Re: 75 Clothing (My Company) is almost live...
[quote=KinKyJ]oops, didn't see that link in your first post. Ok, get a website going then ;)
You're missing the point Jeff. I wasn't talking about the quality of the textile/stitching/dye. Hell, I've got a Hanes promoshirt of I Love Techo 2002 wich still looks brandnew after 4 years. The point is that you talk about exclusivity while you print your design on the most generic type of shirt available on the market. And with generic type, I mean the cut. I'm not saying you per se should invest in a production line to make your own shirts. What I'm saying is that your product would've looked MUCH sexier and classier if you had printed on for instance tank tops or sleeveless shirts.
Question btw: maybe I've missed it as well, but I hope you've got more colors in stock than black. Again this is a standard look which won't get you very much attention. I'm not saying fluo yellow is a better idea, but just look at De Puta Madre for instance. How did they conquered their market share? By doing nothing else than printing cocky/political incorrect slogans on shirts with colors which jump out (yellow, pink, purple, ...). Murielle launched an entire line of lingerie in flashy pink last season and it sold like crazy. Why? Because it was never done before in her industry. Simple as that.
Maybe you should try to answer that question anyhow instead of making a crappy remark about me having my mind made up by MTV :roll: It's the same question every potential customer will ask his/herself when they see your offer. So hell yeah you should try to make up my mind for me. Or to put it differently: why - according to you - should I spend $40 on your shirt instead of spending it on a competitor's shirt? That's called marketing and branding, two concepts which especially in the club scene you're targeting are fundamental.
Once again, even though there's a lot of criticism in my posts, I'm not attacking you personally. Fashion and design have been points of interest for years, so I'm just trying to give you some advice.
You're completely entitled to think I'm full of it and ignore all of the above. After all it's your investment, not mine...[/quote]
[QUOTE=Palmer]The brand is what is important and I feel like you really understand that but you need to follow through with some refinements in its execution. The exclusivity you are pushing is interesting however I don't feel that the design warrants any intrigue to people on the street or others that see it. Sure its inverted but still isn't quite interesting enough. I also feel like your price point is off given the variables... unkerned type... hanes tshirt.
Here are some links I think that would give you some good insight. Not trying to sound like a dick or anything just trying to help.
Google > David Gensler
marketing genius. read his interviews. this guy blows marc echo and other aforementioned "designers" out of the water.
[URL="http://fashion.psfk.com/"]http://fashion.psfk.com/[/URL]
news feed about fashion and marketing. probably a good idea to start getting into.
[URL="http://www.svsv.net/"]http://www.svsv.net/[/URL]
similar to what I think you are going for however much more refined and well executed .... exclusive. expensive. quality.
[URL="http://www.cartelgoods.com/store.htm"]http://www.cartelgoods.com/store.htm[/URL]
collection of brands similar to your current price point. fairly exclusive runs. big name designers. conceptual, quality design. quality shirts.
[URL="http://www.oddica.com/catalog/shop.php"]http://www.oddica.com/catalog/shop.php[/URL]
half the price of your shirts. great design. great designers. pretty standard shirt quality. super exclusive.
:Bingo:
sorry if this has turned into a "critique my brand/business venture" but people seem to be participating...[/QUOTE]
I have to say I agree with the viewpoints expressed by these individuals.
A: My roommate is making t-shirts that he just locked a deal to have Urban Outfitters distribute in UK and America and he get's them done on American Apparel t-shirts which end up fitting quite well after a few washings. He is going to sell them for 25-30 and there is infinitely more design going on then just inverting things that people can't read and printing them on black t-shirts. tbh I don't really like black t-shirts I think they kinda suck
B: I think the problem here is that the gentleman who started this thread, has started it with a somewhat arrogant attitude of steadfastly defending something without even entertaining the simple fact that the audiofiles and scenesters on this forum are far more your target audience than anyone.
If you want to succeed, drop your cost so people will give it a shot, and expand outside of simply inverting things. You've had several positive comments on your avatar-I say work that and some whole new design ideas into more modestly priced shirts and test the designs on more people with wider backgrounds and the ability to be honest. It would appear some people, aside from Palmer, don't really feel like bursting your bubble that they aren't that interesting or "stylish"
Let me also throw out there, that I know what it's like for people to not like some stuff you pour your heart into, like music. Andy although we've had a pretty good run from a DJ perspective, producing and remixing original tracks has been a hard row to sow and without honest, and often less than positive comments on our stuff, we'd have never gotten any better and would continue to not grow in our chosen avenue of life.
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