Hollister

DB10

I'm not really up to date with fashion etc, but random question, seems to be a big fad/craze of lads wearing hollister lately?

Last few months every second person I see out or on facebook wearing it? I have nothing against hollister clothes they seem nice, but to me they seem too common now and are pricey enough I believe!

ladhrann

DB10 wrote: »

I'm not really up to date with fashion etc, but random question, seems to be a big fad/craze of lads wearing hollister lately?

Last few months every second person I see out or on facebook wearing it? I have nothing against hollister clothes they seem nice, but to me they seem too common now and are pricey enough I believe!

Its another advertisement for the lack of the interest individuals have in fabric, construction and quality. see also: A & F, Hilfiger, etc. etc.

mysteries1984

DB10 wrote: »

I'm not really up to date with fashion etc, but random question, seems to be a big fad/craze of lads wearing hollister lately?

Last few months every second person I see out or on facebook wearing it? I have nothing against hollister clothes they seem nice, but to me they seem too common now and are pricey enough I believe!

I think it used to be a sort of trophy saying you'd been to the US or something. AFAIK you could only get it there, and it's a lot cheaper.

ladhrann wrote: »

Its another advertisement for the lack of the interest individuals have in fabric, construction and quality. see also: A & F, Hilfiger, etc. etc.

+1. I don't see the appeal at all.

mcw92

There good quality and comfortable i think.

Basq

They're good quality alright.. picked up a load of stuff in Hollister Outlet Mall in NYC in February.

But very overpriced here.. wouldn't pay half what they're asking in stores here.

lisaj

You can't see anything in the shop. You need the light off your phone to look at the prices!

MadYaker

I like their jeans but thats it. I bought a few pairs in the USA last year. I wouldn't buy it here its ridiculously over priced. I don't understand peoples obsession with it. Walking around college its like a bloody school uniform, everyone second person plastered from head to toe in hollister. Its a refuge for those who lack taste and individuality when it comes to clothes.

maximoose

Very average quality, and very overpriced.

Brand of choice for w*nkers in my experience too.

Hazys

Its very average quality clothing, if you think otherwise you're kiding yourself.

Its A&F's cheaper brand, aimed at teenagers not adults. A&F is in low to mid range retail price where its clothes is of average quality so its cheaper brand is going to be a lot worse.

Its cheap in the US but when it is sold in Ireland they can sell their clothes to people who believe that this is what the actual cool american surfer kids wear lol

thefa

Trust Hollister/A&F to bring out the disdain!

My girlfriend bought me some Hollister stuff when she was over in the states at Christmas and my only complaint would be that they could increase the sleeve length on the t-shirts & polos by an inch. Simple designs and good quality.

dudara

maximoose Please stick to commenting on the clothes, not on the people that wear them.

dudara

ladhrann

Hazys wrote: »

Its very average quality clothing, if you think otherwise you're kiding yourself.

Its A&F's cheaper brand, aimed at teenagers not adults. A&F is in low to mid range retail price where its clothes is of average quality so its cheaper brand is going to be a lot worse.

Its cheap in the US but when it is sold in Ireland they can sell their clothes to people who believe that this is what the actual cool american surfer kids wear lol

They are part of the disease in mens' and womens' clothing of valuing a name over inherent added value, construction and materials used.

The true art and purpose of clothing yourself after warmth is to send a message. 'I don't care' is a message, 'I am of a certain socio-economic bracket' is a message. Advertising a clothing name or a brand is a symptom of not having your own message. The classic retort to any criticism of one's clothing in Ireland is in my experience 'Its x brand or Y brand', as if that makes any difference to the inherent quality or exterior form.

thefa

ladhrann wrote: »

They are part of the disease in mens' and womens' clothing of valuing a name over inherent added value, construction and materials used.

The true art and purpose of clothing yourself after warmth is to send a message. 'I don't care' is a message, 'I am of a certain socio-economic bracket' is a message. Advertising a clothing name or a brand is a symptom of not having your own message. The classic retort to any criticism of one's clothing in Ireland is in my experience 'Its x brand or Y brand', as if that makes any difference to the inherent quality or exterior form.

So in that case you need to wear unbranded clothing or hidden branding in order to send a message. Surely then making an effort to avoid brands would make 'I don't care' a facade and in certain circumstances don't people choose branded (subtle or otherwise) clothes for the social class they belong to or aspire to be in?

ladhrann

thefa wrote: »

So in that case you need to wear unbranded clothing or hidden branding in order to send a message. Surely then making an effort to avoid brands would make 'I don't care' a facade and in certain circumstances don't people choose branded (subtle or otherwise) clothes for the social class they belong to or aspire to be in?

Wearing unbranded clothing might send a certain message. If you agree with the point that after covering our nakedness and providing warmth all clothing provides some cultural or social message then this is selfevident.

thefa

ladhrann wrote: »

Wearing unbranded clothing might send a certain message. If you agree with the point that after covering our nakedness and providing warmth all clothing provides some cultural or social message then this is selfevident.

Yes, what I was trying to get at but didn't make clear was how does wearing brands automatically take away from having your own message as the message you might be trying to send out may be linked to certain brands? Wearing that brand could be as concious an effort as the person who chooses to wear unbranded clothing. I think your point is more to do with subtlety than the forfeiting your clothes to sending off your own message.

batistuta9

hollister = trackies for the posh/snobs etc.

Twee.

dudara wrote: »

maximoose Please stick to commenting on the clothes, not on the people that wear them.

dudara

batistuta9 wrote: »

hollister = trackies for the posh/snobs etc.

Dudara has already warned another user about comments like this, please stick to the topic on hand - Hollister clothing.

omb0wyn5ehpij9

I find it very odd that a couple of users here have said that Hollister clothing is cheaply made and bad quality. I have some stuff from there since it opened in Dundrum and the stuff is wearing better than anything else I bought around that time.
And to user who said Tommy Hilfiger was bad quality, you are way way off the mark. I have plenty of Hilfiger stuff that i've bought over the years and it's the best quality, longest lasting clothes i've ever bought (and i've bought all manner of makes and brands over the years). I actually have a couple of shirts and jeans from Tommy Hilfiger that would be 5 or 6 years old and barely look a month old

Gunslinger92

Meh, I don't like it. Was in Dundrum before Christmas and there was a massive que to go in there

ladhrann

thefa wrote: »

Yes, what I was trying to get at but didn't make clear was how does wearing brands automatically take away from having your own message as the message you might be trying to send out may be linked to certain brands?

Quite, there was particular surge in the wearing of Hollister and Abercrombie & Fitch as previous to a certain date they could not be bought in the Republic of Ireland but only in the USA, thus indicating a certain socio-economic status.

The other element of the point I was making is that marking yourself out as a wearer of X or Y name makes it clear that you wish to identify with a rather hollow business. Whatever you might have to say is subsumed into corporationspeak, if you wear such clothing aspirationally it is arguable worse as your own vision of yourself is dictated by a corporate lookbook.

cynder

Got a pair of holister yoga pants the other say from the online store, they are great quality only thing is when i got them they were 34 euro and now they have a sale on and they are 17.90.... i got myself 2 more pairs and a few other bits n bobs from the online sale....

Went to Dundrum 3 weeks ago an got my daughter jeans and t-shirt they are good quality. The store was jammers.

silvervixen84

I went shopping with a friend in Westfields in Shepherd's Bush and she made a bee line for Hollister. They had a topless guy at the door, and we had to queue :eek: to get into the shop. It was still crowded and stuffy, and it was so dark you couldn't see the clothes properly.

She was in her element and started grabbing hoodies, jumpers, tracksuit bottoms and underwear. She ended up spending about £500 and didn't have much to show for it. The stuff she got were nothing special either. Madness

I wouldn't buy anything there because I couldn't justify the price for what it is, and it wouldn't be my taste at all.

I did find a comfy armchair there to wait for her to finish her spree (and avoid the crowd)