elevated minimalist/simplewear brand round up

i guess you can say those “stealth wealth/quiet luxury elevated minimalist” brands, but i’m just mainly looking for stuff similar to above that might be lesser known? maybe like sillage, comoli, james coward, etc?
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Smiles
Smiles10mo ago
I would classify none of these brands as "stealth wealth/quiet luxury", so I'm a bit confused by what aspects you are looking for.
avantgardeism
avantgardeism10mo ago
It’s weird because every time I would Google brands like these I get the same category of “quiet luxury” but i agree with you lol
william
william10mo ago
Like ‘elevated basics’?
avantgardeism
avantgardeism10mo ago
umm i’d probably say elevated minimalist yeah
william
william10mo ago
Studio Nicholson is probably a favorite of mine right now Might be in a similar camp
avantgardeism
avantgardeism10mo ago
ohhh idk why i just remembered they exist
jawntanamo_bae
jawntanamo_bae10mo ago
De Bonne Facture maybe?
avantgardeism
avantgardeism10mo ago
yeah i haven’t really looked into them heavily. i’ll check it out!
Smiles
Smiles10mo ago
I feel like some of Acne's work might fit this boat as well Though you probably already knew that
william
william10mo ago
Everyone sleeping on studio Nicholson 8006nooooo
jawntanamo_bae
jawntanamo_bae10mo ago
True. I love their pants. Need some
william
william10mo ago
could probably make a similar claim to post 2020 Craig green
avantgardeism
avantgardeism10mo ago
as detestable as zara is, i wish the collab was in the USA as well 😞 great suggestion regardless
Smiles
Smiles10mo ago
Maybe 4S Designs? I stan them so I'm biased, but while they have a lot of loud pieces they also tend to have some quieter ones that focus more on the materials.
william
william10mo ago
4s has some great cuts and material
Smiles
Smiles10mo ago
They also go (relatively) cheap on sale as they are on the "lesser known" side of brands
dieworkwear
dieworkwear10mo ago
saman amel, stoffa, cos
avantgardeism
avantgardeism10mo ago
so them i’ve never looked into actually
william
william10mo ago
IMO check out the womenswear offerings for some of these brands. I think SN womenswear is much better than SN menswear
avantgardeism
avantgardeism10mo ago
ohhh learned about stoffa thru some of your writing haha
Smiles
Smiles10mo ago
Its Angelo Urrutia's brand, he spent years at EG/Nepenthes but 4S is all about cool materials, worth taking a look at I think some things could be up your alley.
dieworkwear
dieworkwear10mo ago
also umit benan
william
william10mo ago
OAMC but kinda overpriced imo Nice materials tho
werkinprogress
werkinprogress10mo ago
Stein Design maybe?
william
william10mo ago
Also OL womenswear as well. Ik you mentioned them in the title but I really think OL produces way better womenswear than menswear
wuz
wuz10mo ago
dana lee brown, henry’s, comoli, casey casey, margaret howell, evan kinori, man-tle, stein, mfpen just off the top of my head and some of these i think u already own from just skim through the brand lists of chcm and neighbour lol
dieworkwear
dieworkwear10mo ago
quiet voice uniqlo
werkinprogress
werkinprogress10mo ago
Alterior is doing stuff in line with what you may be looking for too 👀
stmn
stmn10mo ago
Still by hand, kaptain sunshine, sunflower, YLÈVE are some other brands that come to mind
avantgardeism
avantgardeism10mo ago
ngl this thread is great. wish i could change the title to “elevated minimalist/simplewear round up” ngl idk if they need more sub stack contribution but i’d love to talk about this more
stmn
stmn10mo ago
I don't know either but I would read it
Smiles
Smiles10mo ago
I'm positive the mods would not say no to substack contributions
mattw2
mattw210mo ago
We always welcome a substack write up.
Carney
Carney10mo ago
Are James perse/theory/Vince/rag&bone too mainstream/not elevated enough?
dieworkwear
dieworkwear10mo ago
aaron levine was doing some stuff for theory for a while, but i wasn't able to go check it out.
avantgardeism
avantgardeism10mo ago
@cdfchopper it’s not possible to move this thread to fashion discussion, no?
mattw2
mattw210mo ago
Unfortunately not.
dieworkwear
dieworkwear10mo ago
One more idea: vintage Armani. I've seen some friends incorporate some cool vintage Armani pieces into outfits using many of the brands mentioned on this list, but everyone says you have to take a gamble online when shopping on sites like eBay. Lots of bad stuff that ends up not working.
avantgardeism
avantgardeism10mo ago
oddly enough, i’ve been thinking about this as well. i was reading blackbird spyplane’s interview with Jockum Hallin talking about the Our Legacy Workshop x Emporio Armani collaboration, and they were really emphasizing how much great archive there was that really fits into their niche.
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