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lol @pmiddy i see we're on the same page.
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knockoffs are canal st 27th street and so on. Custom made are limited count, better quality than originals and built better with designs.Oh word? Tryna justify knockoffs now? What part of the gaym is that?
No I don't, work for them. I bought all of the hats. People balk at the price point. I was able to catch another rohe hat for $50 during Packers black friday sale.$60-75
Let the focus group begin. #YouWorkForThem
Ralph's son is plugged in, so I would bet it all on a Snowbeach style pullover being released. The only questions are when and how close to the original will it be. We've gone from one limited bring it back bear sweater to four different bear sweaters in just two seasons. And no one has had a problem finding this years sweaters because they've produced a ton. Oh, and let's not forget that graphic shirts are back. Some of the 2015 Spring Collection that Frank posted in IG borrows heavily from past collections. RL is about maximizing profits, everything will be redone in some form eventually.So why haven't they just made a Snow Beach pullover yet ?
So why haven't they just made a Snow Beach pullover yet ?
All of this is true for the target demographic, which I'm not a part of. But with most of the target demographic being such purists when it comes to RL, I'm shocked that the same group of customers who support these hats are the same people that look down on USPA and other brands that make products that are made to resemble RL merchandise.
At the end of the day, they say Ralph and it ain't Ralph. Knockoff, replica, homage, it's all in ones perspective and I definitely get where you're coming from.
You **** on those snow beach knockoffs a few pages back, as you should have, but I don't really see the difference, in theory, anyways. Execution is a entirely separate issue.
I'm curious to know if the hats didn't say RL, Snow Beach, 67, ect. Would you still pay $150 for them. All else being the same as far as design, just change the terminology to something unique to the designer. I feel like I asked this before.
About the High Street joints - I followed these from the beginning and they were working with Raekwon on these throughout the process and they were originally supposed to have a Wutang/Raekwon patch on the arm as well. For whatever reason Raekwon took his name off last minute.Let us look at one of these companies that produced blatant knockoffs. Take a look at their whole catalog http://www.highstreetnyc.com/ and then you have these two knockoff pieces that they produced
now their whole line is looking like some kind balmain wannabe / john elliott hoody / trendy jogger pants etc. knockoffs but they made two snow beach PRL knockoffs for whatever reason. im sure there are people who want the original polo snow beach but those will cost you at least $1500-$2500 for the pull over and at least $1200 - $1500 for the snow beach hoody.
so to reiterate, the rohe project's INTENT is to create hats to MATCH polo pieces. so yes, they blatantly used and copied iconic prl logos and symbols to MATCH polo lines that many RL vintage enthusiasts collect. again, they are filling the void of what PRL "should've and could've" done in regards to hats. they are not selling to me or anyone else saying that these are official polo rl hats. I know the saying "it ain't ralph tho" but i am 100% comfortable with wearing these hats to match with all of the original polo rl items they were created for.
Anyone recently work a stockroom/inventory job at a polo factory store or know what that job entails that can send me a message and fill me in.
Thanks
About the High Street joints - I followed these from the beginning and they were working with Raekwon on these throughout the process and they were originally supposed to have a Wutang/Raekwon patch on the arm as well. For whatever reason Raekwon took his name off last minute.
If yall are saying the rohe joints are any more legit because heads with good intentions are behind the designs, I'd counter that Raekwon is an equally qualified head. Unsure of why he ultimately left the project, but I'd imagine it's probably because of conflicts with apparel deals through the clan.
Now if were talking quality of the high streets vs. the rohe stuff, that's another story.
That's the first thing that popped in my head.How is Raekwon equally qualified? Because he wore a Polo Ralph Lauren jacket in a rap video?
Is a wu-tang patch supposed to give the highstreet pullover more credibility?
Obviously he's not as qualified as you guys or thousands of others. But he's been rocking it for over a quarter century and consistently mentioned it in a ton of his verses over the same period.
And of course the pullover/video is important because of how influential it was - although this could be seen as a negative if exclusivity is what the culture should aspire to.
Raekwon and Just Blaze on the combat jack show:
Listen from 1:38:15 if you're interested. And especially from 1:40:30.
https://m.soundcloud.com/loudspeakersnetwork/combat-jack-show-011713