Brands that aren't chavvy in the slightest.

[shep1001]

iambeowulf said:

If there was a cringe-worthy thread this would feature very high up in it.

It's like a being in a pub where everyone one is trying to outdo each other with there coolness and brand awareness.

Shut up you bunch of prats!
You do know there is a watch forum?

There is a thread somewhere on spelling too.... there/their

[lauda]

shep1001 said:

lauda said:

Plain and understated, you say?



It's not chavvy but it is fking horrific.

OK, I agree with those particular examples which I have not seen before but there are many more less ostentatious examples of PP

Those examples? That, sir, is one watch with a reversible face. That's what you get for your $2.6m.

I'm actually a big fan of Patek Philippe (not that I can afford one) and agree that most of their watches are rather understated. I was just being facetious.

[Jezzerh]

EarlOfHazard said:

Bell & Ross watches.

Perhaps not eh? Chr. Ward maybe.

[Pothole]

Zod said:

translation:

It's nothing like Stone Island. It doesn't have in-your-face branding.

Of course not:

[threesixty]

jogon said:

No not at all they used to make items that had a purpose as well as looking stylish now it's purely fashion. Lots of knitwear and jumpers with a Belstaff logo on the arm and Beckham peddling the tack.

I've got quite a few Belstaff jumpers, there's no visible branding on any of them apart from the buttons.

Their stuff in general seems very unbranded.

[jogon]

New this season..



Only £2500.

[clarkmagpie]

Alfa Romeo.
It's not often you see them anything other than standard.
Owned by people who think slightly outside the box.
Enthusiasts.

[Pothole]

threesixty said:

jogon said:

No not at all they used to make items that had a purpose as well as looking stylish now it's purely fashion. Lots of knitwear and jumpers with a Belstaff logo on the arm and Beckham peddling the tack.

I've got quite a few Belstaff jumpers, there's no visible branding on any of them apart from the buttons.

Their stuff in general seems very unbranded.

It does, I was showing an extreme example. That £2500 jacket wouldn't do much for its wearer if said wearer fell off a motorcycle wearing it, by the looks of it, but I guess that's not the point.

I've yet to see and advertisement showing David Beckham with horsey accoutrements or does jogon mean he's wearing Belstaff to chart a zig zag course on his pedalo?

[DanL]

anonymous said:

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Belstaff have an outlet in Bicester...

[maxxy5]

Ok so I got that one wrong. I'm too poor to actually have any belstaff.

[BorkFactor]

I haven't read the entire thread, but surely SAAB can't be considered a chavvy brand?

ETA - Martin guitars, can't see a chav owning one of them.

[TheJimi]

Chim said:

There are some pretentious fookwits on Ph, people can be Chav, the fact they choose to wear/drive/drink a specific brand does not make that brand bad. Personally, I buy a brand if its quality and styled to my liking. Just because some idiot paints it pink or hands it to Khan to stick 25inch gold wheels on it does not lesson the fact that its a quality product that I like.

Broadly, I agree.

Having said that, there are certain brands that I won't touch with a bargepole, purely due to the demographic that I see who overwhelmingly favor said brands. Rightly or wrongly...

[Zod]

Pothole said:

Of course not:

That is not genuine.

[Patch1875]

Zod said:

Pothole said:

Of course not:

That is not genuine.

Correct, I have a few Belstaff items its a brand I really like,yeah it's gone a bit more towards fashion buts it's very well made and like said not in your face.

Was a bit surprised when they got Beckham as their face as I thought Ewan McGregor was a good fit for them I know he's not liked by many but now and for the last couple of years his dress sense has been superb.

[Pothole]

anonymous said:

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huh?

[Pothole]

ah, OK, I genuinely couldn't get to that!

[AstonZagato]

I find Belstaff as a fashion brand mildly hilarious. 30 years ago, it was a utilitarian thing: good quality wax jackets for motorcyclists (I had one). It was, back then, slightly fusty and old fashioned (more Norton Commando than Ducati, Laverda or Kawasaki).

Seeing people wearing them as fashion items makes me snigger.

Does that make it chavvy? Not sure. I certainly feels a bit "try hard", if you recall its history.

[jogon]

AstonZagato said:

I find Belstaff as a fashion brand mildly hilarious. 30 years ago, it was a utilitarian thing: good quality wax jackets for motorcyclists (I had one). It was, back then, slightly fusty and old fashioned (more Norton Commando than Ducati, Laverda or Kawasaki).

Seeing people wearing them as fashion items makes me snigger.

Does that make it chavvy? Not sure. I certainly feels a bit "try hard", if you recall its history.

Same goes for many brands, they start out as a specialist product and gain reputation for that very reason before been exploited and sold out to the masses.

Look at Canada Goose, Moncler, etc all known for producing premium winter wear that only used to be seen on the Discovery Channel now you see it when shopping in Waitrose.

[rohrl]

jogon said:

...Canada Goose...

I went to Amsterdam last month and just about every American tourist I saw was wearing a Canada Goose jacket. It was like they were issuing them free of charge at the airport. Everyone on the TV series Fortitude seems to have one too.

[Zod]

AstonZagato said:

I find Belstaff as a fashion brand mildly hilarious. 30 years ago, it was a utilitarian thing: good quality wax jackets for motorcyclists (I had one). It was, back then, slightly fusty and old fashioned (more Norton Commando than Ducati, Laverda or Kawasaki).

Seeing people wearing them as fashion items makes me snigger.

Does that make it chavvy? Not sure. I certainly feels a bit "try hard", if you recall its history.

The image they are trying to push with the Beckham films is old Norton/Triumph, not modern sports bike. It appeals to the Americans and Italians.