Fashion

[morganjen]

Acne stands for "Ambition to Create Novel Expressions".

[MaggieMack]

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@morganjen wrote:

Acne stands for "Ambition to Create Novel Expressions".

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Thank you. It obviously means something different in Italy as an acronym than it does here. 

ETA: saw some cute wine colored jeans, not sure I would pay $1,200 for them, though.

[handygal2]

I also noticed a $5 shipping fee posted for Re-Body protein bars, which were just being sold on Q Plus. I thought the prices of all food item included shipping. What's up with that??

[songbird]

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@MaggieMack wrote:

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@morganjen wrote:

Acne stands for "Ambition to Create Novel Expressions".

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Thank you. It obviously means something different in Italy as an acronym than it does here. 

ETA: saw some cute wine colored jeans, not sure I would pay $1,200 for them, though.

They are based in Sweden not Italy.  Some of the jeans are made in the U.S. others in Italy.  As far as I know they always had the name.  They have been quite popular lately because of a lot celebs wearing their stuff. 

I own one of their jeans.  I don't have R13 jeans though.  I'm intereted in getting a pair

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[skuggles]

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@songbird wrote:

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@MaggieMack wrote:

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@songbird wrote:

Gili has high end jeans???   LOL.  I'm typing this wearing Acne Products jeans.  Not made in America.  Made in Italy. 

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ACNE? Is that a typo?

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Should be Acne Studio and yes they are the new kids on the block..  Along with R-13

http://www.acnestudios.com/

R13

http://r13denim.com/

They know how to make jeans.

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How often do you see smoking used in ads, as on the R13 site scrolling towards the bottom,  geared toward a younger set or in any ads at all? Not liking that.

[Lipstickdiva]

For the heck of it, I just checked the s/h on D&C, QF, Isaac and Liz jeans.  All $3.00.  So why would s/h on GILI be more? 

[MaggieMack]

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@Lipstickdiva wrote:

For the heck of it, I just checked the s/h on D&C, QF, Isaac and Liz jeans.  All $3.00.  So why would s/h on GILI be more? 

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I came to the conclusion last night that QVC bumped up the shipping on these jeans for only one reason: because THEY GREEDILY CAN! They announced that the jeans sold out, not sure how many pairs they brought in, let's say 5,000 . . . That is $10,000 more in THEIR pockets just on shipping charges alone. I may be done with Gili just on principle.

[febe1]

I promised myself I wouldn't pay for $l2. to try on a pair of shoes that didn't fit. But, I caved and went for the TSV Ryka Sneakers. The most ill fitting and cheap shoe I ever tried. It does not feel good to try on a pair of shoes. I won't make that mistake again, and I won't be doing on any apparel. Nothing there I can't find elsewhere.

[songbird]

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@skuggles wrote:

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@songbird wrote:

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@MaggieMack wrote:

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@songbird wrote:

Gili has high end jeans???   LOL.  I'm typing this wearing Acne Products jeans.  Not made in America.  Made in Italy. 

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ACNE? Is that a typo?

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Should be Acne Studio and yes they are the new kids on the block..  Along with R-13

http://www.acnestudios.com/

R13

http://r13denim.com/

They know how to make jeans.

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How often do you see smoking used in ads, as on the R13 site scrolling towards the bottom,  geared toward a younger set or in any ads at all? Not liking that.

Films still show people smoking.  Looks cool.  So they use it.  Same thing in adds.  I grew up with films & ads showing smoking.  And I never smoked.

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[Lipstickdiva]

Smoking looks cool??????? okaaaaay.

I don't see smoking in any ads, tv shows or movies, unless they are old.  It actually looks very weird to me to watch old movies or shows and see someone smoking.