High Street vs High End

Of course I wear clothes from the high street too, but they serve no other purpose than as something to wear and will often have a short life. Many of these are, of course, influenced by the work of higher end designers, but once the trend has passed they will cease to be interesting. The 'original' designer equivalent, on the other hand, will continue to appeal long into the future as they are, in a sense, pieces of history.

I buy most of my clothes from Debenhams.

Ahh yeah it's classs, the clothes are nice, good quality and not too expensive
No, don't think I ever have tbh, but I love the stuff in it!

Personally I'm very much high street rather than high end although with shoes and bags I'd rather spend a bit more.

High street. Not like Primark or even H&M (bought a cardigan from there like 2 years ago and the threads unravelled and virtually came apart after one wash, grr). Shops like Zara, Pull & Bear, Mango, Bershka (occasionally), Warehouse (used to, not so much now), Esprit, Uniqlo. I bought a jumper from Lyle & Scott last week but since I've only ever bought one item from there, I don't think I can really say I 'shop' there haha. Ultimately I want something that I like but that's also good quality. That's not to say that H&M and New Look and stuff are rubbish (as I've mentioned before, I've purchased items from these stores before) but I've found that since I've grown older, I've drifted away from New Look etc etc and more towards higher-end high street shops, if that makes sense. Also, shops like New Look and H&M tend to be overrun with 14 year olds...the ones I've frequented anyway.

Don't really know if I've answered your question haha, I've just babbled on..

I've never paid 100 pounds for a single piece of clothing, but I've bought pieces that are worth 100+...Ive just bought them in the sales!

just wondering which range of clothes you guys normally purchase? clothes from high street or from high end? what brands?

don't know it is real that no one buys a piece of clothes more than £100...

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(wanted to create a poll, but don't know how..haha x)

Don't worry, you answered my question perfectly tbh. thanks for writing such insightful comments to me on this thread. I am happy to see that you buy clothes from Lyle&Scott, which i have not bought any from them; however i have curiosity on this brand, is it a high quality brand, is it similar to Jack Wills or you know the brands who like to write their logos on other people's chest. haha. I totally get it when you say about when you grow older and you outgrown the fast-fast fashion brands for example H&M whose quality is not that pleasant and lifespan is extremely short..i have the similar feeling on this issue, so i stop buying from that brand for quite a long time. but when collaboration with big names such as Versace, and in march Marni, i wish i was in the queue to get one piece from the collection.

haha,so one question, are you interested in those h&m collaboration with big names in the industry? are you the person will be queuing up for Marni's collaboration this march? haha, how about David Beckham's underwear range, what do you think about it?

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pieces of history, that s absolutely right, sounds like how Coco Chanel and Christian Dior write about the Little black dress and 'New look' in the history of fashion. why don't menswear brands have those such big fashion masters as well...even though the trends are reflected through those high street fashion brands but they sorta 'borrow' fashion design ideas from high end..cannot agree with you more..very insightful x.

I doubt few (if any) people on tsr (mostly students in their teens / early twenties) buy high end designer gear (upwards of £300 for a pair of shoes such as Dior, Oscar de la Renta etc) or £1000 for a coat. If you meant higher end high street / branded items like JW, FCUK, Ted Baker then fair enough.
For me it depends on how often I wear the item and how much use I'll get out of it. I tend to go to Primark and H&M for holiday essentials that I'll probably not get much use of in the cold UK weather, and spend a little more on those items I'll wear quite a bit (leather boots or a nice coat).
I have found cheaper brands (especially H&M) to crease really easily, and don't wash well, so I'll avoid them if I want something that I think I'll be wearing quite often.
Even then, I won't spend a ridiculous amount (no more than £100 for each I mentioned), and I'd make sure they were key pieces that weren't going to go out of fashion and make sure they were in versatile colours or styles.
I buy quite a bit in the sales (Zara and Next mostly) but I don't have that many clothes.
Quality not quantity.

You can appreciate high end clothing even when you're not wearing it. Just looking at it, touching it, thinking about what it is and what it represents, how it came into being etc. brings a great deal of enjoyment and satisfaction. High street clothes are just something you wear, like you might buy a cheap print from Ikea to brighten up your room. I view my collection of high end pieces, on the other hand, as more akin to a fine art collection. I find this approach to fashion far more interesting and fulfilling than chasing trends on the high street, so I do buy a lot from what would be considered the 'high end'.

I'd say most of my wardrobe is H&M and Topshop, I'd love to buy from higher end places but can't afford to I do have a gorgeous vintage Ralph Lauren tweed blazer I got for £45 from Urban Outfitters vintage section, I love vintage stuff because I hate people wearing similar things to me, when they do I instantly go off them. For example everyone's wearing rock band tshirts atm, and my friends and mum keep pointing them out to me in topshop like 'Rose, you like Def Leppard don't you?!' and I'm like yeah, but I don't want the tshirt that some 15 year old will wear and not have a clue who they are, then chuck it in 6 months when the trend dies. Grr.

This is one of the most enjoyable posts I have ever had the pleasure to read on TSR It really is an investment for life and something to love and admire. Even if you cannot afford the items they are aspirational pieces were you think you would happily not buy any clothes for a year or two to save up for that piece that will be with you for life.

agree, agree, agree, and cannot agree with more x.

Well if you think of mens they don't have 'fashion' staples they tend to have style/quality staples. Navy blazer with chinos is standard and will work forever. A navy lounge suit will never go out of fashion. A single button, peak lapel dinner suit will also be something that will always work.
If you invest in higher end mens tailoring then you will end up with 'friends for life'. Items that will last you for the age of 20 to 60 as long as you stay in shape and if you look after them they will still look just as good as when you bought them. I have a second hand G&H tweed sports jacket that is 5 years older than me but looks like new and quality leather shoes that are 10+ years old have incredible uppers that don't require any polish to shine but glisten like mirrors.

It is all their for mens but it is just that bit more subtle and sadly a lot of men don't appreciate quality.

Just a heads up from an F&B mod Just incase you haven't noticed the little button on the posts with a '+' sign and speech marks is a 'multi-quote' function, that means you can quote lots of people but just in one post.
As an aside from that it is great to see someone enthusiastic about fashion and new to the forum so welcome

I did say there are less historical figures famous and dramatic like womenswear brand Chanel and Dior, however, i was not saying quality is not the first rule when you buy a piece of clothes instead of considering on trends. there is nothing wrong to consider on trends in anyway. We all know that menswear in today's market is on its way to involve more modern fashion element, more colours, and more structures that never used in the history..Even though there are loads men are conventional in terms of buying behaviour. What we call 'fashion' here is quite wide-defined, fashion is something mainstream popularity that shared within a social group. So there are must be a group of men agree with navvy blue blazer with gentlemen look is hot and in fashion, but for other groups like who have different views will think fashion is all bout colour and changes, because they have different background with different social norms. in any way, there is nothing wrong to wear something outside of navy blue or any other structure rather than blazer and tailored suits. Just depend on the identity you are perceive yourself, who you would like to be, who influence in your decision making and what feedback you have when you wear certain clothes and styles.

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