who is the king of fah? is it Rick? >found his niche got

>>8291668
how about me versus all of them, anon!

I'll fight them all!

wtf is fah?

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Being your own king is the /fa/est thing one can do.

>>8291717
how "/fa/" is pronounced.

>>8291734
I pronounce all the boards based off of words like they should sound /mu/= mew
/fa/=fah

The Antwerp 6 are the kings/queens from my uneducated perspective, they influenced most designers we praise.

>Damir Doma is trying to be the next Armani

Is this a thing?

>>8291752
Yeah I think Ann is the Queen of /fa/

>>8291780

"Was", sadly.

>>8291668
"Rick found his niche and got comfortable"

This is wrong you Pleb

>>8291784
Are you referring to her leaving her label?
Or are you saying she is no good now?

>>8291734
i think we had a vote thingy a while back to determine wether its fah or effay. about 70% said it was effay, so yeah..

>>8291796
plebs only say effay. fah is how a proper prince would say it.

forever 21

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Whatever happened to Hedi? Shit, a cartoon version of him used to be the board mascot and representative in comics.

>>8291830

Nothing "happened"; he's still doing his own thing like always.

>>8291830
everyone got tired of his trite ass schtick in 2010, and rightfully so

>>8291830
Hedi could be king

>>8291819
This.

>>8291796
lol but muh-vote!!1 i never voted in that, fuckup

Do you say biz for /biz/ or bee-eye-zee?

>bilespu salem

>>8291830
this niggga is the king

>>8291668
used to be raf but then everyone got into goofninja so for the moment it's Rick.

>>8291830
I can't fathom his net worth.

Rick

Also your Sruli perspective is hilarious.
The only thing even slightly comparable in what you've mentioned is Lm'altieri and then maybe anatomica and linea.

>>8291773
The reality.
Guys been gunning for a place amongst the luxury lifestyle brands since 2012.

>>8291668
ELliot rOdger

>>8291956

EDGEedgeEDGEedgeEDGEedge

>>8291668
>We all know Raf hasn't been Raf since around spring 01
suck a dick

>>8291941
explain?

>>8291668
I like how you guys found Rick last year and realized he's doing the same thing when it was evident since 2001

Anyways, 2009-2011 thanks for all the money you idiots made me. I found that shit on clerance in Newport, la and San Diego malls

i don't think a monarchial system is very /fa/

the true /fa/ man lives in an idealistic enlightened utopia where everyone is free to self govern.

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>>8291668
lmao

>not even currently active
>Carpe Diem

You really missed the mark
None of who you mentioned is really comparable to Sruli at all, technically or otherwise. As far as aesthetic vision, Sruli doesn't have a direct competitor. Some elements of Inaisce come close, and though the feel is totally different; the tailoring shares similarities with Devoa et al at times.

Get off the sz hypetrain, CCP is not the be all and end all of artisanal clothing.
Lumen Et Umbra for me is in the same boat as LUC and the prime example Zam B; hyped through the ceiling by sz.

Damir isn't relevant, on /fa/ or anywhere else.

Raf has some support here, but the king is definitely Rick.

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>>8291992
Look at the conceptual discourse from 08-AW12 then look at it from SS12 to now.

Abandoned or started to move away from what was effectively medieval fantasy to silk loungewear chic (watered down Haider) around AW11. I don't know to me it started to look more and more like what you'd see from lanvin or some of the other older Parisian fashion houses but badly constructed (not that damir ever really had good construction) and without the historical appeal and security those Parisian houses offered. The companies mysterious expansions into perfume, furniture(?) and womens while also completely revamping the concept also indicated to me that it wanted to escape the kind of 'avant garde' niche it had been established in.

I don't know if the perfume is still going.

>>8292042
No.
Facets of carpe diem are certainly comparable to Sruli especially in light of their willingness to utilise almost unorthodox technology in the imagining and construction of garments.
(Laser cutting, 3D computer analysis and imaging, etc)
I guess InAisce could been seen as similar in aeshetic for one or two of the earlier seasons but I think the philosophy and themes are totally different (especially when you look at some of InAisce's later work).

To be honest for me the closest active contemporary labels to Sruli are Issey Miyake and Aitor Throup - well... for those that I'm interested in.

LUC is actually one of the most innovative knit wear producers globally, Luca is a genius/clinically insane.
LEU is weird, I think it lost a lot of it was recently, pretty cool treatments still though.
Why are you even mentioning Zam amongst LUC?

>>8292011
i think its fine considering it takes a lifetime to afford all his shit. Quality over quantity

>>8292011
No, you bought one rick tank top and tried to flip it on SZ for months before finally moving it at cost.

>>8292042
Agree with what you said except for the last part.

Raf seems like he's taken more seriously by retailers and such, Rick seems like a bit of a joke in the fashion crowd.
It could just be French/European influence though.

>>8292052

I agree that there's been a certain lack of focus on the overall range, but I don't think that he isn't without his strengths and signatures (e.g. unusual takes on suiting, chunkier proportions, lavish detail on sportswear styles). I cut the line a lot of slack mostly because he's a young dude, he's got pressure from his investors to grow and develop the brand, and he's obviously figuring out what he wants to do as he goes along.

Raf has gone through several changes in style in his career and though he went through distinct "periods" (I guess you could say that), there has always been a tension between his core values as a designer and the need to explore new ideas, new territory. It might have been a more natural evolution for Raf (e.g. the appointment at Jil), so perhaps part of why you're not pleased with Damir's development is that it's been in a much shorter span of time and probably feels a little more forced and less like a steady evolution.

>>8292107
>Rick seems like a bit of a joke in the fashion crowd

I don't know what you mean, but he obviously has fun with what he does and taking yourself too seriously, much less in fashion, is a one-way ticket to being boring and preachy. I'll take a designer who makes "Bodybag" rompers and "Brancusi" wedges over a designer who thinks he's saving the world any day of the week.

I want to say Hedi because he meets almost all the requirements

>introverted
he has only had one single interview in probably all his career since Dior

>dark colours
rocking black since SLP collection V

>slim or skinny fits
Hedi invented skinny jeans

>good taste in music and design
nice music in the runways and SLP music projects are p cool

well, i think that's enough

Hedi is Love
Hedi is Life

>>8292107
>Rick seems like a bit of a joke in the fashion crowd.

lol, what?
He's one of the strongest selling brands around, and in spite of constant problems with the ordering process stockists are still beating down his door because his clothes just about print them money.

>>8292128
>in spite of constant problems with the ordering process

Oooooh. What have you heard?

>>8292128
Is this a joke?

Why spew misinfo.

Rick sells horribly. he has a cult following of select buyers, but as a whole he does terrible.

>>8292124
if hedis your favorite "designer" you might as well wear a sandwich board telling the world you dont know anything about fashion

which i guess is pretty par for the course as king of /fa/

>>8292134
I don't want to say, only because I don't know if it could be linked back to the people who I've talked to about it.

>>8292146
He is *the* most successful independent luxury label on the market. Only the luxury megabrands are able to outstrip him in sales, and only because their production runs and the number of stockists are several orders of magnitude greater than his.

>>8292146
This, wanna hear something crazy. Only about 500 pairs of geobaskets have been sold, and they made somewhere between 3 and 4 thousand, Only 500 sold out 4000, EVER.

>>8292155
No he's not, you have no idea what you're talking about. I work in this industry you childish brain dead idiot

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>>8292078
>unorthodox technology in the imagining and construction of garments
I'll pay that.

>Issey
too #highfashion

>Aitor
I agree to an extent, I was going to include him in my original post if I hadn't felt it would be too long winded.
The difference between Aitor and Sruli is the level of tailoring that is purely anatomical, and in this regard Aitor is in his own league.
In the case of Aitor Throup, extreme consideration is given to function, there's a distinct technical vibe for me.
Much of Sruli's work however incorporates elements that are very complex, but definitely not anatomical (ie the use of darting, the sloped shoulder etc)

>LUC
I'm a fan of Luca's work, but LUC for some reason has become the quintessential darkdad look. Don't know if I'll ever be able to escape those connotations.

>Why are you even mentioning Zam amongst LUC?
le nigerian prince deserves naught but praise

>>8292161
this is pretty funny, and i get that the punchline is that your words are as apparently credible as mine, but let's be real: rick picks up dozens of stockists every season and buys just keep getting deeper and deeper.

there will be a critical mass where rick's hype starts to taper off and it's likely that rick in ten or twenty years will be a smaller label than it is today, but otoh his revenue has increased ten fold in a decade and there is no sign of it slowing down any time soon.

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>>8292107
>king of /fa/

Not king of fashion

>>8292152
why is that? Its not my god, i just like his designs, i use him as inspo, not as a rule

in more into minimalism with some classic UK style

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>>8292108
I don't know if they're strengths, signatures maybe.
It always comes off as clumsy to me especially compared to the more refined versions others produce (Haider, Rick, KVA, Dior) - why would anyone go to Damir?
Fair points on maybe why he should be given slack but I don't think a consumer and then buyer can afford those considerations since bottom line is it isn't really providing anything worthwhile anymore. I definitely feel you on the pressure investor front, I think the guy whos been rolling him (forgot name) decided to tighten the reigns and drive him for it all.

Yeah but I also think Raf has been driving a very concise narrative that can be traced as far back as AW99. There have been dramatic changes in production and design but its always been loyal to the story, constantly explored and developed. Maybe I'm making up the story whatever I like it.

I think why I don't like Damir's work now is because it feels lost (kind of what you've said) and I'm a bit disappointed that what he used to do got dropped. Probably that was out of his control but I can't afford that sympathy.

>>8292166
This is a piss poor rebuttal.

>Too Highfashion
not even close...where were you when he was going through southern asia gowning local tribes in finely pleated polyester?

>AT vs SR
A lot of Sruli's early work (suiting in particular) was very concious of the body and its articulatoin - even a lot of the work he did in Iceland appreciates and respects the bodies movements to a degree rivaling Devoa.

>tailoring that is purely anatomical, and in this regard Aitor is in his own league.
no, not really - Sruli, Devoa and Issey also appreciate the bodies movement in their work, a lot more than Aitor aswell I would say.

>quintessential darkdad look.
rubbish opinion.

>>8292224

Anorak is that u
wassup buddy

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>>8292224
>rebuttal
Were we having an argument?

Fashion nerds smh

>The Antwerp 6 are the kings/queens from my uneducated perspective, they influenced most designers we praise.
except nobody talks about any of them but Ann D
>>8291787
you can't really be the king if you are retired

>>8292155

Is there something you could generalize about? No need to mention specific names or styles or stores.

>>8292486
Just incomplete or incorrect shipments and little or nothing done to correct the mistakes.

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It's funny because with the more you hear about the Owens empire the more it becomes clear that if anything is going to ruin it it will be Rick's apathy towards the administrative side.

>>8292492

They definitely cancel styles due to not reaching factory minimums or other production issues, but not any more or less than anybody else that I've noticed. Wang usually has at least a handful of major pieces that never see retail because nobody picks it up or they don't price out well. It's especially a fact in contemporary, but the recent strength of that market has been that it's easy for retailers to assemble smaller buys in diverse brand matrices and still produce a cohesive experience for customers. It also seems like the increase in number of self-operated points of sale has made it easier for them to stabilize and solidify their stock position, too.

If it's true, that sucks for the retailer(s) involved, but dealing with errors has always been a part of running a business, too.

>>8291668
finally a great thread on here. OP hit the nail on the head, esp about raf. lol at all the sruli fags dick riding in here. all these newfags influenced by turnleft.

>>8292158
is this nigger making this shit up? rick is living like a fucking boss. has a mansion in paris and several stores. doesn't even fucking speak the language. sure he has mitchelle to thank for a lot of his success in paris but whenever has an american been accepted and valued so much in the paris fashion world. the shit he gets to do in shows only others could dream of.

>>8292541
Can you contribute anything to this thread aside from riding OP?

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>>8292565
yeh suck me gran nans tits m8
faggot nigger

>>8292581
What are you providing here?
A coffee table fashion book pic you took from your iphone?

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>>8292590
ya, MMM.

>>8292709
I think I've got Talking to Myself sitting around somewhere, I'll take a few snaps when I'm home.

>>8291842
nope.

it's effay.

>>8292724
Lel, maybe if you're an amerifat. It's fah you fucking pleb.

I bet you can't even say fah.

>>8291668
Philip Lim maybe? What I like about Philip Lim is that that quality seems extremely good (from handling it) and the designs are very interesting, thought provoking and adventurous.

I don't own any Lim I'm not a fan as such but I value designers who are highly daring, innovative, unique and put emphasis on quality.

Margiela is similar in their design MO but the quality is unacceptable.

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>>8292124

Heidi is responsible for killing (Yves) Saint Laurent's prestige and turning the label into some pseudo-goth abomination.

>>8292551

Rick is in no way respected in the same way that Raf, Karl, Kris Van (etc) are. He's a black sheep who is loved by the press and fuccbois and not many more. I'm not saying he's a bad designer by any means, but he's far from "respected" in the Parisian fashion crowd.

My vote for true king of /fa/ goes to Yohji.

>>8292739
philip lim is never discussed here and is primarily a woman's clothing designer

>>8292759
Rick is close personal friends with the designers you named and his big moment was a personal endorsement from Anna fucking Wintour.

Where do you people get this shit?

>>8292759
>Heidi

Yeah, you obviously know your stuff...

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>>8292759
Laughable post.

Here are a few from talking to myself

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>>8292874
And that's all I took.

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>>8292759
>Kris van
>Kris
>Van
>Asscheekz
hahaha you gave yourself away when you mentioned kVa. knew you were troll in m8

also fun fact about yohji -- back when he was raking in all the dollars in the late 80s - 90s your fah 'king' was sold in common malls across amerifat.

>>8292759
ysl and goth don't even belong in the same universe. what the actual fuck are you talking about.
heidi is shit but everything he does appeals to the masses and has made ysl bigger than ever.

have you ever even been in a ysl store?
you do realize they almost never have sales and are constantly selling their newest collections in ridiculous high volume vs other houses.

>>8292832

pls start tripping again

>>8292551
I thought he speaks French and Italian.

>>8292759
>Heidi
>SLP is similar to goth

troll detected

nigga, Hedi came to save YSL from dadcoreness, I've found a baggy jumper in an outlet store from YSL when it was YSL and not SLP

YSL was more unto high end formal wear, SLP is more into Redy to Wear with a special style, i would say kind of faggy but its a reinvention of a previous one combined with the old YSL

back to Hollister, nigger

rick owens if your a nigger
raf simmons if your a ritch white boy
damir doma if your a dumb ass mexican

goud ol tricky ricky~