How To Actually Identify Good Quality Clothes 

thanks for doing this series.I constantly look at the fabric on things and I cant believe how many high end brands try to sell a polyester shirt for over a 1000. It seems like its getting harder and harder to find quality

I am really going to enjoy this series, I'm on the hunt for knowledge on how to identify high quality clothing.

I really loved the pace of the interview. It allows me to think along the question asked and the answers given. Also absolutely love Yakus work! And tbh the last segment was peak. I really appreciate his outlook on designers dressing themselves and in a way I feel like he really thought about time (which shows that he knows it's an economic/access privilege to even think about fashion in these ways) and an affordable/accessible approach to better quality a lot .

I don't buy anything that's just been over locked, always look for at least a french seam or equivalent. First piece that I saw in hand that changed my perception of quality was Uma Wang's coats.

I am a 'single stitch t shirt guy' aha. Honestly been into clothing my whole life but things like the stitching is only something i've cared about over the last few years. I have a single stitch t shirt my dad bought me when I was around 15-16 and I am 27 now and I still wear it. If something doesn't feel built to last I just don't want to spend my money on it.

As a new upcoming designer who is funding most of your projects by yourself, It can take its tall on a budget to buy fabrics that regarded as natural organic high quality fabrics, so upcycling old garments becomes the only options for new upcoming designers, this is the reason why this man is putting enthesis on the fac that quality can't sorely rest on the quality of fabrics but the construction as well and design efforts that were placed in the design itself, because these high quality fabrics only focus is red taping alot of new upcoming designers because most of the time only kids from rich backgrounds or these established brands can afford, soon the industry will be saturated with quality fabrics and no new upcoming creativity because poor kids who want to design cant afford it.

such an interesting conversation!! the setting is very laid back and it feels like we're interacting with eo lol. anyway, i always care about the fabrics, how it drapes etc. people in my circle won't care or even know that. i live in a hot humid country. all we care about is a lightweight and breathable fabric. however, my people always wear polyester and rayon. which is not the best. i have worn that throughout my teenage years bcos it's cheap and easy to get. i always feel uneasy bcos how it sticks to your skin, can be smelly too when you sweat. once i switch to natural fabrics ie cotton, and linen, i won't look at synthetic fabrics ever again! i feel so confident and most importantly comfortable. it does come with a higher price but I'm willing to pay for the longevity and quality

Real ass journalism!!!

I liked you quality was segment… materials, design, and moral values

Excellent video! Pleasure to hear about this designer, his mentality, and processes! Cheers to you both!

Such a good video, really loving this and hearing people that are invested in fashion speak on it is great.

Such a great series. And I LOVE this guy!! In a word, his depth! I bet you wanted to talk with him for forever

I’m 3 seconds in, but so excited for this series already.

Suuuuch a good listen ✨I vote with my wallet. I support small companies that care about their products and big companies that are leading the way to change in the mass market, because this eco friendly handmade coat is worth every Penny but that doesn’t mean the majority can afford it, so balance is key I think

Your content keep’s getting better and better

Hey man, as always super informative Video. Have you thought about doing a podcast? I feel like it would suit your format very well and you would most likely increase your reach. Afaik there is not a big fashion podcast doing this type of content yet and I feel like many people would enjoy listening to your stuff while commuting/working out etc.

Thanks for making this video series!! I am getting into fashion lately and since I'm earning my first real amounts of money I have become more conscious on how I wanna spend that money. I also want to make my own clothes (I do not plan on making my own brand tho) and I want to make them as beautiful and good quality as I possibly can. This was very insightful.

Can't believe I saw a RuneScape Pk clip in this video. LOL!

Yummy knowledge 😋😋 loved it, like everything you do… also congrats on your graduation recently

Good on you. That was a good highlight.

love listening to both of you! great conversation.

I appreciate the fact how slow this video and way of him explaining himself are. I was kinda angry at the first minutes, like hurry up, maaan. But then I slow down myself and really start trying to feel what he is saying. And somehow I had a heart connection with his words. Thanks to author and editor 💕

Wow I remember when I commented this on another video! You came through!

i don’t get how dead stock fabric is more ethical when it’s just fabric that isn’t being actively produced anymore. would love some more insight on that

love this

First? Can't wait to watch this in full

Yessir.

22:30 to answer his question Pima cotton his the lightest and most durable cotton u can get

amazing video thx

Great video!

thanks :)

In this type of economy its not the consumer to blame. Its impossible for anyone to know everythint

Yakuu!

I saw the thumbnail next to the title of the video. The first thought that sprung into my mind was: "this black streetwear guy can't know about high quality fabrics". It's so ingrained into my mind that only white men from the EU fashion companies talk and know about this. I've never seen a black contemporary designer being interviewed about it in detail before. I've watched Mcqueen talk about it, but that is about as non-establishment as I've seen it. Unconcious bias become concious. I watched the whole video. Never want to think that thought again.

missed u

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You absolutely can and must blame the consumer. Once China opened up the fashion game completely changed. The market was flooded with money and consumption and frankly the Chinese didn’t care. If it had a designer label they bought it. They created a demand in fashion that hadn’t existed before and to keep up with the demand designers started offshoring production. Designers started cutting corners to keep up with the demand and here we are. I’m not attacking the Chinese consumer (I don’t care what they do with their money, but everyone knows this, they just won’t say it)! I first started to notice the decline in quality when garments like trousers and blazers were no longer lined and now there’s no turning back. Rick Owens still sells a quality product, but not everyone can afford Owens. I remember a designer once saying a garment should look just as good inside as it does outside - meaning good construction. That is no longer the case! There are more contemporary brands producing good quality items than the top tier design houses and that’s the troubling! If designers like Balenciaga are selling subpar quality, why are people still buying it? Marketing! These brands spend more time on marketing than they do on actual fashion design and quality. It is what it is!

Anyone feel like hes just winging the answers to the questions?

Why the hell is he skirting around the exact answer by giving “oh environment damage/consciousness” yada yada

yo why cant i hear anything 😢

I thought that was Israel adesanya for a sec

7 minutes in and he’s not really saying what he thinks is quality and what isn’t. Probably won’t cuz he’s been given scholarships and opportunities by fashion houses that are using low quality fabrics. Don’t wanna bite the hand that feeds.

This “designer” Yaku has no technical concept of what actually makes a fabric “high” or “low quality”. How sad that there is no standard for this at his level of education. “Dead stock” LVMH fabric does not make a textile “high quality” just because LVMH overproduced something they couldn’t sell and labeled it “ethical dead stock” so they could resell it- making it active stock and not dead stock at all. High quality fabrics DO have material standards of quality- things like the fineness of the threads wound by NATURAL FIBERS produced by ethically like small batch wools and silks and linens which are harvested PROPERLY. This designer basically just said that plastic trash is just as good aesthetically as LVMH “deadstock”. This person has no knowledge of what a truly “high quality garment” is because he designs fantasy video game inspired impractical bullshit made of literal trash materials. But hey he has a grad degree and he’s supported by the largest, greediest fashion meg conglomerate in history so give him a masters degree and call him a master. What a joke. He didn’t say ANYTHING about the functionality of a garment making it high quality. Gone are the days of a trench coat with features designed for a purpose that is human activity and not just sashaying down a runway in a garment that doesn’t function. This started with John galliano sending jackets on backwards down the runway and LVMH changing the values of the fashion industry from functionality and quality to profitability and hype over all else. This isn’t fashion- it’s just more hype culture sensationalism destined for landfills.

This guy has no idea what the hell he's talking about. "It's about the fabric" " It's how it's made like the quality" dude. YOu Graduated??!?!?

This title is misleading and this interview is freshman fashion school trash. Nothing educational or even educated about this conversation with LVMH’s latest runway hype poster boy to distract you from their human rights abuses and degradation of the highest standards of quality in luxury.

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