Most Overpriced Designer? #3

[Lola701]

And YSL just had a price decrease

Price decrease? Where?
Or is it a price harmonization Because YSL is more expensive.
I have to say though that it’s still a fairly and intelligently priced house.
I satin slippers for the same price as those flowers.

While I appreciate that the RTW prices aren’t insane, they are really ridiculous. 2K for cargo pants…
Their real strength now is that they can have a decent pricing and maintain their exclusivity by reducing their presence department stores.

 

[Grets]

Price decrease? Where?
Or is it a price harmonization Because YSL is more expensive.
I have to say though that it’s still a fairly and intelligently priced house.
I satin slippers for the same price as those flowers.

While I appreciate that the RTW prices aren’t insane, they are really ridiculous. 2K for cargo pants…
Their real strength now is that they can have a decent pricing and maintain their exclusivity by reducing their presence department stores.

 

[Lola701]

It’s quite misleading because she is concentrating on specific products when price increases is something more general.

They may have re-adjusted their prices to have a more competitive price point but we can’t talk of price decrease when suddenly they are selling cotton pants at 2K.
It’s a more general thing. I mean we saw it with Chanel. The price increases are maybe more spectacular on the classic bags, but overall there’s a price increase even though Chanel still have a lot bags under 7K and they can lower prices on the smaller bags.

But I must say that they are quite clever. This is where Burberry is losing for example. The fact that a YSL bag cost less than a Burberry bag make them losers by default.

 

[tourbillions]

The fact that a YSL bag cost less than a Burberry bag make them losers by default

and who would choose burberry over ysl...

 

[yslforever]

It’s quite misleading because she is concentrating on specific products when price increases is something more general.

They may have re-adjusted their prices to have a more competitive price point but we can’t talk of price decrease when suddenly they are selling cotton pants at 2K.
It’s a more general thing. I mean we saw it with Chanel. The price increases are maybe more spectacular on the classic bags, but overall there’s a price increase even though Chanel still have a lot bags under 7K and they can lower prices on the smaller bags.

But I must say that they are quite clever. This is where Burberry is losing for example. The fact that a YSL bag cost less than a Burberry bag make them losers by default.

I think they are sitting on a lot of unsold non-seasonal items and that is a way for them to launch some "sales" for this stock... and make some bucks and attracts new customers.
The very seasonal items, or produced in a limited series, like the runway RTW, prices won't change, but it seems to me that merch like denim, tees, etc have effectively a bit decreased, or not increased like the other brands, especially menswear merch.
You now have Ferragamo or Burberry merch (sneakers, sandals, shoes) more expensive than YSL.