他們都愛王大仁 風吹雨打都不怕

On a grim, rainy Tuesday morning, as New York’s commuting masses rushed from stoops to subway entrances, a group of shoppers more concerned with style than with comfort huddled for hours outside 151 Wooster Street in SoHo, waiting for the 9 a.m. opening of the highly anticipated Alexander Wang sample sale, with some showing up as early as 4:45 a.m. Arranged in a loose line over at least a half-block, they clutched unruly umbrellas, rapidly cooling coffee from Starbucks and damp cigarettes. Some clinged to friends, a few made use of plastic bags and one savvy consumer brought a car and a partner with whom she repeatedly traded places, grabbing a few minutes of warmth before running back out to her spot. These customers were the dedicated few, battling the elements in the hope of walking away with a coveted (and deeply discounted) item from the Alexander Wang collection.

在一個天色陰沉、下着雨的週二早上，當紐約的通勤族們從門廊衝進地鐵站時，一羣爲了時尚不怕冷的購物者在索霍區伍斯特大街151號外站了好幾個小時，等候着9點開始的備受期待的王大仁(Alexander Wang)樣品特賣會，有些人早上4點45分就到這裏了。三三兩兩的隊伍至少延伸到半個街區之外，他們費力地撐着傘，拿着很快冷掉的星巴克咖啡和受潮的香菸。有的依偎着朋友，有的用塑料袋防潮，有個聰明的顧客開了輛車，和同伴輪流排隊——在車裏暖和幾分鐘，再跑回隊伍中。以下是幾位王大仁的死忠粉，他們頂着惡劣天氣，期望買到一件夢寐以求的（而且打了很大折扣的）東西。

Name: Hayato Watanabe

姓名：渡邊勇人(Hayato Watanabe)

Age: 23

年齡：23

Profession: Paralegal

職業：律師助理

When did you get here? 4:45 a.m.

你是幾點到這裏的？4點45分。

Have you gone to other sample sales this season? I would go to more if I saw more that I liked. The last one I went to was Comme des Garçons, which was more than a year ago.

這一季你去過其他的樣品特賣會嗎？如果看到更多我喜歡的，我會去的。我上次參加的是Comme des Garçons的樣品特賣會，那是一年多以前。

Is there one specific item you want? No because people at the preview pick everything over, so you never know what’s going to be left.

有沒有哪樣東西是你特別想買的？沒有，因爲預售時已經被人挑過一遍，所以你不知道還剩下什麼。

Do you have a strategy? I’m just going to grab and see what I end up finding.

你想好搶購策略了嗎？我先搶，然後再挑。

Do you have work today? I’m going to work right after this. I work at 10 a.m. I’m going to be really fast.

你今天要上班嗎？我買完這個馬上去上班。我10點上班，所以我真要速戰速決。

How are you dealing with the weather? Going to Starbucks. We went into Starbucks and used the hand dryers to warm up our socks.

你怎麼應對這種天氣？去星巴克。我們跑到星巴克，用烘乾機把襪子烘熱。

Name: Joseph Tanner

姓名：約瑟夫·坦納(Joseph Tanner)

Age: 20

年齡：20

Profession: Human resources assistant

職業：人力資源助理

When did you get here? 4:45 a.m.

你是幾點到這裏的？4點45分。

Is there one specific item you want? I’m looking to find a new wallet.

有沒有哪樣東西是你特別想買的？我想買個新錢包。

Have you gone to other sample sales this season? This is only my second. I went to one at Oak, which was crazy.

這一季你去過其他樣品特賣會嗎？這是我第二次參加特賣會。上次是參加橡樹百貨公司(Oak)的特賣會，那次特別瘋狂。

Do you have work today? I have the day off, so I’m just going to go to sleep.

你今天要上班嗎？我請了一天假，一會兒回去補覺。

How are you dealing with the weather? We’re not. I plastic-wrapped my socks under my shoes because I knew my shoes would get wet, but then my feet wouldn’t get wet. But it didn’t really work.

你怎麼應對這種天氣？我們也沒辦法。我在襪子外面裹了塑料袋，因爲我知道鞋子會溼的，我希望腳不要溼。但是好像不怎麼管用。

Name: Fang Yang

姓名：楊芳（音譯）

Age: 21

年齡：21

Profession: Student

職業：學生

When did you get here? 4:50 a.m.

你是幾點到這裏的？4點50分。

Why are you out here? Because of how bad the weather is. I thought no one would come. Last season, the first girl came at 1:30 a.m. I’m the third person in line.

你爲什麼會來這裏？天氣很糟糕，我以爲沒人會來。上一季，排在第一個的女孩1點半就到了。我今天排在第三個。

Is there one specific item you want? The Rockie bag.

有沒有哪樣東西是你特別想買的？Rockie手袋。

Do you have school today? I don’t have class until 6 p.m. I can go home, take a nap, shower, eat.

你今天要上課嗎？我到下午6點纔有課。我可以回家，補個覺，洗個澡，吃點東西。

How are you dealing with the weather? Coffee, cookie. It really helps.

你怎麼應對這種天氣？咖啡、餅乾。這些真的有用。

Name: Liz Little

姓名：利茲·利特(Liz Little)

Age: 24

年齡：24

Profession: Dancer

職業：舞蹈演員

When did you get here? I got here at 5:40 a.m.

你是幾點到這裏的？5點40分。

Why are you out here? It’ll be worth it if I get the bag that I want or the shoes that I want.

你爲什麼會來這裏？如果能買到我想要的那個包或那雙鞋，就太值了。

Why Alexander Wang? I love Alexander Wang. The details, the architectural elements, things that are surprising but still understated. It kind of has this cool-girl vibe, that insouciant look.

爲什麼選擇王大仁？我很喜歡王大仁。喜歡它的細節和建築元素，以及那些令人驚喜卻依然低調的元素。它有酷女孩的那種漫不經心的感覺。

Is there one specific item you want? Bags and shoes. Wang tends to be really boxy and my shape isn’t boxy, it makes it really hard because the clothes don’t lay right on me and I have to get them tailored. You lose weight, you gain weight, but your shoes will still fit. Your bag will still fit.

有沒有哪樣東西是你特別想買的？手袋和鞋子。王的衣服大多又短又寬，我的身材不是那樣的，所以他的衣服我穿上不合適，總得拿去改。但是不管你瘦了還是胖了，鞋子總是合適的。手袋也永遠合適。

Do you have a strategy? Last year, the way it was lined up, the bags were on one wall, the shoes were in the back and the leather jackets were on the outside. So I’m going to do a circle and then I’m going to go to the middle and see if I can find the black bandeau mesh-top bathing suit from last year. They say you should do that in grocery stores, too: Go around the outside first because that’s where all the produce is.

你想好搶購策略了嗎？去年，貨物都是一字排開，包在一面牆上，鞋在後面，皮夾克在外面。所以我打算轉一圈，然後到中間看看能否找到去年的那款上身有網眼的黑色細帶泳衣。有人說你在雜貨店也應該這樣做：先在外面轉一圈，因爲所有的東西都擺在那裏。

Do you have to work today? I don’t have work until 4 p.m. I might not go because I’m really tired. I worked until 1 last night. I came home and took a nap and woke up at 4. But I was so excited because I was Googling the sale online and seeing what I want to buy.

你今天要上班嗎？我下午4點才上班。我可能不會去，因爲真的很累。我昨晚工作到凌晨1點，回家睡了會覺，4點就醒來了。但我真的很興奮，我在網上查了特賣信息，看到了我想買的東西。

How are you dealing with the weather? I was thinking that maybe I should have picked up an extra shift at work and bought stuff full price.

你怎麼應對這種天氣？我想也許我應該多加一次班，然後正價買這些東西。

Name: Cinthya Toledo

姓名：辛西婭·托萊多(Cinthya Toledo)

Age: 27

年齡：27

Profession: Interior designer

職業：室內設計師

When did you get here? 6 a.m. I woke up at four in the morning. I came from Jersey City, so it’s a bit of a trip.

你是幾點到這裏的？6點。我早上4點就醒了。我從澤西城來，所以路有點遠。

Why are you out here? You’ll get cheaper things here. If you want to spend $300 versus $1,000 for a bag, it’s worth it.

你爲什麼會來這裏？因爲在這兒能買到更便宜的東西。如果你能花300美元買到原價1000美元的手袋，還是挺值的。

Have you gone to other sample sales this season? I’ve been to quite a lot. Five maybe? I don’t even remember all the names. It’s sad. But this is the way to shop. You get good brands and you get it for cheaper.

這一季你去過其他樣品特賣會嗎？我去過很多。也許有五個？我連名字都記不全了。真是可悲。不過這是購物的好辦法。能以較低的價格買到好品牌。

Is there one specific item you want? The bags, of course. I don’t know which bag yet because I don’t know what they have to offer, but I think every year when I come to Alexander Wang it’s for the bags because it’s the one item that sells out.

有沒有哪樣東西是你特別想買的？當然是手袋。我還不確定能買到哪款，因爲我不知道還剩下什麼，但是我每年來亞歷山大·王都是爲了手袋，因爲它是肯定會賣光的東西。

Do you have a strategy? Bags, then maybe shoes, then browse for the clothes. On Saturday, they drop the price of clothes even more. I’m coming back. Last year I came back three times. I don’t play.

你想好搶購策略了嗎？先看包，然後也許看看鞋子，最後瀏覽一下衣服。週六衣服會降價更多，我到那時再來。去年我來了三回。我不是開玩笑。

Do you have work today? I have work at 9 a.m., so I’ll be there late. They already know. I’m like, I’m going to the sample sale at four in the morning. They’re like, all right, I guess you’re going to be tired all day. I’m like, nope, I’ll probably be really happy. If I get what I want.

你今天要上班嗎？我9點上班，所以我會遲到。他們知道我要來這兒。我跟他們說，我要早上4點起來去樣品特賣會。他們說，好吧，我猜你一整天都會很累。我說，纔不呢，我也許會很高興——如果我買到想要的東西的話。

How are you dealing with the weather? I don’t think it’s that bad.

你怎麼應對這種天氣？我沒想到這麼糟糕。

Name: Kenji Nazario

姓名：肯吉·納扎里奧(Kenji Nazario)

Age: 19

年齡：19

Profession: Student

職業：學生

When did you get here? 7 a.m.

你是幾點到這裏的？7點。

Why are you out here? It’s up to 70 percent off. The discount is worth it.

你爲什麼會來這裏？最多打三折。挺值的。

Why Alexander Wang? Everybody loves Alexander Wang.

爲什麼選擇亞王大仁？誰都喜歡王大仁。

Have you gone to other sample sales this season? Yes. Too many to count.

這一季你去過其他樣品特賣會嗎？是的，太多了，數不清。

Is there one specific item you want? I want to get a few bags for my friends and my girlfriend, and hopefully I can get some outerwear for myself.

有沒有哪樣東西是你特別想買的？我想給朋友們和女朋友買幾個包，還想給自己買件外套。

How are you dealing with the weather? I have leggings, sweats, stuff I don’t mind getting drenched.

你怎麼應對這種天氣？我穿了綁腿和毛衣，還有不怕淋溼的衣服。

Name: Wei Jien

姓名：衛潔（音譯）

Age: 32

年齡：32

Profession: Lighting designer

職業：燈光設計師

When did you get here? 6:55 a.m. I don’t live far away. I just rolled out of bed.

你是幾點到這裏的？6點55分。我住得離這兒不遠。起牀過來就好了。

Is there one specific item you want? Some shoes and maybe a bag.

有沒有哪樣東西是你特別想買的？鞋子，也許再買個包。

Do you have work today? Yes. I plan to be at work at 10 o’clock.

你今天要上班嗎？是的，我打算10點到公司。

How are you dealing with the weather? It’s not too bad actually. I’m wearing a lot of layers. Could be drier.

你怎麼應對這種天氣？實際上不是太糟。我穿了很多層。應該不會弄溼。

Name: Irene Lee

姓名：艾琳·李( Irene Lee)

Age: 32

年齡：32

Profession: Packaging designer

職業：包裝設計師

When did you get here? 7:30

你是幾點到這裏的？7點半。

Why Alexander Wang? It’s really modern, it’s really New Yorker. I’m looking for a black bag, perfect for winter I think. I like the style and the price range is good too.

爲什麼選擇王大仁？它真的很現代，也很紐約。我想買一個黑色手袋，我覺得很適合冬天。我喜歡那種風格，價格也合適。

Is there one specific item you want? Bags. I’m looking for the Pelican bag, but anything else, as long as it’s pretty close to the current season.

有沒有哪樣東西是你特別想買的？手袋。我在找那款Pelican手袋，不過其他的也可以，只要非常接近本季潮流。

Do you have a strategy? I didn’t expect this many people, so hopefully the people in front of me don’t grab three or four bags at a time. But at this point, if I can get any bag, I’ll be lucky.

你想好購物策略了嗎？我沒想到會來這麼多人，所以希望排在我前面的人不要一下拿走三四個手袋。不過現在，不管什麼包，只要能買到一個，就夠幸運的了。

Do you have work today? I don’t, so that’s good. I’ll have a nice brunch and then just go home.

你今天要上班嗎？不用，所以還不錯。我會好好吃一頓早午餐，然後回家。

How are you dealing with the weather? Freezing, especially my toes because they’re wet.

你怎麼應對這種天氣？太冷了，特別是我的腳趾頭，都溼了。

Name: Josh Tafoya

姓名：喬希·塔夫亞(Josh Tafoya)

Age: 23

年齡：23

Profession: Freelance designer

職業：設計師，自由職業

When did you get here? 7:10 a.m.

你是幾點到這裏的？7點10分。

Why are you out here? I’ve been to one of his other sample sales and it’s pretty good stuff. I’m sure I’ll come in and find a jacket or something.

你爲什麼會來這裏？我去過他的另一個樣品特賣會，裏面有很好的東西。我知道自己肯定會來買件外套什麼的。

Is there one specific item you want? I’m looking for a coat.

有沒有哪樣東西是你特別想買的？我想買件外套。

Do you have a strategy? Every man for himself.

你想好搶購策略了嗎？自顧自。

How are you dealing with the weather? I’ve been to worse. I did a Jil Sander one once a couple of years ago and that was freezing. By the end, me and my friend were shaking, hoping it was already over. We waited four hours.

你怎麼應對這種天氣？我遇到過更糟的。幾年前，我去過吉爾·桑達(Jil Sander)的特賣會，天特別冷。到最後，我和朋友都在打抖，希望趕緊結束。那次我們等了四個小時。

Name: Eduarda Pereira

姓名：愛德華德·佩雷拉(Eduarda Pereira)

Age: 24

年齡：24

Profession: Designer

職業：設計師

When did you get here? 7:10 a.m.

你是幾點到這裏的？7點10分。

Why are you out here? If you come on the first day you can usually grab the good things, but by the end it’s not that great.

你爲什麼來這裏？如果你第一天來，通常能搶到好東西，但是到最後，就沒那麼好了。

Is there one specific item you want? I want to do accessories first, obviously.

有沒有哪樣東西是你特別想買的？我肯定是先買配飾。

Do you have work today? I have to be in by 10 a.m., so hopefully I’ll get out by 9:30.

你今天要上班嗎？我得10點到公司，所以我希望9點半能出來。

How are you dealing with the weather? It’s not that bad. I dressed appropriately.

你怎麼應對這種天氣？天還不是太糟。我穿得很合適。

Name: Chris Vella

姓名：克里斯·韋拉(Chris Vella)

Age: 28

年齡：28

Profession: Footwear designer

職業：鞋類設計師

When did you get here? 7 a.m.

你是幾點到這裏的？7點。

Why are you out here? I think Alexander Wang stuff is really interesting and modern and different. It’s simple but with an edge.

你爲什麼來這裏？我覺得王大仁的東西真的有趣、現代，與衆不同。它簡單而有鋒芒。

Have you gone to other sample sales this season? I also went to the Alexander Wang for H&M sale. I got on line at 11:30 p.m. there. It was more intense. I learned my lesson on that one, though. I didn’t need to be there that early. And it was raining, just like this.

這一季你去過其他樣品特賣會嗎？我還去過王大仁的H&M服裝特賣會。我晚上11點半就到那兒排隊。那次人更多。不過那次也給了我一個教訓。不用去那麼早。而且那天也下雨，跟今天一樣。

Is there one specific item you want? A backpack. He has one in the line, so we’ll see if it’s here. If not, I’ll get something else. It won’t be a backpack-or-nothing type of deal.

有沒有哪樣東西是你特別想買的？雙肩包。他的系列裏有一款，所以我們要看看這裏有沒有。如果沒有，我就買點別的。不是說沒有那款雙肩包，我就不買了。

Do you have a strategy? No, just sort of see how it is. I’m close enough to assess the situation before I get stampeded.

你想好搶購策略了嗎？沒有，就去看看什麼情況。估計在我被擠走之前，應該能看得差不多。

Do you have work today? Yes. I’ll just go in and out, so I’ll be there at the appropriate time.

你今天要上班嗎？是的，我進去看一下就走，這樣就能及時趕到辦公室。

How are you dealing with the weather? The umbrella is pretty good. It’s big. My toes are a little cold. My hands are clenched up in my mittens.

你怎麼應對天氣？這把傘挺好的。夠大。我的腳趾頭有點冷。我的手蜷縮在手套裏。

Name: Corey Tolbert

姓名：科裏·托爾伯特(Corey Tolbert)

Age: 30

年齡：30

Profession: Digital media buyer

職業：數字媒體買家

When did you get here? 7:20

你是幾點到這裏的？7點20分。

Is there one specific item you want? I have an idea. A really long black winter coat with a wraparound on the face. Either that or a leather bomber.

有沒有哪樣東西是你特別想買的？有的。我想買那件前面是弧形的很長的黑色冬大衣。或者買一件運動皮夾克。

Do you have work today? I have my work clothes in my bag and I’m going to head to work and put on something more advertising-agency-like. I work down the street. I’ll probably be 30 minutes late, but that’s not a big deal.

你今天要上班嗎？我包裏裝着工作服，我會去公司換上更像廣告公司從業人員的衣服。我的公司就在這條街上。我很可能會遲到30分鐘，不過那沒關係。

How are you dealing with the weather? It’s worth it. You get a piece that you can have for years at a fraction of the cost. It’s like two hours and by this afternoon it won’t matter.

你怎麼應對這種天氣？還算值得。你只用付原價的一小部分，就能買一件可以穿很多年的衣服。而且只用等兩小時，到今天下午，這都不算什麼了。