Clothing brands you wouldn't wear?

retalivity

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121678086#Comment_121678086

This. Whatever about it being Irish and moderately expensive, it is real sh*t quality, like a penny's equivalent.

road_high

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121679099#Comment_121679099

I think mass cheap production has lowered the quality of these brands immensely- but that’s not just limited to the clothing industry it’s everywhere- once high quality brands have reduced their added value to become more mainstream in terms of volume. It’s very hard to do high volume and high quality and keep prices low

endacl

A tracksuit if I’m not training. Because self-respect.

elperello

Best value is in charity shops in an affluent neighborhood.

dxhound2005

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121679099#Comment_121679099

For the etc, I inserted Donegal Tweed, another traditional brand.

pgj2015

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121679099#Comment_121679099

Hugo Boss jeans are great in fairness. they last years and look good in my opinion. 130 euro will get you a good pair of them.

pgj2015

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121678223#Comment_121678223

I never knew that, have bought several Diesel clothing items over the years, not sure now which ones they were.

its hard to believe the Irish company can get away with using the same name in the same industry.

pgj2015

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121679277#Comment_121679277

They are ok for t shirts and boxers.

callaway92

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121679277#Comment_121679277

Dunnes definitely isn’t ‘cheap’

Anaki r2d2

The people I hear talking scrote about North Face were flying to NY in 2006 giddy with excitement to buy NF and under armour in Woodbury Common.

is it just perceived superior to slag off people as scrotes for wearing a Taiwan made coat with a NF logo v’s a very similar coat made in the same factory with a Patagonia logo?

pgj2015

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121679734#Comment_121679734

10 euro for 3 pairs of boxers or 3 euro for a t shirt, that is cheap.

callaway92

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121679743#Comment_121679743

I’m sure he wasn’t referring to underwear etc

Oafley Jones

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121679316#Comment_121679316

I’m guessing that when they said Ralph Lauren they were talking about Polo, which like many high end brands is just a tier within their portifolio, like Armani and its many sub brands. Brown Thomas is hawking their mass market, budget offerings and not the stuff Shiv Roy is wearing. The main RL line is extremely high quality and ridiculously expensive. I’ve never seen it on sale here, but the market for jumpers starting at 2 grand isn’t there.

tom1ie

Surprised it hasn’t been said already but Hugo boss designed the uniforms for the nazis.

That’s why I wouldn’t be wearing boss stuff as nice as it is

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hugo_Boss_%28businessman%29

Feisar

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121679838#Comment_121679838

Boss gets singled out a lot but loads of companies did:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_companies_involved_in_the_Holocaust

Strumms

Superdry is good quality but it’s always been a pain in the hole to reconcile buying some of their stuff recently especially coats and jackets because of them of late going with stupid silly oversized branding everywhere…that jacket below if you take away the stupid as fûck massive superdry R writing, it would actually be a nice wearable casual jacket, but as it is ! NO ! Wtf ! It’s worse the last few years, I’ve an old jacket of theirs and the logo and name it’s just on the sleeve about 1x5 inches…but that below … and others… no more superdry.

whisky_galore

Anything with the brand name screaming at you in huge letters so most so called designer labels.

Most if not all "athleisure", a slovenly look outside of the gym or activities. It's become a sort of uniform and it's boring...greys, blacks and navy... esp as loved by middle aged males.

Jeans because they don't last anymore, rip in less than a year and take an eternity to dry.

White coloured anything other than shirts. Don't see the point of white sneakers as they look grubby in jig time.

Cheap fast fashion and ridiculously expensive things.

whisky_galore

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121678086#Comment_121678086

The uniform of the skinny latte sipping, SUV driving yummy mummy.

For me it's not a brand issue.

I will simply not buy any clothes that makes me look like a walking billboard.

I don't mind a tiny subtle brand logo somewhere but if its bigger then a 1 or rarely a 2 euro coin it's not in my wardrobe.

all my clothes are either black or shades of grey except some white shirts or a suit.

walshb

Canada Goode label destroyed by chav

Lacoste the pick a the brands for me

malinheader

Personally I find Dunnes clothing alot better quality and shape keeping than penneys

zell12

North Face sued

Cheddar Bob

I always find it quite funny when you see posh middle aged people wearing Canada Goose, like they haven't copped that its demographic has shifted since the mid 2010s.

Is CG obsession among scrotes a purely Dublin thing or are there little schwars running around Ballydehob and Buncrana wearing them?

humberklog

I wouldn't wear Padraig Harrington (too miidle aged for this middle aged man) or Belanciaga (bit creepy) or Kalvin Klien (the uncool part of the 1990s and it's muck).

Armani, Boss, Polo and few other higher-end, high street designers have diversified their brands a lot. Going from reasonably affordable but cheaper made to their traditionally higher quality end allbeit at a higher price.

Boss still make lovely suits, Armani have lovely smart shirts, Polo tops (not my cuppa) can take a hell of a beating, Cavallaro make great machine washable knitwear, Givenchy make great shoes and sports jackets (blazers). But you don't see this quality line of their products in places like Kildare Village... or at least that's what I found.

Timberland's stretch trouser line are really comfortable, smart, easy drying and are a great alternative to blue jeans.

Wanderer78

couldnt give a sh1te, if i like it, and/or need it, its on me....

Leg End Reject

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121679025#Comment_121679025

I had to Google that, it's a lot more innocent than I was expecting. 😂

z80CPU

Canadian Goose. Because it's choice for dealers of that.

Alonzo Mosley

Wings runners .....