How William Gibson Keeps His Science Fiction Real

Re:How William Gibson Keeps His Science Fiction Real by gautamcgoel on Monday December 09, 2019 @04:51PM (#21747010)

$395 for a hoodie?? I quite like my made-in-America hoodie from American Giant, which retails for $108. What extra value would I get if I shelled out an additional $287 for the Outlier hoodie?

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Re:How William Gibson Keeps His Science Fiction Real by aaron695 on Monday December 09, 2019 @06:22PM (#21747785)

Art.

If you get into the whole don't use resources, paying money for products that have a lot of artistic thought put into them makes sense. Artistic thought uses nothing from the planet, the person has to eat anyway.

I personally have no issue with using resources, but if someone else wants to spend it on art, cool, I still get to view it.

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Re:How William Gibson Keeps His Science Fiction Real by pratyushc on Monday December 09, 2019 @07:34PM (#21748381)

If it's made with proper merino wool then that would explain the price. I've bought merino jumpers in that price range before, and they're well worth it since they're warm but also light-weight.

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Re:How William Gibson Keeps His Science Fiction Real by bart_spoon on Tuesday December 10, 2019 @10:29AM (#21753331)

It's techwear. Outlandish prices are practically part of the aesthetic.

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Re:How William Gibson Keeps His Science Fiction Real by ralphc on Monday December 09, 2019 @09:11PM (#21748972)

Check out the prices on Arc’teryx Veilance, also mentioned in the article. $2299 for a hoodie.

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Re:How William Gibson Keeps His Science Fiction Real by gautamcgoel on Saturday December 14, 2019 @05:07PM (#21792642)

Insanity, sheer insanity.

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