Are Designer Clothes Worth the Extra Money? Feat. Dries Van Noten

Asking and answering the question of whether or not designer clothes are worth the extra money. Spoiler, they usually are.
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[@TobyStanding]

Bliss, you are making the most riveting and non pretentious fashion content on KZbin, big love my guy - really hope you get to do this full time forever

[@BlissFoster]

Wow that’s such a huge compliment. Thank you

[@claudiosuarezdavio3043]

100% agree on this, he's fresh, non pretentious and interesting

[@ioloedwards4823]

"Y'all found the wrong Italians" literally made my day

[@sergiovela7686]

I agree with you on being 100% here for designs like this. My problem is when brands sell stuff like a logo tee for 500$ and that's like the most affordable item they have

[@starylize]

this !!!

[@theespottedgiraffe_5368]

yeah fr, the logo tee's are bs

[@arturoguillen2125]

Things like that shirt remind me how awesome your sense of style is. Youre not worried whether or not people think you look cool or not. You know that youre cool and people either get it or they dont, youre still cool either way!

[@BlissFoster]

Wow damn, thank you! The tee is part of the set that Jake lent to me for this shoot. He’s seriously one of the most stylish people I follow on IG

[@vivi_nguyenxx]

Omg the argument I need. I absolutely cannot stand those ppl who thunk high-end clothes are just expensive normal clothes

[@TheFiown]

I trained as a designer in London but chose to work as a draper in Paris, arriving in 1978. I worked for many designers, the term 'designer clothing' is thrown around a lot but few labels are worth this name! As you say many labels are outsourced with little intervention or choice. I know about fabric and I also know how much a garment costs to make up and it can be shocking. I Have had many arguements with designers who tried to do the wrong thing but one designer I worked closely with was Lagerfeld and he was a joy to work with, he was into every detail and knew how to cut a pattern. The last company I was director for the ready to wear and when the investors came to see the first collection they were astonished by the fabrics. I had found people who sold on really high end fabrics from big houses for a fraction of the price and although the stocks were sometimes low I only used these. It meant smaller series of clothes but it made them more special and we sold them as such. I gave up working in fashion in 2016 when it became too social media controlled with rappers and other 'stars' being given control of collection, I mean WTF ! We even had one employee whose job it was to sit and go on social media all day! Dries is a favorite of mine, I also like Marni and at the moment Dior because of Maria Grazia Chiuri who is a genius with fabric and embroidery.

[@shiina4861]

I'm on the edge of my seat with this Margiels series but equally as excited for any new Bliss

[@BlissFoster]

Next week, bro!

[@malarauko]

Sometimes. I think there's a difference between designer clothes which are just clothes from a particular brand and designed clothes which are clothes are with thought put into the design, construction, etc. Case in point, those Gucci t-shirts which people buy just to have a Gucci logo are no relation whatsoever to some of the clothes Gucci sends down the runway.

[@BlissFoster]

I agree with the sentiment, but I honestly love those Gucci shirts. Do you know the story behind them?

[@malarauko]

@@BlissFoster no but do tell. Also I do think a t shirt can be in that category because literally my favourite thing in my closet is an undercover t shirt

[@Timelyxx]

I understand you man but, a lot of time Alessandro is actually referencing something in his tees.

[@tannerwolf5197]

symmetry in design is another reason why they’re priced so high, getting the prints to be exact and perfectly precise is something cheaper clothes don’t offer.

[@retroazul]

For me it always depends on the quality and the overall design of the clothing most of the times i can find something similar or more unique on vintage stores and thrift stores, i will always wear what i can afford but i can see why most designer clothes have that cost.

[@sh0gun___]

"To most people that I was growing up with, designer brands were things like J. Crew and Banana Republic" OOF. Also Vineyard Vines if you were REALLY ballin'.

[@BlissFoster]

Whoa whoa, that’s Christmas gift talk there, pal.

[@_ayo_vic_]

Dawg thank you for making this video. I remember back when I was buying tons of streetwear and the quality between brands were vastly different. Not to name names, but sheesh why was I paying so much for Walmart quality tees. Thanks again for such an articulate and concise video and keep up the great work. Looking forward to the next fashion show analysis video!

[@BlissFoster]

Thanks Victor! And yeah, you’re not the only one. I too have been drawn in by the siren call of shitty streetwear brands haha

[@sahilmishra2945]

careful Bliss, zara taking notes

[@BlissFoster]

😂😂

[@Drcoctopuss]

Really enjoying the wealth of knowledge your channel provides, I could listen to you talk for HOURS

[@markuruymagov3203]

I feel like i finally found someone who sees the issues in the world of fashion that i see. I feel understood. Your content feels real and just lifts my mood ^^

[@Blitzenkitten]

Love , love , love your intelligent and fun fashion education. Congratulations on your growth, it is no surprise. Your passion and love for the CRAFT of fashion shines thru

[@bafbaas1210]

I'm from Dries Van Noten's city of origin (sorta) Antwerp and used to live like around the block of his main store and always got to see the collection in the stands as they came out. And i'm not particularly a huge fan and didn't feel welcome in the store by way of dirty looks but it's was still cool to see like actual crazy designer clothes just walking to school everyday.

[@freakyninjaman3]

These are my favorite episodes. I love your discussions on topics and specific garments, so thank you for the great content. This particular outfit has one of the neatest silhouettes I've ever seen! So cool. One day I think it would be neat to take a field trip with the channel to meet a fashion designer who can give insight into how they choose their fabrics, cuts, and silhouettes.

[@BlissFoster]

That’s such a great idea! I was actually talking today with someone about doing that!! More excellent stuff to come 💫💫

[@Timelyxx]

Dries is definitely one of the best . He’s my favorite honestly.

[@arlinejernigan]

Ok, you deserve that garment!!!!! You know, my step mother was always telling us, that high end designer clothes were better. Not because of the name, but for all the reasons that you just said. Now while she believed that we did not get the luxury of acquiring them. So, now I have been a very slow collector of niece pieces. I am grateful for second hand LOL. Does Lindsay sp? ever make you clothes? I would love for you both to show us your collections.

[@BlissFoster]

Yessssss we’ll slowly be moving thru both of our collections :)

[@arlinejernigan]

@@BlissFoster YAAAAY

[@minerbroEDI]

Fast fashion is a mistake

[@Mikeluangrath]

Dries van Noten dominates my closet his garments are soooo good, especially outerwear def worth it

[@nevernyr]

Excellent choice of using DVN for this argument! I bought some Dries last year on yjp thinking I'd just get simple clothes, but behold, it turns out both of them had cool seams and cuts that I would NEVER get in a fast fashion place. Amazin video as always!

[@expected5104]

Just started watching your videos and god damn it. I love your stuff!!

[@BlissFoster]

Thanks so much! New Margiela vid this Tuesday. Glad to have you on 💫💫

[@teck67josh]

Nailing it bliss! Keep doing what your doing!

[@inkarlcerating]

Bliss giving us Spiderman Vibes. Dries is a gem! I have yet to find a nice piece from him that I love and can afford 🖤🥺

[@marcoandaloro7339]

it is not easy to afford designer clothes when something you like is worth your entire salary

[@accc9090]

This is why God makes end of season sales. When stuff is 70-90 percent off, why say "no"?

[@vueltaa_43]

It's easy to buy reps :/

[@TheArtkaw]

@@accc9090 You mean capitalists.

[@abbycarvermusic]

i lost my dries cardigan earlier this year and im still devastated it was my favorite clothing item ive probably ever owned

[@j.russel1248]

Wow. That shirt alone is dope. ❤❤❤

[@terrymcguinness9586]

Insane how fast I find myself at the end of these videos

[@rocfella]

for me it's all about the fit and rarity.

[@brycedunn5556]

Love this channel

[@Estebanmdp100]

Yes, please I needed this video

[@theneovas1]

DILLA

[@vintageswiss9096]

Rip Barneys....

[@fat-white-cadaver]

Bliss I just want you to know I think just about every one of your videos is a hit. As someone kind of getting into fashion, I think your channel has seriously opened my eyes and blown my mind. Your videos are such an amazing resource.

[@BlissFoster]

Damn, thank you so much

[@lukaverheul5242]

awesome video!

[@fairuzastevenson9896]

Thank you

[@andreasanderssonmehrstedt3389]

Gread vid! Just wondering where you got that turtleneck, it's amazing.

[@BlissFoster]

It’s from the same Dries collection and was also lent to me by Jake

[@KatEssex]

The thumbnail just killed me 🙈

[@BlissFoster]

Oh wow, Elitist Pete inna cut! I’m honored!

[@wanonyBA]

Those moves with the pelt sheeesh!

[@ledgebound9415]

The bear pelt killed me

[@anabelleysmelly]

thank you for being you

[@BetaAW]

anecdotal but after getting a pair of Geobaskets, I literally cannot stand cheap zippers. Zippers are such an easy tactile representation of build quality and show whether the manufacturer cared when making it

[@BlissFoster]

Oh yes! What company does rick get his zippers from?

[@BetaAW]

@@BlissFoster I think it's varied over time. I know he's used YKK and Raccagni zippers. Not sure what he's using now since they're not branded anymore on a lot of pieces.

[@tomseppe6406]

aren’t almost all zippers YKK?

[@RonaldCamasura]

them dances got me weak ahahaha

[@sugararmor8]

1:46 fighting game character selection screen

[@MrTar333]

I’m into the idea of a non-spoken interpretive dance vid

[@ariesorbiter]

“Do Martha Graham, Martha Graham, Martha Graham...!!”

[@MrSwaggerking13]

Love Dries ( my Personal favorite rn aside from Margiela) can we get an in depth analysis of Dries? And a few more Iris Van Herpen shows too

[@BlissFoster]

Ohhhhh yes. Both are on the list for sure

[@nicolecleric9405]

why is this just a video of you showing off your dries lmao. still, love it xD

[@BlissFoster]

Definitely not mine 😆 a viewer leant it to me. I do definitely with tho 😫

[@ledgebound9415]

Fun fact: you can actually see it's not a real pelt by the way the hairs move if you blow on them.

[@BlissFoster]

Go on!

[@Pandaa_Trader]

I think designer clothes are more than that. Especially with menswear brands. some of these designers have some of the best tailored/fitted jeans, pants, polo t shirts ever. Same with the colors and the stitching. (example: dyed pieces). For jeans, the washes that certain brands do can't be done by regular brands like Walmart, Target, Abercrombie, Hollister, Banana Republic etc. A great example are AMIRI jeans. Another one is Celine and Brunello Cucinelli, I think they have some of the prettiest blue jeans ive ever seen. I think you have to know which pieces are best though, like a white t shirt with "CELINE" on it isn't worth $590. (Also you have a receding hairline that looks bad...)

[@willowtree7326]

Thats a Fantastic top

[@frankdill1370]

okay you wear the clothes one day and you can't wear it anymore cuz cuz it's so flashy people will remember you just wore it yesterday or the day before

[@BlissFoster]

Yea, the bear pelt is probably a once a month thing 😂 But I wear lots of the weird stuff I have on a much more regular basis. It’s not as strict a rule as you might think 💫💫

[@littletigergirl3808]

You’re from suburban GA? Me toooo.

[@andrewhall9852]

Yeeeah.......still not convinced.

[@devinthomas5671]

My God I busted out laughing when the bear pelt made its entrance. Looks great but why on earth do you own a bear pelt?

[@BlissFoster]

I don’t own any of that. It was leant to me by a friend 💫💫

[@devinthomas5671]

Wonderful, reminded me of the original Dune movie costumes of the imperial emperor meeting with the navigator guild.

[@kerrkristie]

How tall are you? I was wondering that for a shorter person the bear pelt would maybe kinda look like a half skirt (covering front and back and kinda looking like a primitive piece). Maybe button the front a bit high, idk. ideas :P thank for the video as always

[@klarkolofsson]

How do you put a price on a concept?

[@SPACEDOUT19]

Even tho i joked about virgil in a comment already, what do you think about his "the ten"? is he a hack or is there something more to him? i find his lecture explaining why he re-made those shoes really cool

[@BlissFoster]

I love that lecture, I’ve seen it twice. You should check out my off white video! I don’t really ascribe to the “stan or hate” mindset tbh

[@miro___]

Did you go a college/ university? And if you did what did you study?

[@BlissFoster]

Yes! Literature :)

[@aakashdeepmundi7226]

Lmao this is now the extortion/shaming video im gonna show all my friends and family. BUY GOOD CLOTHES GODDAMNIT

[@as5592]

That's what's up 🤠👉

[@sacragon]

Banana Republic & GAP are NOT the same clothes.

[@Rose-pz8es]

5:01 😂😂😂😂😂🤣

[@bye7451]

how many sofas are there !

[@jimmyjimmy3436]

They went to the wrong part of Italy

[@daviddijkstravevo105]

Post that on r/malefashion, I like it.

[@BlissFoster]

Haha, I should have! The whole outfit was lent to me by a friend, I wish I had gotten a full fit pic 😤

[@heisthazey7311]

i have that top too

[@adriuunn]

I love this but I need my margiela fix 😖😫

[@BlissFoster]

Next week 💫💫

[@mudchild9033]

Okay but what ar those blackk shoes in your intro?

[@BlissFoster]

Check out the second episode I ever released :) “Bliss Foster, Christopher Raeburn”

[@ZondaWong]

But the real question is, how much does it cost?

[@BlissFoster]

I don’t like to focus on questions like that. I feel like prices often turn the conversation away from the artistry of clothes.

[@ZondaWong]

True. But its kinda meaningless when you cant own and enjoy it.😢

[@BlissFoster]

{ Not Stylish At All. } tbh, I find that designer clothes are a lot more attainable than most people think. If you’re using routes like eBay, Grailed, TheRealReal, etc. Second hand designer is the way to go!

[@ZondaWong]

In the place where I live in, the shipping cost for second hand market goods are probably same if not more than the price of the thing I wanted. Thats why prices alway bother me a lot, especially youre a high school student.😫

[@ZondaWong]

With that said, I found your videos very informative and educational. Thanks Bliss💕

[@reyerromkes2515]

do you have an id on the trousers you're wearing?

[@BlissFoster]

There’s a whole story to them! Check out the third video I ever put out. It’s called “Sold Out Japanese Goodness” or something.

[@celitye1914]

Eskild?

[@gumby7468]

If you love fashion, & can afford it. It’s a personal choice. J crew is a brand, not a designer.

[@BlissFoster]

I didn’t say J Crew is a designer 🤔

[@gumby7468]

@@BlissFoster I know you didn’t, but u air quoted that that’s what people considered designers to be. Just saying, not insulting ‘you’. I have friends that think Sperry shoes are the ‘end all be all" because they bought them at Nordstrom,

[@BlissFoster]

Oh got ya 💫💫

[@D3athW1ng]

:D lol @ bear pelt comment ...

[@mrpaupie]

Where would you wear something like that?

[@BlissFoster]

I don’t own that piece, it was leant to me by a viewer of the channel. But if I did own that, it would probably be a fashion week outfit, and I’d probably convince myself to wear it when going out to hang downtown during the fall. I realize it looks pretty radical, but it doesn’t feel inconvenient at all 💫💫

[@shinichibaadkar79]

THIS GUY WEARS DESIGNER CLOTHS AND THOSE SHOESSS. WHAT ARE THOSE SHOES SOMEONE EXPLAIN!!!

[@GangBlud]

you should put more effort into your videos. This seems something you were freestyling without any pictures/videos about the topics you are talking about. when you talk about cotton, show several different cotten materials or show the brands/pieces you talk about.

[@BlissFoster]

GangBlud great thoughts!

[@100timezcooler]

is this a meme?

[@BlissFoster]

julio yes

[@kantab2819]

At 5:00 you look like the love child of red ranger and Jarrod from Power Rangers Jungle Fury

[@BlissFoster]

Wow VERY specific 😄 I’ll take it as a compliment 💫💫

[@bye7451]

i am just gonna copy your clothes ..goodluck to my brokeass

[@mochithemaltese]

I would like to be your friend

[@BlissFoster]

Done! Have we met on IG yet?? If not, hmu and let’s talk about clothes

[@bye7451]

you so beautiful i can not stop looking at you its been four videos bck to bck so far of yours..sombody stopme

[@shiina4861]

I enjoyed the video but I feel like if you wanted to tell someone why designer clothes is worth it this is not a good video to defend that for sure

[@BlissFoster]

Ok! 🤠

[@atefless]

It doesn’t look good.

[@TheArtkaw]

Zara, online fast fashion costs $50 to $80, Dries $600 to $1,600. What kind of elitist bullcrap are you selling?

[@BlissFoster]

Wat?