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is NYC the most /fa/ city in the world?

>> No.6267765
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6267765

wut no y wud u evn say that?

>> No.6267821

>>6267765
>>lol look at that eames chair
>>babby's first furniture
stop trying to turn that into a meme

>> No.6267847

>>6267761

Downtown's pretty /fa/,but Times Square is tourist central and no actual new yorkers go there

>> No.6267851

>>6267761
paris, milan, italy, nyc

>> No.6267853

>>6267847
Downtown?

Lower manhattan?

You even been NYC aside frm times square dog

>> No.6267850

What is fashion capital

>> No.6267857

>>6267851
oops italy is not a city

>> No.6267869

sometimes
it's still my favorite place in the world tho

>> No.6267874

>>6267857
LOL

>> No.6267880

>>6267853

im guessing he means chelsea/e.w village/les/etc bascially south of 23rd

>> No.6267953
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6267953

wheres the best place to live in nyc?

im talking nice area, /fa/, and not too expensive.

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6267966

You tell me.

>> No.6267970

maybe

>> No.6267971

>>6267953
>nice place
>cheap
>nyc

No, it's not happening. I've seen some incredible studios for $1000 a month in NYC - worth every dollar

The cheap you're thinking of, is probably off one of the last stops on the metro where you're barely even in NYC at that point

>> No.6267983

>>6267971
there should be areas, I mean I don't even care if it's small
I've heard of cheap properties that are gentrified by the urban youth, so there must be neighborhoods like that right?

>> No.6267987

Actually, Montreal is the most /fa/ city in North America.

It's just beautiful, as are all it's many styles.

>> No.6267990

>>6267971
>the metro
fuck off canada

to that anon
an ethnic neighborhood
because everywhere else is expensive

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>>6267971
nah im talking.. relatively speaking. sub 2k a month. around 1800 is ideal

>> No.6267999

>>6267983
Honestly - whatever you're used to paying now for everything - rent bills, so on - double that. That will get you a place to sleep.

You want to be in an area with active youth? AKA an area full of look-alike hipsters, triple or quadruple what you're used to spending and that will get you here

I mean, how serious on you. There is a business with like three locations that can get you a roommate in spanish harlem for like $900 a month

>> No.6268016

>>6267987
canada is so irrelevant on so many levels
it may be 'more beautiful' in your eyes but a doorstep in midtown has more culture than your entire metropolitan area

>> No.6268029

>>6268016

Have you ever even been to Montreal?

>> No.6268027

>>6267999
oh I'm not considering it anytime in the near future, but I'd really like to move in somewhere in the next 5 years after finishing uni if it allows

>> No.6268034

NYC is pretty /fa/ at night. During the day it's pretty meh. Too many people not knowing how to not get the fuck in the way.
Also we have sort of a nigger problem. That's kind of not /fa/, but we're still cool.

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>>6267971
>No, it's not happening. I've seen some incredible studios for $1000 a month in NYC - worth every dollar

Good poorfag, I trust you do not think $1k a month is expensive.

>> No.6268037

>>6268016
I think Montreal isn't far after New York, but it still is better than the rest of the cities in Canada and is probably more /fa/ than Los Angeles if you consider that a fashion capital

>> No.6268044

moving into the LES in two weeks... hold me /fa/

>> No.6268077

>>6268037
Step down nigga you ain't about that #LAlife

>> No.6268096

>>6268037

los angeles is not a fashion capital

there is a relatively large number of garment factories compared to the rest of the US, but it is not a fashion capital.

>> No.6268117

>>6268027
Cheapest place I found was in 158th St which is washington heights. I paid 600 a month with 2 other roommates.

>> No.6268120

>>6268096
Says you fuccboi

>> No.6268139

>>6268016
oh shit hahahah

>> No.6268132

>>6268120
says /fa/'s resident designer

>> No.6268145

>>6268120

yeah i work in fashion here in LA, i wouldnt say that without hesitation unless i actually knew it.

there is a reason top designers arent based in LA, name 5 designers based in LA that regularly show at paris fashion week.

>> No.6268146

>>6268096

>L.A. not a fashion capitol

lol ok man

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>>6268096
>>6268145
idk id say the production and marketplaces r significant even if fashion week is a fucking joke

>> No.6268166

>>6268145
Uh there's fuck you, followed by fuck you, who used to work with fuck you, not to mention the avant garde stylings of fuuuuuuuccccckkkk yoooouuuuuuuu. Sorry could only think of 4.

Also may we see some of your work :3

>> No.6268177

>>6268157

I agree, LA has probably the cheapest and highest quality access to fabric in the country. NYC is way more expensive to buy materials and pay for samples. Its a great place to start producing garments because it can be done very cheaply.

My gripe is more with the caliber of design that is being produced, and the lack of innovation and informed design in LA. In my experience, the bar is not set very high.

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6268180

It was even more /fa/ 70 years ago

>> No.6268189

>>6268096
>>6268177
Dude we have like 5 American apparels what are you talking about

>> No.6268187
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>>6268177
lmao i looked up la fashion week months ago and the designers featured were all jokes
the highest lvl of design was some corseted dresses, like real literal interpretations of renaissance fair costumes
and some of the labels had facebook pages listed as their websites lolololol

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>>6268166

my work is posted on /fa/ frequently. but mostly im a patternmaker.

but youre response doesnt really invalidate the point i was making. i mean if you have any experience working in fashion in LA, please feel free to share it, i would love to hear of some interesting businesses working here.

>> No.6268207

>>6268192
Naw just breaking your balls half the shit in fashion district is bootleg anyway.

>> No.6268212

>>6268187

yeah probably the biggest designer working here is hedi, but all of his stuff is still produced in italy ofc. He does samples and fittings here which is cool.

but yeah fashion week makes me cringe, all the really cool people designing in LA i think operate mostly either online/in their studio or factory.

>> No.6268218

>>6268207

lmao i know, i make that bootleg shit, unfortunately that is what makes money :((

>> No.6268223

>>6267761
No Portland, Oregon is.

>> No.6268230
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>>6268212
tbh the image of la fw is so low that i don't think they could ever court real designers unless they scrapped it and did a total reboot. and mebe changed the name of the city kvkvkvkvkvkvkvk
tbh if i had the talent and backing and was offered to show at la i don't think i'd take it, i don't think it would court the right publicity or b conducive to a luxury image. would rather show @ paris, even off schedule. or nyc.

>> No.6268224

>>6268218
like what? gucci, lv, etc.?

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>>6268224

lol ive knocked off some horrible LV stuff, a few wallets, tote bag, clutch. and the worst A DOG CARRIER was such a stupid design in the first place.

sometimes celine or chloe, or jil sander accessories but my boss likes valentino bags so ive ended up doing lke 30+ of those.

>> No.6268243

>>6268224
Everything you can think of bro. Cologne, jewelry, purses etc got me out of many an anniversary/bday bind

>> No.6268253

>>6268243
>>6268240
you have to be qualified for this, right?

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>>6268240
lolololololololol
lets cop some monogram print and make a rly #nxtlvl piece out of it
rly narrow structured shoulders that start 2 distend and switch 2 bias cutting as u go down the dress with an eldritch terrorcore silhouette

>> No.6268260

>>6268230

I just think that the level of design is so low mostly because there is not a demand for good design in LA, or the demand is met from designers outside of LA. Either way, the designers here are not equipped or trained to create garments on the level of people based/trained in paris/london/milan/antwerp.

But yeah i think most of the people that show in LA, show because they dont have a viable alternative. Ofc everyone wants to show in paris but that requires a large platform of support to start with and a large financial investment. NY is still not on the level of EU fashion weeks, but at least buyers show up at shows and actually purchase designs.

>> No.6268265

>>6268253
Nig half the people doing it are immigrants and hustlers

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>>6268260
yea, but even if u lack the ability to get on the schedule at paris or whatever ur prob still better of doing presentations in europe. doing a showroom in paris off schedule still says something, showing at la is like asking ppl 2 ignore u

>> No.6268269

>>6268253

you need to prove you know how to make patterns, its not like you show the boss a certificate and he says ok youre hired.

usually they test you by giving you a complex thing to make, and see how well you do at reproducing it.

so i guess the only qualification is being able to actually do it.

>> No.6268294

>>6268267

>showing at la is like asking ppl 2 ignore u

i wouldnt say that, i put together a presentation for the last LA fashion week with my friend, and he has gotten excellent contacts with photographers and stylists through it, also an article/photos of his work were posted on wwd.

which is a decent start, and he didnt really have the money to go abroad to show.

paris is obviously better, but gaining connections and industry credibility is better than nothing.

>> No.6268314

>>6268294
>tfw wearing voidtheotherbrand before it blows up and they assfuck you by tripling the price and moving production to the congo and venezuela

>> No.6268355

>>6268314

I can hear it now

"voids old shorts look so dope before he moved production to the congo"
"yeah but the waistband is stapled on thats not high quality"
"DESIGN=QUALITY! QUALITY ISNT DURABILITY"
"get off voids dick, theres no way im spending $500 on old stapled shorts"

>> No.6268371

>>6268032
It's nowhere near cheap

>> No.6268382
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>>6268355
dude i would buy stapled shorts
ud have 2 do it so that staples wouldn't scratch or snag on my skin or clothes tho

>> No.6268395

>>6268382

lol

i would have to create a separate facing for the waistband, and staple the outer part of the waistband on first, and topstitch the facing over it on the inside so they wouldnt scratch u

i wonder how id make sure they didnt fall off in the wash. I guess id just put a dryclean only tag.

was just a joke at first but could actually be plausiblehahaha

>> No.6268403

>>6268395

just spread the rumor that deterioration is part of your sartorial vision on a couple of forums!

>> No.6268416

>>6268240
How do you compete with Chinese factories that are pumping out high quality fakes? Is it just special orders for people in the area? Also, how does a business run like this in the US with copyrights, is it just a side thing?

>> No.6268409

>>6268314
b-but i thought all the production was in SF.
also price is cheap as shit.

>> No.6268422

>>6268409
lol

>> No.6268424

>>6268403

I can do a shirtless interview and put it on vimeo in a desolate concrete room and be like "yeah i have always had a fixation on architectual decay, this is just i way i try to represent that characteristic through my clothes"

loll i think it will work dude

stapled leather jackets coming upppp

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>>6268424
u can even use that as an excuse for the staples to eat up the undershirts
"it's supposed to scratch you, it's all about contempt of the wearer, i fucking hate you ppl"
pic rel8ed

>> No.6268431

>>6268424
where in LA is the best place to buy fabric?
where do you get our fabric specifically?

>> No.6268435

>>6268416

no most of the fakes I do are not sold as the same brand. they are done in high quality leather, and we just do something like change the pocket location and the colors/textures of leather, and its sold as an entirely different brand.

thats why most seasons, all the bags are similar shapes. everyone just knocks off the EU houses because everyone wants bags that shape each season.

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>>6268424
Hilarious, makes me wonder how many designers are victim of doing shit like this.

>> No.6268452

>>6268439

they do it constantly, everyone eats that bullshit up. people love hearing stuff like that about their clothes.

>>6268431

from a few local warehouses. I get knits from a friend that works at a sportswear company, she gets me extra. I get leather from the place i work. you dont get fabric specialty made unless youre fucking loaded, or youre producing at reasonably high minimums, or you live in milan and have connections.

>>6268432

"Yeah its actually supposed to represent a cilice like the catholics used for so many years, wearing my shit is pious in a sense"

lol

>> No.6268466

>"dude why did you pay $900 for those voidtheotherbrand sneakers they are held together by rivets and he charges you an extra $10 for them to come with the laces"
>"dude what else am I going to wear with my stapled shorts and camel hair tank?"

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>>6268466
yo dont joke
camel hair is way too previous level for this shit

>> No.6268495

>>6268466

>"theyre artisan made in italy bro, enjoy ur h&m"

i have made bags where the straps are attached w/ industrial bolts its funny u say that, i need to try it with some boots now

>> No.6268506

>>6268484
get on dat nxtlvl wid jackets made of elephant foreskin

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>>6268495
last time i was in the hardware store i was looking at their hooks and big ass buckles and thinkin they looked p nice and substantial 4 some industrialcore bags
friend of a friend sold the d ring that has ccp shoes came attached to for like $300 lmao

>> No.6268553

>>6268518

tbh a lot of that stuff is usable, apart from the shitty finish most of it has. i just rusted the bolts i used first.

but ccp has some of the most interesting hardware, there are so many peices that look like custom metalworker shit. never seen his hooks, etc on any other brands stuff.

but 300 for a d ring hahaha

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>>6268553
o its forged 4 him, guess it had his name engraved in it, i think the du who bought it got the derbies 2nd hand w/o the ring but its like damn nigga wtf u doin lmao
itd b like buying those rick shopping bags ppl kept listing on ebay. or buying a rick shoebox after gettin ur geos 2ndhand

>> No.6268583

>>6268495
>"yeah but it doesn't even come in a shoebox and he just mails it to you in a Vallarta grocery bag"
>"you just don't understand the deep symbolism behind what he's doing bruh"

>> No.6268619

I live in a 3 bedroom apartment for 200 dollars a month.

you just have to be black and poor.

>> No.6268625

>>6268619
holly fuck negro where u live?
I could use sum cheap as fuck rent

>> No.6268628

>>6268625
in the projects

>> No.6268641

Only the upper east side for lving and 5th ave for shopping. along with montauk and the hamptons for a little getaway.

>> No.6268743

>>6268553
>>6268563
you two are becoming my favourites.

>> No.6268746

>>6268641
zomby that you?

>> No.6271239

liverpool uk

>> No.6273276

Bumping to post later.

>> No.6273792
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Is Toronto /fa/?

>> No.6273802

>>6268746
yeah bruv don't make it llow smoke sour and pray to shiva

my dog is a model he doesn't even care he gets more work than

gold mask thank me later

givenchy new york nets jersey yeah that was my idea thank me later

>> No.6273952

>fashion capital
>not Tokyo

Stay plebs

>> No.6274074

Seoul, South Korean
/thread