FactoryPeople

Respect is due.

Alright – rather than just cheesily posting, “hey there’s this cool store in Austin”. I give for your consideration a store that stocks:

Denim - Rag & Bone, Nudie, A.P.C., Ksubi, Cheap Monday (more than anyone, incl. shirts & jackets), Chimala…

Lines - Helmut Lang, United Bamboo (I do not understand why SF is not as obsessed with UB as I am), Rag & Bone, A.P.C., Obedient Sons (ditto), Nice Collective, Surface To Air Paris, Loden Dager, Yoko Devereaux, Maharishi/mhi, Hysteric Glamour…

Tees - Just Another Rich Kid, Kenzo Minami, M. Carter, Surface To Air Black Label, The Cast, Kid Robot ltd.ed., Mishka, Kilo, King Stampede, Rocksmith…

For the superfuture girl – the best denim plus See By Chloe, United Bamboo, Three As Four…

FactoryPeople has murals on the wall by: Kenzo Minami, Surface To Air (Daniel Jackson & Gordon Hull), Jasper Goodall, Mathew Rodriguez…

We’ve hosted in-store events with: DFA (James Murphy, Juan Mclean, Tim Sweeney, Shit Robot), MSTRKRFT, Optimo, FIXED (JDH & Dave P), Peaches, Annie, Princess Superstar, Presets, The Rapture, Mathew Dear, Ellen Alien, Raveonettes, Gang Of Four, The Charlatans, Mates of State, Asobi Seksu, and on and on…

FactoryPeople was named one of the 50 most influential stores in America by DNR and is on GQ’s list of 100 best stores.

I mean, fuck! What do we have to do to get your attention? Chicken – you have my back here, right?

Oh yeah - we offer a 20% discount to SF’ers (check out code = superfuture). Plus for superfutarians only, free domestic shipping. (The code doesn't work on Cheap Monday you cheap bastards).

The ecom site’s getting to where we want it to be. Constructive criticism always welcome (“What the fuck is up with their site” doesn’t qualify Asterix). International shipping is now more reasonable (they do not make it easy or cheap for an indie retailer).

We’d really appreciate your business. I’m a big superfuture fan and often direct people there when they want to learn more about denim. You guys also hooked us up when we went to Singapore for Fashion Week last fall.

Check out the site, sign up for our newsletter, be our myspace friend.

Thanks!

Thomas

p.s. one free pair of Cheap Mondays to the first person to pm me with the following answer. What stores get a shout out in the liner notes to the new LCD Soundsystem record Sound of Silver?

Coachella! Any superfuturarians going?

23? That's pathetic! Promise to do better...

alrighty...

We just picked up his McQ line for Fall '07. Sick as shit - very McQueen, but totally wearable. Wrote the men's last week, will see the women's in mid-Feb. I think superfuture will like...

"I can't have people walking down the street with a big McQ [logo] on them," he says. "It's vile, innit? I won't put my name over everything just to bring in millions of pounds. It would do more harm in the long run." Instead, it's a brand new label for both men and women that is bound for no less than cult status. "It's got all the McQueen elements, but it's also true to itself," the designer tells Claudia Croft of Style magazine. "There's a part of me that is very couture and a part of me that is very street. The main line is more conceptual, this is more cinematic. It's inspired by my favourite underground films. I love road movies, like Buffalo '66 and Paris, Texas, [and] London music, like goth and rockability – it's the roots of the culture I was brought up in." What it won't be is a reworked version of the main line. "We look through the archives but I won't reinterpret last season's collection," he says. "I pick pieces that I feel are relevant." And it won't be followed up by a McQ scent, either. "I don’t' think people who wear McQ wear perfume," he says. "They smell of the pub and a lot more." (June 12 2006, AM)

Thanks for all the suggestions. Superfuture rules!

Thomas

Are you going to Peaches? We've gotten to know her pretty well thru the shop. We'd love to buy you a Tiger if you are.

Thomas

Greetings Superfuture. We just hit Singapore this a.m. In town for Fashion Week (long story), so naturally I checked SF for things to do/see. Shops are obviously well represented, but would love to here your suggestions for food/bars/clubs and touristy stuff as well. Off to Orchard Road now...

thanks!

Thomas & Le

FactoryPeople

Seems fair - let me set it up. I'll get back to ya.

I try and stay away from shorts as it's hard not to look like a 8 year old boy in them. But I live in Austin, TX and it's already Africa-hot! So when I have to - Maharishi MHI snopants or Nice Collective...

I try and stay away from shorts as it's hard not to look like a 8 year old boy in them, but I live in Texas and it's Africa-hot. S when I have to Maharishi or MHI snopant shorts or Nice Collective.

Maharishi camo kicks - aysemetrical or day shoe (chuck-style).

Yeah - they're worth it. As far as jeans with washes, they're the only ones I'd consider. Maybe Earnest Sewn. PRPS also do really 1 rinse stuff.

O.K. this is a crass commercial announcement, so shoot me if you have to, but quality denim for a big cat isn't always easy to find. Our shop, FactoryPeople in Austin, currently has a pair of PRPS Rinse Basic Boot in a size 42 - beautiful raw denim for $189, slight boot cut, not selvedge but very nice. The denim heads on here should agree that I'm not steering you wrong. At the end of the day, we do this 'cuz we love the stuff.

Evisu is also always a good choice for a big guy...