Have a decent amount of backlog to put in from the Twitter side of things, but let’s see where I can start.
First to come to mind is this RNA piece I picked up for 880 jpy. I solely got it because I couldn’t read the entirety of the Engrish on it. I get a good laugh knowing the full text of this shirt now. SQUASH REVOLT. lol why
There’s a lot to pull from this.
RNA “Only Anarchists Are Pretty” … some good info on that here.
This shirt specifically, I would categorize more into the whole punk schematic, but this post is about dandyism, so I’ll likely cover usage of this particular shirt in another post instead.
I’ve never bought anything direct from RNA, but seeing a lot of their prices, I would ballpark that this shirt originally went somewhere from 9000-13000 jpy.
VERY EXPENSIVE…! After browsing through their store, I honestly would not buy anything at full price. There are certain brands where I’ve caved in for the full price on certain things, and I’ll delve into that as time goes on.
But just as a starting standard… I buy second hand… a LOT!
So working off the subject of second hand…
These RNA cargo pants retailed for 16,500, and I got it with a full digit chopped off at 1,650 by getting it second hand. Completely unused, all the tags on and everything.
Likewise, I picked up a pair of blue denims with a subtle flannel pattern. The curled triangle logo on the waistline was marked as a “defect”. Tags not on this one, but it seemed basically unused. Retailed for 15,400, got it for 660.
Yeah Iunno who’s ever gonna judge me for that curled triangle they’ll never see.
I’m labeling the whole flannel + office work type of look… dandyism. It’s sort of dressing like a well-aged dandy man… and I just get the urge for that retro feel once in a while.
(btw, the top is a HELL CAT PUNKS shirt I also got for 880. Excellent and corduroy feel! Loafers are YOSUKE I got almost new at 3000… That’s pretty much the price of the Sex Pot Revenge choker I’m wearing, which I actually bought new.)