Bling is Dead design

[nappywun]

Any opinions on the design?

[xcoldricex]

uh....... what?

[Arethusa]

What design?

[Guest StuckOnStupid]

lacoste crocodile tears?

[nappywun]

I know Diamond and Crooks tried to do something a while back but we felt that route was too extreme. We did this design a while back but are switching it up this year.

[ktothe]

What does Africa have to do with anything?

[xcoldricex]

diamond industry is in africa. lots of killing.

[goldengloves]

And this is to be marketed toward....street fashion? I think you might be preaching to the wrong crowd.

Maybe Leonardo should have rocked it in his upcoming movie "Blood Diamond" with some AF1s.

[nappyhead jenkins]

And this is to be marketed toward....street fashion? I think you might be preaching to the wrong crowd.

Maybe Leonardo should have rocked it in his upcoming movie "Blood Diamond" with some AF1s.

he can wear it to the after party for the movie at Club Na where his good buddy Qtip will spin hip hop classics and afrobeat

[Servo2000]

The answer is boring.

[ktothe]

Coldrice: I guess that was sort of rhetorical. The shirt says Bling, not diamonds.

[xcoldricex]

The answer is boring.

couldn't have said it better myself.

haha my bad ktothe. but yeah. that's why my first response was what it was. the shirt is bad and the message it wants to carry isn't even stated well.

[Arethusa]

And this is to be marketed toward....street fashion? I think you might be preaching to the wrong crowd.

Maybe Leonardo should have rocked it in his upcoming movie "Blood Diamond" with some AF1s.

Nothing like protesting slavery and genocide on your chest while wearing child slavery and economic hegemony on your feet.

[xcoldricex]

i sure hope dum's thread doesn't spark a flurry of "what do you think of this graphic tshirt?" threads.

[A_G]

What does Africa have to do with anything?

The short of it; blood diamonds. The majority of diamonds come from Africa. The money from their sale is used to fund wars. It gets much more interesting when you also involve DeBeers and their control of over 50% of the market.

As for the design, I don't like it. I do, however, greatly appreciate the thought that is behind it.

[xcoldricex]

The short of it; blood diamonds. The majority of diamonds come from Africa. The money from their sale is used to fund wars. It gets much more interesting when you also involve DeBeers and their control of over 50% of the market.

but... the shirt doesn't convey that message well at all. even though it tried to.

[nappywun]

And this is to be marketed toward....street fashion? I think you might be preaching to the wrong crowd.

Maybe Leonardo should have rocked it in his upcoming movie "Blood Diamond" with some AF1s.

I think street fashion is just as guilty of buying into the bling mentality as any other fashion. Case in point Nigo and Pharrell, street fashion's posterb boys. And the fact is just as many Africans are exploited for the the diamonds in their teeth as there are Asians for the cheap labor for Bape. Whether you rock Crooks & Castles or a "Bling is Dead" tee you're still sending a message.

[xcoldricex]

that was his point.....

[nappywun]

No doubt. Point taken.