sya hi to secret way to buy high end shit in a sensible way
im not shopaholic and has never been
but ive been wearing cdg since 15 and im not broke ...how?
sometimes i just buy them, but really
i think of it as an investment... and iam not
addicted to fashion or crazy about desinger lables
but i respect good design and good visuals.
1. Use sale time period / press sales!
Usually its around june/july in japan i think, in korea its like may ish ...
bla bla or like... september for summer shit...and like i think jan/feb?? for winter
go to small concept stores or select stores? in ur local area (paris, colette,
seoul, daily projects, tokyo via bus stop loveless etcetc)
i think like... some stores they ask for ur mailing info and usually if u do that
i think they send u private sale info or press sale info and new items info.
2. Ask your friends who are magazine editors (they know best)
3. have good friends around you who wear bless to galliano everyday and we all get bored and kinda give each other clothes... or we buy each other nice things.
4. use comme des garcons guriella (?) store website! very useful...
also check out corso como outlet in milano...
5. BEFORE YOU BUY A PRICY ITEM THINK 3 TIMES
- is it good quality for the price? (check out stitching, material ... etc)
- will i wear it often / use it often
- dont buy things which are too "NOW" or trendy cos you'll get sick of it
6. CHECK for scratches on the item when shopping for accersory like...shoes...bags..
leather goods...
usually if u tell the person in the store "oh its dirty" or "it has this scratch can i get a new one?"
if they dont have a new one they give u discount ... or ask boldly for it if ur
buying something like pierre hardy shoes...
if they give u a display piece say "i dont want a display piece could i get a new one?"
if they dont have it then ask for discount cos you dont want a display piece...
cos its scratched and lots of other ppl tried them on before.. u dont need to pay
full price for that.
7. embarrasing but i do this sometimes when i think its necessory...
convince them to give u a discount because
no one will buy a crazy black fur ball looking alaia coat or stupid looking margiela camel toe shoes except for me.
<3
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haha, no. 7 is so asian, but it's true, it works. same with no. 6.
i think another thing is, you have to prioritise what you want to spend your money on. for me, it's eating nice meals or wearing pretty clothes. i always end up spending all my money on food, but then i get too big to fit into the pretty clothes. problem solved?
It's a relief to know I'm not the only one who will ask for a discount, happily. Sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn't. I'm also a big fan of eBay for CDG. . . you have to know what you're looking for because there's some fakes out there (especially Vivienne Westwood and Marni fakes). . . but so far I've been successful. . .
galliano s/s09 hot fyre
http://men.style.com/fashion/collections/S2009MEN/review/JGMEN
cdg was pretty good too, but im kinda over it too
i dunno. bless is good. wish american stockists had better selection
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