Stone Island Clothing

Daveheadhunt · 01-23-2006, 05:59 PM

Does anyone buy Stone Island anymore? Is there anyone on this forum thats bought Stone Island in the past year?

CRISPIN · 01-24-2006, 07:41 AM

STONE ISLAND STILL HAS A FEW LOYAL FOLLOWERS. WITH A NAME LIKE DAVEHEADHUNT YOU PERHAPS KNOW A FEW ON THE STAMFORD BRIDGE TERRACES? THE BRAND HAS BEEN STEADILY DECLINING OVER THE PAST COUPLE OF YEARS. THE STONE ISLAND SUCCESS WAS BUILT ON ITS ABILITY TO LIMIT AND CONTROL SUPPLY TO RETAILERS. SINCE THE GROWTH IN ONLINE ETAILERS AND THE EXPANSION OF PARALLEL IMPORTERS THEIR ABILITY TO CONTROL THE BRAND HAS ALBEIT CEASED AND JUST ABOUT ANYONE CAN BUY STONE ISLAND NOW, WHICH MAKES IT FAR LESS ATTRACTIVE.

cjpowers · 01-24-2006, 11:49 AM

I've bought a few SI things this year just like every other year.

Daveheadhunt · 01-24-2006, 11:40 PM

What did you buy? And did you buy online or from a shop? What did you think of the last Massimo Osti collection?

cjpowers · 02-12-2006, 04:31 PM

Just a couple of cardigans, i wanted some thick jumpers so i got both of these albeit from the stone island site as i tend to avoid the grey clobber. I prefer SI with the stitched/embroided logo rather than the patch or i go for the Denims stuff.

http://www.alistclothing.co.uk/html/...rdigan_Sweater

http://www.designerwear2u.co.uk/Deta...product_id=712

CD · 02-13-2006, 01:16 PM

Went to Harrods & Harvey Nics on Sat, when I've been there previously they have had quite a good range of SI & CP. But this time they had hardly any thing. Just one SI jacket, with the rest SI Denims - jackets, tops, knitwear, caps. CP had a few jackets, tops, knitwear etc. So from the looks of things - Harrods & Harvey Nics don't think SI is good anymore.

They're concentrating more on the SI Denims than just SI - will SI be around in a couple of years?

UK2004 · 02-13-2006, 01:36 PM

What's Harvey Nichols like, I've lived in London all my life and been Hrrods and Selfridges a million times but never been to Harvey Nichols always thought it was ladies only! lol

CD · 02-16-2006, 07:45 PM

Good - as I don't really have any good designer stores near me!! Quite a good range of designers/brands. Armani, Evisu, Blue Blood, Fake Longdon, Paul Smith, Hackett, Ralph Lauren, Duchamp, Maharashi etc etc. I prefer Selfridges out of the 3. Easy to browse & navigate. Harrods - can be really busy & expensive! Harvey Nics probably somewhere between the two! Probably not as big or crowded as the others. Its just round the corner from Harrods : 1-2 mins walk, if that!

Harrods window displays had REAL people as maniquins on Sat - my mate nearly sh*t himself! Was quite surreal, if a little scary!

UK2004 · 02-16-2006, 08:43 PM

Any sexy ladies as manequins in the window! Popping up there on Saturday will have to be careful if there are my girlfriend kicks off big style if my eye wandes! haha

I'll check out Harvey Nichols, all these years in London and always avoided as thought it was women's only.

Daveheadhunt · 02-17-2006, 01:39 AM

all very marcel marceau

wonder how much they get paid - 5 quid an hour.