When you get back home from home, what’s the first thing that you do? Apart from checking the mail, of course. I think for most people, the first thing that they do when they get home is to peel of their uncomfortable and grimy clothes that they have been wearing the whole day and pull something really comfortable over their heads. For some, perhaps you as well, this is usually a t-shirt. 100% cotton t-shirts are known as a good choice for casual clothes or home wear. And that is why many celebrities have become wiser. Instead of putting all their eggs into one basket, i.e. their singing or acting career, some of them branch out into clothes designing (mostly basic casual clothes or t-shirts), fragrances, cosmetics and stuff like that. Logical and wise, I would say, but it takes more than a pretty face and prepped body to make a good designer. I’ve been at this for a long time, I should know!
When I heard that one of the Fall Out Boy’s, namely Pete Wentz, have started his own fashion line, I couldn’t help but burst out into loud laughter…in complete disbelief. What’s next, detergent?? But as it turns out, the clothing line from Pete Wentz isn’t half bad at all, granted, he probably invested a lot of money behind ghost designers! Hey, if the world can have ghost writers and ghost singers, why not ghost designers? Well, even if Pete Wentz was not the one who sat there drawing out figures and clothes from scratch, I don’t think it matters. As long as the end-product (albeit with his name on it) is comfortable and a viable casual clothing for the young today, I’d say ‘Why Not?’
Being a big fan of t-shirts and anything comfortable that I can wear without having to tug and pull at all day, I think the print and design ON the t-shirt has a lot to do with how popular it’s going to be. Comfort is one thing but today’s consumers prefer to wear something they can connect with. I saw this guy wearing a t-shirt with a picture of a football on the front with the words ‘Kick Me’ under it. Yeah, stuff like that – I don’t doubt the owner of that t-shirt is a football buff, do you?
Photo from: Nordstorm
The image above is of Clandestine Industries Pop Art Tee
