This is some sort of sick joke, right?

[€uroMeinke]

Originally Posted by Ghoulish Delight

Because it's their only distinguishing feature from anything else around it.

Well, I think that just betrays your ignorance of current fashion trends. So either, this is an honest attempt to find out about the fashions - or it's a cheeky insult to those, who could distinguish the difference - whose wanton extravagence by implication are morally inferior to your discerning frugality.

I think you've pretty much established the fact that you do not value the shirts at their sticker price.

[tracilicious]

Originally Posted by Not Afraid

Personally, I care too much about myself to ever go someplace with at least feeling decently put toether, but that's just my preference. I like lookin good for me.

I have to agree with this. I've gotten some crap from my more "natural" friends about not wanting to go out without makeup. It isn't that I'm not ok with myself, or less confident or whatever. I just feel better when I feel put together.

[Not Afraid]

This is new I have posted before in another thread that I am too lazy to locate, but Disney's been on to the high fashion train for a while now, and it's been very successful.

Originally Posted by Reuters Oct 2005

LOS ANGELES - The marketing of Mickey Mouse and his friends is getting curiouser and curiouser.
The Walt Disney Co. is taking consumers down the rabbit hole to a land where crystal-studded Mickey Mouse T-shirts cost $1,400, Tinkerbell earrings run $630, and a Cheshire Cat wrap sells for $500 -- and consumers are gladly paying.
Disney's consumer division, better known for peddling kid-oriented fashions at Wal-Mart, has been cashing in on a hot trend in haute couture for vintage art.

It's chic and they'd be stupid not to cash in on the trend. God knows it will be gone soon enough.

[Isaac]

Originally Posted by Not Afraid

Well, currently the Bambi shirt is sold out, so I guess there is a market for it - at least the attractive ones. There are several other shirts that were not available in the store as well. Sadly, they are all of the ones I found attractive. I'm so damned main stream!

Oh dear. I may have to visit the resort again real soon.

Originally Posted by €uroMeinke

My question is - why the instense focus on the price of these shirts?

For me, one of the reasons is the lack of identity to the shirt. If you wear it as you go out to the gym or whatever, most people would never know it's supposed to be high fashion/'vintage disney' shirt. It just looks like another casual disney shirt that could have been purchased at Sears or made at home by your daughter. Unless you plan to wear the label inside out who'd know it's 'vintage disney' ? $100 seems like a rather large investment for something so ugly, dull, and anonymous.

Don't get me wrong. I'm not opposed to buying $100 shirts. I HAVE spent $100 on a shirt before. It was the one I wore last year for Valentine's Day weekend (the first 'swankers' meet). I felt THAT shirt was worth the price cause I thought it looked great! I remember Not Afraid kept trying to take it off me to see the label






( yeah it needs ironing )

I like buying & wearing clothes like this rather than anything in the 'vintage disney' line.

[Ghoulish Delight]

Originally Posted by €uroMeinke

Well, I think that just betrays your ignorance of current fashion trends. So either, this is an honest attempt to find out about the fashions - or it's a cheeky insult to those, who could distinguish the difference - whose wanton extravagence by implication are morally inferior to your discerning frugality.

I think you've pretty much established the fact that you do not value the shirts at their sticker price.

It's an honest belief the the pricing dictated the classification of these as "fashion", not the other way around.

[BarTopDancer]

If the Bambi thermal in question was a "standard" DL price I would have probably purchased it. I would not have gone "omg it's only $36" or "why isn't this $110?". $36 is about what I would expect to pay for that type of shirt at that local. If I saw a similar shirt in Kohls I'd probably go "That's cute but not $36 cute" and wait for it to go on sale. It's all about where you are and your internal spending values.

I just paid $26 for the Jack Skellington messenger bag from the Villians Shop. At DL it's worth it to me but I doubt I would pay $26 for that bag at Hot Topic. It's all about where you are. Or where I am.

[Not Afraid]

Originally Posted by zapppop

For me, one of the reasons is the lack of identity to the shirt. If you wear it as you go out to the gym or whatever, most people would never know it's supposed to be high fashion/'vintage disney' shirt.

Do you have to "dress up" to wear great clothes? If that were the case, I'd never get to wear great clothes!

For me, I don't care if "people" know I'm wearing designer clothes or not - although to the discerning eye, you can usually tell the difference.

Originally Posted by zapppop

Don't get me wrong. I'm not opposed to buying $100 shirts. I HAVE spent $100 on a shirt before. It was the one I wore last year for Valentine's Day weekend (the first 'swankers' meet). I felt THAT shirt was worth the price cause it looked great! I remember Not Afraid kept trying to take it off me to see the label

It did look great and I was looking at the label- to confirm what I already knew - what the label said. Spending money on that wonderful shirt was a GREAT investment on your part. It looks great on you, is stylish, and - even better - has a character that fits you.

[€uroMeinke]

Originally Posted by Ghoulish Delight

It's an honest belief the the pricing dictated the classification of these as "fashion", not the other way around.

well even grumpyass pants are fashion - does anyone know how much these cost?

Personally, I don't think economic models don't work for art an fashion

[Ghoulish Delight]

Originally Posted by €uroMeinke

Personally, I don't think economic models don't work for art an fashion

Maybe, but I still know Folger's Crystals coffee when I taste it.

[Stan4dSteph]

You can always wait for stuff to go on sale, but it might not be around if you wait. I got the shirt I bought in NYC for about $35.