How many of these "underground" labels are you familiar with?

[TommyVercetti]

All these underground and hip-hop labels are cool, but they are always 5 sizes too big for me.

 

[BD231]

Originally posted by: TommyVercetti
All these underground and hip-hop labels are cool, but they are always 5 sizes too big for me.

Try a Baby Black store......., .

What's your waste size? These brands usually dont go under 34 waist, kinna hard to imagine a 12 year old sized person wearing hip-hop clothing.

 

[IamElectro]

Originally posted by: amnesiac
Um most of those aren't underground.

Marc Ecko has been around forever and is at the forefront of both skating and hiphop culture.

Stussy and Mossimo have been well above ground for at least a decade or more.

Paul Frank and his stupid sock monkey have been featured in every mall boutique for the last 3 years.

Chances are, if it's sold retail nationwide, it's not underground.

:beer:

 

[astroview]

doh, i thought you meant Paul Smith, not Paul Frank. Yea, Paul Frank sucks, check out Paul Smith!

 

[Ns1]

ecko and independent blew up, not UG anymore

freshjive is pretty cool still, t5s blew up, i wear alot of lithium/esdjco stuff

 

[styrafoam]

Originally posted by: Dezign
Check out the brands here.

GLOBE

GALLAZ

MOOKS

WORLD INDUSTRIES

DARKSTAR

ENJOI

M-ONE-11

SPEED DEMONS

BLIND

TENSOR

ARTAFACT

ECKO

STUSSY

PAUL FRANK

UNDERGIRL

FRESHJIVE

INDEPENDENT

MOSSIMO


I guess Mossimo wouldn't be too underground, but it's all good...

So is a Globe rep gonna flow you some stuff? Most of the skate brands(see NOTFRED's post) will consist of 99% silkscreened t-shirts
with company logos and pro rider's graphics. With as popular as skating has gotten in the last few year they are all common/recognizable enough. Ecko has a line for the fairer sex called Ecko Red, I like the style of their stuff.

 

[MrHappyMonkey]

Originally posted by: BD231

Originally posted by: TommyVercetti
All these underground and hip-hop labels are cool, but they are always 5 sizes too big for me.

Try a Baby Black store......., .

What's your waste size? These brands usually dont go under 34 waist, kinna hard to imagine a 12 year old sized person wearing hip-hop clothing.

i'm only a size 30 waste and im not 12...

 

[Brymo]

found at least 5 after just scanning it lol that i know of

 

[HappyCracker]

Yup, I'm a 30 or 31 and yes I follow real hip hop

 

[KEV1N]

None of these are underground. Half of them are highly popular skate brands.

 

[styrafoam]

Originally posted by: KEV1N
None of these are underground. Half of them are highly popular skate brands.

True enough that they are well known among people familiar with the scene, but also remeber that among the brands listed none of the skate brands advertise in anything but skate related magazines and videos. No television adds, no distribution in department stores. It's all where you are coming from and familiar with. Nothing is truly "underground", it's all just niche marketing and appealing to your pool of consumers.

 

[Chaotic42]

What are those? Record Labels?

 

[MaxDepth]

L00se Change in North Carolina. FreeD in Atlanta? Not for sure on that one...

 

[tweekah]

Lifted Research Group (L-R-G) - Quality is above superb and they promote positive messages.
Triple Five Soul - more of a mainstream label now, but they have quality clothing also
True- average quality, positive messages.
My personal favorite is Alphanumeric - I swear I am a walking billboard for them, excellent quality and positive messages.
Drunknmunky - Excellent quality, I don't care for the raised lettering too much (if you see most of their tshirts you'll know what I am talking about), cool looking designs nonetheless.

Others are Zoo York, Soul Rebel, Milkcrate Athletics, Mixwell...etc..

Here are a few links:
Digigrav
The Giant Peach

Here are a few skate store links I frequent:
A#
Actionvillage
Active

 

[UNCjigga]

Originally posted by: Dezign
Check out the brands here.

ECKO

STUSSY

PAUL FRANK

MOSSIMO

yep, heard of them. This is when I realized you were talkin bout clothes

 

[rocadelpunk]

yah i've heard of all of those...

they're all pretty big.

 

[Schadenfreude]

Howabout these "underground" brands:

-Kamikaze

-Ringside

-Tae Geuk

-Dynasty

-Elephant

 

[Scouzer]

Never heard of any of em

 

[Martin]

take out your sewing machine and make your own label. Can't get anymore underground than that.

 

[Schadenfreude]

Originally posted by: MartyTheManiak
take out your sewing machine and make your own label. Can't get anymore underground than that.

No sh!t.

Anyhoo, knowing me, I'd prolly use staples, duct tape and glue to "stitch" the fabrics together.

 

[CarlKillerMiller]

All the skater/poser wannabes around here weaar Ecko or Jnco.

 

[newbiepcuser]

Live in S. Cali, some of these underground brands are sold at Robinson May and most of the surf shops in Huntington Beach and Newport.