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Post by devastitis on Feb 27, 2016 22:53:35 GMT -6
Couldn't find a thread for Kickstarter, so I made one. Here's an interesting company. Not a fan of the name, but the dress shoes and boots look pretty nice for the price. Ace Marks. Looks like they've gotten a ton of backers so far. |
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Post by exophobe on Feb 27, 2016 23:10:37 GMT -6
Couldn't find a thread for Kickstarter, so I made one. Here's an interesting company. Not a fan of the name, but the dress shoes and boots look pretty nice for the price. Ace Marks. Looks like they've gotten a ton of backers so far. Not a fan of the multi-material models, but the single color wings, double monks, and bluchers look very nice. Are you thinking of backing them for a pair? |
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Post by devastitis on Feb 27, 2016 23:40:45 GMT -6
Couldn't find a thread for Kickstarter, so I made one. Here's an interesting company. Not a fan of the name, but the dress shoes and boots look pretty nice for the price. Ace Marks. Looks like they've gotten a ton of backers so far. Not a fan of the multi-material models, but the single color wings, double monks, and bluchers look very nice. Are you thinking of backing them for a pair? they certainly look nice, and they're priced right, but something is off about them. And the name is not very prestigious sounding. I think I'll stick to the sidelines until reviews hit, like Thursday Boot. |
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Post by exophobe on Feb 27, 2016 23:45:43 GMT -6
Regarding Kickstarter shoes, I've talked about my Kendal Hyde Chinese boot situation quite a bit around here, but it's worth mentioning that after the problems they ran into they're no longer producing them in China, and have partnered with someone in the us. I think they're currently taking preorders for the USA made boots.
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Post by gaseousclay on Mar 5, 2016 21:18:48 GMT -6
Couldn't find a thread for Kickstarter, so I made one. Here's an interesting company. Not a fan of the name, but the dress shoes and boots look pretty nice for the price. Ace Marks. Looks like they've gotten a ton of backers so far. Don't like the name, too much like Skid Marks |
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Post by Deleted on Mar 8, 2016 8:46:13 GMT -6
On the talk of Kickstarter, Y'all should get yourself something fancy (or the engineer boot) from Simon..
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Post by Ambassador on Mar 16, 2016 3:51:41 GMT -6
Looking good
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Post by Winterland on Mar 18, 2016 16:37:16 GMT -6
Interesting and successful so far Winter Parka Kickstarter. I am tempted. If the fur was real it would be a go for sure. Still doing some reading about the features. Looks like it is going to be made in Canada as they set a goal of 7000 coats to keep it in Canada, otherwise Vietnam. They are at 5700 so far. Sales are at $1,500,000 of $22,000 goal. Price is about $200 USD 19Rn6LUU.kckb.st  |
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Post by exophobe on Mar 18, 2016 17:17:10 GMT -6
Interesting and successful so far Winter Parka Kickstarter. I am tempted. If the fur was real it would be a go for sure. Still doing some reading about the features. Looks like it is going to be made in Canada as they set a goal of 7000 coats to keep it in Canada, otherwise Vietnam. They are at 5700 so far. Sales are at $1,500.00 of $22,000 goal. Price is about $200 USD 19Rn6LUU.kckb.stI was confused til I went and looked... You're missing several zeroes on that sales number.  |
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Post by Winterland on Mar 18, 2016 17:39:30 GMT -6
Interesting and successful so far Winter Parka Kickstarter. I am tempted. If the fur was real it would be a go for sure. Still doing some reading about the features. Looks like it is going to be made in Canada as they set a goal of 7000 coats to keep it in Canada, otherwise Vietnam. They are at 5700 so far. Sales are at $1,500.00 of $22,000 goal. Price is about $200 USD 19Rn6LUU.kckb.stI was confused til I went and looked... You're missing several zeroes on that sales number. Yes it took me a few times looking at it to see it. Ha! They sold $1.5 Billion worth! No actually 1.5 mil which is amazing for parkas. I did some reading and originally they had real fur and if you ordered right away that is what you got. Now they changed to faux fur because of pressure from the masses. Maybe they will add that option as a few people are complaining now about not having real fur. You can't make everyone happy. |
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Post by exophobe on Mar 18, 2016 18:02:05 GMT -6
Personally, I'm too much of a fabric snob to accept this for the material description:
Coats made for serious weather need serious materials. We've chosen the sturdiest hardware and fabrics with the ideal balance between luxurious feel and durability.
WHAT'S IT MADE OF?!
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Post by gaseousclay on Mar 18, 2016 19:05:08 GMT -6
Is this a new alternative to CG?
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Post by exophobe on Mar 18, 2016 19:06:09 GMT -6
Is this a new alternative to CG? Coats Gargantua? I don't know, I've never heard of it. |
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Post by gaseousclay on Mar 18, 2016 19:08:14 GMT -6
Canada Goose
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Post by Winterland on Mar 18, 2016 19:53:31 GMT -6
Canada Goose parkas are very nice but over 3 to 4 times the cost of these. |
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Post by Winterland on Mar 18, 2016 20:02:51 GMT -6
Personally, I'm too much of a fabric snob to accept this for the material description: Coats made for serious weather need serious materials. We've chosen the sturdiest hardware and fabrics with the ideal balance between luxurious feel and durability.WHAT'S IT MADE OF?! I did find this. We use our own proprietary fabric for outer shell that is breathable and water resistant. North Aware uses a proprietary synthetic insulation in the outer shell and white duck down (10% feather) in the inner lining. I am considering one for my better half. She has too many fashion jackets that don't keep you warm. I have been trying to influence her best I can. |
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Post by tashdaddy on May 5, 2016 14:22:35 GMT -6
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Post by matt on May 5, 2016 14:46:22 GMT -6
Intriguing. I may have to consider this. At the moment, I use S-shaped shower curtain hooks on the center back loop - no issues for my denim that I've noticed. It's like he was selling the idea to more of the novice denim aficionados because I feel like a lot of folks in this community have thought this through and have solutions they seem quite content with (could be a reach on my part). |
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Post by Deleted on May 5, 2016 14:57:23 GMT -6
i find that the little hooks on plastic hangars work for belt loops. i've used those for hanging to dry plenty of times, and for general hanging i just use a small rack with hooks on the back of my closet door and use any side or rear belt loop.  |
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Post by devastitis on May 5, 2016 15:29:12 GMT -6
Intriguing. I may have to consider this. At the moment, I use S-shaped shower curtain hooks on the center back loop - no issues for my denim that I've noticed. It's like he was selling the idea to more of the novice denim aficionados because I feel like a lot of folks in this community have thought this through and have solutions they seem quite content with (could be a reach on my part). if this was available for purchase now at the ks price, I'd be in for a dozen. Doing an entire house clean and organization on Monday, and extra sets of wooden hangers would be nice. |
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Post by bentin on May 5, 2016 15:42:45 GMT -6
I'm the devil. I fold 'em and toss 'em in a drawer. I have not seen any adverse effects. But these look simpler and are under a buck at the Land of Bezos:  |
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Post by exophobe on May 5, 2016 16:54:51 GMT -6
The design will have trouble with anything that has double back beltloops, or a single one at an angle - overall not a bad idea though. It does stretch out the belt loops a bit to hang by them, but this product doesn't solve that, so I'll just continue using the bakers rack S hooks I get at Amazon for like $.75 each. |
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Post by exophobe on May 5, 2016 17:03:36 GMT -6
i find that the little hooks on plastic hangars work for belt loops. i've used those for hanging to dry plenty of times, and for general hanging i just use a small rack with hooks on the back of my closet door and use any side or rear belt loop. the little hooks end up snapping off, so I use the kind with the slots in the top, but I use these to hang dry the jeans. |
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Post by Deleted on May 5, 2016 17:06:22 GMT -6
Kickstarter is like the new aged QVC or Home Shopping Network... Most items are so cheesy, but somehow, the creators find a way to make the sales pitch cheesier than the items.
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Post by exophobe on May 5, 2016 17:07:43 GMT -6
Kickstarter is like the new aged QVC or Home Shopping Network... Most items are so cheesy, but somehow, the creators find a way to make the sales pitch cheesier than the items. I've gotten some fantastic stuff through kickstarter, but admittedly also some not so fantastic stuff. |
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