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Where Did SUPREME Brand Get It's Name ? Why ?

Supreme's Name  Supreme's Story Supreme is an American skateboarding shop and garments brand. set up in New York City in April 1994. The brand obliges the skateboarding, hip hop, and rock societies, just as to the young culture when all is said in done. The brand produces garments and adornments and furthermore fabricates skateboards. Its shoes, dress, and embellishments are sold broadly in the auxiliary market. The brand was founded by James Jebbia. Although he was born in the United States, he lived in England until he was 19. Jebbia has no title within the company They Don't Have the Trademark of Supreme As we know, Supreme is one of the most famous street clothing brands. It is possible to find fans of this...

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Where Did Stussy Brand Get It's Name ? Why ?

Famous Streetwear Brand Stüssy Shawn Stussy was 29 years old in 1979. He was doing surfboard production at Laguna Beach. In order to mark the boards he made, he signed a pencil on the boards, and this signature was the logo of the apparel brand he founded. An Interview in 1993 According to an interview in 1993, he said he didn't know that his t-shirts would be loved so much. Signed t-shirts were actually created to advertise the surfboards he produced.   “So it’s ‘77 and you start hearing the Sex Pistols and after that The Clash, so by late ‘78, ‘79, it’s very much a punk aesthetic that I discovered and got into. So when I went to do...

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Where Did A Bathing Ape Streetwear Brand Get Its Name ? Why ?

Famous Streetwear Brand A Bathing Ape and It's Name   A Bathing Ape (ア・ベイジング・エイプ A Beijingu Eipu) (or BAPE) is a Japanese clothing brand founded by Nigo (Tomoaki Nagao) in Ura-Harajuku in 1993.   Origin of the Name  "I was spending my evenings with my friend Shin, when one evening we were watching a TV program called 'Yo!! Rap City', I told Shin that I was going to start a clothing line. Shin suggested we start it together.   They Got Their Name from a Movie We thought more about it and one night we saw a movie called 'Planet of the Apes'. We liked it a lot. So much in fact, the next day we met up and decided to take some inspiration from it: we called our new...

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Who Started Streetwear ?

Initiator of the Streetwear Streetwear's ancestor is actually Urbanwear. Those born between 1970 and 1980 are sure to have heard of Urbanwear in their youth at least once.   Streetwear was originally revealed in 1980 by Los Angeles surfers, skateboarders and hiphop audiences. The reason for this style became so popular is to look contrary but elegant. Of course, at that time, such products were not considered luxury and did not even seem to be a profitable investment by any brand. Therefore, young people started to create their own style by making different combinations of sports products they bought. Sometimes they even produced products themselves.   Luxury Brands Luxury brands such as Supreme, A bathing ape and Stüssy, which we know...

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Are Streetwear Brands Worth It ?

Streetwear Brands and Their Products, Do they Deserve it ? Streetwear is a community and lifestyle as well as a clothing fashion. This fashion was more of a boutique trend. The famous streetwear brands that we are used to seeing on the market are Supreme, A Bathing Ape and so on but very nice brands apart from the very small brands also produce very nice streetwear products with cheaper prices. Jacket's Link   Market Shares Supreme gained more than $ 1 billion last year. The fastest growth of 2018 was the brand called Peloton. Do such streetwear brands deserve such high prices?   A short answer is yes. Because the fabrics used by such brands are really high quality and...

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