Shift Fashion Group

"You look at Pokémon cards, for example, they're just pieces of paper ultimately, but what's driving its value is cultural significance."

"What looks good on Illustrator and what looks good conceptually, even in 3D renderings, might not look good in real life."

"Here is Upland cotton. Upland cotton is going to be your general commodity cotton."

"A lot of people go out and buy like, oh, it's a Hugo Boss suit."

"When you're looking at a Loro Piana suit, they're going to be using the highest quality materials to the point possibly even of diminishing returns."

"When you look at a Brooks Brothers suit, it's using materials that are designed to have low possibility of defects."

"Is there a difference between the cashmere used by Loro Piana versus Uniqlo? Yes, there's absolutely a difference."

"Is there a difference between the cashmere used by Loro Piana versus Uniqlo? Yes, there's absolutely a difference."

"You can get something that is using Supima cotton that's very long staple fibers, very fine, very clean, and you're going to post-process it and treat it properly to make something that's very supple and luxurious."

"Here is actually going to be Pima cotton. So, Pima is basically like champagne for France. It is American Pima cotton and this is going to be the highest grade of Pima cotton."

"When you're looking at a Loro Piana suit, they're going to be using the highest quality materials to the point possibly even of diminishing returns and there's going to be a lot more time and attention paid to the actual manufacturing and craftsmanship of these goods."

"When you look at a Brooks Brothers suit, it's really a mass market suit. It's using materials that are designed to have low possibility of defects. It's using a lot of machine constructions."

"I would say a lot of people go out and buy like, oh, it's a Hugo Boss suit. I've been to suit factories. There are so many suits that are coming from the exact same factories that have just different labels sewn on them."

"Yes, there's absolutely a difference when it comes to the cashmere being used by Uniqlo or Loro Piana or any other luxury brands."

"You look at Pokémon cards, for example. They're just pieces of paper ultimately. But what's driving its value is cultural significance. It's reminding us as consumers of a point in time where maybe life felt easier."

"On the technical side, you can get materials like Dyneema, which is extremely strong. I think like the Navy Seals use it. Just because it's super functional, doesn't make it very wearable."

"One is if let's say YKK doesn't have a strong presence in that specific region... Sometimes like YKK takes a little longer."

"A lot of people who've run marathons will know this, that chafing on your nipples can be an issue where it will cause bleeding over time."

"This was $28 US, which is $8 more than the Good Fellas denim that we reviewed. This is significantly better for $8 value."

"As for the design, the 514 is basically a 501 without a buttonfly. They've been here forever. 10 out of 10."

"How do you create open work material like AS6 uses in their Meta Run shirts? Is it just woven in some intricate way or do they perforate the fabric to match the pattern?"

"We actually did a whole deep dive episode on this for the Gym Shark seamless leggings. So check out the video over here."

"The reason why Nike Dry Fit is so expensive is because it is a publicly traded company and it needs to pay for all these beautiful flagship stores."

"Gore-Tex is just a household brand name. They are a fabric brand with many different fabrics. When you are selling a jacket in the store and you put Gore-Tex, you don't need to tell people that it's going to be wind resistant and water repellent."

"You hear people always looking for organic cotton. Once you take that cotton and it goes through the entire dying process, it is not organic anymore."

"You're going to find a lot of polyester in activewear just because it's very effective at wicking away sweat. The issue is that polyester also absorbs oils."

"That is standard outlet Levi. So, we got that at Mark's, but that's like what you find at a department store."

"So, Levi's has turned into the denim GameStop. Basically, you can go in, give them an old pair of jeans, they'll give you, I think, five bucks and then resell it for 36."

"The Levi 505 is over 50 years old. They've been here forever and that's because the design just works really well. I'm going to give all these a 10 out of 10."

"To distress the bottom, a lot of factories are using Dremel tools because that's just how durable this fabric is."

"PFAS, how much leashes off cheaper or more expensive versions of clothes? It's really going to be there for its water repellency. It's an older technology and a lot of mainstream more well-known brands have already moved on to newer technologies."