Been brainstorming an idea.

ViShawn

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I was thinking about this the past year being into clothing and men's style. I think pocket squares are an interesting flair to a suit, but frankly not many people dress up like we used to.

Regardless of that, men still like to get suited up. Looking at some of the pocket squares out there I noticed that most of them were European or Asian influenced. I thought what if some were African / African-American influenced?

Anyway I found a mill in Europe that will make pocket squares by the meter. I've been wanting to make a proof of concept down, but ultimately I'm thinking would this be something brothas would actually buy. What do you think of something like an Ernie Barnes picture or a Langston Hughes poem on a pocket square?

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Or maybe modern artists? This is from a black artist I met in Dallas.

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Obviously something like licensing of these photos would be a hurdle but I could work on the legal side of things. This would just be more of a side hustle. What's everyone think? :patrice:
 

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I would need to see what it looks like but cool idea. If it looked good I would deff buy.

I actually got some fabric samples of different weight silks, wool/cashmere blends, etc. There are options to even inkjet or electronically print the designs.

I would also need more ideas than just one or two prints. I'd like to have 3-6 different print ideas as proof of concepts.
 
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