Ok, so here's the story... Apparently, Diesel makes early samples of new items always in size W32 L32 for jeans/pants and size L for tops. They use these samples for example for the pictures in the online shop. Apparently, the model that they (Yoox probably) consistently hire for the pictures in the online store has these sizes.
Now, I happen to have the same sizes (except that I sometimes need L34 if the L32 is really true to size). The good thing about this is that I can see immediately from the pictures in the store how something would fit on me: are the sleeves running long, does an L32 run short, is it a tight fit or not, etc.
But here's the bad thing: guess what happens when I order something in my size from the (European) Diesel online store... Right, they send me the sample that was used for the picture in the store! I have seen this now on several orders. For example, I ordered the Lecly jacket in size L and got the exact same jacket they used for the photo shoot. I could recognize it from the color differences between different leather patches that were exactly the same as in the online pictures, from a fold you can see in one of the pictures, from a sticker with notes inside the jacket. Because I didn't want this sample (I disliked the color differences), I ordered a second jacket before sending the first one back. This second jacket is clearly from the normal production run: it has a different lining, different tags inside, and in general is darker and much more even in color. Second example: I order a pair of jeans in W32 L32 and get again the sample. This time it is even more obvious because there is a tag stitched inside the jeans saying "Diesel sample".
So what should I do: keep this sample or again order a new one (and pay again shipping costs)??? Are these samples interesting to keep anyway?
Now, I happen to have the same sizes (except that I sometimes need L34 if the L32 is really true to size). The good thing about this is that I can see immediately from the pictures in the store how something would fit on me: are the sleeves running long, does an L32 run short, is it a tight fit or not, etc.
But here's the bad thing: guess what happens when I order something in my size from the (European) Diesel online store... Right, they send me the sample that was used for the picture in the store! I have seen this now on several orders. For example, I ordered the Lecly jacket in size L and got the exact same jacket they used for the photo shoot. I could recognize it from the color differences between different leather patches that were exactly the same as in the online pictures, from a fold you can see in one of the pictures, from a sticker with notes inside the jacket. Because I didn't want this sample (I disliked the color differences), I ordered a second jacket before sending the first one back. This second jacket is clearly from the normal production run: it has a different lining, different tags inside, and in general is darker and much more even in color. Second example: I order a pair of jeans in W32 L32 and get again the sample. This time it is even more obvious because there is a tag stitched inside the jeans saying "Diesel sample".
So what should I do: keep this sample or again order a new one (and pay again shipping costs)??? Are these samples interesting to keep anyway?
