Edward

Hey You are the kid from long beach. right?

Bryan

visvim makes a lot of mens stuff. you should look into it. As far as a good labels , definitely check out

www.unisnewyork.com also Noah. both out of Nyc christphoer lemaire (designer for la coste was banging out some good stuff, One true saxon (ex paul smith designers are doing some sope shit as well.

Marine,

Nah , I am not True rep( meaning I don't sell everyday to stores and accounts ) . I just introduce good lines

that I feel my clients will be interested in But, It's more for an Import deal Not really domestic. I know what

u mean when they ask you to show you photos of the store . Who asked you? They are just

making sure their products don't end up in a shady shop. Couple of good lines I have been looking at are

wlvz,cent, C.O.N ,House 33 etc. These are some of the better brands that the stores are responding

overseas. Also, when you are a brand new store , once you establish the feel of the store ,the better brands

will come and solicit you a good example id ubiqlife in phillie, I think when they started they had a mediocore

brands ,but now it's off the hook! If you are having hard time getting the brands there are a lot of store that

does backdooring ( buying a brand from an unofficial suppliers),I won't go into that. what kind of brands do u

want to carry?

1. I-d

2.Vice

3.Purple

4.Nylon

5.Men's No No

6.wax poetics

7.Dazed & confused

8.Relax

9.oyster

10.anthem

Hey everybody

Hope all is well. couple of things , Yeah I am like a middle guy for the distributors, I scout potential labels for

couple of distributors in Japan and europe. What I look for is originality but not too outhere. There are so

Many shitty companies (especially tees) ,everybody copies everyone. Of all the line sheet ,I get 90 or more a

week. I probably see 2 that are good. Here are some advices

A)Be original( No more grafitti/ Black person on a tee etc)

Define your line (Is it urban/ Fashion/ Skate? )

C) Define your stores ( Is it Pac sun/Urban outfitters/ Colette union, You can't be both!)

D) Duration( Shit don't happen overnight! We want to see history and evolution of the brand)

E) Is there a future? ( Is it only going to be a tee line or progressing into a life style (silas,Supreme etc)

F) P.R( Make sure you approach the right type of press, This will determine what kind of a brand your line is

going to become . Higher mags attracts Higher stores!

G) Sales reps (Most of them are full of crap and if you are doing tees good luck finding a rep (the commission is not worth their time, unless u can gurantee them you can do $100,000 a season)

as Far as brands being elitest ,The truth is that most of these brands agree to exclusivity within the

demographic within the city and as a brand you have to pick the best shop. I will give you an example, I

sold a line to a store in Minesotta called Len Druskin, The buyer told me he has the best shop in the area. so,

I give him the product and a week later he complains that it's not selling because people in his area do not

understand it. Knowing this ,I will not sell to him in the future because, It makes the brand look bad ,If it's not

moving. you have to understand that better brands are in it for a long term and it also makes the product

more desirable and valuable.

top inspiration

A) Money

Honeys

c)45 King/ dj Premier

D)Dries van noten

E)APC

F) www.rthq.com

G) Paris/Nyc

H) ALL the DIY Peoples in NYC/LA/London/Paris/Japan

BBc , to me is a big joke! not to hate or anything. But, we all know that b-ape is over. personally I am tired of pharell . Nigo looks desperate trying to pay$ people and associate himself w/ an american urban market. He made his $. I think they both should give it a rest.

Hey marine_corpse

where are you from? state. If you want, I might be able to hook u up w/getting some of these brands. as far as union goes they have too much shit going on w/ their own labels,undftd and supreme. They get enough business and I think online shop is extra wprk and $ they don't want to spend. so hit me up if u want a particular items. I know for silas just be design has the best prices. let me know

peace

I will give you an example. I am from Los Angeles and friends w/ alot of shop owners, Union,undftd,carve,indigo flower and situation normal. all dope shops and they carry all the brands silas,neighborhood, tonite,parkwalk and more. They all tell me their best sellers are domestic brands clarendon, Champion of none ,sarcastic , stussy and etc. If they solely rely on selling these import brands they will go under. as Far as the production overseas it is way pricier then us silk screen companies. I know this for a fact because,I helped to do some production in japan, you are looking @ about 2-$5.00 for silkscreen. The import tax alone is crazy it's about 28% even if the tees wholesale @ $14.00 by the time it lands here w/ the mark up $28.00-30.00 + shipping + duties= $40-50 per tees. we all know it's hard to move tees @ these prices. it's same here I 've sold some tees for My friend overseas we were selling this@ 14-15.00 whole sale. By the time it got to europe, They were selling them for $60.00 . To be honest no one really can make $ from tees , unless they are doing volume(urban shitfitters) or have a high mark up. I guess we have to make a choice of $$ or something else.

I agree w/ you . No one has stepped up to start this. I am just thinking that there are not enough heads that are into it and willing to spend the $$ and shortage of demands. As u know europeans and the asians have a more of a selective taste in these brands. all the brands u have mentioned which are big in overseas but it's going to take time to educate the american consumers to justify the prices. what city are u from?

Hey Daggers

Just avoid Eddy street. It's shady but, S.F is pretty safe. I wouldn't sweat it. I am from L.a ,I used to live in S.F. do u come down here a lot ? I would avoid union street. It's mostly snooty old people shop and people who live there are frat + sorority types. Nothing to see, from where your staying I would take a bus down to market street and then take 71 ,7 , 9 this will all take u to haight. you should definitely check out Hayes street(hayes Valley). probably, the best shopping district in s.f. also the mission, valencia and 16th through 28th street. As far as Daggers drawn, I don't think it was doing so well. The graphic was really good but, it's too hard to sell. where do u go in LA? you should check out this line called Champion of none. This shit is dope! www.championofnone.com have a good time!

daggers drawn, lets see s.f is pretty small not too many shops anymore. I will give you al the worthy shops.

Huf- in downtown good place for supreme,pam,ssur and more. the shoe store is dope too.

Hayes valley- Hayes st- Gimme shoes/ designer sneakers and shoes.

Recon/Little italy ,Hard to find but, it's all right. go up to grant street, couple of spots that cariies rogan.

rolo / castro - High end, Paul smith,one true saxon,rogan

villans vault /haight It's o.k , stussy on haight

Red five went under.

thats all for now

to kick it go to the mission or valencia and 16th street / a lot of bars and restaurants. try ti couz for dope ass crepes. where are u from?

Hey Jash

I don't think u really need to get into his music, To b honest it's not that great. In Nyc, u can go into a Japanese bookstore (kinokuniya) and open uo any urban or street oriented mags and you will see his stuff. He must have a lot of $$ to keep the shop open all these years. Does anyone really go in and buy?

Hi Jash

D.J Honda is a mega producer/d.j in japan. He has worked w/ a lot of r&b and rap artists overthere and in the states. As far as his clothing ,I can't say much. I know it 's been around awhile now. I don't know if anyone is buying? It's kind of like mixwell(d.J) lifestyle clothing. good luck

cool brand from the state

www.championofnone.com

What do u guys think is the hottest brand from the state and why? also same for europe and japan?

Only street labels.

www.hanon-shop.com

www.championofnone.com

www.rthq.com

www.beinghunted.com

Dries Van Noten

apc

Champion of none

ssur

surface2air

Margiela

Jil sander

supreme(old)

Anne demeuleemester