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I have many individual pieces of clothing worth more than that. Nice cashmere is expensive, but soooo soft. A basic sweater from Loro Piana can easily run a fe

by prvit 4y ago

I have many individual pieces of clothing worth more than that. Nice cashmere is expensive, but soooo soft. A basic sweater from Loro Piana can easily run a few k, but is absolutely worth the price. Sky is the limit when it comes to outerwear, I’ve paid around $15k for a nice fur-lined coat. Worth it? Depends on the weather, sometimes I have doubts, but then the winter comes.

dragonsky 4y ago
I find it amazing that anybody could spend the value of a small car on a piece of clothing. If you think historically, this is in the range of cost that a knight would have spent on his armour, so more in the range of the utility of a main battle tank in modern terms.
vasco 4y ago
$15k is not worth it for any piece of clothing, at this price point you're just signaling.
- prvit 4y ago
  It’s the most comfortable garment I’ve ever touched, every moment wearing it is pure bliss. The fur is hardly visible to the outside, so little signaling value.
  - vasco 4y ago
    You're signaling right here, and I bet you've mentioned this before. It's not a problem, people do all kinds of things for signaling, but I hope you're not genuinely convinced you can't find similar bliss for an order of magnitude less than what you paid. That being said, do you have a link to see it?
    - prvit 4y ago
      > I hope you're not genuinely convinced you can't find similar bliss for an order of magnitude less than what you paid I’ve got extensive experience commissioning various garments in workshops around the world, buying furs from auctions and hunting around the world for fine fabrics. An order of magnitude simply isn’t realistic, you could create something similar for 33-50% of the money if you were willing to accept a cheaper exterior fabric and a lesser grade of fur. Keep in mind that regardless of materials a well crafted coat will tend to cost a few thousand euros, fur lining requires significantly more work. If you were to just walk up to a decent tailor and ask for a quote, it’s unlikely they’d give you a number below 10000 euros. > That being said, do you have a link to see it? Similar to this one, from a past collection https://it.loropiana.com/en/p/man/coats-and-trench/winter-voyager-over-coat-FAD7334?colorCode=509W https://it.loropiana.com/en/p/man/coats-and-trench/winter-vo... Little signaling value outside of anonymous internet conversations, visually indistinguishable from the significantly cheaper (5k) cashmere version without fur, except for the colorway that some sales rep or a true enthusiast might recognize.

by prvit 4y ago

dragonsky 4y ago

I find it amazing that anybody could spend the value of a small car on a piece of clothing. If you think historically, this is in the range of cost that a knight would have spent on his armour, so more in the range of the utility of a main battle tank in modern terms.

vasco 4y ago

$15k is not worth it for any piece of clothing, at this price point you're just signaling.

prvit 4y ago
It’s the most comfortable garment I’ve ever touched, every moment wearing it is pure bliss. The fur is hardly visible to the outside, so little signaling value.
- vasco 4y ago
  You're signaling right here, and I bet you've mentioned this before. It's not a problem, people do all kinds of things for signaling, but I hope you're not genuinely convinced you can't find similar bliss for an order of magnitude less than what you paid. That being said, do you have a link to see it?
  - prvit 4y ago
    > I hope you're not genuinely convinced you can't find similar bliss for an order of magnitude less than what you paid I’ve got extensive experience commissioning various garments in workshops around the world, buying furs from auctions and hunting around the world for fine fabrics. An order of magnitude simply isn’t realistic, you could create something similar for 33-50% of the money if you were willing to accept a cheaper exterior fabric and a lesser grade of fur. Keep in mind that regardless of materials a well crafted coat will tend to cost a few thousand euros, fur lining requires significantly more work. If you were to just walk up to a decent tailor and ask for a quote, it’s unlikely they’d give you a number below 10000 euros. > That being said, do you have a link to see it? Similar to this one, from a past collection https://it.loropiana.com/en/p/man/coats-and-trench/winter-voyager-over-coat-FAD7334?colorCode=509W https://it.loropiana.com/en/p/man/coats-and-trench/winter-vo... Little signaling value outside of anonymous internet conversations, visually indistinguishable from the significantly cheaper (5k) cashmere version without fur, except for the colorway that some sales rep or a true enthusiast might recognize.