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

[Taadow]

Am I wrong?

Yes sir - you are hella wrong.

The Source and XXL used to run ads for Polo, Tommy Hilfiger, Chaps & Nautica.

 

[Black Rain]

Sidenote, we are literally leading the fashion industry right now..

Jerry loranzo has everybody dressing like fear of god models and im not playing..

Chelsea boots,wool longline coats, ripped denim blue jeans, earthtone colors..

We are excelling right now including the shoe game especially..

 

[Tom Foolery]

I disagree. If nikkas found out True Religion was black owned today they'd be out of business a year from now. Karl Kani should've had a Tommy Hilfiger run if nikkas stood by him.

Do you know how big TH is dude? His company has its own distribution channels and stores.

Just trust me breh. This shyt is a lot bigger than race. We just got luck in the early 2000's

 

[VICVALLIN]

To me, most black clothing lines haven't really kept up with changing trends. Most of it has to do with them not having the disposable income to overhaul their inventory and things like that.

 

[Anerdyblackguy]

I don't know many black owned suit companies. I have three suits all by Brooks Brothers and one Hickey Freeman suit.

If you want to give me a black owned suit label/ company, then please let me know.

 

[G.O.A.T Squad Spokesman]

Yes sir - you are hella wrong.

The Source and XXL used to run ads for Polo, Tommy Hilfiger, Chaps & Nautica.

If I'm wrong then I'll admit it. I never seen a Polo ad in XXL or The Source but I'll take your word for it. I know Tommy and the other brands did advertise in there. Gucci never did tho and nikkas love it.

 

[Trapperman Dave]

If these nikkas make something that appeals to me i'll buy but they haven't and i don't fukk with polo either too mainstream

 

[Taadow]

If I'm wrong then I'll admit it. I never seen a Polo ad in XXL or The Source but I'll take your word for it. I know Tommy and the other brands did advertise in there. Gucci never did tho and nikkas love it.

lol Gucci might've also...

I don't think you thought this through.

 

[MillionMills]

Slave mentality
Everything white is better

 

[UncleTomFord15]

The main reason that I wouldn't start a clothing line is because nikkas are so fickle when it comes to fashion. Gucci and Polo never advertised to us yet we have such brand loyalty towards those companies. You never seen a Polo Ad in The Source or XXL. We don't know who owns True Religion but I'm willing to bet its not a Black man. Sure a black clothing line can have a nice little run like FUBU or RW did but they're never mainstays like the white clothing lines are.

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[Hacksaw Jim Thuggin]

there will be a million excuses...but the reality is that we dont support black business....

 

[Cake]

Polo not that cheap. If it was nikkas wouldn't covet it.

If you know how to shop polo is lowkee cheap as fukk. And nobody covets polo. nikkas covet Gucci and Burberry.

We dont value our own like we claim to do.

@Cake smh at that comment but you're entitled to your opinion. thats a great example of what i'm talking about.

People think "black" owned anything and automatically assume its inferior to everything else.

I guess I should have said hip hop clothing lines are trash. But all the black clothing lines I know of are hip hop.

Maybe you're the one who thinks black owned = inferior but im just being honest. I go out of my way to support black businesses but when I see trash I'll call it trash.

 

[G.O.A.T Squad Spokesman]

Do you know how big TH is dude? His company has its own distribution channels and stores.

Just trust me breh. This shyt is a lot bigger than race. We just got luck in the early 2000's

Karl Kani was ascending at the same rate as Tommy Hilfiger in the early to mid 90's. If nikkas stayed loyal to him like whites did TH he would have his own stores and shyt. Same goes for FUBU. nikkas treat black clothing lines like they do hot rappers, they fukk with them tough initially but then they move on to the next thing. White folk treat white clothing lines like they do rock and roll artist, they usually get lifetime run.

 

[Deflatedhoopdreams]

Black people only seem to wear what their favorite rapper tells them to wear.

 

[Will Ross]

You dude just make stuff up tko bytch and moan.