Thursday, January 29, 2009

Are Obama Shirts going to be the New Ed Hardy?




You have all seen people on Television wearing the colorful animal print Ed Hardy clothes. Particularity the Reality TV programs on VH1. The line is by a guy named Christian Audigier. This guy has mailed his clothes out to virtually every celebrity in this galaxy and many who have been photographed on planet Earth have been happily sporting his threads. I even own 1 Ed Hardy tiger t shirts myself and another of from Audigier's Smet Line. If you ever see me wearing these clothes in person feel free to punch me in the gut.

These Ed Hardy T shirts are getting a bit played out. Now that so many people are wearing this gear it dilutes the brands exclusivity. Remember those Von Dutch line of trucker caps and clothing? Who is rocking that stuff now? Not any big name Retailers like Macy's, Nordstrom's, or Sach's, are carrying Von Dutch. Now they are all equipped with the Ed Hardy Clothing Displays.

In this economic crisis who wants to spend $80.00 for a T-Shirt? Why not support our new President and the United States of America with a similar flashy sense of fashion using President Obama as the Image of inspiration? Surely the inspiration and idea of Obama is a more positive role model for young children than Ed Hardy Tattoo inspired clothing designs.

The Obama T-Shirts are made locally by local people, and they support the local economy. They put the fate in the hands of the people. They are a new business created out of no where. This is exactly what the country needs. Kinda of.

Some people are saying Obama should get a piece of this mass merchandising using his image and likeness, yet if he actually enforced this no one would be buying anymore Obama T-Shirts. The demand would then shift for Obama Toilet Paper.

The question still remains, for 2009 and Beyond are Obama Shirts going to be the New Ed Hardy?

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