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April 22nd, 2009 at 08:15am
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Jayson Pablo asked:
This is the age of fashion and therefore everyone wants to look stylish. A lot is talked about women’s fashion and the changing pattern of their clothing. However, there have been many transformations in the men’s outfits as well. How can one overlook the youth revolution in the recent times? The fashion of “bell-bottoms” and “button-down” shirts is no more and the choices are changing quickly these days.
Today’s men’s wears market is more varied than it was in 1960’s or 70’s. These days, the youths enjoy the ready made clothes which are stylish and unique in design. The casual trousers with hip-hop looks are liked by most of the men these days. At the same time, the sports apparel and designer clothes are the latest trends in the markets. Cargo pants and trendy T-shirts are also driving the men to update their wardrobes. Some of the points that highlight the men’s fashion trends are given below.
* Formal wear: Pleated trousers are again gaining popularity among the youths and teenagers. These trousers look very attractive in full-cut and skinny designs. In the international fashion markets, these kinds of trousers are in great demand. Some of the other formal wears that are popular these days are short sleeve shirts, stripes and floral pattern outfits.
* Casual wear: Today, people want to look rough & tough and therefore the casual wears are in great demand. The sporty looks are being implemented in the casual outfits so that they could look more attractive.
* Swimwear: Bold patterned swimsuits with bright shades of different colours are the hot choices these days. Men’s beachwear apparels are becoming popular with the use of new technology fabrics. These fabrics provide the wearers the utmost comfort.
*Colours: The fashion clothes are high in demand mainly because of the metallic colours used in them. Men’s shirts and T-shirts are having shades of pink, purple and blue coloured designs.
The last few years have witnessed a steady growth in the international men wears industry as the males are becoming more fashion conscious now. Earlier on, the custom-tailored clothes were popular among the men. Now, the pre-designed apparels are in vogue. The garments have become fashion statements, so more focus is given on quality of fabrics, cuts and designs. Large retail stores are opening these days which sell branded men’s garments worldwide. All these developments have contributed to the success of men’s fashion clothes industry in the recent times.
The supermarkets, shopping malls and other garment stores have been the preferred places for shopping the men’s wears. Now, the online shopping portals have come into the picture and they are offering the customers many lucrative deals and schemes on their site. You will find all kinds of clothes at affordable prices on these websites. One can choose her or his preferred colours & designs of garments and place the order. These websites also run the contest at times give the customers opportunity to win the products free of cost. In general, men’s garments market is growing and promises a lot in the near future.
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April 20th, 2009 at 08:45pm
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Article Manager asked:
Heard of the word “Japan” and what picture does your mind strike at? Is it something like slim and petite yet sophisticated bunch of people seen everywhere as busy bee with the superior technologies following their footsteps and their holding command of these self invented technologies walking smartly in smart western outfit and the youngsters sporting rather hip hop fashion apparels? If yes then think again. Japan, an extremely advanced country located in East Asia the Country of Rising Sun, is no doubt the third richest country of the world. Yet between all these advancements and sky rocking achievements, they have not left their traditions and cultures.
More about Japan
Japan is an island country. It is completely surrounded by water. Hence by Japan experiences temperate climate. It is generally neither too hot nor too cold. Yet there are places in Japan where there is snow fall yet in contrast there are places where you can swim during winters! Japanese clothing is made accordingly. With more and more people, especially youngsters moving towards western clothing, things are changing but not as an influential critic to their age old culture. Japanese love their culture and the Japanese clothing are still seen in nearly everything starting from day to day lives to the various functions and get together.
Details about Japanese clothing
People of Japan love to dress according to climate, work, and functions. They have several royal outfits tailor made and followed doggly to fit these situational requirements. In summer they wear cotton cloth to save themselves from the heat. During winters, they drape themselves with heavily lined and layered cloth to cut out the cold climate. Springtime and autumns are the times for celebrations as people love the mild climate and the beauty of the nature all around themselves. So the Japanese clothing during these become more of a representation of the exoticness of nature and its freshness with mostly silk cloth seen all around, all donned with light colours and beautiful designs mostly representing mother Nature. Kimono is the most classic of all the Japanese clothing. Worn by both men and women, this dress is made of silk and available in unique designs. Junihitoe, traditional Japanese clothing is an advance form of kimono and is worn by women only. It has got twelve layers and is worn by high class Japanese women only. To know more about Japanese clothing please do undergo the various websites all flooded with information regarding this topic.
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April 19th, 2009 at 03:18am
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jefferson john babasa asked:
When we talk about fashion, the first thing that’ll come into our minds are clothes, right? Well this is because of those fashion shows happening on some major events or on some reality game shows. The fashion industry has grown so much that it’s taken over all aspects of our lifestyle, especially the way we choose our clothes.
Speaking of industry, the fashion clothing industry has truly boomed. Every where we look, left or right, and even up or down, there’s a clothing store standing there selling fashionable clothing lines such as those Sean John Clothing or House of Dereon to eager customers. Fashion didn’t only bring fashionable clothes and accessories, but also opportunities for businessmen and women to take advantage on, like making a profit out of it.
Like I said, anywhere you look; there’s a clothing store ready to provide what their customers wants. Which is why, competition is very high in this arena. There are just too many competitions. But remember: There is always room for some “Jello”. All you have to do is to have that kind of “Edge” over your competition if you ever wanted to start a fashion clothing store.
Getting Started
Now before you open your own retail fashion clothing store or fashion boutique, you should first decide on what kind of clothing store are you going to start, or shall we say the “Theme” of your clothing store. There’s a lot of them if you really open up your eyes. There are those that specialize in wedding or bridal gowns, some business clothing boutiques, casual wears or street wears stores, children’s wear shops, some formal attire boutiques, lingerie, maternity store, men’s wear boutique, special size boutiques, sports wear / active wear, teen gear, women’s wear boutique, and many more.
Remember this, because of you being the owner of your business, your creativity, your skill, your expertise, and your capacity to manage a business will constantly be challenged. Attention to detail in window presentation, store lighting, rack displays and even that touch of personal service will all come into account when you open your fashion clothing store. I say this not to frighten you, but to give you a head-start of what you’ll face when you open those doors, and start the life as the owner of a retail fashion clothing shop or boutique.
Now I’ve talking about retail fashion clothing stores and fashion clothing boutiques for a while now. So let me tell you the difference retail fashion between a clothing store and a fashion clothing boutique.
Retail fashion clothing stores specializes in selling new clothing products created by fashion designers themselves which may or may not be dictated by celebrity trends. Some retail fashion stores have gone to such specialized extent that they only offer the works of their in-house designers. Others have a number of brand names and designer names offered in one roof such as Sean John, House of Dereon, and Rocawear, which are great for some customers.
Fashion boutiques, on the other hand, are more chic or upscale. Personalized service, cozy ambience and unique merchandise are offered here. And patrons of such places usually expect nothing less.
So before you start your retail fashion clothing store or fashion clothing boutique, you should first decide on what kind of specialization you want your business to have. Because is very hard to get back once you’ve started your business.
Steps to Take Before Opening a Retail Fashion Clothing Store or Fashion Clothing Boutique
Now that you know what kind of fashion clothing shop you’re trying to start. Let’s now go through some steps before embarking on your business.
Step 1: Get All The Necessary Things In Line
The first step to take is to get all the necessary things in line, such as establishing your line of business, the license for your business, and the name of your store.
Determining your business is also important. Do you want to run your business a sole proprietor or owner? Or do you want your business a Partnership or Corporation? If you want, you could start a business with a friend or family, and you share everything 50/50. Then you can gradually move on to create a Limited Liability Corporation as your company gets bigger.
Business permit or license is also important, if you don’t want to run your business in a prison. Before starting your fashion clothing store, you should first check with your local business bureau and find out what the requirements are needed to start your urban clothing store. Prepare to meet those requirements such as business permits and other taxation paperwork.
The name of your store is also very important. You would obviously want your patrons to remember your store, but you also want them to associate the name of the store with your merchandise. Make sure to pick a name that is hip, meaning avoid formalities.
Step 2: Get Your Business and Financial Plans In Order
Planning a business from the start can go a long way, especially if you plan about your business processes and financial capacities. The use of Excel can really help in managing your business and accounting. Some software is also available for the use of businessmen and women or you to easily manage your fashion clothing store.
You should also include your start-up cost such as the rent for your shop, the money needed for your opening day, salaries and wages for your employees (if any), taxes, insurances, and other business miscellaneous.
Your business plan should also show where you plan to set up your business, the demographics, your goals and your projected revenue. You may want to indicate where you will get your funding or investment capital, would it be from loan or from your own savings account.
It would also be appropriate for you to include all your start-up expenditures, for much of the assets would be coming from your personal funds or savings and how much were loaned or borrowed. These things should be cleared out before opening your fashion clothing shop to minimize the chance for you to encounter such problems.
Step 3: Get A Proper Location
Another huge factor about launching your own fashion clothing store is where your store is located. Malls are popular places for such stores, but the space is very expensive, and competitions are abundant. Stores that sell outside such establishments may have less rental expenses but may also have lesser exposure or traffic.
So you should ensure that the location is located in a high-traffic area and close to places such as schools, hip clubs and restaurants. Put your store inside a mall (if you have the budget for it), but avoid placing it next to another retail fashion clothing store or fashion clothing boutique. Otherwise, you would be competing with veteran fashion clothing store owners.
In order to assess competitiveness and presence, you would need to perform a market research in order to look at the demographics in the location you plan to put up your fashion clothing store. See what other fashion clothing store can provide and what they cannot provide. Example, if your competitor has a large collection of House of Dereon jeans and skirts but lesser with Sean John Clothing T-shirts and hoodies, then you should sell those Sean John Clothing T-shirts and hoodies rather than selling those House of Dereon jeans and skirts.
Also, take into account the accessibility of your location, foot traffic, visibility from the streets, safety of customers or nearby other conveniences so that shop hoppers would put your store as one of those they would visit when they go for shopping sprees.
Step 4: Get Your Collections Lined Up
So here is the most important part, what you’re going to sell. If you’re running a store that provides clothing that caters to all ages and sizes, then you must be able to provide what they want, and how they wanted it.
It is also important that you can provide some of the most popular branded clothing lines, such as Sean John Clothing, House of Dereon, Rocawear, or Apple Bottoms. You can buy this directly from the manufacturers, but you could also buy it from a distributor such as Ebay. But apart from Ebay, other online clothing shops or wholesale clothing shops can provide such things such as Streetzwear and Seven Wholesale.
Here is a short list of what you should include in your collections:
· The Sean John Clothing
o Sean John has become a usual suspect at the prestigious award ceremony for the Council of Fashion Designers of America or the CFDA held annually in New York. For five consecutive years since 2000, Sean John has been nominated for its excellence in design.
Visit Streetzwear to learn more about the Sean John Clothing and its collection of fashionable urban and hip hop clothing lines.
· Apple Bottoms Jeans
o Apple Bottom jeans were also featured on The Oprah Winfrey Show as one of Oprah’s Favorite Things. Oprah also featured the jeans in her magazine, O, The Oprah Magazine.
Jeans in the Apple Bottoms collection are designed for accentuating women’s shapely figures with signature details like apple-shaped back pockets.
Visit Streetzwear to learn more about the Sean John Clothing and its collection of fashionable urban and hip hop clothing lines.
· House of Dereon
o House of dereon is a prêt-à-porter or ready-to-wear fashion line introduced by singer Beyoncé Knowles and her mother/stylist Tina Knowles.The fashion line was also first introduced on The Oprah Winfrey Show, and was also featured on The Tyra Banks Show.
Visit Streetzwear to learn more about the Sean John Clothing and its collection of fashionable urban and hip hop clothing lines.
· Akademiks
o Akademiks was popularized in 2001 by Brooklyn rapper Fabolous whose lyrical content advertised the brand. He also wore an akademik velour on the inside cover of his debut album Ghetto Fabolous.
Visit Streetzwear to learn more about the Sean John Clothing and its collection of fashionable urban and hip hop clothing lines.
· Rocawear
o Rocawear is an urban clothing label created in 1999 by Jay-Z and Damon Dash. Jay-Z is the head of the hip hop label Roc-a-Fella Records in which the rocawear got its name.
The fame of rocawear among the urban community has brought an annual sale of over $1 billion US dollars to the infamous clothing line.
These are only some of the list that you should include in your collection. But it’s entirely up to you to include this or not.
Step 5: Get Known
Before opening your doors, it’s important that people around you know that you’re opening your fashion clothing store at this day and at this time. This can be done by advertising your store. Weeks or months prior to your opening day, ensure that you have mailed or distributed fliers, set up ads in the advertising section of your local newspaper, post bill-boards and flashy signs at a corner near your store. If you could, you could hire people to distribute fliers to passing people, or just seek some help from your families and friends.
Step 6: Get Ready For Your Grand Opening
Set up your display and be ready for before the opening day. Stock up on clothes, make sure shirts are neatly folded on shelves or display tables. Hang them neatly on racks. Dress the mannequins and display them by the window to attract customers. Put the price tags clearly on each section or each clothing.
And don’t forget the posters. These posters will let your customers know where the clothes are coming from and from what brand.
By the time you open up your store, make sure that you and your sales people (if there is any) are ready to take in the customers.
Put on a big smile, but not that big. And always assist every customer that has a question about your collections. Never let your customers unattended, make sure that they are getting what they want and how they wanted it.
Some Helpful Tips to Get Your Business Up And Running
Always do your studies. Make a research on what people are currently wearing. Check the authenticity of your supplier (if your buying your stock from a distributor). Check if they have the necessary papers to sell the stocks to you.
Lastly, avoid buying and selling fake designer clothing. Be wary of people claiming to sell you authentic clothing when in fact they are reproductions or imitations only. Contact the manufacturers directly to ensure you are getting the originals. You could visit Streetzwear to find our what’s in and what’s the hottest trends in fashion clothing without the worry of buying unauthenticated clothing lines.
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April 18th, 2009 at 12:55pm
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jefferson john babasa asked:
Fashion clothing lines that we see all over the place were mostly inspired by other clothing lines such as when hip hop fashion was first introduced. Sportswear like tracksuits, sheepskin and leather bomber jackets, Clarks shoes, Dr. Martens boots and sneakers mainly fueled the first hip hop fashion, and are still present with today’s popular brands. But other than sportswear, other hip-hop fashion were inspired from other clothing lines, and one of them is Avirex.
Avirex is a brand of clothing that was created by aviation enthusiast Jeff Clyman in 1975, who was inspired to create flight jackets similar to those worn by World War II pilots after receiving numerous queries about his father’s authentic flight jacket. If you want to buy some avirex branded clothing line for your business, then visit an online wholesale avirex clothing shop and take advantage on their services.
Usage of the Avirex brand name and trademark has been licensed to individual territories, each responsible for the management, development and distribution of the brand in their respective region. These territories are the Americas, Japan and Europe.
As of 2007, the brand is managed very differently in each of these territories. Each creates a clothing collection of which no products are shared with any other territory. The only similarities the products share are the ability to use the original artwork and logos created by Jeff Clyman, traditionally related to the brand. Visit an online wholesale avirex clothing shop to learn how you can buy avirex collections for less.
As no exactly similar Avirex products are sold in more than one territory’s collection, which region the specific product originated from can be quickly identified. Products of different territories cannot be imported and sold in others, and all Avirex must be purchased from the regional license holder.
In the Americas, the Avirex brand license has been acquired by Marc Ecko Enterprises (MEE), Eck?, which designs, manufactures and distributes sportswear and nonleather outerwear label now focuses on hip hop-inspired apparel popular with urban youth. Buy wholesale avirex clothing lines by visiting an online wholesale clothing shop.
Military apparel formerly sold under the Avirex brand will now be sold under The Cockpit brand. The Cockpit is owned and operated by the former owners of Avirex, but is a separate line that is not associated with the Avirex brand owned by Jeff Clyman.
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April 15th, 2009 at 03:00am
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Neil Smith asked:
How do you dress yourself? While women have been trooping over the latest fashion wear and on what the latest dressing styles, most men are were seen seating comfortably with either a magazine or watching his favourite soccer game. It does not mean however that men are completely insensible on what is happening but rather are unmindful of the fashion whereabouts. After all, it all remains the same. Shirt and trousers, only that fashion changes it’s colour. Though this may be partly true, it is also partly false. There is a complete difference over wearing simple clothes and the fashion trend. With men’s wear, it is about time that you dare to beat what is common.
While the usual men’s wear that you happen to get dress is a suit which already comes with its matching pair of trousers, you do not have to wear the pair all the time. You can have mix and matched with all other garments that you have.
If you want to beat what is common, you do not need to wear loud and bold colours of men’s wear. Catch the glances of everyone by looking handsome and hunk with your own style of dress up. While men opt to follow what is the trend making it the society’s uniform, decide to work the style uniquely with your own.
As an example, you may try to have men’s wear for a date or a casual movie treat by wearing a collared shirt with jeans. Pairing it with dark rinse jeans with a slight boot cut will give a simple yet classy style than straight cut jeans. A leather shoes will match the sophistication.
While people are hip-hop for a disco party, match the occasion with a difference by wearing on a suit over your ensemble. Jeans and suit matches very well. However complement the hues of each piece for a better outfit.
Another that you can do with men’s wear is to try going vintage yet with a wedge of modern crisp. When attending formal occasions, dare to beat the common by wearing a structured blazer in pinstripe matched with a complementary pair of trousers. You do not need to match it with a tie or a bow. However find a shirt, probably white that will fit the ensemble. A shiny pair of shoes should never be left ungranted same as by spraying your signature cologne.
There are still other means to beat the common in choosing the men’s wear you have for the occasion. Find the outfit that best define your personality while at the same time drawing the line that can make you perfectly unique and yet fashionable than the others.
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April 13th, 2009 at 07:04am
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dresscloth asked:
Skinny jeans have a snug fit through the legs and end in a small leg opening. Other names for this style include carrot leg pants, cigarette pants, drainpipes, peg leg pants, pencil pants, skinny pants, slimjims, tapered pants, old-school hood jeans or ice-cream cone pants. In some styles, zippers are needed at the bottom of the leg to facilitate pulling them over the feet. Stretch denim, with anywhere from 2% to 4% spandex, may be used to allow jeans to have a super-slim fit. Skinny jeans are worn by both males and females, and since 2005 has become increasingly popular with the emo, scene, and skater styles.
chanel dior sandalsThe style of pants for men originated in the 1950s with popular male stars such as Roy Rogers, Lone Ranger, Cisco Kid, Zorro and Gene Autry, Marilyn Monroe, and Sandra Dee wearing their pants very slim to the ankle.
Skinny jeans became most notable with country music stars and with the birth of rock ‘n’ roll in the ’50s, when Elvis donned slim-fitting jeans and shocked the country with his gyrating dance moves. Skinny jeans and rock ‘n’ roll were inextricably linked to create the “bad boy” image that remains today. Skinny jeans were also worn by numerous rock bands, including The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, and others.
Drainpipe jeans (as they were then called) were also extremely popular in the punk movement of the late 1970s, worn by many bands and scene leaders such as The Clash, The Ramones, The Sex Pistols and were sold by the revolutionary shop Sex, run by Vivienne Westwood. The tight fit trousers were often customised with bondage-style zips or patches of other material, and were often worn tucked into industrial-style boots such as Dr Martens.
They are fairly popular among skaters, BMX riders and inline skaters.
Skinny jeans were also very popular in the 1980s, with most heavy metal bands in particular those in the thrash scene such as Anthrax, Megadeth, Metallica and Slayer. This was the trend for those who didn’t wear spandex, which was popular with the dominant glam metal scene at the time. They were often worn with white high-top sneakers or basket-ball shoes. By the late ’80s and early ’90s, many hard rock bands such as Poison, Guns N’ Roses and M?tley Cr?e to Kiss, Bon Jovi and Slaughter, ditched the spandex and wore the form fitted jeans. However with the rise of grunge and hip-hop music in the early nineties and the post thrash movement, skinny jeans quickly went out of favour.
cheap authentic shoesIn the early 2000s, they became favored by garage rock revival bands and musicians, such as The Strokes. Model Kate Moss has been credited with reintroducing the jeans to women. Among women, skinny jeans are most often worn tucked into boots or scrunched up over the wearer’s footwear.[1] Skinny jeans are also often paired with ballerina shoes, another trend that supermodel Kate Moss has been credited with. The Libertines (particularly Carl Barat and Pete Doherty) used skinny jeans as part of their image. This was later adopted by more mainstream indie pop and indie rock acts such as Test Icicles, Kaiser Chiefs, Kasabian, The Kooks and The Horrors, as well as comedians Russell Brand and Noel Fielding, increasing the popularity of skinny jeans amongst men. Some skateboarders prefer to wear the jeans because of their ability to stretch, thus making it easier to move around whilst skating. Skinny jeans are also now very prominent in the BMX scene rendering greater maneuverability and less instances in which the pants are caught in the bikes moving parts. They have grown in the latter half of the 2000’s to become associated with a emo trend
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April 11th, 2009 at 11:27am
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jefferson john babasa asked:
Urban type clothing lines are among of the most in-demand kind of clothes around the world. This is primarily because of the influence of the hip hop culture in our society. Hip hop fashion complements the expressions and attitudes of hip hop culture in general. Hip hop fashion has changed significantly during its history, and today it is a prominent part of popular fashion as a whole across the world and for all ethnicities.
This kind of popularity has brought in new ways of making a profit. Because of its huge demand and popularity among the urban community across the world, some have thought of making huge profits on this demand, and among of those are celebrities.
Many hip hop artists and executives started their own fashion labels and clothing lines. Notable examples include Wu-Tang Clan for Wu-Wear, Russell Simmons for Phat Farm, Kimora Lee Simmons Baby Phat, sean john Combs for sean john clothing, Nelly for apple bottoms Jeans, Damon Dash and Jay-Z for rocawear, 50 Cent for G-Unit Clothing, Eminem for Shady Limited, 2Pac for makaveli and OutKast for OutKast Clothing. Other prominent hip hop fashion companies have included Karl Kani and FUBU, Ecko, Dickies, Girbaud, enyce, Famous Stars and Straps, Bape, LRG, Timberland Boots, akademiks, and gino green global.
Other than celebrities, business-minded people have also thought of making a profit by selling some of the most popular clothing lines stated above. Urban clothing shops and boutiques became very common on all parts of the world selling some of the most popular collections of clothing lines.
Many have started this kind of business, but with lack of experience, planning, and management skills, their businesses crumbled and left some of them bankrupted. In this line of business, planning and research are foremost the most important elements before anything else. So here are some tips on how to start an urban clothing line business properly and organized.
File-in the Necessary Paperwork
To avoid running into the law for any business violations or lack of business documents, clearing ones business paperwork firsthand could save a lot of time and money. Check with the local business bureau and find out if there is any business licensing requirements that should be completed before opening an urban clothing store. Business requirements such as permits, taxations documents and other paperwork should be arranged before opening a business. Also, for this kind of business, a business permits that allows selling high profile clothing lines such as enyce, akademiks, and gino green global should be carefully checked and cleared.
Establishing the type of business should also take place in this stage of planning. Determine if the business would run on a sole proprietorship or as a partnership. Planning this ahead would save a lot of money if an incident happens that shifting a business from a partnership to a sole proprietorship would only be the solution.
The Store’s Name
Naming the store is also as important as arranging its business documents. The name of the store should be related to the theme of the store. In this case is an urban clothing store. The name of the store should always be understandable, easily memorized, and unique such as the Streetzwear. When a passerby reads the name Streetzwear, the first thing that’ll come into their mind is a store that sells urban or street clothing lines. Streetzwear is also a name that can be easily remembered and spelled. A name that leaves an impression on those that reads it is the kind of name that can lead a business to its success.
Base of Operations
Much like any businesses that deals with commerce, an urban clothing store should be situated on a location where foot traffic is plentiful. The things that should be looked at when choosing a place to start an urban clothing store business should include:
The population within the area.
The buying capability of the population.
Its accessibility.
Its visibility.
Its cost.
The number of competition.
The strength of competition.
Having knowledge of the population of people around the location is important for running a huge urban clothing store business. Lesser population may mean lesser foot traffic, and lesser foot traffic could mean lesser profit. Check with the local Census offices to learn of the number of population of the location.
The buying capability of the population should also be checked if the store is planning to sell some high profile clothing lines such as enyce, sean john, akademiks, or gino green global. Selling these collections on a poor district can leave an urban clothing store bankrupt. So choose an appropriate location where the majority of the population can easily afford these kinds of clothing lines.
Accessibility, visibility, and the cost of the land is the most important part of choosing a location. The location should be easily accessible by any type of vehicles or by foot. The location should also be visible. In fact, the most appropriate place that can really bring in foot traffic because of its visibility are malls. Malls are the perfect place to start an urban clothing store business since its capable of providing the right number of traffic a day, but when it comes to cost and competition, malls aren’t a reasonable choice.
The cost of the location is important in building a successful business of selling urban clothing lines. The cost should be easily covered by the profit that a business earns per day. If renting a place, better check if you are capable of paying its monthly due. If starting on a location from scratch, meaning building a store from scratch, make sure that there is an adequate amount of capital to cover all of it.
The number and strength of competition should also be carefully checked. One way of competing with resident stores on an area is to observe what they can provide and what they cannot provide. Take for instance a shop selling clothes from apple bottoms and house of dereon, but they lack on selling jeans from enyce, akademiks, and gino green global. This is a perfect opportunity for to take advantage on a competitor’s weaknesses. If they can’t provide clothes from enyce, akademiks, and gino green global, then the appropriate course of action is to target those kinds of clothing lines.
But it’s better to just stay off clear of those big retail clothing stores, especially those franchised stores because these establishments have already established a name on the streets.
Choice of Stock
Choosing the right stock is very important for building the success of an urban clothing store. Subscribe to magazines that feature urban clothing ads and photo spreads. Talking to people on the streets could yield some information on the hottest clothing collection. Observing what people wear and what brands they are wearing is also important. Here are is a list of the brands that people on the streets are currently wearing:
Sean John and enyce by Sean “Diddy” Combs
House of Dereon by Beyonce Knowles
Akademiks
Gino Green Global by Prince
Phat Farm
Baby Phat
L.E.I
Rocawear
Makaveli
G-Unit
FUBU
In starting this kind of business, one should always possess the keen ability to sense what’s hot and what’s not in the world of fashion clothing, particularly on urban clothing lines. This kind of skill can prove to be very useful in choosing the right stock and the right collection of brands to sell. And one last thing, for a business to truly profit or to become successful, it should be taken as a hobby and not only as a way to gain profit. This way, you’ll be having fun while making a lot of profits. These lists of tips and guidelines are by not all means finished or complete. The world of business is an ever changing world which techniques and strategies change throughout the time to accommodate the needs of every business minded person.
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April 10th, 2009 at 04:22am
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jefferson john babasa asked:
One of the many recognized urban and hip hop clothing lines today that have captivated our senses and annoyed us at the same time is the gino green global clothing lines. It captivated us, brought in new senses for the trend setters and a new way for the fashion forward people to express themselves, but it has also given us a lot of headache, thinking what are those things on its shirts? Are those 9s or small gs?
The gino green global collection is a proud clothing line founded by brothers Prince and Anthony Mayol. Ever since Prince have gotten into designing fashionable clothing lines that shows his passion and love for graphic art and color vibrancy had led him and his brother to create a clothing line that would feature all that is him, and that clothing line is the gino green global.
Prince launched the Gino Green Global clothing lines with the “G” intentionally to look like the number 9. The idea was to create enough commotion and publicity for the clothing line to get recognized as wide as possible. And this idea came back with success and fame which quickly got the attention of the style conscious and trend setting NYC fashion crowd.
To further their introduction of the brand, the team also launched aggressive and strategic national marketing plan which included embarking on a fourteen city tour by way of a wrapped tour bus and a party like a rock star energy.
One of their most notable appearances was with NYC’s most recognized basketball tournaments, such as the highly publicized Ruckers tournament and the Nike sponsored Dyckman Summer League. Another was with the most defining Hip Hop Awards shows, album and Sneaker release parties. Each of these events have showed support to the brand and made sure that their signature look was recognized and remembered.
Due to this much public appearances, gino green global had the ability to approach A list celebrities such as Papoose, 50 cent, Denzel Washington, Busta Rymes, R Kelly, UGK, Rick Ross, Soulja Boy T-Pain, Ed Lover, Don Omar, Daddy Yankee, Tego Calderon, and Don Dinero, providing them all with customized one of a kind pieces.
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April 9th, 2009 at 03:59am
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Stuart Hick asked:
In this article I would like to talk about what makes good works and how this can be used on fabric to create a fantastic piece of designer clothes.
We often take for granted the clothes we wear, and do not give much thought to what happens in the production of drawings of these parts. Most people extend the knowledge of color, and most people know that horizontal stripes do not work if you want to create the illusion of wearing less weight. The fact is, we know ourselves and to complete the accompanying materials to consider (what we think is) good.
But what many people often overlook is at the heart of these pieces. A simple design on a t-shirt May not be as simple as you think. The work behind this, if the room if designer, have been created by a true creator and pioneer of clothing labels that reflect this attitude and to keep one step ahead of their games. Too often, something will come - a copy - for a fraction of the price. But these imitations do not lack the quality of their counterpart.
Clothing patterns are influenced by all sorts of people from a variety of trails. Art school for children who listen to metal music intelligent, freehand wild imagination of artists and urban influenced hip hop fans?
It is indeed a very positive thing that emerges from such influences exists, and much of the arts community and fashion have their finger on the pulse. I think the general public, who are a little clothing and fashion, has to adopt this culture and educate them as well.
Take a look at life - everything from music to interior design is evolving. A generation will see things very different from the generation before them, and that the previous generation and do not even bother!
Things change; trends come and go, then come back even stronger than they ever were. This is true with clothes and fashion.
60 tracks are influenced be seen and recently there has been an increase of 50 ladies dresses influenced. But what does the future hold? More and more people are looking for models that push the boundaries of acceptability and functionality. What was once considered quite unacceptable often becomes tomorrow, because acceptable becomes boring and dangerous becomes exciting.
Of course, many large claws are in contact with some of this underground movement. We must look beyond your local streets to find true works of art. Various websites and clothing stores house exist, but very often, you will likely pay more.
A couple of my favorite brands that never ceases to impress their t-shirts, jeans, high quality and fantastic gio goi jackets and duck and cover. These guys always something for everyone and even if they have their fair share of movement of the riders, they know how to open the way with their own fashion brand.
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April 7th, 2009 at 07:41pm
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jefferson john babasa asked:
The book called Mizan is a comprehensive treatise on the contents of Islam, written by Javed Ahmad Ghamidi, a Pakistani Islamic scholar. Mizan in English means Balance. Aside from the book, there is also another term that came from the name Mizan itself, and its intended to show balance between art and fashion, the meezan art couture clothing lines.
Balance is all around us such as the way we balance our expenses, the way we balance our time with our work and family, the way we balance our exercise from moderate to rigorous, the balance in nature such as predator and prey. Balance can also be applied on making masterpieces such as paintings, sculptures and clothing designs.
Meezan Art Couture or simply meezan is a brand of urban clothing lines founded in Philadelphia by Mark Allen, Kenya Abdul-Hadi, Ibn Anderson, and Bariq Cobbs. Meezan Art Couture was named after an islamic term Mizan which means balance.
In fashion, balancing is also required to achieve perfection or even close to perfection, and meezan has acquired true balance on their shirts. Inspired by the word balance, meezan has been skillfully designed specifically to balance fashion from art that other brands of clothing lines have clearly missed.
The meezan art couture clothing line is made specifically for men that started from a niche brand of specialty one of a kind pieces, into a full lifestyle clothing brand, specializing in innovative designs and graphics. The meezan art couture revolutionized the way we wear clothes because of its stunning artwork and still retaining its fashionable features.
Though meezan art couture is popular on its own, finding an authentic and original brand can be hard, especially online. Many online urban and hip hop clothing shops sells meezan branded clothing lines, and one of them is Streetzwear.
Streetzwear is an online urban clothing store that sells one of the widest brands of clothing lines including sean john, apple bottoms, house of dereon, meezan, miskeen, enyce, akademiks, gino green global, avirex, and many more.
The meezan art couture displays such magnificent balancing of colors and designs of their clothes, and balance from semi formal to urban wear. If you want more information on meezan art couture clothing line then visit Streetzwear and avail on their collection of meezan clothing lines.
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