Cute or Tacky???

SOPi_Jawbreaker · #1 11-02-2004, 02:03 AM

http://www.stitchzone.com/twillcolors.html

I kinda wanted to get my lil sis a sweatshirt with letters in one of the designer patterns. You can view them if you scroll all the way down. I think the patterns are cute, but I wanted to get other people's opinions on whether you think it would be tacky/gaudy to have letters in a gucci-like or burburry-like pattern (I'm thinking of getting the GG grey or GG cherry or GG navy blue). I wish I could just ask my lil sis her opinion, but she doesn't know I'm getting her something and I really want it to be a suprise.

DGqueen17 · #2 11-02-2004, 02:58 AM

I wouldn't do it.

kddani · #3 11-02-2004, 06:51 AM

Fake logos are always tacky. No one is honestly going to believe she has gucci letters or LV or whatever. What's the point?

MissOh2Cute · #4 11-02-2004, 07:51 AM

It's the Gucci print.... and I wouldn't do it either!! But if it's your thing go for it I guess!!!

ETA: okay mayyyyybe I would go with the Burberry Print if it was paired up with a nicer shirt, not just a Beefy T and paired with my cute Burberry bag

too bad they dont have the burberry pink plaid...that would look cute on a nice pink shirt

RedRoseSAI · #5 11-02-2004, 08:45 AM

Step away from the fake fabric....

Diamond Delta · #6 11-02-2004, 09:37 AM

I always love the burberry stuff-always did even before I "realized" it was trendy/ fashionable/ whatever-so i think burberry knockoff is OK because its plaid and well all plaid is awesome in my opinion!

I say, if you really really like it, do it. If you just like because it's "gucci"-DON'T. If you wouldn't normally give her letters that are aqua, then giving her aqua gucci ones isn't going to make it any better.

I think the gucci stuff-real or not-is tacky as hell anyway. LV is worse...

AppleDeltaPie · #7 11-02-2004, 10:07 AM

Our greek shop in Las Vegas- the university connection - specializes in designer fabrics. It's not fakes here anyways - the owner pays a large fee every year to use them. Half the greeks on campus have designer letters though.

AEPhiSierra · #8 11-02-2004, 10:32 AM

I have to agree with MissOh2Cute, I like the burberry plaid but I wouldn't be a fan of anything with the actual brand written on it. I am the same way with bags though too, I would never get a bag with the logo printed all over it like a lot of Gucci, Fendi, LV and Coach bags do.

But if you really like this kind of stuff I am pretty sure there is another site with a bigger selection of "designer fabrics". I remember it having the burberry plaid in several colors. Too bad I can't remember the URL!

texas*princess · #9 11-02-2004, 10:41 AM

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Originally posted by Diamond Delta
I always love the burberry stuff-always did even before I "realized" it was trendy/ fashionable/ whatever-so i think burberry knockoff is OK because its plaid and well all plaid is awesome in my opinion!

I say, if you really really like it, do it. If you just like because it's "gucci"-DON'T. If you wouldn't normally give her letters that are aqua, then giving her aqua gucci ones isn't going to make it any better.

I think the gucci stuff-real or not-is tacky as hell anyway. LV is worse...

Diamond Delta, I couldn't have said it better myself

33girl · #10 11-02-2004, 11:16 AM

TACKY.

GeekyPenguin · #11 11-02-2004, 11:22 AM

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Originally posted by RedRoseSAI
Step away from the fake fabric....

Correct.

kddani · #12 11-02-2004, 11:42 AM

Heck, even if it was real fabric i'd still consider it pretty tacky. But I also doubt that the companies would license the use of the fabric for those purposes- I know they're very strict about who they license to and for what purposes. These logo prints are just too ostentatious for letters.

KSUViolet06 · #13 11-02-2004, 12:04 PM

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Originally posted by LilPhiRose
Excuse me for being out of the loop, but I seriously don't know what knock-off pattern that is. Regardless, it's really cute! I think both of the colors are really cute!

However, here's my tacky story: a sorority at Kent (not saying which one, but those from Kent will know) got ahold of some fake Louis Vuitton fabric and now you can't go anywhere without seeing one of them wearing that tacky print! It's extremely bright and usually they pair it up with a blue or green background- or both (one for each letter).

I know which sorority you're talking about. One of their CA chapters came from out of town to visit and was wearing the colored LV print letterss, and they all liked it. I DON'T care for the Gucci, but I think the colored/white LV print is very cute when paired with a white/pink sweatshirt.

qteasied · #14 11-02-2004, 12:20 PM

I see knockoff letters everywhere in my school--even fraternities have Burberry and Gucci letters! But I think it's cute. Why not? Half these girls have the fake bags to match...lol. But really though, it's just a pattern. It's cute. Letters come in so many patterns now.

DGqueen17 · #15 11-02-2004, 12:28 PM

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Originally posted by kddani
Heck, even if it was real fabric i'd still consider it pretty tacky. But I also doubt that the companies would license the use of the fabric for those purposes- I know they're very strict about who they license to and for what purposes. These logo prints are just too ostentatious for letters.

I seriously doubt that any "designer" fabric is real. I hate it when people swear up and down that their GIANT LV bag is real when they paid like $250 for it. REAL large LV bags are thousands of dollars.