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I can get with the Suicide, but what's good with Ralph & these nylon fleece hybrids?
looks like big chunk of fall/winter 2017 stuff is messing with expectations of hybrids and materials. think it works better on the monochromatic pieces that look like they were originally designed for black label.... same color tafetta, scuba cotton, etc all mixed into 1 piece.
The Hybrid clothing was sprinkled into the polo and polo sport collects, but the majority was under the RLX umbrella. It became a Black Label staple later, where RL found they could charge much more for it. Now that Black Label is over, customers still associate the current Polo Hybrid items with "luxury". Which is the reason they people don't mind buying them at upwards of $300.
I stay away from most of the Hybrids, but when they are done right there's very few items that come close...especially with knits and cashmere.