Guys would you wear Ed Hardy or Affliction clothing?

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Discussion Overview

The discussion revolves around the fashionability and pricing of Ed Hardy and Affliction clothing, with participants sharing their opinions on whether they would wear such items. The scope includes personal preferences, cultural perceptions, and humorous anecdotes related to clothing choices.

Discussion Character

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Main Points Raised

  • Some participants express disbelief at the high prices of Ed Hardy and Affliction clothing, questioning how t-shirts can cost between $50 and $180.
  • Others suggest that there must be a market for these brands, implying that there are consumers willing to pay for them.
  • A participant shares a humorous personal story about receiving a similar shirt as a gift and the reactions it elicited.
  • Some participants indicate a strong aversion to wearing these brands, stating they wouldn't wear them even if given for free.
  • There are mentions of children being attracted to these styles, with one participant reflecting on their own childhood preferences in clothing.
  • Several participants share links to alternative clothing items, often accompanied by humorous commentary about their appeal or lack thereof.
  • One participant notes that they like the aesthetic of the clothing but would not pay the asking prices, especially if they become overly common.

Areas of Agreement / Disagreement

Participants generally express mixed feelings about Ed Hardy and Affliction clothing, with no clear consensus on their desirability or fashion status. Some find them appealing while others strongly oppose them.

Contextual Notes

Participants' opinions are influenced by personal experiences, cultural perceptions, and generational differences in fashion preferences. The discussion reflects a range of attitudes towards clothing branding and pricing.

  • #31
hollyrenee said:
why I would never spend $30+ on a pair of jeans. Everybody else in the class thought this was very odd, as most of them apparently spend a minimum of $100 on jeans.
Apart from business suits I don't think I've spent $100 on any item of clothing that wasn't made of Gortex.
 
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  • #32
I've never seen an artificially made fabric that didn't have a better, natural counterpart.
 
  • #33
ozymandias said:
I've never seen an artificially made fabric that didn't have a better, natural counterpart.

Gortex - canvas
Polartec - tweed
Neoprene - rubber
Polypropylene - cotton
 
  • #34
I discovered Affliction on my own a few years ago. I thought the shirts looked pretty cool, but were way too expensive. After all, it's just a t-shirt. Then the shirts started becoming trendy and certain people who I don't want to be associated with started wearing them, so that kinda deterred me from that brand.
Not to mention some of the shirts have to be dry cleaned.
 
  • #35
tchitt said:
It's just a status thing... they don't care about quality. If everyone else started wearing parachute pants at $750 a pop they'd call you out of touch for wearing what they're wearing now.

Yeah, exactly. They justified spending $350 on a pair of jeans by arguing that the denim is of better quality, thus they will last longer and pay for themselves in the long run. The only problem with that is that within 6 months or so another trendy brand generally pops up and it is suddenly a must have. Then those super high-quality jeans that would last forever end up shunned to the back of the closet where they will sit and gather dust for all eternity. :biggrin:
 
  • #36
hollyrenee said:
Yeah, exactly. They justified spending $350 on a pair of jeans by arguing that the denim is of better quality, thus they will last longer and pay for themselves in the long run. The only problem with that is that within 6 months or so another trendy brand generally pops up and it is suddenly a must have. Then those super high-quality jeans that would last forever end up shunned to the back of the closet where they will sit and gather dust for all eternity. :biggrin:

As far as jeans go, those are acceptable to wear until holes are forming in them. So the quality argument is just an excuse to buy something trendy.
I have some 10$ jeans that have lasted me 10 years. I guess theirs last for 350 years.
But I don't mind paying 10 dollars for some new jeans once a decade.
 
  • #37
I've never heard of Ed Hardy or Affliction clothing.

I wear what my wife buys for me :biggrin: , so she's not embarrassed to be seen with me in public. Otherwise I wear jeans and T-shirts with pockets (unless it's a tank top - or wife beater shirt as my wife calls them). I'd be quite happy in clothes from the Salvation Army.

My wife buys nice pants/slacks from Land's End or LL Bean. She recently bought some Dockers on sale.

I pay minimally for shoes as well, and I prefer to wear sandals to shoes. Actually I prefer not to wear shoes, but people seem to have a problem with that.
 
  • #38
I've seen shirts like that on the racks at the stores occasionally. I never really looked at them. I always thought that they looked like cheap crap.

I mostly like plain solid shirts and flannel or plain over shirts. Occasionally I oggle the neat shirts at http://www.thinkgeek.com/tshirts-apparel/unisex/sciencemath/.
 
  • #39
leroyjenkens said:
As far as jeans go, those are acceptable to wear until holes are forming in them. So the quality argument is just an excuse to buy something trendy.
I have some 10$ jeans that have lasted me 10 years. I guess theirs last for 350 years.
But I don't mind paying 10 dollars for some new jeans once a decade.

I used to buy $10 jeans, and they always lasted quite a long time. I don't know if I've ever thrown out a cheap pair of jeans for having holes in it, but more that I no longer could squeeze my growing butt into them. In the past few years, though, I've had to buy jeans more in the $30 range to get anything that fits me right. I WISH I could wear the cheaper jeans..afterall, they're just jeans...but part of the point of jeans is they need to fit to be functional. I don't wear jeans to go out for social occasions, I wear them to work in. The really expensive ones ($50 and up) are NOT better quality, they are more likely to be thinner denim that will get holes pretty quickly if you actually wear them to work in. They are meant to be stylish, not functional. The cheapest jeans have always withstood getting holes in them the longest.
 
  • #40
Most girls I know can't wear jeans under 100 dollars because they will truly fit really really terribly. Most of my jeans are in the 40 dollar range but I am going to look at some 100+ jeans sometime soon. If they seem worth it, I'll get them.
 
  • #41
Ed Hardy and Affliction have been pretty hot here (CA) for a while. Perfectly normal people wear them, so there's no association to be worried about. Personally, I don't like to wear clothing items with skulls all over them, so I don't buy the stuff. Also, I buy my shirts with the intent to keep wearing them for several years, so I go for stuff that's not so super-trendy that it will be out of style in 6 months.

And LA is the Land of Expensive Jeans...I don't have my finger on the pulse of denim fashion, but I think Rock & Republic is the thing right now. Those jeans go for $300+, and you can find them everywhere. I tried some on once, but I didn't like the huge logo on the pocket and exaggerated stitching (i.e. thick white thread against dark blue!).
 
  • #42
TheStatutoryApe said:
Occasionally I oggle the neat shirts at http://www.thinkgeek.com/tshirts-apparel/unisex/sciencemath/.

That site it wonderful!

I list towards blank shirts and instead purchase them for colour and quality. I've not seen Ed Hardy or Affliction clothing before. (Not to the best of my knowledge, anyway.) But then again, I'm entirely out of that phase of life. Just looking here on this thread at what's on offer, it doesn't look like appealing stuff to me. Then again, I'm not trying to make any overt statements about being rebellious by flaunting skulls and thereby defying death. :wink:
 
  • #43
ozymandias said:
I've never seen an artificially made fabric that didn't have a better, natural counterpart.

mgb_phys said:
Gortex - canvas
Polartec - tweed
Neoprene - rubber
Polypropylene - cotton

I'm confused, mgb_phys, which are you suggesting is superior? Or are you?
 
  • #44
Astronuc said:
I pay minimally for shoes as well, and I prefer to wear sandals to shoes. Actually I prefer not to wear shoes, but people seem to have a problem with that.

With shoes, I have to wear socks that need to be washed/replaced ever so often. So I also don't wear shoes.
 
  • #45
$350 for a pair of jeans? $100 for a t-shirt? My god! You can spend a week in Mexico for that much and still have enough left over for about 10 cool t-shirts:

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One tequila, two tequila, three tequila, yes, (hic!), I'd like to buy that t-shirt señor. It'll be something, (hic!), I'll be able to wear, to all sorts of sozzial events, back home...

ps. never paid more than $15 for a T, nor more than $30 for a pair of pants in my life. So the answer is no. Unless I found some at the thrift store of course.
 
  • #46
galenxia said:
cool t-shirt. where can i get one ?

My guess would be Cabo San Lucas. :biggrin:
 
  • #47
Math Is Hard said:
My guess would be Cabo San Lucas. :biggrin:

Did you get yourself any cool shirts at the crawfish festival?
 
  • #48
rootX said:
Something like

http://www.johnnygreenmart.com/khxc/media/ccp0/prodlg/Basic_Plain_White_T_Shirt.jpg
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is nice.. (all of my t-shirts are plain and simple)

you and me both, brotha. $5 plain tees at acadamy sports in assorted colors. buy them a size large since they're cheap and draw up in the wash. still better material than the affliction from what i hear, but i wouldn't be caught dead in that douchebaggery.
 
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  • #49
This is guido and chav clothing at its finest.