Why Luxury Fashion Will NEVER Be Cheap

[@BlissFoster]

If you noticed the editing mistake, then you have to join the Patreon 😳

[@slash364]

I have the feeling that the "editing mistake" wasn't actually a mistake

[@BlissFoster]

@@slash364 lol it actually was. Premiere mixed up two of the assets during export and we didn’t catch it 😔

[@slash364]

@@BlissFoster skill issue lol

[@Lisa-sp5if]

If you hadn’t told me, I would’ve thought it was some cool thing you young people do!

[@jonathanvitesse9471]

As a runway model i can answer the question a bit more opening the show : - the most challenging, you don’t follow anyone, set the tone for the pace of the show, but you can enjoy more and create a memorable moment -good exposure BUT usually it’s pretty basic looks so not that much repost -good prestige and boost for a new face, shows you’re trust worthy, good sign that you will be booked for other shows closing the show : -you have the coolest outfit (so more repost and you feel dope) -surprisingly amazing exposure knowing you did nothing different it just happens that nobody follows you -good prestige for a professional model, usually people closing are muses or celebrity, good sign that you will be booked by the same brand for campaigns or editorials so in my experience and with models i’ve met, booking agency maybe prefer opening, but models definitely prefer closing

[@BlissFoster]

Thank you so much for sharing!

[@sarahwatts7152]

This is so cool to know! Plus I wonder if there's incentive to wear something you know a celebrity will go to the show wearing

[@simmyjester]

9:42 "The good old days weren't always good, and tomorrow ain't as bad as it seems!" --Billy Joel, "Keeping the Faith"

[@SweatDogg]

Bliss I like your deliberately vague and inclusive definition of Art, but I like to take it a step further and suggest that art is anything that is pondered as art. As soon as the discussion of whether or not something is in fact art, it is. My source for this understanding is La Fontaine -R. Mutt, the infamous urinal from Marcel Duchamp, where it's value was found in the discussions that it prevoked in defining what is and is not art. Artists not only create art, but they find it and are inspired by it in the seemingly mundane.

[@nickbeach2679]

Your theory on copying design from smaller designers is really funny I got a chuckle

[@AlexHider]

Bliss, I wanted to say thank you, because I got so curious about GBS due to your breathless proselytizing that I snagged myself a pair of pants from Japanese Mercari for a cool $80, and they are very nice.

[@karigrandii]

7:09 acne studios is the perfect answet because they used to make some crazy shit back in the day and then went more commercial down the years. But you can almost get any style to any occasion from acne if you count the archive. I feel like the brand has evolved so much and personally I don’t like much of the new stuff but they have some good items there too

[@barttrodd7918]

Costco also does something similar to the expensive coat concept. They put the expensive tv’s first so that the rest of the prices in the store seem more reasonable 😂 Costco doesn’t sell that many tv’s so it’s literally a strategy to make you spend more money.

[@seabreeze4559]

called anchoring

[@piccalillipit9211]

*YOUR CONSPIRACY THEORY IS CORRECT* [IMO] I once told an employee to get photographs done of some product, DO NOT just go on the internet, actually get them photographed. 4 months later I got a letter from a solicitor - the pictures in OUR brochure had been lifted from a competitor's website. I had no idea, just nice pics as I asked for...

[@BlissFoster]

Idk if you know or not 👀 but this is your 99th comment on the channel 🎉 I always appreciate your insights. You’ve always been so willing to share. Keep it up 💫💫

[@piccalillipit9211]

@@BlissFoster I presume this is my 100th then :-D I cant join Patreon cos I am hyper-broke as I have Long Covid and can bearly work - I comment to try and do my bit for the engagement to give back in the tiniest but only possible way I can. I love the content and I GENUINLY appreciate what you do.

[@BlissFoster]

@@piccalillipit9211 damn, I’m sorry to hear about the long covid. My mom holds the record with her doctor for longest covid case, I know it’s very hard. Take care of yourself!

[@piccalillipit9211]

@@BlissFoster THANK YOU - yeah its way more REAL than I would ever have believed if I had not got it. A molecular level of no energy. Again thanks./

[@piccalillipit9211]

@@BlissFoster - Hey Bliss - how do I get in touch with you? A popular KZbinr and Twitch streamer I follow is going through a big fashion discovery arc and introducing hundreds of thousands of his Gen Z followers TO fashion - a collaboration with him would be AWSOM and get you a load more subs!! He just released a 2 1/2 hour video from his stream on fashion. He starts off by saying "I don't really know what I'm talking about - Im just getting into this" - I immediately thought "I KNOW THE GUY to talk to...!" When I link the video - KZbin deleted the f-king comment. It thinks I am spamming.

[@joseemalette3181]

Hi Bliss ! I've got a suggestion for you for a sock brand. DARN THOUGH!!!!! They are AMAZING! Made of merino wool, they won't itch. Promise! I'm very sensitive to wool and they are sooo comfortable. You can even wear them during the Summer. Because its wool, your feet will never sweat, its antibacterian, so, no smell and you don't need to wash them everytime you wear them. They are life time garantee.YES! YOU HEARD RIGHT! And they are made in Vermont-USA. They are available in stores like Mountain Equipement or Sails in Canada and perhaps on line as well. They also come in a variety of colour and thickness. They are super comfy and they too have that spongy- bouncy feel to them. I am totally a fan as you can tell and no, I do not work or know people who work for them. Heck! I am not even American...Totally unbias here!

[@user-qx1rk7lu2n]

First thought came to mind when you mentioned the big brands "stealing" designers' look is Gucci and Dapper Dan. I'f you haven't looked into that please do.

[@BlissFoster]

Yep! That’s a great example. Fortunately, it seems like Dan was finally given his acknowledgment and paid for it as well. I haven’t looked into that story in years, so maybe it’s more complicated than this, but I believe he was paid by Gucci for a while. He deserves it. He was one of the few people back then who could truly see the end at the beginning

[@YazminWright]

i literally agree with all of your points. you have such an incredible wealth of knowledge and you portray it to us in a way that anyone with any level of fashion knowledge can feel engaged. never stop!

[@veronicarivera3218]

Love your content. Can’t say it enough. P.S. I love how when your speaking about a product (this time the socks) you turn to face them as if you can see the photo in the video from the viewers POV. It’s the small things ✨thank you bliss and Daniella

[@bigwildonion]

Yak fiber forever! Seriously. Fashion folks, if you haven't had a chance to touch it, it's worth looking for. Snuggle on sight and be delighted!

[@mizzpink98z24cavi]

BLISS!!! I’ve been MIA and just saw this video on my subscriptions. I need to watch it. I miss it. Love you man and I appreciate what you’re doing. Have a Merry Christmas ❤

[@waynepayne864]

5:55 not sure if this is bait but this is some amazing editing

[@BlissFoster]

It was a uh 👀 artistic decision

[@NeonUFO]

this might be the only time a youtuber promoted something that immediately caught my interest! as a character designer, stylepedia looks like a FANTASTIC resource!! bought it before i even finished the video lmao, thank you for the code! 💕

[@lailakhaled64]

Genuinely my favorite channel

[@Clear24chris]

The cost issue is why I'm trying to get to a point where I can make my own stuff for real. But I do need those Kozuka pants. As a lifelong freeballer, that loose freedom and soft fabric would be amazing and they aren't expensive. I could never pull of that color, though.

[@BlissFoster]

You can pull off the red tbh. Your friends+family will crack jokes the first 8 times you wear them then they’ll just be like “yup, there’s CJ in the pants again.” Get em 💫💫

[@marvinraphaelmonfort8289]

my conspiracy theory about fashion not always getting respect from the rest of the art world is coz it is centered around women

[@kyo_qi]

That’s…I see it damn

[@theseoldhomes]

can say the same about a lot of the 'crafts', too

[@dravxn999]

fr 😢

[@Lisa-sp5if]

Bliss, your content is so incredibly interesting! Thank you for your passion and your information! This one was fascinating!❤🎉

[@grigoriygreen4011]

Regarding the price of luxurious items: In economy theory these items are also referred to as Veblen goods. These goods have this paradox nature of increasing in price while the crisis is emerging or already happening. There is a study concerning Veblen goods, but as far as I remember it all comes down to "Luxury being a form of safe long-term investment". Honestly, I think it's a very weird phenomenon, because prices of luxury clothing behave the same way as price of gold. Luxury clothes = Gold. Insane

[@fidgetykoala]

interesting comment, this exemplies the concept of brand equity, brand as an intangible asset which in fact can be calculating as a capitalised asset.

[@dragunovful]

This is a good video. I'm saying this as someone with resources that managed to be about 2k off of 'private' status on farfetch about two years back. I shop second hand mostly now. I'm grateful I can pay for some of these pieces that I want but I really am over paying insane amounts of money for luxury pieces. I'd rather give that to smaller brands doing something truly outstanding (jordan arthur smith for example who is reasonably priced for what you are getting). It was fun for a while but I ended up looking back and regretting sinking well over 10-15k in one year on clothing. They are good pieces, they will last for many years, and I love them. I probably could have waited. I do not regret buying that greg lauren x paul and shark shirt though. That shit was worth it.

[@thestyletoolkit]

The Lemaire croissant bag is one I have my eyes on. ❤

[@matteoguillot8439]

Your theory is probably very true since the head designers are so busy that they sometimes only have design a few looks themselves for the brand’s collection. As you said, they know how lucky they are to be here so it would make no sense that they would copy a small designer (and iffffff they ever had to, they might just use a few elements from a look as inspiration but rework it their own way)

[@loewe_32]

Haha I love the socks you wear. They look amazing. Do you like hand knitted things? Is that something that you find cool? I knit all my sweaters and things and have started replacing all store bought knitwear with self made stuff with a lot higher quality materials. I would love to make a Vikunja wool sweater some time. And I want to get into machine knitting. Last semester we visited the company that made a completely 3D-knitted suit for Hugo Boss. So cool! Love your content! Keep it up. So fun and interesting!

[@umyum1895]

I don't have a hand bag but I tried and failed to gut a gamecube into a hand bag situation (Nintendo did not want be voiding warrenty there are no visible screws on that thing) so now I have a broken game cube and no handbag

[@umyum1895]

I wanted a pair of marsel quadramato derbys for a while and they are the price of a new computer basically. I found a pair on grailed for 250ish. They are one size to big bute I got them and I wear them. Sometimes it is just waiting.

[@monsieurgolem3392]

4:40 Farfetch aint doing too good.

[@kaleb2758]

always love ur uploads, ur videos are so interesting

[@BlissFoster]

Thank you so much, homie 💫💫

[@hisnameisnikita527]

I'm buying that book

[@Ulfscher]

I could wear Acne all day every day if the quality was better. I wore Yohji Yamamoto almost exclusively for almost 10 years, but I've transitioned to mostly Jil Sander the last couple of years. Jil Sander's quality is really excellent, nothing I've bought has disappointed. I prefer simplicity and minimalism, and Yohji worked great for me despite often being quite complicated - they had a lot of deceptively clean looks. Then they went on an IMO messy trajectory with lots of details and embellishments, so I switched to Jil Sander. The transition was really smooth, because Jil Sander today feels like a higher quality, more streamlined Yohji-esque mood, maybe mostly because of the volume.

[@malcolmbeckett9802]

Know what you mean, I checked out Geoffrey B Small after you mentioned him when you visited The Blue Mountain School, and I found a jacket for £9415, and I was actually trying to justify buying it. I've managed to get myself back to reality and saved my bank account from a huge amount of damage.... Will check out the Mountain School though, looks like a fascinating place 😂

[@aldogoegan3091]

I always love your down to earth, balanced perspective. On another note… what are your go to online stores for second hand clothing? I might have forgotten this from one of your previous videos

[@yessssir4581]

What’s the shirt you’re wearing?

[@BlissFoster]

It’s by HybridClothing on IG 💫💫 in the first couple seconds of every video, I lost out everything I’m wearing 🦾

[@fidgetykoala]

Basically get rid of mass and mid market and create an expensive niche, I think the music industry should learn a lot from the fashion industry when it comes to brand management, marketing strategy and resource allocation.

[@fidgetykoala]

@@aria2aria2 yeah the music industry is too scared to take a stand, they want their ROI and recoupment especially after 2020... marketing in most cases is traditional, or they just work on IG in a DIY fashion... they are marketing things that once were underground following mass-market principles... it's just ridiculous

[@Hepburn100]

Something up with the editing when you talk about jan jan

[@TheGrinningViking]

They get them made at factories in China - find factory direct stuff that's made right and no one can tell the difference.

[@lilstichy8025]

I subscribed to your Patreon where do I find your discord

[@BlissFoster]

Send me a message on Patreon and I’ll send over the help directions 💫💫

[@murrvvmurr]

Density 😅

[@kevinle1841]

You are wonderful

[@jordang7479]

I have a fashionary sketch book!

[@Rudenbehr]

I don't know if Supreme is considered luxury, but I'm pretty sure they gave Tyler the Creator a special box logo hoodie. like a decade ago.

[@BlissFoster]

Yeah, I think they were deeply grateful for the representation. Tyler got a ton of supreme for free, he rapped about it! Supreme is not considered luxury, btw. Luxury price point should make you say “lmao wat?” $1400 coats etc 💫💫

[@violondon8776]

Hermes lipstick is $83 hehe

[@peterkoinzell7983]

Birkin honestly makes Louie Vuitton look cheap 🤦🏾‍♂️

[@blairuppereastsider]

In my opinion Diet Prada is one of the most toxic things that exists on the internet. Even Deux Moi has some level of integrity.

[@HipsterChainsaw]

I could tell a story right now about Large ripping off Small and all it would do absolutely nothing for me, the effected designer, the creative director of said fashion house or the clientele of either party involved, In short, unfortunately, nobody cares.

[@kathleenl9957]

If you'll forgive the ramblings of someone with basically 0 experience financially engaging with the fashionsphere, in the art communities I'm most familiar with, liking someone's work is generally complimentary to wanting to financially support them, and that has me wondering where that fits into the conversation around second-hand clothing. To be clear, I grew up on hand-me-downs, I have zero qualms or prejudices about wearing second-hand clothes, it is the obvious choice for the environment, and the obvious economical option, but it left me wondering what options there are for fans who could never afford a brand-new garment for supporting creators they love. Smaller, less expensive accessories are certainly one, but I also wondered about the potential of patreons or a patreon-like system (though it may fly in the face of the Luxury Strategy, I'm sure plenty of emerging brands could tap into them, though the first page of results for searching "fashion" on patreon seems to bring up mostly commentators, digital artists, and individuals sharing their personal projects and patterns). Is there an element where if a brand is established enough to have a significant amount of second-hand clothes in circulation, individual sales aren't affecting the bottom line? That money in the hands of resellers is going back into the ecosystem when they buy new garments from their preferred brands? If you can't afford a $150 T-Shirt, should you just be worrying about your own finances and not worrying about the designers'?

[@marvinraphaelmonfort8289]

even of an a.d. did the copying, the c.d./brand itself is still liable coz of command responsibility. unless they can weed out the evil and make them pay, the company should be boycotted. if this is cryptic, it's coz i still silently fume when i remember one of my design shapes getting ripped off by a famous nyc based int'l brand

[@biancapetinga8715]

I totally understand where you coming from with the conspiracy theory, that’s probably what happens. However, if the brand is that big, shouldn’t it be also important to have a team in charge of making sure the designs don’t exist already? Which could protect the brands reputation and protect it legally also

[@PedroMRDS]

Talk about Marx's idea of commodity fetishsm and how luxury brands use this concept to overvalue their products without even delivering signifcant quality difference from their counterparts. Can there be a world where we have good quality and inovative fashion (and other goods) that don't prey on our primitive need for status?

[@ladyjunon6305]

Probably not considering that lots of the newer/less conventional processes behind innovative fashion start off being very expensive. If we are to get innovation in clothing, it would require financial and institutional support to be able to scale to the point that it's fully democratised. I imagine that in a Marxist society, we'd probably have clothes that are attractive and well made, but will be conventional and modest in terms of design. Definitely far from the likes of Galliano or McQueen.

[@PedroMRDS]

@@ladyjunon6305 But having clothes in a marxist society doesn't mean having cheap clothing. We have cheap clothing in a capitalist society because there are workers being explored and paid pennies for full garments. If in a marxist society things were to be democratic, it means that clothes would not be cheap, but workers would be justily paid for their labor and we would not be paying the astronomical prices that are just added because it's a brand name. And the latter is what I'm trying to get at with "Commodity Fetishsm"

[@ladyjunon6305]

​@@PedroMRDSThe ideals of Marxism/Communist is that everything is managed by the state/community, right? This means that all clothes would have to be accessible to all to in order to actually benefit the entire community. This goes against the practices of high fashion and luxury clothing which is very individualist where personal tastes are use to create things that are sold to equally individualist people that under an individual's name financially benefit the individual. This is something that can become very frivolous very quickly in the eyes of a culture that places community above individual ego.

[@PedroMRDS]

@@ladyjunon6305 I know. Luxury brands would not even be able to exist in a communist society. But my question is not about how things would be in a marxist world, but how can we, living in a capitalist society, separate the appeal of the brand name and it's actual value and if there is any appeal at all in fashion other than the fetishsm of it.

[@biaotoch]

first!! 🙈

[@BlissFoster]

Confirmed 💫💫

[@kr3yos]

Follow up question to the "when does something become art"-part. If art ist what an artist makes, what then is an artist/what do you think of when you say the term artist (maybe someone who jas a vision and creates stories and meaning through one or different mediums, be it fashion, film, photography, sculptures, paintings, etc.)? (again boxes, at the same time that is where my mind goes) Just curious, love the videos. ^^

[@BlissFoster]

Again, if this question is just being asked on its own, my answer is “an artist is anyone who tells you they are an artist or an artist is anyone that anyone might think is an artist. An artist is just anyone, really.“ But if your question is being asked, in order to solve a specific problem in real life, rather than just being a hypothetical question, then we might be able to get more specific. But in general, I’ve never heard a universal definition for art or artist that has done anything other than limit conversation. 💫💫

[@kr3yos]

Thx for the clarification

[@coolman000099]

IM EARLYYYYYY LETSSS GOOOO

[@alotofmore]

LIFE IS NOTHING BUT A SLAP IN THE FACE.

[@marydewitt9623]

The only clothes I would willingly spend thousands on would serve a real purpose. Like a functional space suit. Or a deep sea diving suit. Maybe body armor. Clothes that would literally save my life.

[@cubone44]

I don’t know about a functional Space Suit saving your life… but you should look into military surplus. If you go down the rabbit hole of night vision gear that’s sure to put a 1-50k hole in your pocket.

[@marydewitt9623]

@@cubone44 heh. One can only dream. Space tourism may one day be more affordable.

[@piccalillipit9211]

*IM 2014 I WAS GOING TO START A BRAND* and the USP - apart from young creative designers - was you DID NOT OWN THE CLOTHES You purchased a license to wear the clothes and WE retained ownership. The idea bing it would get LOTS of publicity - the fashion brand that LITERALLY would not ever sell you an item of clothing... EDIT - It also meant we got the full contact details of every customer at a time when that was not normal

[@ballisticbrains8138]

2nd

[@BlissFoster]

Confirmed 2nd 🦾

[@nickynada-btc]

What your describing in the beginning of your video is scarcity and it's necessary for something to be luxury. If it wasn't scarce, then it would be standard. However you are incorrect in thinking that luxury fashion prices wont go down (a lot). They are currently being used as SoV, like art or even housing. The problem with comes in when a recession really is felt. Fashion is not a need. If gact i would argue the trend will be to attack luxury fashion houses.

[@karigrandii]

Eat the rich

[@idontknowwhatmyusernamesho5540]

balenciaga gifts to celebrities

[@BlissFoster]

They absolutely do. Balenciaga has one of the most celeb-heavy marketing strategies in the industry. But! most brands do the same on a smaller scale. Like I said in the video, it’s only a few brands that resist all celebrity marketing. The only two I know of are Hermes and Goyard.

[@idontknowwhatmyusernamesho5540]

@@BlissFoster Oh sorry i thought you were saying the opposite!

[@mbengz20]

Who asked the golden era fashion ?

[@JovianRecords]

BALENCIAGA ALLLLLLL DAY EVERYDAY

[@shaneilellis9832]

The people who run these business are entitled.

[@Sirdsy]

one word. reps

[@susanma4899]

"Art is anything that an artist makes." That's kinda passing the buck, imo. Bc now it's like, okay, so what is an artist? Is anybody who calls themselves an artist an artist? NO. I'm no expert on this subject, but I have come to realize that an artist DOES have a body of work, does produce, does keep at it. You don't make one thing and say, look at me I'm an artist. There's more to it, but that's def a big part of it.

[@BlissFoster]

Artists don’t have to be good 🤷‍♂️ sounds like you’re describing a bad artist 💫💫

[@gabrielr4329]

The vast majority of luxury brands and products are complete garbage, it’s mostly a social status signifier.

[@alexateachey9680]

When I save up more 💲I want to support this channel asap 🥲 y’all do so much for me and bring me so much joy and I know it isn’t easy being so amazing and I want to give back so badly

[@BlissFoster]

That’s really kind of you, Alexa :) thanks so much 💫💫