Pierre Cardin shirts
Pierre Cardin shirts
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fullbeem

Original Poster:

2,044 posts

224 months

Wednesday 19th August 2009
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Seen a couple of these in Sports Direct. OMG Pierre Cardin. Not heard that brand for years.

Who wears this brand these days?

BrabusMog

21,416 posts

209 months

Wednesday 19th August 2009
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Lots of Lonsdale trainer wearing chavs soon.

TubbyRutter

2,083 posts

229 months

Wednesday 19th August 2009
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I've got a coupkle of T shirts by them, think i got them from TK Maxx. Quite plain shirts, not what i'd call chavvy.

SkinnyBoy

4,635 posts

281 months

Wednesday 19th August 2009
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I remember back in the early 80's when we tooled around as wannabe Casuals, with Farrah trousers, Pierre Cardin jumpers and our Adidas Los Angeles, thinking we were sound! Scallies!

zcacogp

11,239 posts

267 months

Wednesday 19th August 2009
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First ever suit was by Pierre Cardin.

Very proud of it, I was. ('Till I discovered the joys of decent tailoring ... )


Oli.

GingerWizard

4,721 posts

221 months

Wednesday 19th August 2009
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oh god i am so glad this was a message slating them. Horrid things... chavtastic...

Zod

35,295 posts

281 months

Wednesday 19th August 2009
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Nothing sold in Sports Direct is anything other than chavtastic, bargain basement tat, most of which is formerly well-known brands bought up by Sports Direct. I say that, never having entered one of their shops, otehr than Lillywhites, which I entered by mistake, forgetting that Mike Ashley had bought it and turned a wonderful shop into a glorified market stall.

okgo

41,541 posts

221 months

Wednesday 19th August 2009
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Think I have a shirt by them. It fits, looks pretty decent.

toasty

8,216 posts

243 months

Wednesday 19th August 2009
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I have a plain white PC shirt that I bought in Budapest for a funeral about 5 years ago.

I have to say it's outlasted any TM Lewin or Hawes and Curtis shirts that I have.

CommanderJameson

22,096 posts

249 months

Wednesday 19th August 2009
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SkinnyBoy said:
I remember back in the early 80's when we tooled around as wannabe Casuals, with Farrah trousers, Pierre Cardin jumpers and our Adidas Los Angeles, thinking we were sound! Scallies!
And everything was pastel this and pastel that and pastel the other, all at the same time.

Oh, and shawl neck jumpers.

I'd just about blocked that out.

>goes back to therapist<

Gareth350

1,557 posts

202 months

Wednesday 19th August 2009
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I remember wearing Pierre Cardin t-shirts in the 80's along with my red Hitec Tecs! biggrin

8Ace

2,835 posts

221 months

Wednesday 19th August 2009
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Zod said:
Nothing sold in Sports Direct is anything other than chavtastic, bargain basement tat, most of which is formerly well-known brands bought up by Sports Direct. I say that, never having entered one of their shops, otehr than Lillywhites, which I entered by mistake, forgetting that Mike Ashley had bought it and turned a wonderful shop into a glorified market stall.
I've done the same. I went to Lillywhites and was absolutely horrified by what I saw. Retail vandalism.

H_Kan

4,942 posts

222 months

Wednesday 19th August 2009
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How does this Sports Soccer work?

eg. they have cheap YSL tshirts, which aren't great on fit or quality. Yet you can still buy proper YSL stuff which is obviously very expensive.

I'd imagine a shop of that size couldn't get away with selling fakes, so how does this work? Surely YSL wouldn't want such brand dilution.

retrorider

1,339 posts

224 months

Wednesday 19th August 2009
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H_Kan said:
How does this Sports Soccer work?

eg. they have cheap YSL tshirts, which aren't great on fit or quality. Yet you can still buy proper YSL stuff which is obviously very expensive.

I'd imagine a shop of that size couldn't get away with selling fakes, so how does this work? Surely YSL wouldn't want such brand dilution.
Which is why it didn't sell at £40 a shirt but flew out the door at a tenner...

okgo

41,541 posts

221 months

Wednesday 19th August 2009
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H_Kan said:
How does this Sports Soccer work?

eg. they have cheap YSL tshirts, which aren't great on fit or quality. Yet you can still buy proper YSL stuff which is obviously very expensive.

I'd imagine a shop of that size couldn't get away with selling fakes, so how does this work? Surely YSL wouldn't want such brand dilution.
YSL stuff is crap. That's why it ends up in these places.

H_Kan

4,942 posts

222 months

Wednesday 19th August 2009
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No, the YSL gear in there is crap. But look at a decent store (eg. Browns) and you'll see the proper stuff still costs a fortune. That sort of stuff is in no way comparable.

The stuff in Sports soccer is cheap primark grade stuff with a logo, my question is why YSL would allow their branding to be used?

al1991

4,552 posts

203 months

Wednesday 19th August 2009
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Because YSL, along with Pierre Cardin, are no longer considered 'cool' labels.

parakitaMol.

11,876 posts

274 months

Thursday 20th August 2009
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CommanderJameson said:
SkinnyBoy said:
I remember back in the early 80's when we tooled around as wannabe Casuals, with Farrah trousers, Pierre Cardin jumpers and our Adidas Los Angeles, thinking we were sound! Scallies!
And everything was pastel this and pastel that and pastel the other, all at the same time.

Oh, and shawl neck jumpers.

I'd just about blocked that out.

>goes back to therapist<
Did you have a wedge haircut?

CommanderJameson

22,096 posts

249 months

Thursday 20th August 2009
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parakitaMol. said:
CommanderJameson said:
SkinnyBoy said:
I remember back in the early 80's when we tooled around as wannabe Casuals, with Farrah trousers, Pierre Cardin jumpers and our Adidas Los Angeles, thinking we were sound! Scallies!
And everything was pastel this and pastel that and pastel the other, all at the same time.

Oh, and shawl neck jumpers.

I'd just about blocked that out.

>goes back to therapist<
Did you have a wedge haircut?
Oh god no.

I think my baggy jeans with lots of pockets and tight fit at the ankles made up for it. In my defence, I was 12.

>books another session<

SkinnyBoy

4,635 posts

281 months

Thursday 20th August 2009
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CommanderJameson said:
parakitaMol. said:
CommanderJameson said:
SkinnyBoy said:
I remember back in the early 80's when we tooled around as wannabe Casuals, with Farrah trousers, Pierre Cardin jumpers and our Adidas Los Angeles, thinking we were sound! Scallies!
And everything was pastel this and pastel that and pastel the other, all at the same time.

Oh, and shawl neck jumpers.

I'd just about blocked that out.

>goes back to therapist<
Did you have a wedge haircut?
Oh god no.

I think my baggy jeans with lots of pockets and tight fit at the ankles made up for it. In my defence, I was 12.

>books another session<
haha my mum wouldn't let me have a wedge haircut in hindsight she was a smart woman!