My dear elegant ladies,
today I'm going to show you seven examples of when Zara or
fast fashion items look cheap. Because really,
I don't want you to buy any of the cheap stuff anymore.
I want you to invest in quality, ladies and it's for a reason.
I'm going to now demonstrate for you exactly why fast fashion items look cheap.
So today's special guest is Zara.
Welcome to the studio. How are you?
Just kidding! Ladies,
I'm going to pull out some items that I have purchased from Zara to really
show you exactly what it is about these garments that just cheapen the
appearance.
This way you will understand why I am preaching so much about going more
mid-range, buying less but going more for quality rather than quantity.
Okay. Let's start with number one. Great example.
Here, we have a little crop top.
This is actually my size, but it looks like it's very baggy.
It looks very broad. I immediately don't like the fit. But anyway,
that's not what the subject is about.
Number one is about that one thing that I will never purchase from Zara is kind
of their tweeds imitation. Like you see here,
this tweed doesn't even look like tweed. Do you know what it looks like?
Something you wipe the floors with. No, but really,
thin tweed is something Zara does a lot
and they've been doing it for years and years.
I remember even this from my days when I didn't use to have any money and
I used to buy something like this because I thought it would look more expensive.
But in reality, this is a walking commercial for Zara,
because this is what they're really known for, this type of fabric,
this type of thin imitation, whatever you call it fabric.
And it is just not flattering because it's so thin on the body.
It's not going to give the sturdiness that tweed gives the kind of
structured feeling. It's just going to look a bit like
a wet blanket. Another detail that really gives away cheapness,
these really ugly gold buttons.
But we'll talk about the gold in just a second. And also this looks like hair.
Generally speaking,
I would never buy something like this because there are many errors here,
the fabric, the fit, the poor structure,
the ugly details and the cheap-looking details.
No.
What do we have up next?
More cheap gold. Yay. Okay. So listen up ladies.
I saw actually many shoes with these type of gold. I think it's fake gold.
I think it's like a plastic.
Plastic looking gold and this is mega cheap,
cheap, cheap look because I don't need to explain why.
You know what?
I would easily wear these shoes without this whole gold stuff going on
because these shoes are okay. I don't think they're leather.
They aren't made out of leather.
So they would actually not necessarily look like a pair of Zara shoes. But then,
you know,
Zara the size would be so clever and just like downgrade the whole shoe by
adding these types of details. So ladies,
if you want to buy something from fast fashion
that doesn't look like fast fashion,
avoid these type of details.
Next in the ugly line is number three,
these shorts. Now why did I pick these shorts?
Have a little look and see if you can figure it out by yourself.
Did you manage?
Now ladies, there are many things that's going on right here,
right now. And one of the things I had actually just mentioned,
so let's have a recap.
Do you see those horrendous big fake gold buttons?
Yes. Very cheap looking because it's fake gold or
obviously nobody's going to wear real gold buttons,
but there are like nice looking gold buttons.
And then there are cheap looking like this.
And the problem with these is that they're quite big in your face.
So for this reason, this is not a good look,
but this wasn't actually what I wanted to talk about. This is just a detail.
What's really unattractive with these shorts is how they are made.
Because when you look at them,
you can see stitching poking out,
this stripe that is not going straight, it kind of wobbles a little bit.
And anything that wobbles, it really does look cheap.
And it's very common with fast fashion items.
They oftentimes have things that are not straight when it's supposed to be
straight.
So adding these two together,
the buttons and the stitches, and the non straight lines,
it adds up and it cheapens the garment. So no thanks.
Next in line and this one is a nasty one.
I mean, ladies,
do I need to say anything else? Seriously, put on this on a date,
do you think the guy is going to want to marry you? I don't think so.
It's even on sale. I don't blame them.
We need to talk about trends right now because I stepped into Zara to buy all
these items. And what did I see? Horrible print, ugly print,
horrendous print, terrible print after print after print.
And this is a very big problem in fast fashion stores.
It makes me really wonder. I mean, we're talking about big,
big brands, billion dollar brands.
Why can't they hire people who know better than this?
This is a mystery for me.
Please let me know in the comments if you agree or disagree. But truly,
it was really hard to find nice looking prints in Zara. I did find,
not going to say I didn't, but majority was
really repulsive if I can be honest with you.
I mean, ladies,
I really understand why it's so hard to dress well when you're buy in
fast fashion stores.
It's because they make it impossible to look good. I mean,
if this is what they offer, what are you going to do? I mean,
obviously you're going to look like an average Joe for the rest of your life
if you wear this.
I just don't understand if you're going to make a print or if you're going to
choose a print or choose a fabric,
why would you choose something like this?
Ladies, remember what I said about floral prints?
This might not be exactly the floral prints I was talking about but it's
definitely as bad.
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Okay, next in line.
So we have another skirt and I'm not sure how much
you're going to see. This is a problem.
Never show black garments when you film because nothing is seen.
So the problem with the fabric that are synthetic like this, it's very stretchy,
which is actually a good thing, but it's very kind of thin and very wobbly.
And if we pay close attention to here,
we can see that the stitching looks awful. It looks very uneven.
Nothing is straight. And with the wobbly and thin fabric,
it just adds on. So something like this will look incredibly cheap. Okay,
fair enough, it's a mini skirt. But you know,
if it's a mini skirt in the sturdier, more high-quality material,
it would actually work well. I mean,
you have many designer brands who make beautiful mini skirts and mini dresses
that doesn't look cheap. But obviously, when Zara makes it,
it looks really cheap because of the combination of poor fabrics,
poor stitching,
things are not even etc.
This one is there for also, no.
So next in line, I picked up this jacket.
It looks like a blazer.
The color is not the nicest one,
but they didn't have another color when I was there.
And the reason why I wanted to choose the blazer to really show you is because
many people buy blazers from Zara and they forget how cheap their
blazers actually look.
And I would not recommend to buy blazers from Zara
because if you want to look smart
wearing a blazer, a Zara blazer is not going to make you look smart.
It's gonna make you look like you work at Zara. I mean,
have you seen their store sales assistants
always kind of wear these type of blazers?
So I would not wear a blazer like this because the fabric is not
very suitable for a blazer. It's again, too thin and too cheap.
Plus the problem is it wrinkles crazily. Look.
Meaning that when you wear a blazer like this with a little bit of movement,
you're going to be instantly looking all wrinkly.
And it just gives away that a blazer is cheaply made because a good blazer,
it would not just wrinkle like this. It wouldn't.
If you have a designer blazer, go and have a look and do this test,
it's just doesn't. I'm also unsure about the fit.
There's also a little bit of threads poking out. And in general,
it's not laid nice and evenly on the body.
So that always gives a way when the garment is poorly fitted on a body or it
doesn't lay very nicely, or when you move,
it doesn't follow your movements nice as well.
That's a big giveaway that it's a cheap garment.
And I would not waste my money on this.
I mean, it's cheap, but you know?
What comes with the cheap price tag?
It cheapens your appearance.
Last but not least,
probably the ugliest of them all is when they sell
things like this.
I just, again, don't understand.
We spoke about prints,
why is the store full majority of these
horrendous prints? But then if you browse on the stores,
you realize why is the store so filled up with
shapeless balloon-like cuts of clothing?
Like this is not flattering on anyone unless you are pregnant. I mean,
I wasn't in the maternity section last time I checked, you know.
But they basically sell these type of cuts for women who have no idea
how to dress, how to style themselves. And of course,
women are just going to look worse even if let's say,
they have something they want to hide,
maybe they have a bit of stomach or they're a bit plus-sized etc.
When you put on something like this that looks like a tent,
you're going to look so much worse than if you try enhance your figure,
try to create a bit of a shape or silhouette for yourself.
This is not attractive and no man will ever be turned on by a woman who wears
something like this.
This is really clothes made for an average plain
Jane to look really plain.
And that's why I really want you ladies to stop wearing these type of clothes
because it's really not worth it. I mean, if you are here to elevate yourself,
if you here to look your best, to level up in society,
you can't wear stuff like this. This is not a level-up.
This is a downgrade.
These clothes really piss me off to tell you the truth.
I understand now why it's such a struggle
for the majority of women out there
to look good, to shop cleverly,
not to throw away every single clothes that they buy,
because what happens is that you buy all these stuff.
Like you go and you buy all of these stuff, thinking you're going to look good.
And what's going to happen? You're not going to look good.
You're not going to feel good.
So you're going to be throwing all this away
because it just didn't serve a purpose.
It made you feel worse about yourself.
I really cannot stand these brands.
Anna for President.
Now ladies, that was all for today. I have another video,
come shopping with me in Zara,
where I will actually give you more tips on how you can style yourself and dress
elegantly, even if you are on a budget. I will see you in that video.