I AM VERY IMPRESSED WITH ARTFUL DODGER'S NEW OVERALL APPEARANCE, COLLECTION, AND DIRECTION. VERY NICE DETAILS, DEFINITELY SOME GREAT PIECES FOR THE REAL MAN IN THE CITY.
Saturday, February 28, 2009
IRAQ COMBAT
IRAQ. THE HOME OF THE HEAT, THE HOME OF THE HOSTILE. SITTING ON ROOF'S OF HOUSES FOR HOURS AND DAYS LOOKING INTO STREETS OF RUBBLE AND HEAT WAVES. SO HOT WHEN YOUR SWEATING YOU SWEAT DRY'S IN AN INSTANT LEAVING IRREGULAR LINES OF SALT IN YOUR UNIFORM. I'M PRETTY SURE OUR UNIFORMS WERE MADE IN CHINA WHICH AT SOMETIMES IS FUNNY BECAUSE THE MILITARY IS THE BACKBONE OF AMERICA AND BEING PROUD TO BE AMERICAN, BUT THE UNIFORM BEING MADE IN CHINA? LOWEST BIDDER OBVIOUSLY. WHAT CAN YOU DO THOUGH. EVERYONE IN AMERICA EVEN MYSELF ARE HYPOCRITE'S DAY IN AND DAY OUT. WE ALL SAY ONE THING AND DO ANOTHER. BUT THAT'S JUST HOW LIFE IS, IF YOU REALLY THINK ABOUT IT IT'S NOT THAT BAD, BECAUSE EVERYONE HAS AN OPINION AND NO ONE CAN DO WHAT'S RIGHT 100% OF THE TIME. I THANK THESE GUYS THAT ARE STILL OVER THERE PROTECTING US EVERYDAY. ALLOWING ME TO MAKE CLOTHING AND NOT HAVING TO LOOK OVER MY SHOULDER. YOU SEE, MANY PEOPLE IN THE SLUM'S AND GHETTO'S IN AMERICA THINK THEY HAVE IT BAD? NAH, 3RD WORLD COUNTRIES HAVE IT BAD, SOLDIERS IN REAL WORLD COMBAT HAVE IT BAD, SO EVERYONE SHOULD SIT BACK AND BE PROUD, NOT FEEL SORRY FOR THEMSELVES, AND PUSH FORWARD DAY BY DAY WITH CONFIDENCE AND BLESSINGS. EVEN THOSE BACK IN THE VIETNAM WAR HAD IT WORSE. I THANK GOD EVERYDAY I BREATHE AND STEP OUT MY FRONT DOOR. I'M HERE TO TAKE THE WORLD HEAD ON, WITH NO REGRETS. NO REGRETS. MANY FOCUS ON THE BAD IN THE WORLD AND THE BAD IN PEOPLE. WHY NOT FOCUS ON THE GOOD IN PEOPLE AND THE GOOD IN THE WORLD. NEGATIVITY IS A BIG REASON SO MANY HAVE PROBLEMS WITH EACH OTHER. ONE THING I LOVED ABOUT BEING IN THE WAR IS BECAUSE YOUR SO CLOSE TO DEATH, IT MAKES YOU FEEL ALIVE. MANY WILL NOT UNDERSTAND WHAT I'M SAYING AND WHY I LOVED THAT, BUT THERE YOU WILL FIND THE TRUE MEANING IN LIFE AND WHY YOU EXIST. IN IRAQ YOU FEEL CLOSE TO YOUR BROTHERS IN ARMS THAT ARE ALONG SIDE YOU TO PROTECT YOU AND HAVE YOUR BACK. IT'S BASICALLY AN EXTENSION OF YOUR FAMILY BLOOD. QUOTE ME ON THIS. AFTER I MAKE IT IN THE FASHION INDUSTRY AND MAKE A NAME FOR MYSELF AND ACCOMPLISH WHAT I WANTED TO, I WILL REJOIN THE MILITARY FORCES TO FEEL ALIVE ONCE AGAIN.
Friday, February 27, 2009
TOM FORD'S COLLECTION
TOM FORD'S COLLECTION IS AMAZING. TOO BAD THE MAN AND THE PERSONALITY DOESN'T MATCH HIS CLOTHING. HE MAKES CLOTHES FOR A REAL MAN, A GENTLEMAN, BUT THAT CONTRADICTS WITH HIM BEING MR. ARROGANT KING OF FASHION. MANY DO NOT UNDERSTAND THAT IF YOU HAVE MONEY LIKE GUCCI'S MONEY? SHIT, I COULD MAKE ANYTHING HAPPEN WITH THAT KIND OF MONEY FOR DEVELOPMENT AND EXECUTION. SOMETIMES DESIGNERS RAW TALENT WHEN THEY DON'T HAVE A LOT OF MONEY AND ACCOMPLISH GREATNESS WITH $1000 DOLLARS AND CAN ONLY MAKE ONE THING. I COMMEND TOM FORD ON HIS BEAUTIFUL PICTURES. AGAIN THOUGH, IF THE FASHION INDUSTRY WOULD STOP BEING RAN BY CONNECTIONS, AND JUST RAW TALENT, WE WOULD SEE SO MANY MORE DESIGNERS OUT THERE PUTTING SOME GREAT THINGS OUT IN THE MARKET. I'VE ALWAYS WANTED TO HAVE A SHOW DOWN WITH A FAMOUS DESIGNER AND SEE WHO COULD MAKE THE BEST GARMENT WITH $500 DOLLARS, SEWING IT OURSELVES, PATTERNING IT OURSELVES, EVERYTHING TO THE FINISHED GARMENT. NOW THERE YOU'LL SEE WHO IS THE MORE WELL ROUNDED DESIGNER AND WHO IS THE MOST DIVERSE IN THE FASHION FIELD. WHEN ONE CAN CREATE WITH HIS OWN HANDS, IT'S ART AND IT'S AMAZING. DO YOU THINK PICASSO OR SALVADORE DALI HAD SOMEONE PAINT THEIR PAINTINGS FOR THEM? CONGRATS THOUGH TOM FORD FOR HAVING THE BEST REAL MENSWEAR COLLECTION AMONGST ALL THE LOUIS VUITTON AND GUCCI RUBISH!
THOM BROWNE?
THOM BROWNE? I GUESS THE SHORT PANTS DIDN'T STOP HIM FROM GETTING WET AND DROWNING. ONE THING I KNOW DEFINITELY IS THAT NOT EVERYONE CAN WEAR A COSTUME. I'VE WORKED WITH HIS PATTERN MAKER IN THE PAST, AND WHEN I WAS AT THE FACTORY I LAUGHED BECAUSE HE HAD EVERYONE THAT WAS WORKING WITH HIM WEARING UNIFORMS DRESSED JUST LIKE HIM. AGAIN, TRYING TO BE TOO DIFFERENT HURT HIS ABILITY TO REACH A WIDER CUSTOMER BASE. IF ONE WANTS TO STAY A EXCLUSIVE SMALL BRAND, THEN HE NEEDS TO CHARGE WAY MORE WHICH IS PROBABLY ONE OF THE REASONS HE ALMOST WENT BANKRUPT.
MILITARY SNIPERS
THE MOST LETHAL IN THE ARMED FORCES. ONE SHOT, ONE KILL, WAITING PATIENTLY HOURS, DAYS, EVEN WEEKS FOR THE ONE SHOT TO COME ALONG THAT ENDS IT ALL. SNIPERS HAVE A LOT OF PATIENCE AND MENTAL STRENGTH TO ENDURE SITUATIONS AND ENVIRONMENTS THEY ARE PLACED IN. MOST SNIPERS ONLY TRAVEL INTO COMBAT WITH THEIR SPOTTER, THAT'S IT. MUCH BALLS. I TRAINED WITH THE SNIPER RIFLE A FEW TIMES WHILE I SERVED, BUT MY BABY WAS THE M-4.
G-STAR SPRING 2009 COLLECTION
I LIKE G-STARS NEW DIRECTION. I'VE ALWAYS LOVED THEIR CLOTHING AND YOU CAN ONLY USE A SHIT TON OF DENIM FOR EVERYTHING BEFORE THE COLORS WITHIN THE MERCHANDISING AND IN THE STORE BEGINS TO LOOK TOO BORING. I LIKE THE INTRODUCTION INTO THE NEW FABRICS AND FITS OF THE TOPS. THE PANTS HAVE OUTSTANDING DETAILS, BUT THEN I DON'T KNOW WHERE THEY WERE GOING WITH THE JEANS WITH THE CROTCH SAGGING LIKE THE MODELS TOOK A DUNK IN THEM. SOMETIMES CLOTHING LINES TRY TO BE TOO INNOVATIVE AND DIFFERENT. HONESTLY, REGARDING G-STARS SALES...HOW MANY PEOPLE ARE REALLY GOING TO BUY THOSE JEANS? I HAVE ALWAYS THOUGHT G-STAR HAD A STRONG BRAND AND STUCK TO THE ROOTS OF THE BRAND WHICH DOESN'T ALIENATE THEIR CORE CUSTOMERS, BUT THEN COMPLETELY CHANGING THE FIT OF THE JEANS MAY HURT THE COMPANY. THE JEANS LOOK TO AVANTE GARDE NOW. WHAT IS SOMEONE TO DO IF THEY HAVE TO RAISE THEIR KNEE UP? PROBABLY GOING TO RIP THE CROTCH OR THEIR LEG WILL GET STUCK AND THEY WILL TRIP. OTHER THAN THAT, THE REST OF IT IS GREAT AND VERY COOL. FINALLY THEY STOPPED PLASTERING THE G-STAR WORD'S AND LOGO ALL OVER IT WHICH WAS STARTING TO BE TOO TRENDY AND TRYING TO HARD TO LET EVERYONE KNOW THAT THAT PERSON HAS A G-STAR JACKET ON.
LOUIS VUITTON GAS MASK
SINCE THIS IS MY FIRST POSTING, I CHOSE THE LOUIS VUITTON GAS MASK BECAUSE ONE CAN SEE SO MANY DIFFERENT ANGLES THAT THIS WAS DESIGNED FOR. THIS IS DEFINITELY A SIGN OF THINGS THAT MAY COME IN THE FUTURE. SEEING THIS MAKES ME LAUGH BECAUSE I'VE WORN ONE OF THESE THINGS MANY TIMES IN IRAQ AND IT'S NOT VERY FUN. MILITARY INSPIRATION HAS BEEN A KEY TO THE FASHION INDUSTRIES TRENDS FOR DECADES. SOMETIMES I WONDER IF ANYONE AT LOUIS VUITTON EVEN KNOWS HOW TO USE WHAT THEY JUST CREATED HERE. I MUST SAY AT TIMES I'M DISTRAUGHT OVER THE FASHION INDUSTRY AND THE MILITARY. I USED TO THINK THAT THE MILITARY WAS BAD, BUT AFTER WITNESSING FIRST HAND HOW LETHAL THE FASHION INDUSTRY CAN BE AT TIMES, I JUGGLE THEM BACK AND FORTH. YOU HAVE THE ARMY, A STABLE JOB WITH PEOPLE THAT YELL AT YOU, THEN YOU HAVE THE FASHION INDUSTRY, AN UNSTABLE JOB WITH PEOPLE THAT YELL AT YOU. SOLDIERS IN THE MILITARY HAVE EACH OTHERS BACK, AND IN THE FASHION INDUSTRY EVERYONE IS OUT FOR THEMSELVES WAITING TO BAYONET THE OTHER PERSON IN THE BACK. MANY NEED TO UNDERSTAND THAT IT IS THOSE WHO HAVE FALLEN AND THOSE WHO ARE STILL FIGHTING FOR US TODAY THAT ALLOW US TO CREATE THESE PIECES OF ART. ALL I HAVE TO ASK LOUIS VUITTON IS, YOU USED THE MILITARY FOR INSPIRATION, BUT HAVE YOU GIVEN BACK TO THOSE WHO REALLY USE THOSE MASKS? SOMETIMES I STILL FEEL GUILTY CAUSE I'M NOT OVER THERE WITH MY FRIENDS WHO ARE STILL FIGHTING AS WE SPEAK. I WOULD MUCH RATHER BE WITH THE SOLDIERS WHO HAVE MEANING, THAN DEAL WITH SOME OF THESE INDUSTRY PEOPLE WHO ARE SHALLOW. REMEMBER, THE FASHION INDUSTRY DOESN'T MAKE ONE SHALLOW, THEY MAKE THEMSELVES SHALLOW.
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