Thread 18490836

oh no how will I pretend to be old money now!?!?!??! I need loro piano to show the successor housewives that I'm just like them, won't someone think of the temporarily embarrassed millionaires?

>>18490847
>brand synonymous with quality is made by slave labour
>’muh u will never be old money’
…. this is a big deal for the luxury goods sector wtf

>>18490836 (OP)
Don't buy anything Made in Italy unless you are sure of the quality and how it's made.

>>18490861
this. to some extent this goes for spain too. france and uk is fine

>>18490836 (OP)
Who cares

>>18490904
Anyone who is into understanding the fashion business or economics surrounding fashion

Everything is made in China

Western brands are a scam. Just buy that sh on temu or ali lmao

>>18490836 (OP)
This board has been saying it for years, or at last actual people in the know.

For once /fa/ wasn't just fags.

>>18490861
>>18490868

>Don't buy anything Made in Italy unless you are sure of the quality and how it's made.

How can you be sure?

>>18491047
>This board has been saying it for years

So what year do you have to go back to by a Made in Italy garment that was made by a real Italian instead of a Chinese tailor?

>>18491067
Italy has always been like this, it's a gritty country.
Even in the 80s, they were the main place in Europe to sell fake Rolexes, fake bags and so on.
People who want real luxury stay away from anything owned by LVMH or Kering and buy clothes from small houses, Cifonelli, Rubinacci, Camps de Luca...

People in the know have never fucked with Loro Piana's Ready to Wear. What made the company famous was their textiles. You would go to your tailor and get something made in Loro Piana fabric. The company was founded in 1924 as a Textile Mill but didn't start doing Ready to Wear until the 80's when the Great Grandsons of the founder took over and basically went scam mode. The Ready to Wear from the moment it was conceived was poorly made crap that was just a means to use up their overstock fabrics. It was never meant for the discerning bespoke customer that ordered Loro Piana fabrics from their tailor. It was meant for NMP's (New Money Peabrainlets).

But the world is full of NMP's and the Ready to Wear did well and eventually LMVH came knocking. This was the real death knell of the company. Up until 2013 Loro Piana still made great fabrics and you could just ignore the kitschy Ready to Wear they did for dilettantes. But after LVMH got majority control of the company everyone knew the fabrics division would wither and die.

So even the people in the know who still used Loro Piana fabrics basically got out over 10 years ago, and switched to other storied Italian mills that have stayed family owned. Nobody who knew anything about real luxury or the Italian fashion industry was surprised about this. Only NMP's are shocked.

>>18491105
Well yes LVMH isn’t synonymous with quality but i think this will change the way the average consumer thinks about price and mark ups

>>18490836 (OP)
loro piana were responsible for importing covid19 infected chinese into europe

>>18490836 (OP)
why does it matter? I'm sure the chinaman didn't do a worse job than a italian.

>>18491105
>>18491129
people should realise by now that no brand owned by LVMH is actually luxurious. they're infamous for cost-cutting to maximize profit margins
if you need to """flex""" with a famous luxury house, at least buy Hermes or something

>>18490848
People have known about this for years, apparently not tiktok zoomers but anyone who pays attention

>>18491105
>no-money complaining about new-money
I hope the succession housewives see this bro

>>18491153
I think the Bof article will have an impact on sales i am almost positive

>>18490942
I don't expect things to not be made in China. What I expect with a western brand is better quality control and less cut corners than with generic Chinese-made goods.

>>18491105
>It was meant for NMP's (New Money Peabrainlets)
That explains why Chamath Pallyhappadingdong simps for it so much

>>18490836 (OP)
all of our shit (italian) is made by niggers and chinks, welcome to the 21st century

>>18491154
I'm not complaining about anything. Just letting /fa/ know no one in the know is surprised about this. Also my knowledge of this matter has nothing to do with my background. Which ironically is Old Money but we're talking Asset Rich Cash Poor WASPs. So my family would never spend money on clothes anyway lol. I'm the odd one out that got interested in this subject. Everyone else in my family literally wears Costco brand khaki's and polo shirts.

>>18490836 (OP)
How fucking stupid do you have to be if you don't know in 2025 "Made in Italy" means Chinese slave labor working in Chinese owned sweatshops in Italy? You are truly a next level retard if you pay a premium for a "Made in Italy" label.

>>18491198
Made in italy meant something different 20 years ago
At worst i thought is was italians doing the slave labour
But chinks!?!?!? yuck i am disgusted by the entire luxury goods industry desu

Next we will find out that junya watanabe is made by slave labour too

>>18491198
Not stupid at all. It's perfectly adequate to simply be ignorant of the industry.

>>18491105
You should see the exorcist style neck contortions people do when you say you have tailor made clothing. It's so rare now people from other departments at my work comment on it when they find out.

It's really bad and about the same cost as a quality piece plus I know who made it. People don't even know tailors make stuff others than suits.

Loro Putin

>>18490836 (OP)
>LVMH
Need I say more?

>>18490836 (OP)
>>18491278
Why are the owners of these companies fine with just ruining the brand? It's wild that there's just no sense of protecting their reputation and value over the long term.

>>18490836 (OP)
the children yearn for the cashmere goats

>>18491196
This is the most /fa/ post I've ever read here (this is not a compliment)

There is nothing less attractive than a man dressed in Loretto Panini muh stealth wealth.

Women might enjoy the lifestyle, but not the look itself which communicates you're weak and physically incompetent.

>>18490836 (OP)
Using slave labor is probably the most old money thing you can do