Comments on: The Gazette’s article on knock offs – finally! (and a word on Bape)

By: justmarketing

justmarketing — Wed, 13 Aug 2008 09:09:31 +0000

I’ve never been able to find any real Bape in the UK. Ebay is flooded with it and as there is only one store in London my chances of getting some are pretty low (as I live in Scotland). That said is probably part of the appeal of Baape clothes – limited availability heightens desire. And I’m a suck for anything ‘limited edition’.

By: Trisch

Trisch — Sun, 27 Jul 2008 19:28:21 +0000

It’s too bad that it happens, but it only does because the real things are sometimes so outrageously priced that it is inaccessible to people, which I know is supposed to give the clothing a sense of exclusivity, and makes people lust after it more. What the Zaras of the world are doing is making fashion accessible to more people. Whether or not that’s a good thing for the industry is debatable, but that’s what it looks like to me.

By: K-Line

K-Line — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 19:40:28 +0000

Thanks for the post, D. BTW, not sure if you read The Thoughtful Dresser, but Linda Grant posted a link to an eco and sustainable fashion directory (Online purchases, I think) that might appeal to you. It’s all about not taking advantage of the workers, if I’m not mistaken…