not about fashion

White Ralph Lauren T-shirt

2010-08-02T01:28:00.000+01:00

White Ralph Lauren T-shirt on sale from Bicester village for only£24.99. original price was £85.

Another luxury bag

2010-07-13T14:19:00.001+01:00

Did you guess the brand of the bag in the last post. Congrats to those who did. You really know your bags.
It is a Hermes Garden Party hand bag.

This time I have yet another luxury bag for you to identify. Should be easy.

I really like the way it was folded up.

Identify this bag

2010-07-10T00:28:00.000+01:00

Do you love branded handbags?

If you think you can tell the genuine item from the fakes and even the unique name of each bags, then try to identify the bag in the picture.

Salvatore Ferragamo bags

2009-02-02T01:00:00.006Z

These are Salvatore Ferragamo bags which were on sale at their Bicester village outlet. I think these are the previous season's designs and apparently quite cheap if you compare with their normal price.

Bally shoes

2009-01-18T00:34:00.006Z

Mrs EM bought this pair at the Bally Outlet Store in Bichester Village for £62.30 - a discount of 30%. The original price was £89. Apparently this shoe costs more than RM1000/ in Malaysia.

For your information Bally has it's HQ in Caslano, Ticino, Switzerland.

Cheap Next girls shoes

2008-11-18T15:22:00.004Z

Thought I had found myself a great deal when I found a nice pair of Next school shoes for my daughter. It was less £15 and it looked like leather.

Well, only after two days found that the toes were completely scuffed. The shoes are made in China and on closer examination found out that they were definitely not leather. A cheaper pair of school shoes from Tesco lasted longer. Can't believe that Next carries such low quality shoes in their stores.

Lesson of the day - Branded is not always the best.

Meaning of Levi's jeans numbering system

2008-09-21T21:35:00.002+01:00

I have only worn variations of only one type Levi's jeans - the legendary button fly 501s. However, I have always wondered about their numbering system and was unable to find out what the different numbers meant. It's not explained on the Levi's site as well.

That was until today. Searching on Google lead me to WikiAnswers and more specifically the question: What are the differences in style number of levi's?

The person who posted it also got it form another site but I think it's accurate.

Products

Lines include:

* Red Tab
* Silver Tab (this line started in 1990 and is marketed to a more fashion-forward demographic; the last five years this line got a make-over to resemble an urbanwear look rather than the traditional Levi's look)
* Dockers
* Levi Strauss
* Type 1 - discontinued but still available in Asia
* Engineered - discontinued but still available in Asia
* Circle R
* Red Loop
* Levi's Vintage Clothing（L.V.C)
* Levi Strauss Signature
* Next Cube Blue Print (N3BP)
* Capital E

Denim giant Levi Strauss has designed a pair of jeans, called RedWire DLX Jeans, able to control a wearer's Apple iPod music player. The RedWire DLX Jeans will have an iPod remote control and docking station fitted in its pockets, and comes complete with attached headphones. To be launched in August 2006, the jeans will cost approximately $250. Levi Strauss is not the first to produce iPod-compatible clothing, but it is believed to be the first to do so for trousers or jeans. No details of how exactly the owner will be able to wash them have been released.

In 2000, the "Launderette" advert for Levi's 501s was named the 6th best television commercial of all time, in a poll conducted by The Sunday Times and Channel 4, a UK Based Television channel & newspaper.

Numbered styles --

* 501 Button Fly
* 503 Skinny (women)
* 504 Slouch Straight (women)
* 505 Straight Leg
* 506 Standard Fit (men)
* 507 Boot Cut (Men)
* 508 Loose (Men)
* 509 Loose (Men)
* 511 Skinny (Men)
* 512 Boot Cut (Men)
* 512 Slim Fit (Men
* 514 Slim (Men)
* 514 Slouch Boot Cut (women)
* 515 Boot Cut (women)
* 516 Slim Fit (discontinued)
* 517 Boot Cut (men)
* 518 Superlow Boot Cut (women)
* 519 Flared (women)(discontinued)
* 519 Flared (women)(discontinued)
* 522 Stretch (men)
* 524 Classic Straight Cut (men)
* 525 Boot Cut (women)
* 527 Low Boot (men)
* 529 Slim Boot Cut (Women)
* 529 Low Straight (men)(discontinued)
* 539 Comfort Straight (men)
* 542 Low Straight/Low Flared (women)
* 544 Boot Cut (women)
* 550 Relax Fit
* 551 Flare (women)
* 555 Relax Fit Straight (discontinued)
* 556 "Billie May" Regular Fit (women)
* 557 "Eve" Square-Cut (women)
* 558 "Patty Anne" Slim Fit (women)
* 559 "Marissa" Square-Cut Boot (women)
* 559 straight relaxed (men)
* 560 Comfort Fit (men)
* 565 Wide Leg, Loose Fit (women)
* 567 Loose Boot Cut (men)
* 569 Loose Straight (men)
* 570 Straight Fit (women)
* 571 Slim Fit (women)
* 572 Boot Cut (women)
* 573 Loose Fit (women)
* 576 Loose Fit (women)
* 579 "Bobby Anne" Skinny
* 581 Boot Cut (men)
* 584 Boot Cut stretch (men)
* 606 Skinny
* 646 Bellbottom (Men)
* 646 Capital E Vintage Flared (women)
* 901 Tapered (men)
* 907 Twisted Boot cut (men)
* 927 Boot Cut (men)
* Capital E Skimmer Skinny (women)
* Premium City Straight (women)
* Type 1 Iconic Fit
* Type 1 Real Loose
* Type 1 Tough Boot

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orange tabs(europe):
* 630 straight
* 631 skinny
* 632 bell
* 622 big bell
* 637 big bell
* 602 big bell

400 series is mosts twill pants in Khaki and Tan, 1960s, plus stretch Levi's

600 series is an assorted selection, including men's black jeans, yarn-dyed (601), boys, mostly sanforized jeans (601, in the 60s, 602, 603, 604, up to 640)

700 is the women's series, including the 701 Lady Levi's (1935), 710 up is men's shirts, mostly twill (1960s)

800 is mostly Slim fit jeans in tan, sand and black twill. 801 is mostly shorts, in sand twill, Bravo Blue Twill, all from roughly 1962-66.

Price Demolition at Go Outdoors

2008-09-13T00:31:00.000+01:00

Go Outdoors, said to be UK's biggest outdoors store is having it's "price demolition" sale. For example, the Regatta Sidetrack Mens Trail Shoes which was normally priced £32 now costs only £9.99. That's more than 30% reduction.

Cheap sandals from Matalan

2008-08-04T02:07:00.000+01:00

Got these cheap sandals from Matalan. Really comfortable, they only cost me £3/

Retail sales fall in the UK

2008-07-24T11:45:00.000+01:00

It not looking good for the retailers here in the UK. According to a report on the BBC site, retail sales here fell 3.9% in June, after a slight surge in the previous month. No wonder there are sales all the year round but the problem is that not many people are biting the bait.

This is one of the worst figures since 1986.

Interestingly, the sales in the non-store retailing and repair sector sales rose by 6.5%. According to the report, this indicates that "people are mending their existing products rather than buying new replacements".

Armani sunglasses for less

2008-07-12T15:34:00.000+01:00

Get branded stuff for less prices at TK Maxx. It depends on your luck though.

Look at this Emporio Armani sunglass which originally cost £100. Got it in TK Maxx for only £29.99.

Harrods Sale

2008-07-09T13:25:00.000+01:00

Harrods is having a sale - upto 50% on several items.

The sale will go on till the 26th of July, 2008.

Beautiful Girl by INXS

2008-07-08T12:10:00.000+01:00

A great classic song by Australian band INXS (pronounced "in excess")

With a social message - about the pressures on women.

Shopping at Bicester village

2008-07-07T13:18:00.000+01:00

Dropped by the Bicester Village on the way to London last Saturday. It was a good decision. The various outlets were having massive reductions ont heir products. When they say "SALE" they really mean it.

Bought a Timberland shoe for only £19.99. The original price was £65. That's a massive reduction of nearly 70%. I was tempted to buy more but kept myself in check.

I also bought a Samsonite Dothan shoulder bag for £10.50 (original price £25.90).

Here's the location map:

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Introduction to not about fashion

2008-07-06T23:40:00.000+01:00

What I meant was "It's not only about fashion"

I think it's crazy that some people buy bags so costly that the same amount can buy a brand new car.

But a friend earns a living selling luxury products including bags that cost more than a car to people who don't know what to do with their money

- or do they?

Anyway, this new blog will discuss the retail industry, fashion, about getting value for your money on branded clothes and accessories.