Whenever we talk about men’s
footwear collection in Pakistan we remember few brands such as Outfitters, Breakout, Adidas, Nike, Hush puppies, Borjan, Bata, Servis etc. On the other hand, when we start comparison among these
brands specifically between local and international brands of footwear in Pakistan,
a lot of people just talk about quality
and price comparison.
Yesterday I was watching a vlog of a
Pakistani youtuber. Initially he defined the product of outfitters means
footwear very well but, as he starts comparison about the design. He straight
away told that "Outfitters is copying
the designs of Nike and Adidas". He shows
that by edit the product design using adobe photoshop in his video. I feel
really bad about his verdict. Because just to make money out of that video he demoralizes
or create a negative word of mouth about the leading casual brand of Pakistan.
So, I decided to give a review. First
of all, outfitters is not providing
luxury shoes. Outfitters is providing fast
trending casual shoes in affordable
ranges. If we compare the price of outfitters and let’s suppose Nike. Outfitters
shoes range starts from 3490 to 3990. While Nike Shoes range starts from Rs. 12000 to 30000. So, if we just
compare on the basis of price there is no comparison between these two brands.
Coming towards the design comparison as he edited the
shoes in videos, I must say there is not a huge innovation in shoes. All the designers
are just playing little bid with color combination and upper design of the shoes,
rest of the original product or base is same for everyone. As he mentioned
again and again that outfitters is using a bad
quality of plastic at the base
of footwear. I just want to say that in just Rs. 4000 how can you get original leather made designing shoes. It
cost more than current price of the product.
Well, I am giving this review without
any biasedness. I love Nike and Adidas footwear or shoes. Because of long lasting durability and unique designs. But I must say whatever
I have purchased means some casual shoes of outfitters. They are really worthful.
Their inner is so comfortable, even
if you travel a long distance like air line service or hiking etc. You will
feel delighted. Another good thing is their color combinations. You can easily
match with your bottoms or jeans.
One thing I would like to mention
here about the Outfitters
footwear is that they have no names. Like Nike give a name to every shoe to
represent its specific category. Outfitters shoes has no name just an article
number mentioned on the price tag like MFF191181 which means Men’s Footwear
Fall 2019 and last four digit represent the unique code of a specific design. Another
thing is the way they packed the shoes at
cash counter in a plastic bag that
seems ridiculous.
I would
suggest they need to address these two issues mentioned above. While product
quality based on price is fine. They can improve, or they can launch luxury
footwear collection. If you are outfitters user share your experience below in
comment section.
