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Re:How William Gibson Keeps His Science Fiction Real by shantly on Monday December 09, 2019 @04:28PM (#21746800)
Jesus. You can get a bespoke suit made by OECD-state labor and with decent materials for less than it'd cost to put together a jacket + trousers combo from Acronym. Granted, yes, you could also spend way more than that if you want a particular, famous tailor shop to make it, but still.
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Re:How William Gibson Keeps His Science Fiction Real by rebuilder on Tuesday December 10, 2019 @05:05AM (#21751159)
You can, but Acronym don't sell bespoke suits. Those are relatively well understood in terms of design, while a lot of the Acronym stuff looks like it would have required quite a bit of RnD. Factor in a very niche target market, plus that the price is probably more of a selling point than a downside in that segment, and I guess you get that kind of pricing.

I'm certainly not buying myself, but I also don't think they're just selling regular clothes at a spectacular markup. Whether their garments are any good, I have no idea.

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