Why Is It That Blacks No Longer Support Black Owned Clothing Lines? Why Do We Love Ralph Lauren?

[Danie84]

As a 84 BK Baby, Lo Wear has always been a staple in my hood

...yes, I know that's shallow, but I'm just keep it 1 hunnid

Nambrand clothes never made me unAWAKE, tho

 

[Shadow King]

The question is,are there are black owned alternatives to mainstay brands and styles?

Folks buy stuff out of tradition. Black labels get shine, but they usually fall off because they are very trend oriented. I still have old Fubu clothes, but the shyt has FUBU in big ass
letters all over it. It was hot at the time, but I grew up and want my shyt simple and clean. Offer simple and clean, at the same or better quality as the major brands, but don't rape
me on the prices.

The correct answer

 

[Bless't]

The only Black designer that I think is killing it right now is Virgil Abloh's Off White.

Kanye has been trying. Hopefully he breaks through with Yeezy Season 3.

I prefer Jerry Lorenzo's aesthetic as opposed to Virgil's. Some of his pieces are dope however. He needs to keep the huge logo's off so much shyt though.

 

[L. Deezy]

LOL@Polo being done. Only on the Coli. Problem comes in when you market to an audience and not just people in general, That's the biggest flaw in black owned clothing,

I take back being done.. White people may still buy it.. Its not in style in the black community. It aint.. sorry

You might wanna put your shyt in storage and break it out on some vintage shyt in 10years

 

[Suleiman Bey]

I take back being done.. White people may still buy it.. Its not in style in the black community. It aint.. sorry

You might wanna put your shyt in storage and break it out on some vintage shyt in 10years

And I care about what "hood nikkas" wear because why? I'm supposed to wear $400 jeans to get in a $400 car and go sleep in my girls or momma $400 section 8 house and eat food off of $400 food stamps. Okay cool, champ.

 

[L. Deezy]

And I care about what "hood nikkas" wear because why? I'm supposed to wear $400 jeans to get in a $400 car and go sleep in my girls or momma $400 section 8 house and eat food off of $400 food stamps. Okay cool, champ.

I mentioned NOTHING about HOOD nikkas.. nothing

 

[Suleiman Bey]

I mentioned NOTHING about HOOD nikkas.. nothing

Well if normal blacks don't wear Polo what do they wear?

 

[Ol’Otis]

A lot of these so called clothing lines y'all posting links to are just t shirt lines

I'm getting to the age where I refuse to wear any shirt with a design or character on it
Jut plaint tees and plaid button ups

 

[L. Deezy]

Well if normal blacks don't wear Polo what do they wear?

dude, Im not gonna argue this. Polo just isnt the "go to" it use to be. Its much more variety out now. Polo is the dominant "department store" brand. Department store sales suffer becuz ONLINE shopping, H&M and Zara gave more variety. Polo no longer the "go to"...

You have eyes.. Im sure you can see that...

 

[10bandz]

I prefer Jerry Lorenzo's aesthetic as opposed to Virgil's. Some of his pieces are dope however. He needs to keep the huge logo's off so much shyt though.

word Jerry don't seem like a sell out like virgil. Jerry seems real authentic with his

 

[Suleiman Bey]

dude, Im not gonna argue this. Polo just isnt the "go to" it use to be. Its much more variety out now. Polo is the dominant "department store" brand. Department store sales suffer becuz ONLINE shopping, H&M and Zara gave more variety. Polo no longer the "go to"...

You have eyes.. Im sure you can see that...

H&M that cheapass bum store? GTFOH!

 

[L. Deezy]

H&M that cheapass bum store? GTFOH!

I dont care if its cheap... wtf is your point??.. Im pointing out how POLO has diminished because the market opened up beyond department stores. Nobody is talking bout quality of clothes. Did you take SAT's? lol

You all over the place.. reading comprehension dude

 

[FreddyCalhoun]

I wear Polo because their isn't a black own clothing line made for adults...Dafuki look like wearing Crown Holder to work?!?! I was rocking Akoo before they start appealing to "the trap" more and more...smhd

 

[RTF]

I don't see it like that. Polo can market to casual, business, sport and urban and it doesn't limit them.

Polo has one market. It's a lifestyle brand. It's not urban. It's not really business. It's for people that play Polo. Preppy, technically sporty but not really. Affluent Americana.

 

[prince_peoples]

polo = quality

all of my jackets, and 80 percent of my shirts and sweaters are pole.

I have 8+ year old shirts that look new.

just line dry your shyt and they will last you a long time.