This whole thing started because, well, I was trying to find a decent rep of some ridiculously overpriced sweatpants on Pandabuy. That’s when I stumbled across this *insane* spreadsheet. Like, 2000+ items of pure… questionable origin. And right there, smack dab in the middle of the “designer” section was Loro Piana. Apparently, if you’re gonna confess to a murder (at your sister’s wedding, no less!), you gotta do it decked out in their stuff. Lol. Seriously.
Then I started noticing it everywhere. I mean, *Succession*? Shiv Roy, looking all corporate and sharp in… you guessed it, probably some Loro Piana blazer I could never afford. Like, I get it, “old money” vibes, right? But, is it *really* worth the price tag? I mean, I’m sure the quality is amazing and all that jazz, but c’mon! I could buy a used car for the price of one of their sweaters.
So, I did some digging. Apparently, they’re all about cashmere, vicuña (whatever *that* is), and “extrafine wool”. Sounds fancy, I guess. And they’re Italian, which, let’s be real, adds like 50% to the coolness factor. I even found some stuff in… Chinese? I think? My google translate is uh… lacking to say the least.
Honestly, I’m still kinda confused. Is it just hype? Is it actually *that* good? I’m torn between wanting to buy a cheap knock-off on DHGate (don’t judge me) and being completely intimidated by the whole brand. I mean, even the *name* sounds expensive. Loro Piana… it just rolls off the tongue like melted butter… or something.