where to buy clothes that are actually unique and interesting?

[Anonymous No.15779579]

i'm tired of dressing bland and boring. but every brand seems to make the same thing?
i want sumptuous, high quality fabrics, ornate details, interesting silhouettes that aren't circus-level ridiculous...

[Anonymous No.15779580]

>>15779579
sorry, forgot to add, is high fashion the only way? isn't high fashiom a scam/unattainable?

[Anonymous No.15779584]

>>15779579
I'd recommend Uniqlo personally

[Anonymous No.15779586]

>>15779584
don't fuck with me senpai

[Anonymous No.15779595]

>>15779580
High fashion is high quality fabric + interesting cuts. Unattainable as in expensive, yes.

Maybe scroll through r/malefashion and try to find new/cheaper designers that look interesting to you.

[Anonymous No.15779598]

>>15779595
thanks for the input. reddit fashion advice is terrible though, for both sexes
i guess i want to have my cake and eat it too. im sure that the fabrics are expensive yes, and the labour, which i would be willing to pay for, but isn't most of the price of high fashion in the name and hype?

[Anonymous No.15779642]

bUMP

[Anonymous No.15779659]

>>15779579
Y'know - unironically I had some luck with thrift stores but this is not a viable supply line.

When I was in London I visited several places that specifically sold used, high-fashion items for half the price or slightly higher than that. Maybe in the US, this is also a thing.

[Anonymous No.15779668]

>>15779659
Cont.
Just to add, thrifting got me several nice but defo not HF pieces. More like vintage 1960's - 70's pure wool crombie coat

[Anonymous No.15779715]

>>15779584
>when you spend so much time on your knees sucking cock it creates holes in your trousers

[Anonymous No.15779718]

>>15779579
These dresses are basically laura ashley in the 70's, thrifting is the way to go anon. Pretty much anything pre 2000's is going to be higher quality fabric, I personally seek out vintage fabric to work with cause it's much more solid. Most high fashion is a riff on an already established idea. I haven't ventured much in vintage high fashion but I'm sure you could find what you're looking for.

>>15779598
>isn't most of the price of high fashion in the name and hype?

Absolutely, I was just looking at some of the new dresses on gucci's site which is all about the 70's right now. The wool flannel dress is something I could assemble myself with the right notions, the stitch work is likely impeccable, but a lot of the markup is due to marketing and prestige.

[Anonymous No.15779775]

>>15779718
>I personally seek out vintage fabric to work with cause it's much more solid.
Where does one purchase vintage fabric?

[Anonymous No.15779780]

Avantgarde and Artisanal fashion. Be prepared to spend $500+ on single items.

[Anonymous No.15779809]

you're basically asking for high fashion and designer clothing, but thats too expensive for normal people obviously. If you're located in Europe, I recommend vestiarecollection for buying used and off season designer clothing for reasonable prices. I got an Acne Jacket for 70€ on there which might not be what you're looking for, but its a good example of the steals you can make on there.

[Anonymous No.15779835]

>>15779580
High fashion is best for what you want, yeah, but remember that brands like Balenciaga and stuff are 'designer' and just sell expensive crewcut t-shirts and clown shoes, so to actually find stuff you like you'll have to look at collections. You can then make a choice to find cheaper versions of what you like, replicas, or buy stuff from old collections second hand or refurbed, or just take inspo from the collections and hope you find comparable stuff in the mall

[Anonymous No.15780135]

>>15779775
thrifting or buying archived designers

[Anonymous No.15780163]

Just make them yourself. Sourcing esoteric fabrics won't be economical at that scale, but you can make w/e the fuck you feel like. It's not hard to sew, it's not hard to drape or make patterns, it's not hard to do anything, you just have to try. Tailoring/etc is one of those things where you can get good results by just trying hard and doing research.

[Anonymous No.15780175]

>>15779579
start buying from made to order brand

[Anonymous No.15780182]

Dugh, thrift.
Fashion is just copying what was once en vogue decades ago with a slight change. its just repaeting itself, theres no escape of time.

[Anonymous No.15780184]

>>15779659
very jealous. most of the thrift stores here (canada) only have terrible fast fashion castoffs or high quality boomer clothing, depending on the income of the area. ive got some great prep pieces but nothing artsy or interesting
>>15779718
love that dress
>>15780163
i can make simple pieces using my sewing machine but anything ornate/draping/detailed is beyond my skill level

[Sieg No.15780202]

>>15779579
Ann D is right up your alley.

The more ornate / out of the ordinary stuff is actually very affordable since the only stuff that people want from Ann is black or white

https://www.matchesfashion.com/us/products/1329067?&country=USA

[Anonymous No.15780316]

>>15780202
sweet thanks

[Anonymous No.15780340]

>>15780184
I urge you to hone your skills and bring your skill level in line with what you want to have

[Anonymous No.15780415]

>>15779775
If you can find a large antique warehouse type of sale happening over the weekend those are great places to look. Sometimes salvation army or value village will have some, estate sales, just have to keep an eye out and horde a habidashery.

>>15780163
>Sewing isn't hard
Absolute lies. It's hard and challenging depending on what it is and if you want to do it right, but it's so worth it. It's a lot of trial and error and learning from mistakes, but the feeling when you actually make something with clean lines in a style you're interested in is insanely satisfying.

There are some great indie fabric outlets that cater to the maker crowd with higher quality fabric and patterns available that actually look good instead of lacking in detail and obviously hand made, it's a good time to get into sewing.

[Anonymous No.15780427]

>>15780340
i woll try my best anon, tho trial and error will cost me a lot in fabric
>>15780415
gotta keep my eyes peeled for those. never been to an estate sale and i thought antique shops only sell furniture. and yea sewing is really hard if you want to make things that are actually wearable. plus all the different kinds of sitches and seams

[Anonymous No.15780436]

Eckhaus latta has a lot of unique androgynous stuff.

[Anonymous No.15780473]

>>15779718
damn just googled some laura ashley secondhand dresses, they're perfect and the price is right but all sold

[Anonymous No.15780481]

>>15780436
they literally have porn pics and weird pictures with underages in their galleries wtf

[Anonymous No.15780486]

>>15779579
Thrifting and asian fashion blogs

[Anonymous No.15780505]

>>15780481
U high, my man?

[Anonymous No.15780520]

>>15780427
>i thought antique shops only sell furniture
Sorry if I wasn't clear, it's different from an antique shop, it's an antique fair where a bunch of people come to sell old shit, they'll usually have them in the summer. Nothing going on now I imagine, but if you google it you should see what's around.

>>15780473
Go to etsy and do a search for velvet laura ashley dress and keep checking everyday, sort by date, you'll find some good stuff. Gunne sax too, gorgeous.

[Anonymous No.15780530]

>>15780427
if you're using any expensive fabric use muslin first to get the fit right, or just stick with cheap stuff till you're confident enough.

[Anonymous No.15780624]

>>15780436
>Eckhaus latta
https://vimeo.com/109053919

lmao

[Anonymous No.15780635]

>>15779579
If ur a gril the fashion house Simone Rocha is doing pretty great stuff. They have live a Victorian goth/ royal schlub core.

[Anonymous No.15780691]

>>15780520
will do!!! thanks so much
>>15780530
gotcha, muslin is a pretty nice summer fabric
>>15780635
i love it ty! literally my dream but i've gotta save up or find second hand

/fa/ is not dead, so happy

[Anonymous No.15780726]

>>15780505
Search for the "world" part in their website

[Anonymous No.15780871]

>>15780691
don't wear muslin please theres a reason you make your samples out of it

[Anonymous No.15780908]

>>15780691
Mikio Sakabe
Venice W
Hyein Seo
Peter Do
Elena Dawson
bottega veneta is making fucking amazing shoes right now

Y Project
Marine Serre
Sacai
uhhhhhh Comme des Garcons LOL

you havent; really explained what you like or how much you know/care about fashion, also /fa/ is predominantly menswear so maybe not the best place to ask for advice

>>15779580
no

my entire wardrobe is high fashion/contemporary designer brands apart from underwear, white tees and some random basics, i just buy nearly everything 2ndhand

[Anonymous No.15780966]

>>15780871
women used to wear muslin dresses in the past... probably not the same cheesecloth shit we use today tho
>>15780908
thank you, great insight
if it helps, im moderately fashion and i know most non-obscure brands, but for the longest time i kinda dressed the same way (academia) and i actually want to express myself through clothing and feel excited about fashion. like getting to play dress up every day. currently into very romantic styles that aren't girly, more womanly and inspired by gothic literature and medieval paintings

[Anonymous No.15780970]

>>15780966
and i would die to get to wear this dress

[Anonymous No.15781089]

>>15779579
make them yourself

[Anonymous No.15781129]

>>15779579
>i want sumptuous, high quality fabrics, ornate details, interesting silhouettes that aren't circus-level ridiculous...
Sounds like you want Haider Ackermann. Yes, it's expensive and yes, you're probably paying a lot for the name but you're also paying for the design and details and everything you're saying you want.

Haider Ackermann was once under the same umbrella as Ann Demeulemeester, which is another label that you should check out. You can see the kinship in the tailoring and attention to materials. Ann herself left the company years ago so do take a look at the old stuff from the late '90's to the late '00's as that her best work. The current label has actually had something of a return to form of late so don't discount the stuff from the past couple of years.

[Anonymous No.15781140]

There was a really amazing father son clothing label out of London called De Rien. The father ran a stall selling vintage fabrics at two of London's most famous markets, Portobello and Spitalfields. The son began creating clothing out of the fabrics with a nod to period styles. I haven't seen anything new from them for years and it wouldn't surprise me if they'd closed up shop. That's one route you could take though is to source vintage fabrics for your own projects to add more character.

Pic related is a grail of mine and I kick myself every now and again for not buying it when I had the chance. The silk is treated using an ancient Chinese technique of dying it with yams and then burying it in iron rich river mud.

[Anonymous No.15781587]

>>15781140
absolutely stunning, like hot peasant clothing

[Anonymous No.15781676]

>>15780966
>women used to wear muslin dresses in the past
ain't that a bit racialist?

[Anonymous No.15781684]

>>15781676
wot

[Anonymous No.15781716]

>>15781676
big up yourself

[Anonymous No.15781868]

>>15781716
Booyakasha

[Anonymous No.15782009]

Would love to make something like this sometime when my skills are up.

Galliano also did some super gothy romantic stuff back in the day.

[Anonymous No.15782186]

>>15782009
checked the site and it looks like overprcied stuff for people who used to wear urban outfitters
the dress you posted is nice tho

[Anonymous No.15783647]

>>15779584
>>15779580
This, but unironically. Uniqlo and Muji once in a while collab with designers, sometimes secretly, and produce some interesting pieces that's approachable, but also inexpensive
Pic related was a Jill Sander Collab jacket from Uniqlo

[Anonymous No.15784499]

>>15779579
>but every brand seems to make the same thing?
woman spotted

But the idea isn't to buy "brands" the idea is to look for clothes everywhere, you can't just switch out H&M for Balenciaga and be fashionable that's what retarded rich normies do.
You've got to have your own style, some set of ideas that you abide by when making your outfits, that's the most basic thing, then you can start looking for clothes.
2nd hand shit is your friend desu

[Anonymous No.15784510]

>>15779579
consignment stores brah

[Anonymous No.15784548]

>>15783647
you uh.....know that uniqlo has actual designers working for them too right?

[Anonymous No.15784567]

>>15781140
funny thing is, i actually asked my grandparents, they did this shit but w pomegranates and mud

[Anonymous No.15784597]

>>15784499
>that's what retarded rich normies do
I want to look like a retarded rich normie tho.
I don't want to look like a fat incel.

[Anonymous No.15784609]

>>15784597
your prob had your mum dress you forever. i don't want to think about clothes, i just want look like a try hard who wastes money!!!

[Anonymous No.15784626]

>>15784567
>how do dyes work?!
i love these eureka moments

[Anonymous No.15784642]

>>15783647
Uniqlo is great, my only issue is to avoid anything that'll sit close to the body made from polyester, whatever it is they're using it's not breathable and traps odor and sweat, quickly becomes uncomfortable.

[Anonymous No.15784663]

>>15784609
rich normies dress nicely anon have you ever met any of them?

[Anonymous No.15784715]

>>15784663
oh you normies

[Anonymous No.15784760]

>>15784597
if you think there's only two options then you're too close minded to be on a fashion board
please go to instagram, bye!

[Anonymous No.15785440]

>>15779718
can vouch i own a laura ashley dress i bought only for £35 and incredible quality and a amazing design, pic related.

investing in clothes which are vintage or just well made in general will make you stand out good in a good way, doesnt necessarily mean to be high fashion. i believe thrifting and buying high fashion second hand is the way to go :)

[Anonymous No.15785630]

>>15785440
so jealous of the high fashion anons
knowing brands like laura ashley must give you access to good finds on the online secondhand market

[Anonymous No.15786123]

>>15779715
He looks better than 99% of you autists

[Anonymous No.15786139]

>>15786123
imagine replying to a nearly three day old post just to be butthurt that a stranger criticized another stranger's fashion sense