Honestly, I don’t regret buying this as my first “techwear” purchase mainly because it gave an idea of what I want to look for when I got into tech wear.
stop calling it "techwear" its incell gear. lets call it what it is. nobody wearing this trash is getting any pussy unless they are at a goth dance party under a bridge.
It says Tajima logistics stock company (kabushiki gaisha) on the sleeve and on the back it says (chinese) "Jiye industry", which is the company's real name. this hoodie sells for 150 yuan on Taobao
So.... who is it that actually *makes* all this stuff? Are there any genuine "we make it, we ship it" or is all techwear just lost to this incredibly futuristic cyberpunk network of automated drop-shipping sites? Which is honestly probably totally on-par for the sort of aestheti that techwear offers heh
Almost everything you order online is drop shipped. You pay someone and another location ships it to you. Even certified resellers drop ship from their distributors.
There's probably a factory in china that hacks together these designs in-house, they go up on alibaba for wholesale prices, then a smaller seller in china buys them from there. That seller in china then sells it to consumers outside china with a normal markup (probably on aliexpress). So I think the best way (as in, least amount of middlemen) to buy these products would be on aliexpress. What these dropshippers (like the "shop" in the video) do is just add another markup on top of the aliexpress seller's markup and then you get it shipped straight from china while paying the dropshipper money for essentially just forwarding your order, which I'd consider unethical. That's why they want the "restocking fee", your return has to go back to china but they don't want you to realize that, because if you knew you'd just order on aliexpress.
No techwear comes in at luxury prices for the most part. Buying "cheap" techwear would never be on a website labelled with "techwear" try looking at Nike, Adidas in New ways with their acg/terrex lines or keep looking thru Antwon's videos I also recommend fly with Johnny Thai
"Re-Stocking Fee" is pretty common, just not with online retail clothing returns. Likely due to the sellers being drop shippers and used to operating more as distributers.
Restocking fee is sometimes accepted on expensive, bespoke, or limited products. For basic items like clothing, white goods, and tech equipment I've never seen it and I think it would be illegal, at least in Australia.
Honestly I had a few friends who were into this and let me tell you they were questionable friends at the time but the whole way they scan people with their scripts I don't need a script to trick you but it's funny how these people get trained and suckered and are just using manipulation tactics on people and telling them what you want to hear but in reality it's all just a big scam and when it's so vast the way it is it's just it's funny to watch but in reality buddy this all goes back to the consumer it's your responsibility this it's your responsibility this is America when you buy a product you pay what you get and if you don't do your homework on that product it's not anyone else is fault The Times of change false advertisement of the seventies is no longer a crime and you see that with all the phone app ads you see And we all laugh about it but in reality it's no laughing matter Because it affects all of us
I’ve been scoping these dudes out for a while now. I’m new to tech wear and etc, and I’ve been getting a bunch of ads by NEV. I saw they had the discount sales and thought: “hmm, perhaps it’s time to buy.” Coincidentally, you release a review 4 minutes later. Glad to know I have better options
Excellent timing! They are super heavy on the ads, moreso than most other retailers in this space it seems. Guess they're one of the more popular places and are getting more revenue
@@ThisIsAntwon i'm always a bit wary of brands which advertise very heavily; seems the high marketing budget usually comes at the expense of the quality and value of the actual product.
Alpaca ponchos are where it's at! Won't get as smelly wearing it in the woods, warm for weight, will keep you warm even when it has 45% of its weight in water! Antimicrobial, antibacterial, can be naturally harvested, renewable resource (sheep) Also it has many energetic benefits as well! There's a study that shows linen and wool to be the healthiest textiles to wear next to your skin (opposed to rayon, nylon, polyester, cotton) just don't wear them together or they neutralize each other's wavelength, negating most healing benefits I know it's more expensive initially ($100-300 for a QUALITY one that will last) But you will love it bro! I think I paid 150 for mine, but I also like to pay workers when I can afford to :) It's softer and cozier than any snuggy! You can tie a rope around the hood to close the hole, and you have a blanket! If you build a shelter and need a door in the winter time to keep the cold breeze out you can submerge your wool blanket or poncho, then hang I over the entrance Ice crystals form between the fibers, which means wind can't pass freely. It's like a huge wool ice sheet :) If you want to wear it then, just shake off the ice :) Jus my opinion bro
Pretty hard, I'd say. A proper brand will do extensive research and prototyping to get a garment that looks good and does what it should. On top of that, sourcing proper materials and getting actual good craftsmanship means the whole process gets pretty lengthy and expensive. As such, if something looks too good online for I dunno, less than $100, it's probably too good to be true.
99% of clothing designers are literally tone deaf in the taste and common sense department. I could spend hours in any given store, not finding anything decent, design-wise.
It's like everything else that doesn't work as it should in the world, like governments etc........we have the know-how, we have the resources.........but people INSIST on f'in life up.
Same here. :P Never watched this stuff, but it was in my recommended. So I decided "Eh, let's give it a go." Probably won't be watching much of these as it's not my thing, but good review nonetheless!
I always thought there was something fishy about this company, mainly because they have so many ridiculously cool looking items and they never seem to be out of them, whereas most brands have only a select few seasonal items if they really do look as fancy as their images in real life. i was always thinking, there's no way the items can look *that* good. I guess what Milanoo is to the lolita fashion community, Nev is to the techwear community XD
I figured I might as well give the hoodie a shot as well: The NEV “Alphabet I” Hoodie Plus On the sleeve is written: 株式会社 (signifying a Public Corporation or Ltd.) 田島運輸 (Tajima Transport which is a shipping company in Habikino City in the Osaka Prefecture) On the back is written: 吉葉重工 (Yoshiba Heavy Industries which appears to be a fictional company simply meant to give it that extra bit of corporate or industrial flare)
Yoshiba Heavy Industries is from BLAME! im pretty sure. Its a fictional story (of course) and that company was the largest one that built some gigantic "safe zone" with a conceptual space engine or some shit called a "gravity engine". Just throwing random stuff out there, i might be totally wrong.
If I were to buy techwear, i'd love to see it in an actual store, maybe in a mall. Maybe in a Macy's or Belks, or it's own cubicle store. Maybe call it "Futuro" or "Punk Fresh".
my japanese industrial hoodie had pockets on the arm pieces and the strap things on the sides actually looked like what was advertized, the flap thing actually hanging in the way you want it to but on the front is 'HGTY' and 'Haitian Industrial' in Japanese on the back rather than what you showcased
I just dropped by to admire these new channels/companies and thought it was genius. Buy a few hundred dollars of clothing for content. (can be used as tax write-offs) Then roll in the dough from youtube ad revenue. Especially because of the recent covid, people are less likely to buy clothing in-person. So it is a given that online shopping would surge during the lockdowns. The main drawback of shopping for clothes online would be that you don't get to try on the clothes. It really helps the consumer make a better decision in buying clothes with a video rather than a single image of a model. There really is a market for everything on youtube. I hope you take off.
If you think the actual logistics behind things, restock fees make sense. But whether how much it should cost after non-greedy optimization, I have no idea.
@@Ratseeker considering, that most returns are due to a product being subpar, wrongly sized, or not what was advertised, no. Restocking fees don’t make sense.
usually restocking fees are allowed. but just about all sellers avoid them. I work for a major retailer with a highly permissive return policy, but that does charge a 20% restocking fee on custom ordered items, to compensate for the loss we have to take discount selling a one-off item to someone who may not have an exact application for it.
@@musclegeek1991 Depends on the context. I work in sales and if a product is defective, returns are fine. We have no issue replacing or refunding something that doesn't work. If it's buyers remorse they can expect that restocking fee though.
If you're looking for licensed anime merch i really recommend Atsuko or Hypland, both have more standard fitting tees as opposed to the longer-sleeved oversized look but the designs are dope and the prints are quality. Primitive also has some decent collabs with inuyasha, naruto, hunter x hunter
My guy… I actually fucking respect you for wasting ur money on this. I was planning to buy on this store, and searched for reviews. Your video really helped me out here.
For people who like edgy anime/ heavy metal tshirts, I recommend buying from goth retailers like Killstar. They also sell hoodies with a lot of metal hardware on them. Just be careful what you pair those items with orherwise you'll look like a straight up goth. Also don't buy them at full price, it's not worth it and they always have discounts every week.
Not trying to be overly negative here really, but Killstar's quality is absolute trash, both for clothing and home items. Clothes are essentially GILDAN quality, sometimes with even worse stitching and material, and their mugs etc. are so shoddily finished it's infuriating. If you're into the whole metal and emo aesthetic and looking for something that'll last longer than just a couple of washes, you're way better off buying stuff from Drop Dead.
Oh man, killstar was a staple of mine a few years back. Still wear the distressed knits and such of theirs, but the prints can be a bit teen angst as you approach 30
@@TheMightyPeppermintor Yeah killstar is a bit hit and miss with their quality. Personally I've never had a problem with their tees and I still have some from 2018 (although the quality may have declined since then). It was the stuff with lacing and frills that was more problematic. For under £10 (after stacking the discount code with items in the clearance section) the t-shirts are pretty reasonable for the price.
I only recently found out that techwear is a thing even though for year's (since 2000, I'm 38 now) I've been dressing according to the aesthetic. It's weird to see other people dress the way I do as I've never seen anybody dress like this until a week ago when researching cyberpunk images for my book. Thing is I cannot wear my armour in public as the uk police are very anti Muslim guy wearing military fashion lol but it's cool seeing people posing with the same aesthetic. It's very cool
Adding a fee to a refund is there mainly to discourage someone from returning stuff whilst profiting of it as well. Don't know US laws, but it's sure as hell not legal in EU.
these items can undeniably be a "starter" for many to get interested on techwear if they cost as much they offer in terms of quality, but I guess we all know that's not the case
@@pandasdreamlygon I believe is exactly the other way around: people know techwear brands are expensive, so they search for cheap ways to get close to that aesthetic, the problem is that usually the cheap brands steal design ideas and promote things that they don't deliver (waterproof/breathable etc), that's why I've said "if they cost as much as they offer"
ive gotten identical prices off aliexpress for half if not a third of the prices. so either the prices on nevstudio are criminal, or the retailers on aliexpress are
Nev hunt you down, don't they? I ended up getting one of their cloaks that were on special, and the prices wildly fluctuated for the same item across the site. I guess I really appreciated your earlier videos about dropshippers, because that helped me at least moderate my expectations and and better determine what I was prepared to spend. The cloak kinda sucks.
I would love to see you do an updated video doing techwear from brands that are not specifically techwear focused. For example, brands like theory who have a neoteric line which is a schoeller fabric that is basically a lighter dryskin. Or Lululemon, maybe even some outdoor brands? I'm a big fan of techwear style outside of the main brands and whatnot.
I bought the hoodie around early 2021. The hood and flap were kinda expected to disappoint, but for the price that I bought it for I didn't mind much. I ended up frankenstein it with another hoodie. Detached the sleeves and hood bits. Remade the hood from the fabric I weren't going to use, making a bit deeper and wider. Strenghten the lower flap so it would keep its shape better when it was up and not go all soggy on me, which I felt that it kinda did. Along with that I changing the straps to a slightly harder material also for the same purpose. I'm not much of a tailor or anything, but every now and then I love to frankenstein stuff.
@@mufaromawere4819 I didn't buy it just to pick it apart. So no, no point buying something just for that purpose. I were expecting a somewhat decent product with some flaws to it, it was mostly dissapointment once it arrived. Wore it about 3 times, then it was just lying around. So I simply decided to do something else with it since I had no longer any interest in wearing it.
Im not sure why you showed up in my recommended, i have absolutely no interest in clothes or techwear or whatever, but your video is really nice background noise and also really interesting to learn more about this stuff so thank you!
I'm broke and I live in a poor country, minimum wage is about 200usd... This kind of fashion is super cool to me but I wondered how those brands got their money (even if it is an obvious scam) but looking at the comment section I can tell people go around buying left and right whatever shows up... Very lucky individuals, Im lucky if I get two meals a day.
don't worry. people in developed consumer nations only shop in a desperate attempt to fill the gaping void in our souls that would drive us to suicide without the stimulation of new trash every few days.
what the damn thing are you talking about. You guys come to a fashion channel, and expect people to not be obsessed with style or shopping. Its like going hungry to a restaraunt, and complaining that people are eating in there without buying food yourself
@@codyau2729 thanks to both of you! A real testiment to this product's quality that not only are they mixing Chinese and Japanese but they're basically pretending it's a Guerrilla Group product
I really like "techwear" joggers. I've gotten a few pairs and actually get compliments on them. If you get lucky and get the right ones they don't look too edgy but still more interesting than your average pants and I find that they some of them are quite comfortable. The weird hoodies dont really appeal to me but I have to admit I don't regret the purchases that I have made on the pants.
(tl;dr aliexpress store recommendations are below) the pants are my favorite, they're about the only thing i buy because any simple black shirt combined with a chest rig or buckled nylon harnesses/belts/etc tie in what i try to go for. the aesthetic is absolutely closer to darkwear than techwear (and people will attack you for calling it techwear lol so just be mindful). but looking up "techwear," "darkwear," or "warcore" will help you find TONS. alihelper can help you find out which stores will scam you (not all do but some will never send anything) a couple sellers i'd recommend, ive always gotten really nice products from them: -11 BYBB'S Dark Factory (or 11 BBYB'S Dark) -VOLGINS Official (or VOLGINS Streetwear) -Sweetown Official -EAM Official -Evbngclothing -ZUOQ -Apparel China -KLALIEN Official
I am really into clothes and all that stuff but I've never ever heared of tech wear and I see those clothes for the first time in my life. Me personally Id never wear it but I can imagine people rocking this stuff
Nice vid. Suggestion: talk to a watch guy like TGV (The Urban Gentry) about tech watches. I think you could expand each other’s knowledge and not seen either of you do much on the subject.
Thanks! That is a really cool idea - I am a big fan of my GMW-B5000V but I know there's a load of cool stuff out there, and he's got some decent experience with Casio/G-Shock too.
I ordered from nev studio when I first started getting into this and doing that made me actually do research and now I'm here my wallet empty but fly af with actually good techwear fits
Hello Antwon, by using the words drop ship in your description and maybe in the tags, the drop shipping adverts have found this video and started advertising on your videos, I’m sure you don’t won’t to promote there shit, hope this comment reaches you👍
Buy from them on the regular, that hoodie, sweatpants called dark titans. And several shirts. I love it all honestly and I wear XL everything due to my weight lifting.
It essentially translates to “Tajima island transportation co.” or something along those lines. Feels like the producer just took a company’s name and turned in into their own logo tbh hahaha (I could be wrong tho)
At least with the cargo pants, you can buy them way cheaper in the tradie section of your normal stores. They look about the same, and comfort and quality is almost always guaranteed.
i bought a coat from their shop that i fell in love with myself. they titled it as NEV Dark Wizard Cloak Double Hooded Coat on their site. marketed as a winter coat which, as a canadian i can say it is NOT a winter coat in the absolute slightest lol way too thin but i've been able to wear it in every season as long as i layer correctly and its become something i literally wear every single day, i was looking for a long coat jsut liek it for forever and it was literally exactly what i was looking for so i definitely think they have some stuff thats pretty neat at least, based off personal purchase. I did buy some pants as well that i don't really wear though cause they just feel a bit too constrictive to wear for me personally. so that does slightly bring my own score down a little haha.
Will you please do Niepce Inc. I've bought from them and loved the products I've bought but I don't know if they're drop shipping or if it's a legit brand and I'd like to see you're input because I'm new to the "techwear" culture
Taking a quick glance they sell quite a few of the same things as Nevstudio (including the 'fish mouth' hoodie) so it's definitely drop shipped stuff. Unfortunately pretty much every retailer that describes themselves as 'techwear clothing' is just a drop-shipper. The quality of all this stuff can vary a lot though and good to hear you got stuff you were happy with
Hey Antwon have you ever considered making a video on plus sized techwear, if that is even a thing, cause I cannot find anything that might fit me for the life of me. I realized that there is close to no representation for bigger sizes in most techwear content I have seen this far, especially not for women :/ (although I am fairly new to this style) Would love some help or tips for finding anything really :p
I too am a fan of clean black looks ^^ But I really struggle with sizes since it depends on the brand wether I have plus size or not, and especially with asian clothing picking or even finding the right size is tricky... I'll definitely check out all of your recommendations though, thank you so much!! :)
That hoody looks quite comedic, I kept thinking "oh that front face hood part seems like a convenient place to place a bowl of noodles so I could eat and walk at the same time".
I had a passing interest in techwear during my cybergoth days and after buying a couple of items of clothing to compliment what i had, i found them to be just as impractical and articulation goes out of the window. Suffering for fashion is more prevalent than ever. These days i'm the polar opposite, preferring police and security contract clothing brands for comfort, durability and practicality.
At least they look like what they’re supposed to look like. Definitely a plus lol. I know it’s probably also just cheap Chinese tat, but I wanna see Antwon buy some of the Trash Gang stuff. I had their face mask and hat, and they were pretty much what I expected, but they took forever to get here. They’ve got some like Tactical vests and strappy joggers for like $70.
I know right, I genuinely didn't know if they'd look like they were supposed to. Looks like fairly standard streetwear merch type stuff for the mostpart but at least they've got their own logo!
Well damn... few days ago i bought a complete outfit from NEV. i was looking into the style and came across a Dutch techwear guy. his outfits looked sick and saw that he had the discount code so thought it would be a good store. looking into youtube videos more it looks like NEV is a dropshipper. lets hope i didnt FULLY waste my money on my first techwear outfit
Almost everything you order is drop shipped. Certified resellers drop ship directly from their distributors. Even Amazon/Walmart shit is drop shipped from another location than where the shop owners are located.
Tbh, i bough a complete outfit from them and everything is okay. They have a lot of tall size wich is very cool (im 6'3 so i struggle a lot to find clothes) i really enjoy wearing them. I dont feel like its a waiste of money. Wbu?
That hoodie is dumb and impractical for rain/snow days. “I’m gonna protect my head, but I’d like a bucket to catch all the rain/snow and drain it right onto my chest.”
Honestly I did like the tech wear look or the cyber warrior. It got more popular due to the whole idea of watch dogs. I love the style but it doesn't always translate into good fashion in real life It looks tacticool and not tactical
@KanashiiFX You’re thinking more of the “Warcore” aesthetic because actual techwear is a lot more toned back and puts fictionally over aesthetics. Techwear is almost anti-fashion and if you wear it to look cool you’re missing the actual point of it.
I want to get into techwear solely for the aesthetic and fashion of it (I don’t have the budget for extra function, lol) but my best option (Enshadower) has shipping that’s way too high 😭 Hopefully Nev isn’t too bad, apparently someone in the comments got some decent cargos from them. I just want to know some better options though.
I would def recommend to go to an athleisure or sports good shop to find nice winter-esque sportswear. (Idk where you live) but usually they carry some pretty good water repellent jerseys, anoraks, trackers... just your basics or even UNIQLO is the minimum of tech essential due to it's proper quality as well. Shops like Marshalls, TJMAX, also have brand athleisure on sale most of the time!
I've been looking at techwear clothes for sometime, I'm happy to find someone who dared to risk their $'s to find out what the quality really is like. You earned my sub my man!
That hoodie style is prime for graffiti artists. It's super convenient with the ever increasing amount of cameras out there for a quick throw up on the way home from wherever. Added bonus, throw that ski mask away, you'll never have to look like a burglar while your spraying ever again!
so you support degenerate people? guess you own nothing bc if some random person wanted to draw on your stuff. u would be pissed. grow up. stop ruining other peoples property.
Bought multiple times from NEV and have to say, I'm pretty happy with the stuff. Good quality and fit, Good price etc. Mainly bought pants and yeah. I think all of them are pretty nice.
Honestly, I don’t regret buying this as my first “techwear” purchase mainly because it gave an idea of what I want to look for when I got into tech wear.
actually tho. i got my first pair of cargo pants form here and really liked it. now i’m saving up to drop more into a more expensive pair.
(The clothes went straight to the trash btw 💀)
wrong dont give these fcks any money
stop calling it "techwear" its incell gear. lets call it what it is. nobody wearing this trash is getting any pussy unless they are at a goth dance party under a bridge.
@@mcstonerdo that’s why I put quotes, I don’t consider it techwear.🤨
Conclusion : Scam website
Got the translation for you: "Plz help me I'm in a sweatshop making Techwear"
Lmfao
🤣🤣😂 yooo!
It says Tajima logistics stock company (kabushiki gaisha) on the sleeve and on the back it says (chinese) "Jiye industry", which is the company's real name. this hoodie sells for 150 yuan on Taobao
@@alexlau1491 not funny. Delete comment.
@@Lostxanfound exactly.
So.... who is it that actually *makes* all this stuff? Are there any genuine "we make it, we ship it" or is all techwear just lost to this incredibly futuristic cyberpunk network of automated drop-shipping sites? Which is honestly probably totally on-par for the sort of aestheti that techwear offers heh
Almost everything you order online is drop shipped. You pay someone and another location ships it to you. Even certified resellers drop ship from their distributors.
@@bUtMyRiGhTs That's not dropship
China.
There's probably a factory in china that hacks together these designs in-house, they go up on alibaba for wholesale prices, then a smaller seller in china buys them from there.
That seller in china then sells it to consumers outside china with a normal markup (probably on aliexpress). So I think the best way (as in, least amount of middlemen) to buy these products would be on aliexpress.
What these dropshippers (like the "shop" in the video) do is just add another markup on top of the aliexpress seller's markup and then you get it shipped straight from china while paying the dropshipper money for essentially just forwarding your order, which I'd consider unethical.
That's why they want the "restocking fee", your return has to go back to china but they don't want you to realize that, because if you knew you'd just order on aliexpress.
No techwear comes in at luxury prices for the most part. Buying "cheap" techwear would never be on a website labelled with "techwear" try looking at Nike, Adidas in New ways with their acg/terrex lines or keep looking thru Antwon's videos I also recommend fly with Johnny Thai
"Re-Stocking Fee" is pretty common, just not with online retail clothing returns.
Likely due to the sellers being drop shippers and used to operating more as distributers.
Sounds American. I’m out
It's common due to their site and store just greed
Restocking fee is sometimes accepted on expensive, bespoke, or limited products. For basic items like clothing, white goods, and tech equipment I've never seen it and I think it would be illegal, at least in Australia.
Honestly I had a few friends who were into this and let me tell you they were questionable friends at the time but the whole way they scan people with their scripts I don't need a script to trick you but it's funny how these people get trained and suckered and are just using manipulation tactics on people and telling them what you want to hear but in reality it's all just a big scam and when it's so vast the way it is it's just it's funny to watch but in reality buddy this all goes back to the consumer it's your responsibility this it's your responsibility this is America when you buy a product you pay what you get and if you don't do your homework on that product it's not anyone else is fault The Times of change false advertisement of the seventies is no longer a crime and you see that with all the phone app ads you see And we all laugh about it but in reality it's no laughing matter Because it affects all of us
I have that green hoodie but before the pandemic for like 20 😂
This is drop shipping from Aliexpress no?
I’ve been scoping these dudes out for a while now. I’m new to tech wear and etc, and I’ve been getting a bunch of ads by NEV. I saw they had the discount sales and thought: “hmm, perhaps it’s time to buy.” Coincidentally, you release a review 4 minutes later. Glad to know I have better options
Excellent timing! They are super heavy on the ads, moreso than most other retailers in this space it seems. Guess they're one of the more popular places and are getting more revenue
@@ThisIsAntwon i'm always a bit wary of brands which advertise very heavily; seems the high marketing budget usually comes at the expense of the quality and value of the actual product.
there are not better options unless your goal is to never ever have sex with a woman
not a robot a real woman
@@mcstonerdo I don’t know what this means but it’s hilarious
@@mcstonerdo my goals are beyond you
man, how hard it is to make something that looks good and feels comfortable
Alpaca ponchos are where it's at! Won't get as smelly wearing it in the woods, warm for weight, will keep you warm even when it has 45% of its weight in water!
Antimicrobial, antibacterial, can be naturally harvested, renewable resource (sheep)
Also it has many energetic benefits as well! There's a study that shows linen and wool to be the healthiest textiles to wear next to your skin (opposed to rayon, nylon, polyester, cotton) just don't wear them together or they neutralize each other's wavelength, negating most healing benefits
I know it's more expensive initially ($100-300 for a QUALITY one that will last)
But you will love it bro! I think I paid 150 for mine, but I also like to pay workers when I can afford to :)
It's softer and cozier than any snuggy! You can tie a rope around the hood to close the hole, and you have a blanket!
If you build a shelter and need a door in the winter time to keep the cold breeze out you can submerge your wool blanket or poncho, then hang I over the entrance
Ice crystals form between the fibers, which means wind can't pass freely. It's like a huge wool ice sheet :)
If you want to wear it then, just shake off the ice :)
Jus my opinion bro
@@3vanguardofthephoenix335 what brand did you get?
Pretty hard, I'd say. A proper brand will do extensive research and prototyping to get a garment that looks good and does what it should. On top of that, sourcing proper materials and getting actual good craftsmanship means the whole process gets pretty lengthy and expensive. As such, if something looks too good online for I dunno, less than $100, it's probably too good to be true.
99% of clothing designers are literally tone deaf in the taste and common sense department. I could spend hours in any given store, not finding anything decent, design-wise.
It's like everything else that doesn't work as it should in the world, like governments etc........we have the know-how, we have the resources.........but people INSIST on f'in life up.
Not sure how I got here, as I’ve never watched Tech Wear reviews before, but i gotta say: you give really detailed and engaging reviews, mate!
Same here. :P Never watched this stuff, but it was in my recommended. So I decided "Eh, let's give it a go." Probably won't be watching much of these as it's not my thing, but good review nonetheless!
Can I have your Instagram? You pretty even with a rubix cube in front of your face haha.
@@tychodancer man quit simping, they're just posting a comment let them be lol
Also yeah same, i didn't even know tech wear was a thing before this, might check the full video later out of curiosity :v
@@tychodancer She's not even that good bro, Spend your time on someone who's worthy
I just played like 120hrs of Persona straight and when I heard the background music I thought I was going crazy lmaoo
Don't you have anything to do with your life. 120 hours?
@@Twtgod let him enjoy what he wants to enjoy?
@@Oni1Tap nah 120 hours of anything straight is detrimental to your health. Why you spouting dumb shit?
@@rishiy6183 you know dam well he didn't play 120 hrs straight you bozo
@@isaiahfolley7866 read the comment again dude
I always thought there was something fishy about this company, mainly because they have so many ridiculously cool looking items and they never seem to be out of them, whereas most brands have only a select few seasonal items if they really do look as fancy as their images in real life. i was always thinking, there's no way the items can look *that* good. I guess what Milanoo is to the lolita fashion community, Nev is to the techwear community XD
Oh no, he did it again.
May the prayers be with your wardrobe.
I own far more drop-shipped techwear than any person should at this point 😭
@@ThisIsAntwon time for next "techwear" ig pic, now with more chains
@@ThisIsAntwon try iedm
Omg, there is a persona 5 ost on the background, duuuuuude u have such a good taste in music
I figured I might as well give the hoodie a shot as well:
The NEV “Alphabet I” Hoodie Plus
On the sleeve is written:
株式会社 (signifying a Public Corporation or Ltd.)
田島運輸 (Tajima Transport which is a shipping company in Habikino City in the Osaka Prefecture)
On the back is written:
吉葉重工 (Yoshiba Heavy Industries which appears to be a fictional company simply meant to give it that extra bit of corporate or industrial flare)
It's吉業重工，the name of the company that manufactured the product.
And it is Chinese.
Thank you!! I’m still learning and I figured it was an awful lot of Kanji!!
I cant like your comment, cuz 69 likes, so im replying LMAO
吉業重工 is a China rip-off of 吉豐重工 lol
Yoshiba Heavy Industries is from BLAME! im pretty sure. Its a fictional story (of course) and that company was the largest one that built some gigantic "safe zone" with a conceptual space engine or some shit called a "gravity engine". Just throwing random stuff out there, i might be totally wrong.
If I were to buy techwear, i'd love to see it in an actual store, maybe in a mall. Maybe in a Macy's or Belks, or it's own cubicle store. Maybe call it "Futuro" or "Punk Fresh".
hello , would you buy a machine 56 helmet ?
Every time one of these street wear stuff pop onto the market they always look more hilarious than the last one.
This one’s got a real horse feeder vibe…
yeah these pants and jackets look fuggin stupid...
my japanese industrial hoodie had pockets on the arm pieces and the strap things on the sides actually looked like what was advertized, the flap thing actually hanging in the way you want it to but on the front is 'HGTY' and 'Haitian Industrial' in Japanese on the back rather than what you showcased
For anyone wondering, the text on the NEV Pilot Girl Print Tee is 飛行する or Hikōsuru which means “to fly”
I just dropped by to admire these new channels/companies and thought it was genius.
Buy a few hundred dollars of clothing for content. (can be used as tax write-offs)
Then roll in the dough from youtube ad revenue.
Especially because of the recent covid, people are less likely to buy clothing in-person. So it is a given that online shopping would surge during the lockdowns. The main drawback of shopping for clothes online would be that you don't get to try on the clothes. It really helps the consumer make a better decision in buying clothes with a video rather than a single image of a model.
There really is a market for everything on youtube.
I hope you take off.
“Restocking fees” are fairly common with greedy/shady retailers that expect to be handling more returns than average.
I've been researching about it, at least here (in Spain) it seems to be illegal to charge for that, but it isn't very clear.
It should be
If you think the actual logistics behind things, restock fees make sense. But whether how much it should cost after non-greedy optimization, I have no idea.
@@Ratseeker considering, that most returns are due to a product being subpar, wrongly sized, or not what was advertised, no. Restocking fees don’t make sense.
usually restocking fees are allowed. but just about all sellers avoid them. I work for a major retailer with a highly permissive return policy, but that does charge a 20% restocking fee on custom ordered items, to compensate for the loss we have to take discount selling a one-off item to someone who may not have an exact application for it.
@@musclegeek1991 Depends on the context. I work in sales and if a product is defective, returns are fine. We have no issue replacing or refunding something that doesn't work. If it's buyers remorse they can expect that restocking fee though.
other people: techwear
me, an intellectual: gta online tryhard outfit
If you're looking for licensed anime merch i really recommend Atsuko or Hypland, both have more standard fitting tees as opposed to the longer-sleeved oversized look but the designs are dope and the prints are quality. Primitive also has some decent collabs with inuyasha, naruto, hunter x hunter
Good rule ofthumb would be: if it looks dumb in the ads why would it look good irl?
My guy… I actually fucking respect you for wasting ur money on this. I was planning to buy on this store, and searched for reviews. Your video really helped me out here.
For people who like edgy anime/ heavy metal tshirts, I recommend buying from goth retailers like Killstar. They also sell hoodies with a lot of metal hardware on them. Just be careful what you pair those items with orherwise you'll look like a straight up goth. Also don't buy them at full price, it's not worth it and they always have discounts every week.
Thanks for the recommendation!
Vapor95 has some nice anime tees too especially you pick the black colorways.
Not trying to be overly negative here really, but Killstar's quality is absolute trash, both for clothing and home items. Clothes are essentially GILDAN quality, sometimes with even worse stitching and material, and their mugs etc. are so shoddily finished it's infuriating. If you're into the whole metal and emo aesthetic and looking for something that'll last longer than just a couple of washes, you're way better off buying stuff from Drop Dead.
Oh man, killstar was a staple of mine a few years back. Still wear the distressed knits and such of theirs, but the prints can be a bit teen angst as you approach 30
@@TheMightyPeppermintor Yeah killstar is a bit hit and miss with their quality. Personally I've never had a problem with their tees and I still have some from 2018 (although the quality may have declined since then). It was the stuff with lacing and frills that was more problematic. For under £10 (after stacking the discount code with items in the clearance section) the t-shirts are pretty reasonable for the price.
The thumbnail is
Expectation: fake depression
Reality: real depression
I only recently found out that techwear is a thing even though for year's (since 2000, I'm 38 now) I've been dressing according to the aesthetic. It's weird to see other people dress the way I do as I've never seen anybody dress like this until a week ago when researching cyberpunk images for my book. Thing is I cannot wear my armour in public as the uk police are very anti Muslim guy wearing military fashion lol but it's cool seeing people posing with the same aesthetic. It's very cool
Man fuck those police. Wear what you want man be free
Good on the police. Less chance of a bomb going off if they stay vigilant.
Adding a fee to a refund is there mainly to discourage someone from returning stuff whilst profiting of it as well. Don't know US laws, but it's sure as hell not legal in EU.
if everything is on sale and they constantly have the same discount code then you know the seller is a scammer
I've also noticed if the whole piece is not renamed then people will take parts of the clothing and add it into their own design a lot
these items can undeniably be a "starter" for many to get interested on techwear if they cost as much they offer in terms of quality, but I guess we all know that's not the case
nop becausr techwear is better. breathable, waterproof.. they think the expenisive techwear is shit too
@@pandasdreamlygon I believe is exactly the other way around: people know techwear brands are expensive, so they search for cheap ways to get close to that aesthetic, the problem is that usually the cheap brands steal design ideas and promote things that they don't deliver (waterproof/breathable etc), that's why I've said "if they cost as much as they offer"
ive gotten identical prices off aliexpress for half if not a third of the prices. so either the prices on nevstudio are criminal, or the retailers on aliexpress are
Looks great at catching the rain and funneling it down your shirt.
Nev hunt you down, don't they? I ended up getting one of their cloaks that were on special, and the prices wildly fluctuated for the same item across the site. I guess I really appreciated your earlier videos about dropshippers, because that helped me at least moderate my expectations and and better determine what I was prepared to spend. The cloak kinda sucks.
I would love to see you do an updated video doing techwear from brands that are not specifically techwear focused. For example, brands like theory who have a neoteric line which is a schoeller fabric that is basically a lighter dryskin. Or Lululemon, maybe even some outdoor brands? I'm a big fan of techwear style outside of the main brands and whatnot.
I bought the hoodie around early 2021. The hood and flap were kinda expected to disappoint, but for the price that I bought it for I didn't mind much.
I ended up frankenstein it with another hoodie. Detached the sleeves and hood bits. Remade the hood from the fabric I weren't going to use, making a bit deeper and wider. Strenghten the lower flap so it would keep its shape better when it was up and not go all soggy on me, which I felt that it kinda did. Along with that I changing the straps to a slightly harder material also for the same purpose.
I'm not much of a tailor or anything, but every now and then I love to frankenstein stuff.
Well, atleast it is fixable.
Is there really a point buying something but having to do all that to it to make it presentable
@@mufaromawere4819 I didn't buy it just to pick it apart. So no, no point buying something just for that purpose. I were expecting a somewhat decent product with some flaws to it, it was mostly dissapointment once it arrived. Wore it about 3 times, then it was just lying around. So I simply decided to do something else with it since I had no longer any interest in wearing it.
The shirt was actually cute!
I can't believe I wanted to have this style to try to be "cyberpunk" but now that I am almost 34...a lot of this looks ridiculous 😂
Your arms when you jump to show off a top make me smile every time because you just act like they’re strings and let them flail around
Im not sure why you showed up in my recommended, i have absolutely no interest in clothes or techwear or whatever, but your video is really nice background noise and also really interesting to learn more about this stuff so thank you!
I'm broke and I live in a poor country, minimum wage is about 200usd...
This kind of fashion is super cool to me but I wondered how those brands got their money (even if it is an obvious scam) but looking at the comment section I can tell people go around buying left and right whatever shows up... Very lucky individuals, Im lucky if I get two meals a day.
don't worry. people in developed consumer nations only shop in a desperate attempt to fill the gaping void in our souls that would drive us to suicide without the stimulation of new trash every few days.
@@fakiirification True. They are pathetic and so soulless
what the damn thing are you talking about. You guys come to a fashion channel, and expect people to not be obsessed with style or shopping. Its like going hungry to a restaraunt, and complaining that people are eating in there without buying food yourself
@@fakiirification i live in such a nation but dont have the money - best of both sides xD
Trendy clothing should not be your priority if you can only afford 2 meals per day
Damn you nailed the "Character Idle animation" at 8:10 I love it :D
The back of the hoodie says “Jigyo Heavy Industries”
And the sleeve says “Bridge clubs transport, transport”
Ngl that sounds cool, gonna steel it
I’m just imagining someone awkwardly staring at me with that hoodie on from across the room.
future video idea: Visit the sweatshop where these techwear clothes are made
ahahahahhaaaaa
As soon as I saw the alphabet hoodie I knew it was a dropshipper, ive been hunting for the real version for years
4:00 sleeve says tajima joint-stock company transportation. Back says jiye(or yoshigo in japanese?) industrial. The word 吉業 isn't japanese.
The 吉業重工 on the back is probably referring to 吉豐重工 which is the Chinese for guerrilla group
@@codyau2729 thanks to both of you! A real testiment to this product's quality that not only are they mixing Chinese and Japanese but they're basically pretending it's a Guerrilla Group product
does anybody have the link to the site he's talking about at 7:52 ? thank you in advance!
I think YT delete comments with links but the company is Uniqlo
This entire genre is so weird. I would feel like an idiot wearing any of this.
fax bro
the genre is cringe
Exactly
I really like "techwear" joggers. I've gotten a few pairs and actually get compliments on them. If you get lucky and get the right ones they don't look too edgy but still more interesting than your average pants and I find that they some of them are quite comfortable. The weird hoodies dont really appeal to me but I have to admit I don't regret the purchases that I have made on the pants.
yo you tryna drop a link?
where did you get them
(tl;dr aliexpress store recommendations are below)
the pants are my favorite, they're about the only thing i buy because any simple black shirt combined with a chest rig or buckled nylon harnesses/belts/etc tie in what i try to go for. the aesthetic is absolutely closer to darkwear than techwear (and people will attack you for calling it techwear lol so just be mindful). but looking up "techwear," "darkwear," or "warcore" will help you find TONS. alihelper can help you find out which stores will scam you (not all do but some will never send anything) a couple sellers i'd recommend, ive always gotten really nice products from them:
-11 BYBB'S Dark Factory (or 11 BBYB'S Dark)
-VOLGINS Official (or VOLGINS Streetwear)
-Sweetown Official
-EAM Official
-Evbngclothing
-ZUOQ
-Apparel China
-KLALIEN Official
That Simpsons clip was great. Thanks for that.
That anime-esque tee is so cute though! Wouldn't mind adding something like that to my own wardrobe ☺️
Great video!
It's been a fun series, I'm glad you covered this stuff :^)
I am really into clothes and all that stuff but I've never ever heared of tech wear and I see those clothes for the first time in my life.
Me personally Id never wear it but I can imagine people rocking this stuff
Nice vid. Suggestion: talk to a watch guy like TGV (The Urban Gentry) about tech watches.
I think you could expand each other’s knowledge and not seen either of you do much on the subject.
Great idea
Fantastic idea
Thanks! That is a really cool idea - I am a big fan of my GMW-B5000V but I know there's a load of cool stuff out there, and he's got some decent experience with Casio/G-Shock too.
Bro you instantly gained my respect with the p5 ost
I ordered from nev studio when I first started getting into this and doing that made me actually do research and now I'm here my wallet empty but fly af with actually good techwear fits
What websites would you recommend?
it's been 10 months...
Hello Antwon, by using the words drop ship in your description and maybe in the tags, the drop shipping adverts have found this video and started advertising on your videos, I’m sure you don’t won’t to promote there shit, hope this comment reaches you👍
Thanks for the message. Unfortunately it's more likely the 'techwear' tags - drop-shippers don't want you to know they're drop-shippers!
Companies charging a refund fee is normal for vehicle parts, especially when it comes to imported stuff.
Buy from them on the regular, that hoodie, sweatpants called dark titans. And several shirts. I love it all honestly and I wear XL everything due to my weight lifting.
this is prime example of why i hate buying things online nothing ever looks they way its displayed and never fits right
It essentially translates to “Tajima island transportation co.” or something along those lines. Feels like the producer just took a company’s name and turned in into their own logo tbh hahaha (I could be wrong tho)
Actually just Tajima because jima stands for island, but in this case it's included as part of the family name. Also LLC, not co.
honestly, they sell those in our country for $4-$5 and quality is the same. 😂
Anime/graphic tees are nice oversized.. Looked good!
At least with the cargo pants, you can buy them way cheaper in the tradie section of your normal stores. They look about the same, and comfort and quality is almost always guaranteed.
i bought a coat from their shop that i fell in love with myself. they titled it as NEV Dark Wizard Cloak Double Hooded Coat on their site. marketed as a winter coat which, as a canadian i can say it is NOT a winter coat in the absolute slightest lol way too thin but i've been able to wear it in every season as long as i layer correctly and its become something i literally wear every single day, i was looking for a long coat jsut liek it for forever and it was literally exactly what i was looking for so i definitely think they have some stuff thats pretty neat at least, based off personal purchase. I did buy some pants as well that i don't really wear though cause they just feel a bit too constrictive to wear for me personally. so that does slightly bring my own score down a little haha.
“Someone please get this man some smaller shoes”😂😂😂
Them prestos hes got on are hella clean. I'd rock them.
They can't exactly saw his feet
Even the expectation is a counter selling point 🤣
The jacket is a forbidden rain collector
Will you please do Niepce Inc. I've bought from them and loved the products I've bought but I don't know if they're drop shipping or if it's a legit brand and I'd like to see you're input because I'm new to the "techwear" culture
Taking a quick glance they sell quite a few of the same things as Nevstudio (including the 'fish mouth' hoodie) so it's definitely drop shipped stuff. Unfortunately pretty much every retailer that describes themselves as 'techwear clothing' is just a drop-shipper. The quality of all this stuff can vary a lot though and good to hear you got stuff you were happy with
Hey Antwon have you ever considered making a video on plus sized techwear, if that is even a thing, cause I cannot find anything that might fit me for the life of me.
I realized that there is close to no representation for bigger sizes in most techwear content I have seen this far, especially not for women :/ (although I am fairly new to this style)
Would love some help or tips for finding anything really :p
I too am a fan of clean black looks ^^
But I really struggle with sizes since it depends on the brand wether I have plus size or not, and especially with asian clothing picking or even finding the right size is tricky...
I'll definitely check out all of your recommendations though, thank you so much!! :)
Weight loss will fix this
That hoody looks quite comedic, I kept thinking "oh that front face hood part seems like a convenient place to place a bowl of noodles so I could eat and walk at the same time".
I had a passing interest in techwear during my cybergoth days and after buying a couple of items of clothing to compliment what i had, i found them to be just as impractical and articulation goes out of the window. Suffering for fashion is more prevalent than ever.
These days i'm the polar opposite, preferring police and security contract clothing brands for comfort, durability and practicality.
@@flurpoid where from? EBay for police surplus good enough?
As a metalhead, military surplus has been my go-to for a long time regarding sturdiness, functionality and looks.
4:18 i half expected him to say "WE ARE KERMIT"
At least they look like what they’re supposed to look like. Definitely a plus lol. I know it’s probably also just cheap Chinese tat, but I wanna see Antwon buy some of the Trash Gang stuff. I had their face mask and hat, and they were pretty much what I expected, but they took forever to get here. They’ve got some like Tactical vests and strappy joggers for like $70.
I know right, I genuinely didn't know if they'd look like they were supposed to.
Looks like fairly standard streetwear merch type stuff for the mostpart but at least they've got their own logo!
Everybody chasing that Blade Runner 2049 look. Only Ryan Gossling can wear it apparently.
Well damn... few days ago i bought a complete outfit from NEV. i was looking into the style and came across a Dutch techwear guy. his outfits looked sick and saw that he had the discount code so thought it would be a good store. looking into youtube videos more it looks like NEV is a dropshipper. lets hope i didnt FULLY waste my money on my first techwear outfit
Almost everything you order is drop shipped. Certified resellers drop ship directly from their distributors. Even Amazon/Walmart shit is drop shipped from another location than where the shop owners are located.
@@bUtMyRiGhTs as someone else pointed out to you, thats not what drop shipping is. you just have a big tech hate boner.
Tbh, i bough a complete outfit from them and everything is okay. They have a lot of tall size wich is very cool (im 6'3 so i struggle a lot to find clothes) i really enjoy wearing them. I dont feel like its a waiste of money. Wbu?
any updates? how are the clothes?
@@SleepyZoopThat's what I wanna know 2 😭
That hoodie is dumb and impractical for rain/snow days. “I’m gonna protect my head, but I’d like a bucket to catch all the rain/snow and drain it right onto my chest.”
Maybe with a cap for the fish mouth hoodie will do better.
Probably yes, and maybe also if I had a smaller head
Nevstudios looks cool... But I instantly expect lower quality than the photo based on previous random site shopping
Honestly I did like the tech wear look or the cyber warrior. It got more popular due to the whole idea of watch dogs.
I love the style but it doesn't always translate into good fashion in real life
It looks tacticool and not tactical
But isn't exactly that? Tacticool?
Tactical would be actually military/police underwear, such as 5.11.
Exactly, what am I supposed to do buy real SWAT gear?
@@-R.E.D.A.C.T.E.D- yeah but I'd like to use my pockets for something and not have them around me for no reason
@KanashiiFX You’re thinking more of the “Warcore” aesthetic because actual techwear is a lot more toned back and puts fictionally over aesthetics. Techwear is almost anti-fashion and if you wear it to look cool you’re missing the actual point of it.
That first one looks like a “Bombsuit, XL Lite, Limited Etd”.
I bought from Nev and I genuinely enjoy what I got
i love the persona 5 music in the background.
I want to get into techwear solely for the aesthetic and fashion of it (I don’t have the budget for extra function, lol) but my best option (Enshadower) has shipping that’s way too high 😭
Hopefully Nev isn’t too bad, apparently someone in the comments got some decent cargos from them. I just want to know some better options though.
I would def recommend to go to an athleisure or sports good shop to find nice winter-esque sportswear. (Idk where you live) but usually they carry some pretty good water repellent jerseys, anoraks, trackers... just your basics or even UNIQLO is the minimum of tech essential due to it's proper quality as well. Shops like Marshalls, TJMAX, also have brand athleisure on sale most of the time!
This is the kind of thing you think back and say why the hell did I wear that back then, I just want to kick my own ass.
this is the kind of stuff i love the design for drawing, I'd love to wear but the cost is too high and I don't wanna regret.. so great video
that hoodie looks like it was designed to collect rain so it can splash your face and drip down your neck.
I've been looking at techwear clothes for sometime, I'm happy to find someone who dared to risk their $'s to find out what the quality really is like. You earned my sub my man!
i think its completely fine to call them "clothes" by that point.
Green hoodie looks like a bomb disposal suit...
That hoodie style is prime for graffiti artists. It's super convenient with the ever increasing amount of cameras out there for a quick throw up on the way home from wherever. Added bonus, throw that ski mask away, you'll never have to look like a burglar while your spraying ever again!
so you support degenerate people? guess you own nothing bc if some random person wanted to draw on your stuff. u would be pissed. grow up. stop ruining other peoples property.
The only thing I liked from foreign techwear brands is backpacks, mainly because it fit :)
if I ever saw someone with that hoodie in real life I would stop them on the street just to laugh in their face and tell them how stupid they look🤣🤣
Have you ever reviewed their face masks/helmets? I've been curious about them.
Yeah, the return policies on dropshippers are usually this vague and tough. Makes people just give up. Great review!
the first hoodie is good for my cereal bowl
I love your reviews!🙏🏽
Thank for the work you put in.
Thats some of the ugliest pants ive ever seen. i cant believe people buy those.
Bought multiple times from NEV and have to say, I'm pretty happy with the stuff. Good quality and fit, Good price etc. Mainly bought pants and yeah. I think all of them are pretty nice.
The one in the thumbnail looks pike an EOD suit.
The Kanji on the jumper says: “Tajima Unyu” or “Tajima Transport” a Japanese shipping company like kuroneko Yamato transport or UPS