Be the ad you want to see in the world
Are there people who do this???
Presumably so, otherwise there wouldn’t be advertising.
There really needs to be a law against this brand taxing shit.
A brand is not an innovation, you shouldn’t get to jack the price just because you put your logo on what’s the same quality product as the competition is offering.
Just buy the same quality product without the markup? Price gouging only applies to essential items.
Or how about fuck their right to mark it up at all if there isn’t a measurable quality improvement to their product?
I’m allowed to resent other people getting ripped off as much as I would myself, and my own smart buying choices don’t erase the blatantly immoral bullshit that megacorps get up to with name tax pricing.
That’s the thing, it’s not a ripoff. People are using the markup because of the logo and the perceived value of the brand. Just dress how you want to and let others enjoy that style of clothing.
That’s not a style of clothing, that’s bootlicking because you feel called out for paying the gucci tax like a moron and want your choice validated.
If you have enough money to blow on a gucci shirt you can make that choice, this isn’t bottled water and canned food during a hurricane, it’s a luxury item intended to display wealth.
Dude just wants to single handedly destroy all band merch.
How about giving people the right to not buy stuff? Wait, they have that. That’s cool.
Imagine being this determined to bootlick for the owning class.
Mate, I am the owning class. And so are you. You just like to pretend you aren’t. That’s cool, I’m down with role play.
Mostly I’m down with freedom of choice though, and not telling everyone how to behave.
Which is why I’m cool with you trying to offend me.
Sure companies rip us off. But we have the power to not engage. I suggest using that power.
Like, right now.
I’ve never owned a branded piece of clothing in my life aside from a Roots sweatshirt when I was a teenager, when that was a Big Deal, and I don’t understand why an adult would.
The cheaper the item, the bigger the brand.
The bigger the cushion, the sweeter the pushin
Store brand tshirts from places like C&A are often entirely plain, meanwhile expensive brands like Gucci are all about plastering their logo everywhere. I’d be surprised if Gucci shirts actually had lower production costs than C&A shirts.
Even brands like gucci and their line up, their entry level will have bigger brand logos, because they know people who buy entry level gucci are people who want to show the world they have gucci. Real rich people will buy something more cleaner looking.
Sounds like rich people are paying to get the ads removed.
There’s a difference between consumer luxury goods and actual luxury goods which are typically unbranded and bespoke.
Sure, but the comic is about your “consumer luxury goods”.
My rule of thumb is, if I’ve heard of it (outside of my niches), it’s not actually a high end brand
laughs in my white Kanye t-shirt.
What is this boomer shit…
Found the walking ad surface!
Do people really do that? I can’t stand big, or any, logo on my clothing to be honest. I’d rather be solid colors or prints with better quality fabric than a specific brand. IDK if it’s the ADHD or the autism, but I hate logos on clothes.
The only “apparel” item I have with branding I have is a backpack with a Supreme look alike fake logo that just says Pretentious.
Do people really do that?
My dude, all fancy, expensive brand have their logo plaster on their product. Uniqlo sell BRAND printed on their shirt, depend on who they work with at the time. People also wear shirt with band or pop culture printed on it as well. People pay premium price for bags like chanel or lv just for that logo. Ford have their stupid name displayed in ultra large size on their stupid truck front grille. It’s all brand ads.
Uniqlo is not luxury tho? I have some of their air up shirts without logos and they weren’t expensive afair
All the “luxury” clothes with big logos are low tier variants and the really luxury ones have more decent design.
At least that’s what I’ve heard, I don’t buy “luxury” brands, I like my clothes clean and brand free.
I didn’t pay much attention to the fact that I was an advertisment, but in the last few years I realized it and got really intolerant of ~any cloth that uses its brand name/logo as its design. (And I prefer it even more if there is no logo of the company on the outside of the cloth at all.)
They should do better, they should come up with better designs or just use plain colors. I dont want to have their brand name on me.
(They could also play with the shape, not just the colors of the clothes, but gendered/fast fashion has decided that men shouldn’t have many options, especially on that aspect…)
You might have grown up richer than others
People who were/are poor really want these logos to convince others they have money…even if it’s something as dumb as an Apple product
I grew up pretty damn poor bro.
Yeah. Logo chasers. They’re insecure and not financially clever. Big brands, especially sport brands, have made a fortune preying on the socioeconomically burdened. To be seen with their logo is a “success story” or some shit.
Most people just see “a bag” or “a shirt” or whatever, so obviously a brand known for overpricing doesn’t say much for self-secuity; financially or socially. There’s a massive and lucrative market in doing minimal effort to plug people’s insecurities, logos is one of them.
My only “branded” shirts are from Jog-a-thon fundraisers that my company donates our time to help.
Edit… also a couple nasa shirts and one from the ESA.
I have a coca cola shirt that I’ve owned and worn for like a decade.
I don’t actually know where it came from, though. I’m pretty sure I never bought it.
Not sure how it could possibly be related to ADHD.
Obsession with symmetry, distracted by annoying bits on fabric that make it touch me in odd ways. Sensory stuff.
That backpack sounds cute
Are you asking if people wear clothings with big logo on them?
I am asking why it’s so fetishized.
Huh, every time I find something I dislike about capitalism, I find that Marx beat me there.
To show everyone that one can afford it, I guess.
Capitalism, excessive consumerism, obsession with owning latest brand their favourite social media clown wears?
IDK if it’s the ADHD or the autism, but I hate logos on clothes.
It’s neither; you are just a person of some integrity and intelligence. Nothing wrong with paying more for quality and durability, but if you’re paying more to be a walking ad, well… let’s just say it’s not flattering look. (I get that not everyone are sensitive to these things though, and that unbranded clothes are hard to find.)
I refuse to buy anything with a visible brand - I even remove the neck and washing labels inside of garments. When I bought it, it’s mine, it’s not <brand name>s anymore. Sneakers and similar shoes are harder to find unbranded, sometimes you can remove sown-on labels, sometimes I even tape over labels with black tape.
It actually makes wearing the clothes a much better experience as well. Instead of thinking that I’m wearing a shirt from <expensive brand>, I see the shirt for what it is.
I wear band t-shirts, but I feel like wearing a T-shirt the bassist handed to you at a show is s different category
Me in my fancy Kirkland Signature t-shirt:
An individual with refinement and culture
Dude at least pick a cool brand that has unique designs and art for each shirt like O’Neil, quicksilver, Roxy etc. Fuck I think even Hollister and clones had cite branded shirts.
Now it’s a red box that says Supreme. And apparently is lucrative because their website is closed? I’m too stoned for this shit
My favorite brand is Gildan, because they seem to have a monopoly on (metal) band shirts.
My second favorite is Volcom, because they work with local artists to make beautiful designs for their apparel.
VOLCOM!!! Thank you that’s the brand my mind was reaching for but couldn’t remember. Great designs, cool to learn they work with local artists!
My mother once convinced me to accept a Fender T-shirt from her (I’m more of an Ibanez guy, but still better than Gibson), otherwise unless people pay me I won’t wear an “advertisement” T-shirt.
I don’t mind wearing shirts with brands on em, just not clothing brands. I love my wedding r shirts with old company logos or weird stuff like froot loops or a vintage coca cola shirt.
I’ll second that, I’m a fan of shirts from local establishments. I have one of a record store I like (actually two, one each from two diff local record stores), a couple local restaurants that are legendary hole in the wall types, local minor league baseball team, etc. I’m not gonna wear like, supreme, but some stuff like that is ok imo.
It’s is truly fucked up how corporations figured out how to sell their own ads.
Time to mention Bill Hicks: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tHEOGrkhDp0
edit: wow, turning an image into a hyperlink is silly in Markdown
Ironic how that video is blocked in the US due to copyright.
Thank you, always worth a rewatch.
The fact that it’s blocked under US copyright when the opening phrase is literally " if anyone here is in advertising or marketing kill yourself" speaks wonders about the state of our country. I would expect it to be something like inciting violence or inciting harm not fucking US copyright lol
This pisses me off so hard, I refuse to buy apparel that has anything more than a logo on it. I am giving you my money for your design, I’m not paying you to be a walking billboard I’m paying you to have clothing on my body. It’s becoming increasingly harder nowadays to buy clothing that doesn’t have a quarter of the item taken up by some sort of brand name on it it’s ugly as shit and annoying
If you like nice shirts with no design or logo, Kohl’s has some really comfortable shirts in several colors and no logo at all. They’re some of my favorite shirts right now.
I also like Uniqlo for comfortable clothing with no logos on them.
I have like 2 dozen of their super soft tees. Pick 'em up for like $12 in a variety of colors. One of the only big department stores that has XLT as a size as well.
You got me I pay to be an ad for a co-op i volunteer at
they pay me $13 an hour to be a walking Publix ad 😔
If your luxury brand has a giant logo you are purchasing regular goods at an increased price.
Actual luxury brand items are typically not heavily branded.
I’ve got some old polo shirts from my dad’s closet that I still wear. The material is sturdy, easy to clean, and doesn’t noticeably fade over time. Tiny little logo on the breast, but it’s this shade of blue I swear you can’t find in stores anymore. Looks good, fits good, feels good on my skin. This shirt is easily 20 years old.
I got to the store to buy a new polo and the logo is practically across my chest. The stitching is already fraying. Fades after the first wash. Paper thin and easily torn. It’ll be in the rag pile inside two years.
They really don’t make’m like they used to
You can find nice polo. But it’s $100+ shirts not sold at the outlets.
You can find good shirts, but polo has gone to shit. And a bunch of the major outlets have gone to shit. You can’t find decent clothes at Dillards or even Macys anymore. Its all been Walmart-ified.
And even the boutique brands very rapidly decay, once they cement their reputations as “high quality”.
