmers.com/ These guys have a good work wear selection, have had a few jeans from them, plus you can pick up few dozen fencing posts and barbed wire while you are there, some wormer and feed supliment.

I've got one of those in my town, great for work stuff, do all the Dickies stuff etc. I bought a Dickies boiler suit for a ghost busters costume and that lasted a night of crazy drinking and silly antics, should wear one all the time :-)

Mole Valley rocks....I went into one for the first time this year......wicked shop!