I used to blog about guild wars two . I wrote an article talking about why the guild wars 2 economy grows logarithmically and not exponentially . Thought people might find it interesting . growthinguildwar 2 part 2 . html ? m 1 I don ' t run that blog anymore so I have no real stake in the views or hits so please don ' t consider this blog spam . Just thought it was interesting and relevant to this discussion . <| sep |> yeah , so nepenthes is kind of like the umbrella company for a bunch of japanese brands . the ones i ' m familiar with are engineered garments , needles , and south 2 west 8 . i ' m gonna check out rough tumble and other smaller lines tomorrow . i would say nepenthes does not carry avant garde brands . they ' re very much workwear and american heritage focused . that isn ' t to say the brands aren ' t awesome and doing great things in fashion . the rebuild line from needles probably has the coolest designs around . a popular one is the 7 cut flannel that uses 7 different flannels to construct a single piece . mfa loves EG , and specifically the very basic pieces , because they ' re easy to wear and made well , but there ' s a whole world within EG and nepenthes that ' s untapped by american streetwear . japanese brands in general are very awesome and if you visit the store , you ' ll definitely see how great the clothes are . high quality is just a basic way of putting it . visit rjapanesestreetwear for more info !