https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/all-saints Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Fri, 10 Apr 2026 00:29:02 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/all-saints#post-1449318 Sat, 28 Feb 2015 21:52:10 +0000 annabelle 1449318@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I think I must have discovered All Saints when they were in their transition phase of paring back their edge from being original, and not yet having pared back their pricing to be comparable to a great leather jacket at Burning Torch or ASOS or Nordstrom... </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/all-saints#post-1449293 Sat, 28 Feb 2015 20:52:34 +0000 Mellllls 1449293@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>their prices have always been out of my reach for anything i was interested in </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/all-saints#post-1449290 Sat, 28 Feb 2015 20:50:47 +0000 psychedelicate 1449290@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I like their leather jackets because they come in colors that seem to be in tune with my season, but their other stuff doesn't seem worth the price. It pretty much does look like stuff I could pick up at Zara for much less, and from what I've read in this thread, the quality isn't better enough.<br />I do just want cutting edge stuff that is in other colors besides black or brights. Where is it?!</p> <p> </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/all-saints#post-1449151 Sat, 28 Feb 2015 15:52:06 +0000 Janet 1449151@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I've noticed the change as well. I've found some of their stuff appealing in the past, but the fits have never worked for me. In one hand, it seems like they're adding more structure to their style, but I'm not sure how that will translate to their market. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/all-saints#post-1449019 Sat, 28 Feb 2015 07:17:08 +0000 Astrid 1449019@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I was once in the Berlin store because I was curious after reading so much about them here on the forum. Of course it's not my style, but I was very underwhelmed all the same comparing quality and price. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/all-saints#post-1449005 Sat, 28 Feb 2015 06:39:52 +0000 CocoLion 1449005@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Interesting observations. &nbsp;The little experience I have with this brand, is that it did not fit me well. &nbsp;And I was not that wowed with fabric and construction. &nbsp;I do like the look of their leather jackets but am I getting something worth 2-3x the price of something similar from Zara? &nbsp;I don't know. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/all-saints#post-1449004 Sat, 28 Feb 2015 06:38:35 +0000 Firecracker (Sharan) 1449004@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Aha! Those denim pieces definitely didn't look like what I've come to think of as AllSaints. I like the cheeky raw-edged jumper, nevertheless.&nbsp; And I really like your Rachel Comey culottes. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/all-saints#post-1448921 Sat, 28 Feb 2015 00:35:50 +0000 Vicki 1448921@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I think you nailed it and you're on to something, Anna. &nbsp;Glad I had a chance to visit the Seattle store while it was abuzz with YLF Women who know how to make a store come to life. &nbsp;:) </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/all-saints#post-1448919 Sat, 28 Feb 2015 00:30:16 +0000 Marlene 1448919@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I'm in the same boat as Firecracker. &nbsp;Just when I noticed AllSaints, and was in a position to AFFORD AllSaints, and I went to actually GET AllSaints and was all...meh. &nbsp;I hate it when business gets in the way of creative fashion.... </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/all-saints#post-1448914 Sat, 28 Feb 2015 00:17:36 +0000 annagybe 1448914@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I actually love Rachel Comey. My much worn culottes of last summer are by her.<br /><a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.shopbop.com/titan-cropped-denim-tee-rachel/vp/v=1/1507265197.htm?folderID=26781&amp;fm=other-shopbysize&amp;colorId=34555">http://www.shopbop.com/titan-c.....;fm=other-</a><br /><u><a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.shopbop.com/brighton-denim-shirt-dress-rachel/vp/v=1/1542475697.htm?folderID=26781&amp;fm=other-shopbysize&amp;colorId=34555">http://www.shopbop.com/brighto.....038;fm=oth</a><br /></u>But she is a relatively small NYC based designer, and a completely different aesthetic than All Saints.</p> <p>There's Vince, but they have gotten pretty basic.<br />Helmut Lang seems to retread the same few styles over and over again.<br />I wondering if fashion in general has moved beyond All Saints original look.<br />It's too expensive for the young that can wear that style, doesn't have the cache of Rick Owens or Ann&nbsp;Demeulemeester. So who is their target market?</p> <p> </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/all-saints#post-1448533 Fri, 27 Feb 2015 04:59:53 +0000 Firecracker (Sharan) 1448533@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Interesting, Anna. It stands to reason that about the time I take notice of a store is when it has lost whatever renegade spirit or unique style it had. Tee he! (I am also one to come around to a trend just as it is on the way out, if not afterward.) Glad I got my olive moto jacket from them before they go! <br />And is Rachel Comey a bad thing? (I have no clue.) Or is it just a way of pointing out that AllSaints has lost its identity?<br />I wonder what will happen to all the old sewing machines in the windows. . . . I love that part of their decor. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/all-saints#post-1448475 Fri, 27 Feb 2015 03:16:00 +0000 AM 1448475@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>So what is your All Saints alternative? Where are you finding creativity? </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/all-saints#post-1448473 Fri, 27 Feb 2015 03:11:42 +0000 jackiec 1448473@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Well I'm woefully way behind the times. When I shopped in the Vegas store in the summer I was in love. But hey, I'm a mainstream kind of a gal &nbsp;Would I like to be cutting edge? Absolutely! But realistically?....plain ole me. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/all-saints#post-1448445 Fri, 27 Feb 2015 02:26:28 +0000 catgirl 1448445@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Haven't found them all that interesting or creative in a while, and they are way overpriced too.&nbsp; Sigh. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/all-saints#post-1448366 Fri, 27 Feb 2015 00:39:17 +0000 Anonymous 1448366@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I'm intrigued. &nbsp;Thanks for posting your thoughts, Anna. I've never been in a b&amp;M store, but have of course seen their pieces on-line and here on the forum. &nbsp;Disappointing to hear they are losing their edge as I have liked what little I've seen of this brand and wished I had better access to it. &nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/all-saints#post-1448364 Fri, 27 Feb 2015 00:34:33 +0000 UmmLila (Lisa) 1448364@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Well, it was sold to a private equity firm a couple of years ago and I think the original founder left. These PE guys usually demand changes in any businss they buy with the intention of either making it profitable or grooming it for resale to another company or both.</p> <p>I've been shopping at All Saints off and on since they opened in Boston a few years ago. I've always had the same feelings about them: some of their stuff is weird and ugly, and some of it is weird and appeals to me. This winter I had very good luck with their sweaters. That jumper you pointed out is beyond hideous, though. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/all-saints#post-1448357 Fri, 27 Feb 2015 00:26:17 +0000 rachylou 1448357@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Have the prices come down? </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/all-saints#post-1448344 Fri, 27 Feb 2015 00:01:54 +0000 Diana 1448344@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I agree. I have both new and old AS pieces and while I like both, the new stuff is definitely far more mainstream. I mean, I can't see them making my bubble skirt or my crazy lace wrap dress any more. I do still occasionally troll ebay for the older pieces. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/all-saints#post-1448294 Thu, 26 Feb 2015 22:50:31 +0000 Thistle 1448294@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Add them to the Jones New York Club?&nbsp; Just couldn't differentiate themselves enough anymore and lost their core market? </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/all-saints#post-1448292 Thu, 26 Feb 2015 22:48:42 +0000 annagybe 1448292@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>After Dashielle posted her All Saints blouse color choice, I began thinking about the brand.<br />They definitely have had a shift in the last few years to much more conventional design. Sorry Una, I don't see UWP at all.&nbsp;<br />eg this skirt<br /><a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.us.allsaints.com/women/uncategorised/allsaints-button-skirt_raw/?colour=744&amp;category=502">http://www.us.allsaints.com/wo.....tegory=502</a><br />And seriously I do not like the styling at all.<br />This is SO Rachel Comey<br /><a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.us.allsaints.com/women/dresses/allsaints-frayed-reika-dress/?colour=2846&amp;category=502">http://www.us.allsaints.com/wo.....tegory=502</a><br /><a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.us.allsaints.com/women/trousers/allsaints-eliza-trouser/?colour=2846&amp;category=502">http://www.us.allsaints.com/wo.....tegory=502</a></p> <p>Buy out in 2005, then major expansion<br /><a rel="nofollow" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AllSaints">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AllSaints</a><br />Then it almost went under<br /><a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.theguardian.com/business/2011/may/05/all-saints-fashion-saved-collapse">http://www.theguardian.com/bus.....d-collapse</a><br />La Senza and American Apparel...not exactly edgy. Also American Apparel has had and ongoing&nbsp;major financial difficulties.&nbsp;</p> <p>So in my estimation...they're going pretty commercial. And struggling in the meantime.&nbsp;<br />I wouldn't be surprised if the store in Seattle closes soon. I hardly ever see anyone in there, or enough to justify the giant space.<br />In searching around I did find this bit of gossip about one of the founders<br /><a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2549550/She-just-anti-establishment-Daughter-All-Saints-founder-nine-climbed-10m-Tate-Modern-sculpture-simple-faux-pas.html">http://www.dailymail.co.uk/new.....aints-foun</a></p>