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/fa/ first-hand disappointment experiences

>first time feeling Visvim boots in person (ones in picture)
>giddy
>thisisgonnabegoodohman
>they cost like a thousand bucks I better handle with care
>so glad no salesmen are looking at me right now
>feel it

>...

>eh it's actually not as nice as some of my boots
>suddenly I'm not sure why it costs so much
>feels more like $500 or $600
>I guess you're paying for style

>...

>That's kind of disappointing

>> No.6808749

>>6808723
Yeah, I once put on this cheap Casio watch for $24.95. I immediately took it off because it actually felt like $21.99. I guess I am just paying for shipping and handling.

>> No.6808797

>>6808723
I may be biting the hook here but you're an idiot.

>> No.6808810

>>6808723
visvim isn't super nice quality hiroki is a jew fag

just cop custom vibergs if you want a nice design

>> No.6808822

>>6808749
>>6808797
well this was supposed to be a really cool brand

people hyped it because it was so nice, such quality, etc

It's easy to get unrealistic expectations when you do most of your 'experiencing' of garments through jpegs and descriptions. maybe that makes me an idiot.

>>6808810
I already know what Viberg's like, I thought Visvim wouldn't be a step down but a step sideways. I was wrong. Now I'm jaded I guess

>> No.6808853

usually when i buy american made stuff it is met with disappointment. the chinese make better clothes

>> No.6808878

I was looking at some tshirts at Wal Mart. They had them discounted at $4.68 each. I tried one on, but it felt like a shirt that could be sold at $4.65. I know that Wal Mart was trying to cruise me out of $0.03. I ended up not buying that shirt, but I got some socks instead for $1.99. Those socks, in the end, weren't worth the $1.99 because they gave me rashes around the ankle. I would only have paid $1.50 to get rashes around my ankles.

>> No.6808890

I once tried on a Charvet dress shirt and after I checked the price tag I thought, "Surely this should only cost $389 dollars because I've worn a few shirts in my day"

>> No.6808896

I looked at a pair of $800 Dolce & Gabbana shoes. Wasn't really that impressed with the look or the construction.

>> No.6808902

>>6808749
>>6808797
>>6808853
>>6808878
>>6808890
wow now i understand why woogle hated visvimfags

you guys are insufferable, fuck off

>> No.6808905
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>>6808878
lol

>> No.6808917

>>6808878
>>6808878
I once had a friend perform an impromptu abortion on my pregnant girlfriend. He charged me $300 for the procedure. An hour into the procedure, he gave my girlfriend an embolism, tore up her uterus, fistula, and an HIV infection. Of course, I was disappointed because I would have only paid $125 to give my significant other an embolism, a torn up uterus, fistula, and HIV.

>> No.6808934

>>6808902
unfunny, sorry

>> No.6808936
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>>6808917

>> No.6808941

Buying Visvim outside of Japan is WAY more expensive. The brig boots are actually retailed for $815, and the $180 pocket tee is actually around $110 if I remember correctly

Still expensive as fuck thou

>> No.6808952

>>6808934
i made that exact reply to someone posting old /sci/ pasta like 5 minutes ago
I wasn't joking, they're really irritating

>> No.6808968
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>>6808822

Yeah I know exactly what you're talking about.

The other thing is how much the internet hypes up durability, I think most people at this point have the perception that they can buy one pair of heritage boots and that they're going to last them 25 years. I've grown accustomed to it now but there was definitely a time when I would buy something and if it would show visible signs of wear within a month I would be seriously disappointed.

I still can't get over graphics fading after the first wash though, at this point I just straight up don't buy anything with a print on it unless I can imagine it looking 20% more faded and still being any good.

>> No.6809006

>>6808968
>The other thing is how much the internet hypes up durability
THISSSSS

I think there's a degree of merit to it but the larger motivation is petty exaggerated justification for spending so much money on clothing.

>I'm not rich enough to buy cheap things
>buy nice or buy twice
etc.

>> No.6809016

>>6808917
new meme imminent

>> No.6809025

>>6808968
what's in that mediafire? an info repository?

>> No.6809037

>>6809025
its anorak's posts
read if you enjoy someone saying "hurr turnlef is dumb" (he is but holy fuck lol)

>> No.6809051

>>6808723
Visvim looks killer, but I'm pretty sure it costs about 2x what it should

my rich chinese friend has several different visvim boots/shoes, and they are not $1k quality
fucker has
- serras
- those fuckin $1000 folk boots
- christo sandals
- 2 or 3 pairs of moc shoes

mad jelly

>> No.6809055

>>6808917
This sounds like a problem question in my contract law classes.

>> No.6809058

>>6808723
those seriously look like shit tho
most visvim looks amazing, but those look cheap and ugly compared to the american brand alternatives

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6809090

I think its a fair point you raise op, I'm not well schooled in the brand but seems to me the quality / rugged aspect forms a big part of the hype for visvim

disappointing experience for me would be a recent cop from clothsurgeon. I know it's a one man show but to get an order confirmation like a week late, slow shipping and then to have piece just fall out of the parcel with no packaging or embellishment at all just felt cheap tbh. not even a bag or a fuckin receipt. packaging and whatnot is such an enjoyable aspect to shit like this and so important to presentation imo

>> No.6809099

>>6809025

It's all my most significant posts, I didn't know there was an /fa/ archive until someone linked it last night. I re-read all my posts and realized I'm one of the highest calibre unpaid fashion writers on the internet. So I threw the best posts in that link and now I'm going to cart it around whenever I post.

sage for attention whoring.

>> No.6809102

>>6809006

The rule of thumb is buy the best you can afford, but instead people buy more then they can afford and don't have enough left to have a complete wardrobe.

>> No.6809114

>>6809099

is this guy for real?

wow stick to sz u giant turd

>> No.6809118

this is the thread with most potential on all of 4chan.
toasting on epic bread

>> No.6809123

Guys I didn't make this thread to rip on Visvim, when I say you're paying for style I don't just mean you're paying for nothing. They are still pretty cool. I was just a bit disappointed. Glad I didn't buy any before finding that out.

And I would genuinely like to know a bit about other people's /fa/ disappointments

>> No.6809129

>>6809118
epic comment. just epic.

>> No.6809132

wow there r a lot of sufu/sz dudes in here
also to add a personal opinion i don't like those visvim mag pics

like they work but the aesthetic is just fked up 2 me
its the only thing that does that for me i don't mind rick or sruli or w/e

>> No.6809137

>>6809129
are you implying that this isn't the most comical thread on /fa/ in days?

>> No.6809160
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6809160

>>6809114

That feel when I don't post on any fashion site besides /fa/ and have been on 4chan since 2005. I could go anywhere I want but it wasn't my decision to make. I didn't choose /fa/ it was /fa/ who chose me.

You're going to have to come to terms with it sooner or later.

I am /fa/'s symbol of hope.

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>>6809132
Too bad.

>> No.6809191

>>6809160

how do you usually dress?

not challenging to postfitfuccboi or w/e, just curious

>> No.6809221

>>6809160
youre really not from sz?

how do you know all this shit but you only started posting a couple months ago?

or were you anon before?

>> No.6809242

>>6809221
He's like twerk it, he just pretends to know things.

>> No.6809251

>>6809221
>or were you anon before?
He just said he's been on 4chan since 2005

He's previously said he lurks sz and doesn't post. It's reasonable to assume he approaches other websites in the same way.

I wouldn't be surprised if he lurked HB as well out of curiosity though I'd understand why he wouldn't talk about it like he talks about his experiences from sz.

>> No.6809249

>>6809242
nice opinion thx for sharing

>> No.6809273

>>6809189
i just don't like it
feels weird when i look at it

>> No.6809277

>>6809249
You're welcome, buddy.

>> No.6809304

Shell Cordovan was a big disappointment IRL

Fucking #menswear losers made me think it was the hottest shit, I'll stick with chromexcel thanks

>> No.6809338
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>>6809191

Simple designer sneaks, slim black jeans, single colour t-shirts, and blazers = my de-facto uniform. Then when I feel like dressing up I wear trousers, dress shirts, oxfords, and blazers. When I feel like dressing crazy I wear oversized fashion shit. When I feel like dressing hard I wear milspec / techwear.

But I'm sort of in the process of wanting to pare down my wardrobe immensely and return to serious minimalism. I was thinking like 1 pair of sneakers, 1 pair of black jeans, 1 black blazer, and then having like 30 different polos, 1 from each of my favourite designers because pretty much everyone regardless of aesthetic or price point does a polo.

At the moment I have like 30 different designers pieces, each one from a different designer, and it either integrates into my uniform or ends up in one of the other categories but I can't really mix all of them together.

I want to go back to when everything in my wardrobe could be mixed with everything else but I also kind of feel maybe that's too idealistic and I'm not going to lie I don't know if I could give up my ability to transform into a techwear soldier or circa 2007 club kid. The uniform is comforting but it's more comforting to always be able to mix it up.

>>6809221

I wasn't born 2 months ago.

>>6809251

I don't lurk HB but I do lurk fuk, sufu, and 5th D when it comes to streetwear. Also keep up to date on Haven, Firmament, and Union. Speaking of which Haven just got Visvim which I actually predicted in this series of attatched postings. It's just another piece of the puzzle that spells out ANORAK = MESSIAH

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6809349

based This is Not New B)

>> No.6809382

>>6808878
top fucking lel loling irl

>> No.6809385

>>6808917
u guys r killing me pls stop

>> No.6809386

>>6809304
>chromexcel
whats so bad about it

>> No.6809392

>>6809221
bruh why u acting dumb, u know anorak's been here for a bit longer .comeon ::RomneyWins::

>> No.6809416

>>6809338
cool man,how is ur career coming along i remember reading that u were doing a graduation collection for fashion design school?how is that