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I concur. An industry/ trade show forum is a good idea.
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jjs & 6MT,
Thanks for the props on my line.
I appreciate it. I've spoken with a few laywers and they've stated that the © issue is debatable.
If a company wishes to send a cease and desist, I'm sure they can and will.
But my goal is to make a clever graphic, on a quality tee (ours are cut & sew),
that people want to wear. I want the consumer to see them and say: "That's a cool shirt."
Once they get the inside reference, that should be a bonus and lock the sale.
I want people to say "That's cool. That's different. I'd wear that."
Each graphic has some small detail(s) in it that sets it apart like the machine gun resting on the palm tree on the
Montana Realty shirt. There's also a dead guy on the beach just to the right.
Some have a significant year printed on them.
On Brooklyn Butchers, the address 217 N. 4th Street, is my grandmothers house in Williamsburg!
My goal is to have "easter eggs" in each design, so the wearer has something to look for, something to tell his friends when they ask "what's that shirt from?" or "what is that on your shirt?"
A conversation piece on a cool tee.
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6MT: I believe I have, it's called The Life.
My line is based on fictional businesses
that would exist in some of the best films.
Check out my line and let me know what you think.
Rich
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your questions need to be more specific in order to get accurate answers.
What are you using your shirts/ hoodies for?
Handouts at a concert or show? To market and sell? to whom? what price point?
"best screen print quality": what I think you're asking is what inks to use. That depends on the fabric and price point. Provide a little more detailed info and you'll get a better response from SF.
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I posted this in a Hot & Cold trend thread, and think it's relevant here:
I walked the Project Show yesterday with a friend who owns a boutique.
IMO, each booth looked the same. Same muted colors, same trends, same graphic treatments.
Christ, even the booths were the same except for ones that paid for the union labor to build a custom booth.
Anyway, I asked my friend "What makes you, as a buyer, walk into one booth and not the other?"
He was stumped. and this guy has an answer for everything. He finally called me this morning and told me
his brilliant response: "Have hot girls and hot guys in your booth." Then he offered this gem as far as designing your own line: "Be the same, but different."
So here's my hot and cold:
HOT: whatever trend that was presented in a booth at a trade show with hot girls and hot guys
COLD: whatever trend that was presented in a booth with the fat ugly guy that is bankrolling the whole operation
OR whatever trend that was presented in a booth by a company that is being self-financed by people that are considered less than hot......
REGARDLESS OF THE TREND.
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just wear the fucking thing.
You shouldn't be thinking this much about it.
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the term: "original urban outfitters tee" is an oxymoron.
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this is the kind of question that if anyone of us had the answer, we'd be fucking millionaires.
(Forget the fact that there is no answer to begin with.) I love the premise that no answer is right or wrong.
Every answer is the sole posession of the person answering.
That being said, I walked the Project Show yesterday with a friend who owns a boutique.
IMO, each booth looked the same. Same muted colors, same trends, same graphic treatments.
Christ, even the booths were the same except for ones that paid for the union labor to build a custom booth.
Anyway, I asked my friend "What makes you, as a buyer, walk into one booth and not the other?"
He was stumped. and this guy has an answer for everything. He finally called me this morning and told me
his brilliant response: "Have hot girls and hot guys in your booth." Then he offered this gem as far as designing your own line: "Be the same, but different."
So here's my hot and cold:
HOT: whatever trend that was presented in a booth at a trade show with hot girls and hot guys
COLD: whatever trend that was presented in a booth with the fat ugly guy that is bankrolling the whole operation
OR whatever trend that was presented in a booth by a company that is being self-financed by people that are considered less than hot......
REGARDLESS OF THE TREND.
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aye!!
as far as locking or bumping, is there a way to lock out people who work at Urban Outfitters?
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more mackin' tips please.Quote:i mean im not an expert but if you want some advice on how to mack here are a few pointers.
1. if you are on the street plug one side of your nose and chuck snot out the other onto the curb.
2. in the past people thought 5 sprays of cologne was enough. not true today. no less than 13-15 sprays will do. (and none of that spray then walk into it, direct sprays only).
3. i cut all my boxers and attach velcro so i can ceremoniously tear them off if ever in close proximity to a girl.
4. and finally, remember if a girl asks you what you do the only acceptable response is, "i'm a man of leasure."
if you like what you hear i have plenty more.
--- Original message by ok on Jan 18, 2006 06:52 PM
I tried 1-4 and I got: a disgusted look from a lady, laid twice and got my own stable.
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Trini is 100% right. those are parodies. The cupcake is what sets JC apart.
No one can say they came up with "skulls" on a shirt first, but cupcakes....that's his.
whether or not you'd wear it is irrelevant, it's original and novel.
More power to you Johnny.
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stay at The Bunny Ranch!
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very true, but that's ripping off branding as opposed to a design itself.
Someone changing CK to say GK using the same layout and font is infringing on a trademark, that's illegal.
These sneaky fucks are directly using someones designs as "inspiration", there's a gray area.
They know it and they exploit it.
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2 designs with a plane dropping cupcakes instead of bombs?
Come on. That would be a MAJOR coincidence.
Although, I have seen my a shirt I did a year and a half ago,
done by someone else and I don't think it was a rip off at all.
2 designers coming up with similar concepts is understandable and viable.
Urban Outfitters doing it and using their exposure to capitalize on that and exploit
up and coming designers is reprehensible and unforgivable.
The staff artists at Urban should be ashamed for executing such designs.
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You can't hide your line if you want it to succeed.
The last thing you want is to be the best kept secret.
We sent samples to UO, ill-advised, but we did anyway.
We never got our samples back and no word either.
It may be safe to assume that the buyer works in the
art department judging by their tendency to rip-off designers.
You have to get your work out there and hope
that people think enough of it to rip it off! LOL
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I have heard this about UO for a long time.
Does anyone from UO have a response to this?
I would like to hear from the designer/ creative director at UO/ Urban Renewal.
What's their explanation for this?
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Right now I'm listening to the idiot in the next cubicle who laughs like Jay Leno.
(why does this thread say "listening AT" as opposed to "listening TO" ?)
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are you a Roberto Duran fan?
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I know I might get shit for saying this here, but...
GAP stretch tees are a great fit.
OK, let the bashing begin...
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Bang Bros ROCKS!!!!
Follow these instructions:
Go to http://nearlygood.com
do a search for Keyra in the search box.
Watch the .wmv's of THE most beautiful booty in the world.
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Has the avatar error been fixed?
Also, to anyone who has successfully uploaded an avatar:
What OS did you use?
What internet browser were you using at the time?
That could make a difference...
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George Foreman should do a cross-promotion:
"The Goerge Foreman Derrty Grill"
That's a marketing marriage made in heaven!
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HOLY SHIT!!!!
YOU DRANK BUSCH LIGHT?!
No wonder you got sick....
Can I ask you something? These sunglasses: they're really nice. Are they like government issue, or do you guys all go to the same store together?
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I would like to wish everyone a happy, healthy and Super New Year!
I know that I can't wait for 2005 to end, and a fresh 2006 to begin!
Pass along the good wishes to everyone you see in these last hours of '05.
All the Best,
dagsolo
Can I ask you something? These sunglasses: they're really nice. Are they like government issue, or do you guys all go to the same store together?
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I HATE TRACK JACKETS
in supershopper
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http://www.emerchandise.com/images/p/SDR/pdJKSDR0002.jpg
I got this as a gift 3 years ago.
Even though I wear it pretty often, it has stayed nice.
I get people stopping me on the street and asking me where I got it.
http://www.TheLifeLtd.com