Question for purchasers of womens’ cloathes
Hello folks, my partner has watched me pick up a lot of actionable tips and brand advice from this here forum, and we’re trying to find some good options for her. I would say her primary criterion when looking to buy is “quality” - in the sense of long lasting, natural materials, sustainably made, and designed for function over form. We’re looking mostly for pants and cardigans and are looking for options similar in value:price as something like Spier and Mackay. I have no idea how to label her style but I’d guess I’d lean toward “European minimalism” if that helps paint any pictures. Anyone have suggestions fitting the above description?
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A budget in terms of $/piece will go a long way for any suggestions you receive.
(I know you mentioned spier, but women's clothes tend to fall on a different pricing scale than men's, especially with your other requests in mind.)
Probably 150usd per piece max would be the top end to explore first
Secondhand or deep discount:
- woolrich
- filson
- pendleton
- nadaam
- aritizia
"sustainably made" is nebulous, but im assuming yall just want to avoid super fast fashion like shein.
Thanks for this! I’m heading offline now but I’ll check these out tomorrow
A lot of the advice around thrifting and online secondhand shopping are not gender specific, e.g. looking at material compositions, brand lists, etc.
specifically for cardigans, there are a billion Irish/Scottish makers available for cheap on ebay
These are some good brands to search for that have good pants that you can find relatively cheap on ebay and other platforms:
Oxxford
RLBL
RLPL
Santorell
Burberry
Zegna Couture
Ermenegildo Zegna
AMI
Brooks Brothers
Canali
Hertling
Incotex
Norse Projects
I can also recommend you to just look for stuff made from Loro Piana fabrics. Sometimes you can find some custom made stuff with exquisite quality for an extremely low price.
This is just a list of expensive brands that men shop at that also make womens clothing
What does “function over form” mean to you in this context
Because form is the function here
Unless you want like, techwear
Hey! this is an interesting brand list, how’d you come up with it?
OP as a person who's into women's clothing I'll recommend these brands below for the aesthetic you've described - keep in mind you'll not find a lot of this stuff new/retail under $150:
- maje
- cos
- Sandro
- cordera
- ba&sh
- Anna Quan
- APC
- Lemaire
- sezane
- max mara (weekend)
Sorry swag, but your list is honestly useless to anyone under 50 and doesn't go sailing in Corsica on the reg - I truly do not understand how you could have arrived at that list and be so so so wrong
Bc it’s just a list of menswear brands
He doesn’t know what their women’s lines look like
even for menswear its a pretty boring list
>european minimalism
is gonna be boring regardless
Midi basically got as interesting as you’re gonna get with that criteria
No
Do not derail this
Think of our poor op
Ope sorry I'm lost
Wrong thread
OP use midi’s list, and look secondhand for those as well
Awesome, thanks everyone (especially midi!)
Touché. What I mean is that my partner tends to care more about how things feel than how things look - though perhaps that’s only a little less vague than my original statement
Can you explain what the difference of the weekend line to just Max Mara? If there even is one, but I understood that there was.
It's a diffusion line and it's cheaper than mainline
Main line is excessively priced but you can find weekend for a deal once in a while. The drop in quality is noticeable but mainline is extremely nice
Thanks! I didn't even realize they only made women's clothing, I just thought their stuff looked good!
Huh, that was finally enough for them
Swag is gone, no more Swag
lol oops
no it's fine, they've been giving bad advice for a long time