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Originally Posted by Trotsky Not really a reply to the original question but to your second one about fashion forums. *Try 'Ask Andy'. *A quick google search should bring it up. *The Ask Andy about Clothes forum is great
Hope this is helpful - but be warned its as addictive as BN.....
Trot As a pack-a-day smoker who has also had some negative experiences with drug abuse habits in the past, I have to say, not much out there is as addictive as BN!

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Originally Posted by Joel_Cairo [quote author=Trotsky link=1137620604/0#9 date=1138189094]Not really a reply to the original question but to your second one about fashion forums. *Try 'Ask Andy'. *A quick google search should bring it up. *The Ask Andy about Clothes forum is great
Hope this is helpful - but be warned its as addictive as BN.....
Trot As a pack-a-day smoker who has also had some negative experiences with drug abuse habits in the past, I have to say, not much out there is as addictive as BN! *[/quote]
Hmmmm.. should I change the site's slogan to: "Basenotes... more addictive than crack."?

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Good topic.
Here in Sweden Abercrombie & Fitch has a very strong following in the gay community and is viewed as pretty exclusive + and it´s not sold in any major chain.
Sergio Tachini is also viewed as cult by many, it´s almost impossible to find here + has that cool Sopranos vibe to it (only certain pieces of course, like the tracksuits).
Kappa is also very appreciated among football fans, as was Umbro, but with the new Kim Jones label it´s hardly cheap anymore.
MMM

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Originally Posted by Informer Look at Burberry.
Here in America, Burberry has seen a massive resurgance as suddenly the plaid and English cliche dress has come in fashion again, yet over in England it's considered just another brand, and not even necessarily a good one. Not necessarily so, the main problem is that of recent it has been associated with the so called "chavs", a word reserved for the lower class; uneducated and ignorant people. Otherwise, it is still considered a luxury brand, the burberry prosum collection has revived a newer interest from the fashion world...

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Wrangler jeans. For the past two years, these have been fanatically popular in Switzerland. I bought a pair in the US for 11$, and another pair in Geneva for 140 Swiss Francs (107US$).

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Gap, Guess, Club Manaco, Old Navy, Espirit, H&M.............

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Far as I know, in England, Burberry is most asscociated with chavs/pikeys/neds/charvers, as they are called. Well, so are Rockport shoes, plastered hair, upturned hats, clonal dressing in nearly identical tracksuits, etc. Chavs etc., are terms given to, generally younger (teens to mid twenties perhaps?) people who seem not to have a lot better to do then rob people, harass others only when surrounded by 5 to 20 other of their posse, be loudmouths with a limited vocabulary, smoke excessively, drink cheap cider, and follow a herd/pack mentality of idiotic unoriginality.
Then again, I haven't been to England, or met a Chav. So I'm not necessarily passing judgement, just passing on what I have read/seen pictures/videos of. I dunno. Google imageseach "chavs". Or readup on urbandictionary.com
Are the reports of their half-witted behaviour exaggerated? Don't know. But I can say that in the UK, Burberry is often tied to them, whereas in North America, I have seen women pay probably hundreds of dollars for of these plaid garments.

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No, no, no, Chavs are not necessarily young .......
They possess the following in various measures: *Piercings. *Tattoos ++. *Exposed builders' bums and beer bellies (both sexes). *Foul, loud mouths.
They wear: *Fake Burberry, fake anything. *Anything that's too tight or too short. *Anything with a logo on it. Anything white. *Football team gear. *Shiny tracksuits. *Loadsa jewellery (all that they own, all at once). *Badly applied make-up.
They: *swear, shout, drink too much, argue all the time.
They are: common as muck. *

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Originally Posted by Milan Wrangler jeans. For the past two years, these have been fanatically popular in Switzerland. I bought a pair in the US for 11$, and another pair in Geneva for 140 Swiss Francs (107US$). So does that mean I can mail you a pair of Wranglers and you'll mail me a bottle of Andy Tauer L'air du Desert Marocain?