Fav brand of clothing

[NasaBoy]

Mine is Tommy Hilfiger B)

[Faulkner]

I do my clothes shopping at Good Sammies! ;)

[NasaBoy]

lol

[galaxygirl]

Fav brand of clothing... My two fav clothes stores are Express and Bebe. And if only I could afford it, I like stuff by Marc Jacobs, Gucci, and Chanel...

[Weaselbunny]

Years of being a student have left me able to create a funky ensemble without a single name in the mix at all. I get compliments so I must be doing something right. B)

A woman I work with thinks nothing to paying £200 for a pair of trousers! :huh: Crazy! Cheap and cheerful, that's me. :rolleyes:

One name I must insist on though is my perfume, Jean Paul Gautier. ;)

[Faulkner]

I think it's sad how females are targeted so strongly by the fashion industry. A bloke can get away with thongs, stubby shorts & a blue singlet...with bushy beard & beergut to match... But from my experience, girls are very sensitive to "image"...? Do you think? (I'm not trying to stir stuff up here...just curious! :) )

Seriously, maybe I don't shop at Good Samaritans, but I do buy my stuff (who cares what brandname) at all the El-Cheapo outlets like K-Mart, Target, Dimmeys, Forges, etc... Hmm, a $10 buck pair of "Structure" denim jeans, or a $100 buck pair of Levis? Hmmm... I go with the "Structure" jeans & they last me yonks!

Needless to say, I don't "clothes shop" until I really desperately need to (ie when the holes in my socks, undies, jeans, T-shirts etc get so large that the clothes "disappear"! :lol: )... Even then, I hesitate! :P

I was amazed when a female friend of mine informed me how much bras cost!!! Ridiculous!

Gee, I don't make a good "metrosexual", now do I?? :lol: :lol: :lol:

[Faulkner]

By the way, nice new picture, NasaBoy! - except that's not a "pancake", it's a "pikelet"! ;)

Also, Weaselbunny, GalaxyGirl, et al, is there such a perfume as "Shalimar"? I just finished a cool horror book called "The Mephisto Waltz" that made mention of this perfume, in fact it was a major plot point... Is there such a thing?

[NasaBoy]

Thanks, that cat was growing too insane for me so I had to switch to a bunny. Anyway, I get what your saying. Its like if you could choose between a $10 bill to keep, or a $100 bill to hold for just a second which one would you choose? I would choose the $10 bill. Oh yeah, im totally up for giving people some insane cats and things....

[Faulkner]

The thing is, if you buy a $10 buck pair of jeans instead of a $100 buck pair, that leaves $90 bucks party money! So you can wear your "new jeans" out to the disco & buy lots of tequilas & do the Robot & the Worm all nite long, baby!

[NasaBoy]

The only problem is, is that nowadays a $10 buck pair of jeans would be made of mud, and a $100 pair would be some designer jeans saying im fabulous! Though I don't need clothes on or money to do teh worm baby! YEAH! LETS DO IT!

[galaxygirl]

Originally posted by Faulkner@Mar 15 2004, 10:47 PM
Also, Weaselbunny, GalaxyGirl, et al, is there such a perfume as "Shalimar"? I just finished a cool horror book called "The Mephisto Waltz" that made mention of this perfume, in fact it was a major plot point... Is there such a thing?
Yes there is a perfume called Shalimar. Its this super expensive stuff (about $90 for 2.5 oz) that was designed in 1925.

[Faulkner]

Thanks GalaxyGirl! :D

NasaBoy, you are one freaky kid, pal! :lol: :lol: :lol:

[Weaselbunny]

I was amazed when a female friend of mine informed me how much bras cost!!! Ridiculous!

Whe it comes to the over the shoulder boulder holder, I'm afraid you get what you pay for... compromise is not an option! If you gents don't believe me then you try going about your day in an ill fitting bra, you'll understand then, believe me!


do the Robot & the Worm all nite long, baby!

Oh dear ;) Can you also moonwalk? B) (just kidding, I'm sure you look very tasty strutting your stuff)

And I'd call the bunny's headgear a scotch pancake, but that's just me being a crazy Brit!

[bugyi10]

Bras are ridiculously expensive, especially when you buy them in a box (which, just because it's in a box does NOT make the package itself plural, i.e. BRAs). I ususally don't go for the granny white-looking ones, you know...the ones with the floral print/fake lace on the sides...yeah that kind. The straps are too wide for one, and two, they're ugly as sin. Usually I go for the ones that look nice, and have an underwire. A lot of girls that I talk to (well, older women who are my mom's friends) don't like the underwire because it's...uncomfortable. Gasp! No, it's not uncomfortable. The only way it would BE uncomfortable is if you had it in the wrong place...that's all I could think of. OH...and if the wire was bent. Yeah, that could cause some discomfort.
Bras overall are expensive, and women don't like to go for what's cheap, but what the most comfortable melon sling is on the market...within price range, of course (meaning...whatever's in her wallet!)
But me...I'm obsessed with a different item of clothing... -_- and it's NOT shoes :mellow:

[QJones]

Golly, I have much better things to spend my money other than expensive clothing. Unlike most people, I believe that a strong savings/investing program is required to do what I want in life. The more money I have, the more I can do.

I read recently that, other than their air pumps, Nike has not created a single new thing. They have not invented anything. They are worth billions of dollars, and only for putting their name on clothing. (Sometimes), they pick quality clothing, but their brand name pumps the retail price to stupid levels.

I'd rather spend my money on things that advance me, or the society I live in. Clothing is there to keep me warm, and to look good. I don't need brand names most of the time for that.

[galaxygirl]

Originally posted by Weaselbunny@Mar 16 2004, 12:11 PM
Whe it comes to the over the shoulder boulder holder, I'm afraid you get what you pay for... compromise is not an option! If you gents don't believe me then you try going about your day in an ill fitting bra, you'll understand then, believe me!


Agreed!

Faulkner: What was that book about anyway?

[Chook]

(Loved Weaselbunny's "Over the shoulder boulder-holder'!)

I'm almost too shy/timid to reveal this - but my wife and I, with a few important exceptions, buy all our clothes from the Slavation Army, St. Vincent de Paul and other second-hand places because we just hate chucking money away. It's not that we don't have a quid (we give generously to the church and charity) but we can buy a decent shirt for $2 instead of ?$20; pair of pants for $5 instead of ?$50 etc. and they are clean and good. And the $2 and $5 go to a good cause.

OK - we've fallen in your estimation - sorry. :(

[galaxygirl]

Yeah, I sometimes buy things from secondhand stores because you can get really nice things, just at a better price. I dont see how people can spend about $400 on a bag! There are a bunch of people at my school that buy super expensive things at Sax 5th Avenue, and even on Rodeo Drive in CA. It's ridiculous!

[Jet3050]

I usually wear Adidas. Here is an Image of me while I was out flying my Kite to illistrate me in my normal clothing. I fly a Dual Line Stunt Kite that performs many tricks. I also love to run and just recently got back from Florida to run in The Jacksonville River Run.

http://www.angelfire.com/space/observations/kylekite.JPG

[Weaselbunny]

Yeah, I sometimes buy things from secondhand stores because you can get really nice things, just at a better price.

True. ;)

If you go to the stores that sell really old clothes you kind find some unique stuff. B)

The women I work with are always giving it &#39;Oh the earings are Dior and the strappy top is Gucci&#39;... <_< bugger that&#33; And the worst of it is that after all this money, they still look like high street clones&#33; :lol:

[Faulkner]

Ha ha, this is an educational thread..."over-the-shoulder boulder holder"..."melon sling"... what other nicknames are there for breasticle-ware?


Faulkner: What was that book about anyway?

It was about black magic & transmigration of souls etc... The heroine wore Shalimar perfume & the evil satanic witch wore Joy. When their souls crossed over, they switched perfumes. :P ha ha...

I live in inner-city Melbourne & I must say, I get annoyed at all the "fashion yuppies" I see out in the street. I hate those stupid people. Blow &#39;em all up.

[justice]

What about the RFID tags?

Are going to be constantly tracked through our clothes, shoes or even our cash in the future? Is this this start of a Big Brother State? :unsure:

[Faulkner]

Big Bro&#39;s been around for some decades now, buddy. Satellites already track our every move. Chemicals in our water supply keep us zombie-like. NASA are secretly building starships. And your TV set is really a two-way transmitter&#33; Haven&#39;t you ever heard of ECHELON?

[Weaselbunny]

Too much coffee is bad for you Faulkner ;)

As for nicknames for undies, they are many and varied for different articles and require various levels of censorship&#33;

[bugyi10]

:rolleyes: I guess anything from Fashion Bug...I&#39;m not really a &#39;brand name&#39; person because you always end up paying three times as much for pants that look like poo and have the same quality as cheaper pairs from like, KMart or some other place cheap. It&#39;s all in the name that you&#39;re paying for...and I hate paying &#036;50 for a t-shirt :angry: or even &#036;30 for a pair of jeans :blink: