/fa/ - Fashion

marketer pls go

the quality is terrible. It's fast fashion, and the price is too good to be true

Lurk moar

>>8096738
>>8096753

OP is a faggot and I just came in my pants

>>8096738
It's ok-tier quality, like h&m

Faggots here like to call it terrible because it isn't designed by some ugly guy with a hooknose

zara is pretty good, some of their stuff is overpriced but...every single brand has items like that.

they get alot of flack tho for stealing from designers (everyone else does it they're just smarter about it tbh) and they're one of the few large retailers who do not do vanity sizing, that's why they have been having a hard time taking off in the US

>>8096793
>okay quality like h&m
H&M is like the lowest quality you can get. Maybe next to Cotton On.

>>8096754
>the quality is terrible
I have 6 years old zara hoodie and I'm still weraing it. the best hoodie i ever had

>>8096808
> they're one of the few large retailers who do not do vanity sizing

Yeah and people think h&m sizes run small lel This definitely explains the majority of the "quality" gripes I always see here. Get ur fat ass into that XL where it belongs

has anyone ever worked at zara before?? one is opening nearby and i'm thinking of applying (currently at h&m)

i know it's basically gonna be the same retail shit but the layout of zara stores tend to be better, more open space unlike h&m where it's just CLOTHES EVERYWHERE. cleaning + closing has almost become unbearable

>>8096754
zara is mid teir quality you fucking idiot
you've never had bad if you think zara is terrible

>>8096811
h&m isnt bad quality either you fucking idiot

>WAAAAAAAAAAAH MY LOOK ISNT EXCLUSIVE ANYMORE
>BETTER CALL FAST FASHION SHIT BECAUSE I WONT BE A SPECIAL SNOWFLAKE ANYMORE
>ALSO BETTER CALL IT SHIT QUALITY EVEN THOUGH ITS BETTER THAN A GOOD MAJORITY OF OTHER BRANDS

>>8096853
Look everyone a poorfag

>zara is made in china shit fueled by child workers in sweat shops look how shitty it is

uhhhhhhhh about that m8

id say zara quality is on par with stores like theory and allsaints

it shouldnt matter either. as long as youre not an autistic child spilling chocolate milk on yourself and running through thorny rose bushes its going to hold up for a very long time. you can get a good year or two out of a hollister shirt if you werent an idiot and thats about as low as you can go

>>8096863
look everyone upper middlceclass high school senior who spends dads money to buy fag clothes

>defending zara
/fa/ sucks

>>8096813
you haven't had much

>>8096878
theres nothing wrong with zara unless youre one of the "MUH EXCLUSIVITY" people

people who say zara is bad quality have never owned anything from zara

>>8096884
my friend owns zara shit and i've inspected it. its bullshit. i have zero respect their clothes because their plagiarism is so blatant. not that i would have shopped there to begin with, though, cause their shit is awful quality.

>>8096884
its cheap shit

only people who wear zara are delusional poor losers and teens who think they're fashion conscious because they watch makeup tutorials and 'OCTOBER THRIFT HAUL' vids on youtube

>>8096878
MDE's new shit is gonna be sick, production quality fucking ramped up all of a sudden.

>>8096899
ya im pumped
sweet dubs

>>8096895
>person who has never owned anything from zara calling zara quality shit

do you see the problem?

unless youre a label whore then nobody gives a shit whats plagiarized. if it looks good wear it.

>>8096896
if you think zara is bad quality then you dont know what bad quality is.

order a hollister shirt right now and wear that for a week and see if its in one piece.

>>8096899
all their donation sheckels went to investing in new camera, i just cant wait ;3

i think they also teamed up with guys from thankscomputer for higher production value/direction

>>8096895
and like a wang, hedi, raf etc. don't take "heavy inspiration" from others?

lm fucking ao

So far I've bought one thing from Zara (just last month) after repeatedly going inside the store for years and giving them a chance.

They're navy-bluish pants labelled comfort and they don't disappoint. Fit is amazing for me.

Their tops are pretty shit though. It's noticeably not the best quality for what you're paying for and a lot of stuff seems like rehashed ideas.
Still, it's past entry level and I don't really judge people for wearing Zara.
Unless you just go there to dress ninja, because I don't fuck with ninja shit.

>>8096904
why would i buy something that i have inspected and determined was crap quality? lol..
stay poor

>>8096904
its not black and white - black being hollister and white being everything that isnt - think of it as a fashion kinsey scale.

1 is total dogshit made in vietnam kooky gooky sweatshop shit 10 is christian dior haute couture, zara is like a 3. so yeah, it aint hollister, but it aint good, or justifiable.

I want poor teenage boys to leave

>>8096922
thats 90% of /fa/

>>8096912
>person who has never owned anything from zara calling zara quality shit

>>8096916
its like a 6/10 on quality.

its really not bad at all

>wear zara as everyday beater clothes
>spend money on other hobbies
>get grilz, use income effectively
why you gotta be mad about it tho
people are gonna be peoplin' and they're happy doing them, no disrespect given or deserved

>>8096929
that's totally ok
but those people shouldn't /fa/ then

>>8096929
you don't even need zara for girls. why is that base of your argument?

you could also use that argument for anything and everything dealing with clothes.
but it's not /fa/.

>>8096874
Haha. I'm in college and work for all my shit kiddo.

>>8096929
bunch of people getting angry because nobody notices their $400 vans (cps) and their generic ultra overprices SLP clothing while you can get the same beige effect for a percentage of the price at zara

>>8096928
i had some shorts from zara, after about 2 washes the stitching started unraveling, and they are pretty much destroyed now

>>8096934
yeh, i getcha, but i know i'm comparitively /fa/ looking at errone around me so it ain't no thang

>>8096937
>implying i was making an argument
i described my circumstances and asked why people are so upset about lifestyle choices that don't coincide with theirs

i love how the general response is "it's not /fa/," like there's some infinitely correct and authentic definition

>>8096946
everything i've owned is still intact and in perfect condition. the only thing ive had a problem with is i didnt like how an insole fit on a shoe and i ripped it out and put in a new one.

guess it depends on model

>>8096946
which shorts m8?
just wanna know so i make my purchases wisely, good lookin out if you respond

4chan is not "/fa/" so i mean where are we REALLY trying to go with this. get over yourself

>>8096956

if u handle the garment in person it's really easy to determine the "life" of it. sometimes you will get a defect that just get ruined quickly but chances are it wasn't very expensive so whatever.

>>8096955
post an all zara fit pls

(u wont)

>>8096972
cant m8.

i only own tops and a pair of shoes. dont have any bottoms

>>8096975
aw darn it :(((((
u made it sound so effay

>>8096951
but, it literally isn't /fa/ though.
if you wanted to get girls and spend your income effectively, you could wear sheeple trends that come out every season or are passed on from social media word of mouth.

i don't wanna be that guy, but /fa/ clothing for the most part implies a certain type of quality and we're not just chipping at lifestyle comparisons here. just because you wear zara and your life is alright doesn't justify zara.

>>8096980
unless you want a fit with a shirt a pair of shoes and my dick hanging out

>>8096981
>/fa/ enough
>/fa/ clothing
you keep using that word etc. etc.

also, i know exactly what kind of a person you are now that you've thrown "sheeple" on the table

sorry m8, but if grilz, peers and coworkers think i'm fashionable (not "/fa/"), then i am, can't really 'argue' with that as a non-participant in the social sphere i consider my reality

>>8096994
also, totally missed the point of your response: considering my circumstances, zara is justifiable to >>>>>me

its okay if you disagree, i still love you m8

>>8096994
>sorry m8, but if grilz, peers and coworkers think i'm fashionable (not "/fa/"), then i am

stop proving me right.
grllz peers and coworkers thinking that you are fashionable does not make you fashionable. regional context and social relationships are all factors that can make a person wearing typical dadcore think they are the one of the most fashionable person in the world. it's a nice thought, but it doesn't hold up. fashion is one of those things that becomes slightly more objective with knowing about details of clothing. just thinking your fashionable doesn't cut it.

do you not lurk enough to know this?

>>8097022
*you're
if you want to get nitpicky and everything.

>>8097022
>objectivity in an art form
talk about "sheeple"
get off sz and sufu and hypebeast and lookbook and /fa/ and look at fashion in the world
it's a cultural phenomenon, and good construction -- although an important factor in the value of any product -- does not necessarily constitute the aesthetic zeitgeist that you think you have such a grasp of/on

hobos can be /fa/ or fashionable
culturally appropriated oriental/africanist interpretations of clothing can be /fa/ or fashionable
doesn't matter as long as you encompass the prime aesthetic in your locality and range of discourse which, in zara's case, is not this imageboard

and you know what?
that's okay bru

Do they ever have sitewide sales?

>>8097035
notice how i didn't state full on objectivity, but materialistic details of the clothing? i'm not gonna be the one arguing the obvious black and white classification of objectivity/subjectivity in clothing and i definitely don't need to be taught about the subjectivity of an art form, but i'm glad you do think and agree with me that it is an art form, seeing as your initial post and describing that you get girls and use your income effectively. i hope you do see why i reacted like that.

i'm glad that you understand tho.

>>8097071
we cool m8, just dif lifestyles
may all your pref grilz be yours and your income provide for your (/)fa(/)shion cawps

the current lookbook for men rips off dries van noten's entire spring collections from last year and this year. It's hilarious.

>>8097091
>implying we all wouldnt want some cheap dries

who gives a shit if its a similar idea. price doesnt make clothing magically look better

>>8097118
>>8097091
also
>implying you can trademark a floral print

because you know dries owns a monopoly on flowers, right?

>>8097131
>doesn't matter as long as you encompass the prime aesthetic in your locality and range of discourse which
funniest thing ive read since poet stumbled upon thesaurus.com

>Wow I don't understand let me insult him even when he's got a point and the argument is resolved
>also let me bump the thread because I'm a terrible namefag

o i am laffin

>>8096994
I already know that you won't but post a fit m8

>>8096827
tfw wearing xl because 6'3 and /fit/

>>8097227
you're right, i'm 2dadplebeardtismcore

>>8097224
>incomprehensible gibberish that reads like a 16 year old just finished reading his first cormac mccarthy book and is trying to impress his phil101 tutor
i cant imagine why someone who likes zara would be impressed by something like that haha!

oh look u wrote a meme too!

suck on this

zara bad end off.
cant believe people are even defending this shit

this thread is bananas

>>8097200
do you even know what youre saying you fucking fool?

>>8096837
worked at zara in houston. basic retail job, asshole customers, learning size conversions, keep the store perfectly clean at all times, didnt get employee discount until like last month of working (store was closed for renovations).

>first zara opened in town last year
>stupid clubsluts and vapid whores flock like flies to shit
>think they're classy wearing zara, witchery, saba, country road, etc
>think spending $80 on jeans is a big deal

i never wanted to be an elitist, but women like this with their terrible attitudes make it hard not to be a bit of a cunt.

Quality power rankings

1. Designer
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9001. Zara
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900001. Walmart brands
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90000000001. H&M

can you idiots not take care of your clothes?you not know how a washing machine works?

ive never had a shirt fall apart after 2 washes no matter what store it was from.

my h&m and zara clothing is good quality if your stuff falls apart its probably because youre an idiot and dont know how to take care of it

>>8097322
>my h&m and zara clothing is good quality

>>8097322
would also like to add on to this one that as a former employee some of our stuff legitimately had defects when they came in and the only way we are supposed to tell our cashier to send it back as a defect but if you are a lazy ass you put it back and hope the customer doesn't notice.

>>8097341
it is.

fuck off you piece of shit. post a fit of your stupid ass i want to get a look of someone who is to stupid to use a washing machine properly.

its not bad quality its just you dont fucking know how to read a label and wash according to how it directs.

a certain piece wont make you look good and a piece doesnt arrive in pieces. its the idiot behind the scenes that makes the clothing what it is.

for a self proclaimed fashion genius like yourself you should know this? or did i get the wrong message from all your pretentious complaining this thread?

>>8097353
lel someone's mad

>>8097353

>>8097322
bad quality doesn't necessarily mean it isn't durable. Just mean it looks like shit in this case

>>8097353
you think its good bc you haven't handled anything truly good

again, stay poor.

>>8097380
ive seen better quality clothing at H&M than at a ralph lauren black and purple label boutique

>>8097322
i copped 4 colored slim jeans in one of their shops in Paris a few years back when it was a thing, they were on sale, i tried on only one, i thought they're the same model, but they weren't
later at home i found out 2 of them were cheaper, after a few days of wear the left back pocket literally fell off from those (meaning: i tried to put my phone in it, but it ended up on the concrete), pockets were stitched back on, so far so good, however i don't really wear them that much anymore, because i mostly wear black, thanks /fa/
the more expensive ones, i have never had a problem with
and one more thing: sizing is inconsistent, all 4 supposed to be the same size, but there's a whole size difference in the waist and in leg length too

>>8097390
b8ng too hard many

>>8097390
b-but muh Big Pony

>>8096738
>Just found this brand today
>Just found this brand today
>Just found this brand today
Where the fuck have you been living?

>>8097394
asokone hasnt been to paris

>>8097474
can be, but i'm not asokone

ITT: Poorfags that never touched anything good.

>>8097353
Lol poorfag

not defending zara but honestly i had never heard of cheap clothes "falling apart" in a few weeks before i came here. i have primark shirts that have lasted for years, how the fuck do you wash your clothes if they fall apart?

>b-b-b-but this jacket doesn't cost £400
>it must be shit!
>daddy pls give me money for more goof ninja brand shit

>>8096847

lmao

>>8097131
it's not just the prints.

>>8096847
H&M really is that bad. The construction on some of my pieces from there is so bad that they literally cannot be folded properly.

>>8096928

>a 6/10

lmao, you ahve no idea. it's 2 to 4 depending on what you get, some clothes hold up really well (hoodies, some tshirts, jackets) and some are completely horrible (pants that aren't denim, shirts).

I've never found anything nice quality-wise in their men's department. Most of their stuff feels real cheap.

>>8097619
i feel like this gif should be cringey, but it's strangely satisfying

>>8096904
ive had zara, its shit

>>8097619

>absolutelydisgusting.jpg

I love Zara. I can finally afford to dress like those stylezeitgeist hipsters.

>>8097619
well duh, quality is like at the bottom of their criteria. they specialise in cheap, low-quality attempts at designer-style clothing. i doubt anybody would say zara is good quality but that's not the appeal

>>8096837
>cleaning + closing has almost become unbearable
lazy boy

>>8096872
>zara quality is on par with stores like theory and allsaint
not a chance in hell

I'm so confused on how you peolle manage to make clothes fall apart after a few washes. I never have. I even asked a friend who shops at Target and this person hasn't either.

Wtf man, I always thought Zara was medium quality. Maybe I should stop /fa/ before you money-eating dicks have me on the lul-specul-textils-make-me-extra-specul side.

Why the fuck are you guys equating "quality" with "durability"?
Don't you understand that the finer the fabric, the more delicate it becomes? A 100% loro piana cashmere sweater is undoubtedly high in "quality" but low in "durability".
If you want durability just go buy fucking Wrangler jeans

>tfw check out Zara site. See some decent wears.

I really don't see anything wrong?
Is it because people claim these designs are stolen that this entire topic is a shit-fest?

>>8101669
Durability is a form of quality, but not all things of quality involve durability

it's just one of the things people naturally associate with the word though, most items outside of the fashion world described as high quality are usually rugged and durable.

>defending zara

stay poor, stay pleb

>>8101735
It's been proven that zara does shamelessly imitate popular signature designer pieces, but that's only one of the reasons why people around here tend to avoid zara.

Other reasons include frequent use of poor textiles in high ratios such as acrylic and charging high premiums despite the fact, the brand's association with child labor, and generally poor construction quality.

>>8101751

lol ok I see what everyone is talking about now. All I had to do was google XD

>>8097294
Perry...?

i don't want knockoff designer shit because i'm not a fuccboi but i think it'd be funny if they made exact copies of geobaskets and sold them for like 30 dollars

you can buy this nicer clone of stan smiths very cheap at Zara now.
thats why I love Zara.

>>8097242
tfw I can't wear my XL Zara button up because I'm 6'1 and /fit/ and it's STILL too fucking small

>>8103249
>nicer
those just look like fake stan smiths and i guarantee that zara quality wouldn't really result in a very good pair of shoes

why the fuck didn't they just make them more like cp achilles

>>8103249
dude, they honestly look horrible

alot of butmad ppl in here.

I only own two pieces from zara
a bomber jacket, which I've worn quite a bit and hasn't given me any problems, plus i've received tons of compliments on it.
and a pair of blue shorts.

the shorts somehow got a little hole after awhile, not sure if I did something or it was the shorts themselves but I sewed the hole right up and haven't had a problem since, I've worn them countless times I might add.

I wouldn't say the quality is good, but I wouldn't say its bad either. I think the quality fits their price, which is fair, though a bit expensive on some pieces. I spent about $80 on the bomber jacket and I've had it for 1 year and it has given me no problems.

>>8096847
Agree on H&M.

I bought a fucking sexy pair of jeans there like 18 months ago and wearing just about every second day and frequent washes they just look better and better.

>>8096895
>plagiarism

You fucking wanker.
If plagiarism means making different styles more available to people instead of it being sold for 4 times its actual worth by some "exclusive" label, then yes, that's exactly what they're guilty of.

>>8106524
No dude, it's one thing to make your own take on a good piece or style, and it's another thing to basically take a signature designer piece and remove the tag or brand like zara does with some pieces.

No one cares, they are just clothes. Designers create 'new' trends and Zara sells them. Lol at /fa/ ethics.