SuperDry Japan Jackets?

French Toast

SuperDry is still the go-to brand for young lads who are in to their farming/cars.

Skinny jeans replaced boot cut, dealer boots replaced loafers and Bulmers is still Bulmers.

lertsnim

Who gives a ****e if jeans are boot cut. At least they aren't skinny.

The J Stands for Jay

lertsnim wrote: »

Who gives a ****e if jeans are boot cut. At least they aren't skinny.

Old man yells at cloud.

hellsing101

French Toast wrote: »

SuperDry is still the go-to brand for young lads who are in to their farming/cars.

Skinny jeans replaced boot cut, dealer boots replaced loafers and Bulmers is still Bulmers.

They say that the amount of collars on your SuperDry jacket equates to your ability to diff.

D3V!L

I have a leather jacket from them with zero branding on it. Paid a fair few quid for it. Bought it 4 or 5 years ago, it still looks well and I still get some nice comments on it.

COVID

E mac wrote: »

No different to a lot of brands that have become unpopular in the eyes of some people. Timberland is hardly seen around anymore. North Face has an association with scumbag types. Canadian Goose is either worn by wealthy **** who can afford them or knockoffs by scumbags.

Too right, one of BBC's 'Newsnight' reporters has been wearing a North Face jacket recently.

Ninthlife

To avoid being out of touch with the latest clothing trends Ive taken to wandering about naked...obviously I wear a face mask and the nakedness does great at ensuring social distancing

L1011

pauliebdub wrote: »

Their clothes were very popular at one stage, maybe 10 or 15 years ago, expensive but fairly poor quality especially the t-shirts. Are they making a comeback?

The tshirt printing failing/cracking was, weirdly, intentional.

At their peak popularity, the quality was top notch. Not so much so now


Any "youth" clothing brand (especially menswear) has 5-10 years lifespan - American Apparel gone from Europe, Jack Wills hit the wall, Hollister/Abercrombie are a shell of what their were and the same hit Superdry. And Crosshatch in the cheaper shops about the same time. The non big two sportswear brands go through phases - Ellesse were everywhere five years ago and not popular now etc.

North Face will have the same slide in a year or two; accelerated here by it being drug dealer chic; if they're unlucky they'll have repelled their old core customer base.

The J Stands for Jay

L1011 wrote: »

The tshirt printing failing/cracking was, weirdly, intentional.

At their peak popularity, the quality was top notch. Not so much so now


Any "youth" clothing brand (especially menswear) has 5-10 years lifespan - American Apparel gone from Europe, Jack Wills hit the wall, Hollister/Abercrombie are a shell of what their were and the same hit Superdry. And Crosshatch in the cheaper shops about the same time. The non big two sportswear brands go through phases - Ellesse were everywhere five years ago and not popular now etc.

North Face will have the same slide in a year or two; accelerated here by it being drug dealer chic; if they're unlucky they'll have repelled their old core customer base.

Did Jak Wills ever get off the ground here?

L1011

McGaggs wrote: »

Did Jak Wills ever get off the ground here?

Popular enough amongst the same set that wore Hollister five years earlier; pretty high end store just off Grafton Street in the old Weights & Measures building. Much bigger in the UK. Dunno who's taken over in that preppy gap in the market, if Trinity comes back to on-campus learning I'll probably see it around!

Mr. CooL ICE

Dunno. Have one of their jackets and it feels like it's giving me a hug every time a wear it and I stay damn warm.

Had a pair of their straight leg jeans a few years back and my arse looked great in it. Went back to get another pair and all I could find were skinny and - wait for it - "spray on" fit jeans.

Think I'll just stick to the jackets now.

Snails pace

French Toast wrote: »

SuperDry is still the go-to brand for young lads who are in to their farming/cars.

Skinny jeans replaced boot cut, dealer boots replaced loafers and Bulmers is still Bulmers.

Skinny jeans didn't make it in everywhere yet. When I was younger a SuperDry T shirt was worn every weekend on nights out in Kilkenny I went more modern with shirts up until Covid came along. I still have some of the SuperDry t shirts for work, their made of tough fabric and last a long time. Their hoodies are nice to wear also and no big logo on them.

McGaggs

McGaggs wrote: »

Did Jak Wills ever get off the ground here?

They used to be in Kildare Village.......... not really popular at all. Cheap ole sh1t in KV anyway.

Cienciano

Deemed as Normal wrote: »

I presume they're considered a good brand, but something about the Chinese symbols (which are actually Japanese) make them look cheap to me. It may as well say 'made in China'.

And they're everywhere!

They're originally from the midland in the UK and they just put random bullshít japanese symbols on their clothes to appeal to people. It worked.

Very popular up to about 5 years ago. I remember walking through the Dundrum center and every second bloke had a superdry t-shirt, it was weird.

Tokyo Laundry isn't left behind clothes, flogged off after a year either.

gogo

SEPT 23 1989 wrote: »

Only appearing down the country it seems

I live down the country.. haven’t seen anyone in a superdry jacket in about three years......

Biker79

Bike labels like galibier and rapha have so far resisted brand-chavapocalypse.

Maybe because cycling is still seen as too liberal. Or perhaps because there's too much effort required in riding a bike, for the average drug-taking enthusiast *

(* EPO fans excepted )

Biker79

Biker79 wrote: »

Bike labels like galibier and rapha have so far resisted brand-chavapocalypse. ..........

Grand jackets in those ranges


£70 ........ they seem to like the expensive stuff



€260 and it's duck down, imo no brand kudos I suppose.

Some rapper in the US probably started the Canada Goose fad with skangers.

Biker79

Augeo wrote: »

Grand jackets in those ranges

Some rapper in the US probably started the Canada Goose fad with skangers.

They are both very good quality. Rapha is more established, but Galibier is of similar high quality.

L1011

Biker79 wrote: »

Bike labels like galibier and rapha have so far resisted brand-chavapocalypse.

Maybe because cycling is still seen as too liberal. Or perhaps because there's too much effort required in riding a bike, for the average drug-taking enthusiast *

(* EPO fans excepted )

Hang around East Wall to see walls of kids in North Face, Canada Goose and Balaceniaga runners on bikes.

AndyBoBandy

Doctor Jimbob

I see the biannual "judge what other people are wearing for no apparent reason" thread has arrived.

If some of the fashionistas on here could let the rest of us know what is currently acceptable to wear that would be great, thanks.

doublejobbing 2

E mac wrote: »

No different to a lot of brands that have become unpopular in the eyes of some people. Timberland is hardly seen around anymore. North Face has an association with scumbag types. Canadian Goose is either worn by wealthy **** who can afford them or knockoffs by scumbags.

And students, and former students, just dress like shiet.

I often used to wonder how 30 year old bank staff on 30K a year could ever afford to buy a 350K house.

Then you look at their clothes and see.

doublejobbing 2

Oh. And I'd like to hear from Aongus Von Bismarck.....

Biker79

L1011 wrote: »

Hang around East Wall to see walls of kids in North Face, Canada Goose and Balaceniaga runners on bikes.

When the drugs kick in, the bikes get left in the shed.

road_high

I quite like their stuff- seems to have fallen out of fashion the past few years- the sizes are tight as fcuk though! It's reasonably priced/on sale often.

road_high

L1011 wrote: »

Popular enough amongst the same set that wore Hollister five years earlier; pretty high end store just off Grafton Street in the old Weights & Measures building. Much bigger in the UK. Dunno who's taken over in that preppy gap in the market, if Trinity comes back to on-campus learning I'll probably see it around!

Dropped off a bit. Kildare village store seems to have disappeared. My local Menswear were stocking it, also seems to have gone. Some stuff with Union flags, Made in England etc is not going to go down well here but quite liked most of it.

CharlieHaghy

road_high wrote: »

I quite like their stuff- seems to have fallen out of fashion the past few years- the sizes are tight as fcuk though! It's reasonably priced/on sale often.

It’s to highlight body fat and erections.

Biker79

CharlieHaghy wrote: »

It’s to highlight body fat and erections.

It was to stop them putting their hands down their jocks, when walking* on to the Luas.

( *walking = throwing shapes/ strutting)

GT89

L1011 wrote: »

The tshirt printing failing/cracking was, weirdly, intentional.

At their peak popularity, the quality was top notch. Not so much so now


Any "youth" clothing brand (especially menswear) has 5-10 years lifespan - American Apparel gone from Europe, Jack Wills hit the wall, Hollister/Abercrombie are a shell of what their were and the same hit Superdry. And Crosshatch in the cheaper shops about the same time. The non big two sportswear brands go through phases - Ellesse were everywhere five years ago and not popular now etc.

North Face will have the same slide in a year or two; accelerated here by it being drug dealer chic; if they're unlucky they'll have repelled their old core customer base.

But Nike and Adidas clothing will never go out of fashion

road_high

GT89 wrote: »

But Nike and Adidas clothing will never go out of fashion

Seem to go through peaks and troughs. Nike very much in vogue at the moment.

GT89

GT89 wrote: »

But Nike and Adidas clothing will never go out of fashion

Loads of their clothes are gym gear and casual stuff worn by kids and teenagers. Parents can afford to buy it for them and it's not grossly off trend.

Neither brand is fashionable as such, it's just popular training, lounge wear. Rocking into work on a casual Friday in Adidas or Nike gear isn't too common to be fair.

GT89

road_high wrote: »

Seem to go through peaks and troughs. Nike very much in vogue at the moment.

I'd more so say that about Adidas. Nike is the bigger brand and always appears to be in fashion especially amongst a certain type.

rossie1977

Saw thread title expected this

Left disappointed

TheMilkyPirate

Nike, Adidas, Tommy Hilfiger, Levi's.. A few brands who make good quality clothes and will never go out of fashion.

TheMilkyPirate

TheMilkyPirate wrote: »

......... Levi's...............

Surely Levi's aren't in fashion ......... some folk still wear them of course but they aren't at all fashionable.

doublejobbing 2

Adidas are doing quite well with a lot of throw back type styles that hark back to the 80s into 90s, football casual styles. There's only so many times you can try and innovate before you have to recycle designs. It was gas watching The Snapper a few years ago, Sharon is wearing an Adidas t shirt in 1992 or whenever that you could buy in JD Sports or Lifestyle in 2018.

Eoinbmw

Augeo wrote: »

Surely Levi's aren't in fashion ......... some folk still wear them of course but they aren't at all fashionable.

Who decides whats fashionable?

Aongus Von Bismarck

When you arrive back in Ireland you are always struck by how appallingly dressed most Irish men are compared to their continental cousins.

Lots of Superdry or North Face jackets, badly cut jeans with far too much distress detailing on them, a big beer gut hanging out over a load-bearing belt, cheap brown leather shoes from somewhere like Burton, those hideous grandfather style shirts, jumpers with logos splashed on them.

Some of the younger and older generations are more fashionable, but there’s a group of Irish men from their early 30’s to late 40’s who dress like they found what to wear in a skip behind a charity shop.

GT89

Eoinbmw wrote: »

Who decides whats fashionable?

The fashion police

Eoinbmw

Eoinbmw wrote: »

Who decides whats fashionable?

The buying public really I suppose.
I've not seen many people wear Levi stuff in the last 5 to 10 years so I'd reckon it's most definitely not in fashion.

Eoinbmw

Eoinbmw wrote: »

Who decides whats fashionable?

The buying public really I suppose.
I've not seen many people wear Levi stuff in the last 5 to 10 years so I'd reckon it's most definitely not in fashion.

TheMilkyPirate wrote: »

Nike, Adidas, Tommy Hilfiger, Levi's.. A few brands who make good quality clothes and will never go out of fashion.

Augeo wrote: »

Surely Levi's aren't in fashion ......... some folk still wear them of course but they aren't at all fashionable.

GT89 wrote: »

The fashion police

Folk can't have opinions?

gmisk

tampopo wrote: »

Nothing to with Japan, it's owned by an American

British I think?

I like their stuff tbh, jeans are a good fit for me and have some jackets they are excellent.
I tend to avoid the stuff emblazoned with the logos though

razorblunt

Deemed as Normal wrote: »

I presume they're considered a good brand, but something about the Chinese symbols (which are actually Japanese) make them look cheap to me. It may as well say 'made in China'.

And they're everywhere!

It's called Superdry Japan but you think the symbols are Chinese?

eggy81

Aongus Von Bismarck wrote: »

When you arrive back in Ireland you are always struck by how appallingly dressed most Irish men are compared to their continental cousins.

Lots of Superdry or North Face jackets, badly cut jeans with far too much distress detailing on them, a big beer gut hanging out over a load-bearing belt, cheap brown leather shoes from somewhere like Burton, those hideous grandfather style shirts, jumpers with logos splashed on them.

Some of the younger and older generations are more fashionable, but there’s a group of Irish men from their early 30’s to late 40’s who dress like they found what to wear in a skip behind a charity shop.

Compared to where?

razorblunt

L1011 wrote: »

The tshirt printing failing/cracking was, weirdly, intentional.

At their peak popularity, the quality was top notch. Not so much so now


Any "youth" clothing brand (especially menswear) has 5-10 years lifespan - American Apparel gone from Europe, Jack Wills hit the wall, Hollister/Abercrombie are a shell of what their were and the same hit Superdry. And Crosshatch in the cheaper shops about the same time. The non big two sportswear brands go through phases - Ellesse were everywhere five years ago and not popular now etc.

North Face will have the same slide in a year or two; accelerated here by it being drug dealer chic; if they're unlucky they'll have repelled their old core customer base.

North Face are strange, always had a decent brand and sales but they chased the quick and easy dollar and let JD sports stock it. Could end up doing more harm than good.

Champion seems to be back too, you could pay 60 quid for a jumper that would have cost you less than half that twenty years ago.

FWIW Jack Wills is still decent and quite subtle if you go for just the logo and not the name.

Cee-Jay-Cee

Their T-shirts are very good quality, I have approx. 7 or 8 of them but I have one that must be near 10 years old now and still in very very good condition and its been worn hundreds of times over the years. The print on the front is a little faded but the material has kept its colour and shape very well. I don't have any of their jackets but do have a SD hoodie which gets lots of use also and IMO is very good quality.

eggy81

eggy81 wrote: »

Compared to where?

He says the continent so I'd imagine France, Germany, Austria, Italy etc etc.

Many American folk would be worse than the "group of Irish men from their early 30’s to late 40’s who dress like they found what to wear in a skip behind a charity shop" lads he describes. Many of whom probably style themselves from US TV or youtubers who fnck about with ole American sh1t heaps (vice grip garage for example)

GT89

razorblunt wrote: »

North Face are strange, always had a decent brand and sales but they chased the quick and easy dollar and let JD sports stock it. Could end up doing more harm than good.

Champion seems to be back too, you could pay 60 quid for a jumper that would have cost you less than half that twenty years ago.

FWIW Jack Wills is still decent and quite subtle if you go for just the logo and not the name.

Fila is another that seems to be back in fashion. Reebok which is owned by Adidas comes in and out of fashion as well remember it was trendy for a while with the UFC bandwagon.

It sort of seems to have paid off for North Face mind you as it seems it has been popular in JD for some time now as it's been sold there for about 4 or 5 years now which is longer than most brands that come into fashion for a while.

GT89

razorblunt wrote: »

It's called Superdry Japan but you think the symbols are Chinese?

It's English not Japanese