Bianca Chandon

[StabMasterArson]

Drehobl draws a handsome pecker.

[Binomial Nomenclature]

There's not really any good reason to compare Freedumb to Bianca Chandon.  The only thing I see in common with them is that skaters own them.

[ill_Murray]

4 more dollars and replace the butt hole graphic with a pocket, what a great deal, thanks AO.

[Miyagi]

There's not really any good reason to compare Freedumb to Bianca Chandon.  The only thing I see in common with them is that skaters own them.

It's not a true comparison, it's more-so a subtle point. Being that Freedumb is classic, honest to skateboarding and has a team of all of his homies that are legendary to skateboarding.

Does Bianca truly represent skateboarding in an honest way or a pretentious way? IMO, it's pretentious. Sure, he wants to be artistic and voice his opinions, I just think it can be in so many different ways that aren't so exclusive to just Alex Olson's interests but inclusive to skateboarding and embraces it as a community.

It doesn't seem AO knows how to connect the essence of skateboarding with his interests yet.....as I mentioned before he should consider freelance illustrators/designers for board graphics.  It's always good to have an open ended art direction. Classic is the way to go.

I'm sure I will be proven wrong and his products will be worth money one day and auctioned off on eBay for crazy prices.

[vancanman]

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That belt would be cool to hang yourself with.

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while masturbating once more for the road. what exactly is 'cut and sew'? like you buy the clothes and hafta assemble them yourself?

I get that the end of you statement was a joke. But if your actually wondering what cut & sew means it would be meeting with a garment manufacturer and designing your own pattern and selecting the fabric to make a shirt that you really can't buy anywhere else. Then adding whatever branding/logo. Right now he's just screen printing or embroidering small batches of commercially available shirts. If people think his shirts are overpriced now a small run of cut and sew T shirts would be a reality check. Look at fashion brands and their $120 dollar blank T's.
I think its a waste anyway to go to that effort for a T shirt. There are so many different fits on the market. I've seen some Bianca stuff at the skate park and the fit seems similar to my American Apparel t's. I just buy them when they have the buy 1 get 1 free deals. $12 each is fair for a shirt that fits that good. Im tall and slim so i have to buy xl in other brands so they're long enough but they end up too baggy. I do agree that the recent drops have been uninspiring.

[shark tits]

thanks vancanman. i really was at a loss and it seemed like i was adrift in a sea of seamstresses but prolly most yuz googled it. or maybe i'm out the loop.

[hufs calve muscles]

Like most skate groups there is that one friend into dumb shit.  In this case it's Diamnod. He's like a junkie for the shit. When those hideous Tiffany dunks were coming out he almost came when he got a pair.

Anyways. He's all about the "cut n sew" stuff they put out.  I must admit the tee's look a million times better. Maybe because the logos aren't so big.  I asked him about the pricing and he said it wasn't too bad.

Moral of the story is Coco loves Ice.

[robertplant220]

let me just say that i'm a racist ok i dont like gooks chinks dykes whores gag balls niggers spics slope eyes mexicans brazilians non of them esp. the blacks they are taking over everything the white man has worked so hard for.. but its called karma.. evolutionary karma because it was the lazy white cunts that put these dark skinned hooligans to work in the plantations working for hours on end in the blistering sun day after day year after year just getting stronger and and more willful every time a slave nigger had a baby they were brought up on hard work and no pay just slaving away getting stronger as the white man sat back in his britches drinking lemonade ... now eons later those same slave genes are still being passed down but now they aint no more slavery and what do these niggers do! they excel in every god damn thing known to man because its in their genetic make up to be strong and out work the white cracker cunts and i cant stand it! from baseball to basketball to track to even fucking skateboarding they are taking over everything!! fucking nyjah huston ishod wair descendants from slave genes are on top of the skateboarding world as the whites can barely get in a k grind without falling... so how does this all pertain to bianca chandon well it doesnt i just wanted to clarify that i am a racist and im working on getting better i come from a long line of slave owners and its in my blood to hate the niggers just as it is in the niggers blood to prosper and succeed its nature over nurture nature always wins

[Lenny the Fatface]

I don't give a fuck about the clothes, put some more decks on the site.

[ill_Murray]

I secretly enjoy interracial gay porn but my upbringing makes me angry about it.

save it for the confessions thread

[144p]

Well I guess its obvious the people complaining about Bianca's pricing aren't really his target audience.
I don't think he's expecting most people to get it, or even some.
Just a few. Brand awareness is only relevant to some social groups, moms want a Lexus to show off to their friends. Hype beast kids want limited shoes or flashy bright logos from whatever is cool this week.
Sometimes it's the exclusivity that draws people in, others it's knowing some people know they spent ridiculous money on some clothing item.
Then there are the select few who appreciate luxury that exists on such a high plane that 95% of us have no clue about it. People in that rung don't flinch at $100 blank t shirts and $500 shoes that aren't a collab. Alex's venture is geared at the skateboarder equivalent of this.
They genuinely admire him and his concepts, they aren't lurking Marshall's looking for factory seconds or boasting of their latest 6pm come up.
To each their own, but kudos to Mr Olson for trying to do something interesting.

[andocom]

One thing I do like about this type of approach is that if you see someone wearing his stuff at least you would know they are a skater, at this point anyway. Like someone wearing airwalks in 89, be quite ironic if the company took the same trajectory.

[The Ghost of Lenny Kirk]

Well I guess its obvious the people complaining about Bianca's pricing aren't really his target audience.
I don't think he's expecting most people to get it, or even some.

lol, everyone gets the brand, its not that complicated. Get over yourself.

[144p]

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Well I guess its obvious the people complaining about Bianca's pricing aren't really his target audience.
I don't think he's expecting most people to get it, or even some.

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lol, everyone gets the brand, its not that complicated. Get over yourself.

By the comments in the topic it seemed like a lot of people didn't.
In hindsight my commentary was probably unnecessary but whatever. I don't assume that anything is implied.
And I'm not a fanboy of the brand, pretty over myself already.

[drunk guy]

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Well I guess its obvious the people complaining about Bianca's pricing aren't really his target audience.
I don't think he's expecting most people to get it, or even some.

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lol, everyone gets the brand, its not that complicated. Get over yourself.

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By the comments in the topic it seemed like a lot of people didn't.
In hindsight my commentary was probably unnecessary but whatever. I don't assume that anything is implied.
And I'm not a fanboy of the brand, pretty over myself already.

GET EM!

[ill_Murray]

Well I guess its obvious the people complaining about Bianca's pricing aren't really his target audience.
I don't think he's expecting most people to get it, or even some.
Just a few. Brand awareness is only relevant to some social groups, moms want a Lexus to show off to their friends. Hype beast kids want limited shoes or flashy bright logos from whatever is cool this week.
Sometimes it's the exclusivity that draws people in, others it's knowing some people know they spent ridiculous money on some clothing item.
Then there are the select few who appreciate luxury that exists on such a high plane that 95% of us have no clue about it. People in that rung don't flinch at $100 blank t shirts and $500 shoes that aren't a collab. Alex's venture is geared at the skateboarder equivalent of this.
They genuinely admire him and his concepts, they aren't lurking Marshall's looking for factory seconds or boasting of their latest 6pm come up.
To each their own, but kudos to Mr Olson for trying to do something interesting.

Everything about this company and your post are just about as pretentious and elitist as it gets.  

[144p]

I'd like to add that I wasn't posting as someone who is into the brand, it truly came off that way and sounds lame.
Just that I got what he was doing and assumed people didn't. Obviously I was wrong.

[ROCKxADIO420]

hey dont worry man i thought your post was cut and sew as they come

[baby dick]

i liked this company but then i saw those belts *fart noise* i get what he's going for but still.

looks like he's making the grace boards in a normal shape. maybe he can turn this around??

[SHARPSHOOTER]

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I buy blank pocket t's from American Apparel for about $24

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That's ridiculous.

No wonder American economy is in the shits, you pussies are too afraid to spend $24 on a shirt.

[GeorgeHanson]

$24 for a tshirt is alot? Are you guys posting from the third world or some shit? I guess I take my winters in swiss ski resorts and sleep in 1200 count egyptian cotton sheets and go yachting on the reg but even after all that 1% baller shit I do $24 still is not a lot of money for a good quality t-shirt.

[GeorgeHanson]

ps American Apparel is fucking shit quality and fit to whoever made some big statement about how luxurious their AA tshirts were.

[Miyagi]

The skate industry standard, classic, kind of a perfect shirt. I get blanks at a swap-meet, 3 for $10.00. I also get Vans authentics for $35.00 at the same swap-meet. 

[smokecrack]

what the fuck is wrong with you guys? regular t shirts simply don't do it for y'all? do you guys have extremely sensitive nipples or some shit?



real men can handle shitty brands like Gildan, AAA or Jerzees, no prob.

[WeirdBeach]

ps American Apparel is fucking shit quality and fit to whoever made some big statement about how luxurious their AA tshirts were.

did I say my AA shirts were luxurious? You missed the point. I said it was a good standard shirt in response to everyone who thinks that Bianca Chandon shirts were some exorbitant luxury and brags about their 5 for $10 swap meet shirts.  In my experience AA fits great. Although I don't think they cater to the more heavy set individuals,pear shaped etc.




Edit: their/there

[ROCKxADIO420]

wait Alex Alson makes shirts too now?

[Chris Hansen is back]

I only wear Joe Fresh brand t-shirts, now with symbolic Bangladeshi blood.

[colin]

Like most skate groups there is that one friend into dumb shit.  In this case it's Diamnod. He's like a junkie for the shit. When those hideous Tiffany dunks were coming out he almost came when he got a pair.

Anyways. He's all about the "cut n sew" stuff they put out.  I must admit the tee's look a million times better. Maybe because the logos aren't so big.  I asked him about the pricing and he said it wasn't too bad.

Moral of the story is Coco loves Ice.

I don't know why hufs doesn't have more gnars, but I am working on it...

[colin]

ps American Apparel is fucking shit quality and fit to whoever made some big statement about how luxurious their AA tshirts were.

What's a good t-shirt?

[hsggreen]

huh