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> Walk through Neiman Marcus, Nordstrom, Macy's, H&M, and they start to blend together. But are any of these luxury brands? Nordstrom might be upper-tier retai
by Eric_WVGG 6y ago
> Walk through Neiman Marcus, Nordstrom, Macy's, H&M, and they start to blend together.
But are any of these luxury brands? Nordstrom might be upper-tier retail but it’s hardly luxury.
- whymauri 6y agoI read this as 'luxury' brands (Neiman Marcus) becoming asymptotically indistinguishable from low- or mid-tier brands.
- asdff 6y agoCould you tell the difference at a glance from something from Neiman Marcus and a clone of that shirt sold by target? I can't.
- Eric_WVGG 6y agoAbsolutely not, that's why I'm questioning why any of these are being described here as "luxury brands." A t-shirt from a luxury brand could cost several hundred dollars, none of these stores carry anything like that. This is all shopping mall grade.
- room500 6y agoThe grass is always greener... Someone out there is wearing haute couture hand-sewn by artisans. Your hundred dollar shirt is laughable to that tier. But for the majority of the world, I think Nordstrom would largely count as "luxury"
- chillacy 6y agoSometimes I can tell. Usually you get better detailing with the expensive stuff, in the same way that you get nicer interiors on a Lexus than a Toyota. Granted the difference in quality is definitely not worth the difference in cost (like many luxury goods you'll end up paying 5x in price for what feels like a 1.2x improvement in quality). I recently replaced 20 or so $10 target shirts with a handful of $60 shirts from Nordstrom (NM sells them too) and they're much more comfortable, hold up better in the wash too.