Harrison
Jul 29th, 2006
Jul 29th, 2006
Fall 2006 Collection
If you missed the index page, we just announced that we will be dropping a small collection for fall. The theme for the line is 1984 and we will be releasing the shirts on August 30th. To check out the line and get all the info click here. We will be posting more info on where you can find the collection as we get closer to the release date.
dope.
I would be a little carefull with the Eddie van Halen stripes as he has a copyright on them and as we all know from the Van Homan Mean street bike graphics, they are pretty strict at enforcing it.
Nah… they cool. That was just cus van halen don’t like van homan.
Hope Van Halen likes Van Harrison.
http://www.rerockgear.com/Merchant2/merchant.mvc?Screen=PROD&Store_Code=RG&Product_Code=EDWTSDRK202
Thats a fucking cool theme/idea, i like it!
Gunna break my bank now!
What’s the possibility of getting that Freestyle design on a long-sleeve collared dress shirt?
XXL
i haven’t even had a chance to get the goodsXdefgrip one, i’m so going broke.
damn son, defgrip on highsnobiety!
gash
damn, dude, am really feeling that Defgrip Purple Rain T. Also, that handstand BMXer on the bike looks tight too.. are you going to have these available at Goods? Albes? DansComp?? let me know wassup..
http://www.myspace.com/dandoapparel
thanks.
speaking of ld and long sleve collors ld made a ls collor, everybody wanted it but they never made a run of it.. that was like 90’s and since were in the 80’s and its really the o’s you might wana make a go of it.. ohh fuck yea collors are sweet.. nice nice.. with that sweet high thread count american made shit..
to me these designs are stagnant and lack originallity. pretty cool for bmx though.
Hater. Please share with us stagnant bmx folk what an example of an original design is.
http://www.digitalgravel.com/dgImages/products/350×250/8617.jpg
http://www.digitalgravel.com/dgImages/products/350×250/7659.jpg
http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a19/ipodipod/sv/line%20sheet/Lines.jpg
http://www.transambmx.com/products/product_shots/ld_shirts/doodles_tee.jpg
http://www.justavisual.net/manmade/store/team.jpg
a lemar and dualey look-alike, some shirt printed with a bunch of lines, allover prints !, and a bunch of someones sketchs thrown together allover a shirt.
im not hating, just giving my opinion. id wear probably wear most of those shirts anyways. the concept is cool, but the designs are all familiar to me.
Good Critique Adam. I think they look good, but saying that you think that the designs are familiar to you is not hating. Anyone who calls you a hater doesn’t understand criticism and I’m sure the designers of Defgrip understand where you are coming from, how can they not. I work in fashion and fine arts for a living and know that people get influences from others. That’s life, I appreciate you putting your thoughts out there rather than just praising. I know when I put a piece out there I don’t want just praise (though it is nice). I want honesty and considerate concious criticism. You did not put defgrip or the designs down. Thank you.
These tee’s are un-amazing, just like the person said a couple of posts above me “These are cool for BMX”.
The “Purple Rain” parody is by far the best out of them all, with the Van Hagar tee coming in a close second…
You gonna release any XL’s in these, big bodys need lovin too!!!
SupremeNYrepresent…
On the one hand I like the shirts, on the other hand I can see the cease and desist orders coming in now. As pointed out earlier, EVH did get C&D happy over the stripes, I know several people (not just Schwinn) who got shut down by him.
I’m guessing Woddy Itson’s cool with that pic of him.
People….
It’s all been done before; in some facet, everyone’s designs resemble someone else’s designs.
Just look through DG or KL and it’s often like a constant recycled image or idea over and over. It’s bound to happen.
Sure everyone does all over prints, everyone does fine line sketch type of designs, and everyone parodies existing logos.
What’s the point in coming to a site and commenting negatively on someone’s designs? No one seemed to comment on Levan’s first line of Metal shirts, how they used the Juxtapose or Motorhead logo. No one commented on how parts of Ronnie B’s new Shadow promo looked strangely like parts of Alien Workshop’s photosynthesis. This could go on all day long. Both those guys are doing their own thing. They are definitely original and consistent forces in bmx. Let’s face it, bmx is finally starting to realize it’s potential to do amazing things. No further need for billboard, advertising shirts with little to no artistic thought put in them. It’s time to expand.
The whole point is to support your friends and people you believe. It’s no secret that bmx has just somewhat recently learned, via the skateboarding community, how this can become a full lifestyle idea, not just an activity.
Defgrip is trying to offer a dope line of shirts for the people who frequent this blog as well as, I’m sure of, other venues in the future.
Of course I’m not speaking on behalf of Defgrip, it’s just my opinion.
Those comparisons are terrible and could just as easily be used to compare the items your bringing up to other items from the past. You tried to compare the handstand shirt to one with biggie one it? Can you even count how many brands have done a flip on that exact same photo of biggie? Also, what concern is the legal issue of the van halen shirt to us? If harrison and rich get sued it has no merit on the qaulity of the shirt. Criticism is one thing but all your doing is bringing up poorly chosen counter points.
word defgrip are doing some cool stuff
XXL please.
yall sound like those mutherfuckers that be posting sample the samples from tracks and dissing the producer cus you figured out the source sample. Who the fuck cares… good tracks a good track, good shirts a good shirt. eat a dick!
But the producer using the samples is paying a royalty to the original creator. Is Woody Itson getting any cash for the use of his image? Is Eddie van Halen getting anything? How about the late president Ronald Reagan? Granted, he wouldn’t have even recognized it was him, but still, is he getting paid?
A good idea is a good idea, a good design is a good design. The fact remains that none of them are very original. That’s the same with sampled music, it’s not original.
The fact that it’s not original doesn’t mean it’s not good. Daddy/Puffy/Diddy made a fortune recycling old shit and making it popular again.
No hating, just observing.
How would Rich and Harrison and even Andrew feel if someone copied their ideas, photos and designs and made money off it?
Just something to think about.
“The fact remains that none of them are very original. That’s the same with sampled music, it’s not original.”
I have to completely disagree. Good sampled music is original in the how it is used. You could say that no music is original because all music “samples” notes. All notes have been played before, so does that mean all music is un-original.
“Is Woody Itson getting any cash for the use of his image? Is Eddie van Halen getting anything? How about the late president Ronald Reagan?”
This being said nothing is original. Are you going so far as to say that you can’t even draw a picture of a tree without paying the person who ownes the tree a royalty? That’s ridiculous. By the way I highly highly doubt that defgrip is making any money off of this. I have a feeling that they just want to elevate BMX influenced t-shirts.
By the way stating that a design is un-original because it is an “allover print” is like stating that all screen printed t-shirts are unoriginal. This is a new technique is screen printing that was unavailable until recently obviously is the technique is going to be investigated and I’m sure it’s never going to disappear.
With all the comments, everyone has a point I guess. I think that they look good though, no matter how ‘original’ you think they are or are not, they are for sure something different and new to bmx, and that can’t hurt at all. nice job. especially dig the ‘year’ concept.
I have to completely disagree with blankmc.
A sample (in music) is a piece of music comprised more or less of a series of notes (tones or sounds) played by any number of instruments in a certain pattern at a certain speed. This means that the combination of all of the above can be original. Stating that all notes have been played thus all new music by definition is unoriginal is obviously a shortsighted comment, which I’m sure he is aware of.
The originality comes from the idea and the way it’s used and put together.
In the case of the t-shirts it’s two sided. Some of the ideas have been done a million times, like the redo of a logo (in this case Purple rain) But a series around a certain year with icons from pop culture, no I haven’t seen that yet. That’s an original cool idea.
Their concept makes them have to use copyrighted images and designs in order to capture the spirit of that era. No big deal. Without it it wouldn’t work.
“A sample (in music) is a piece of music comprised more or less of a series of notes (tones or sounds) played by any number of instruments in a certain pattern at a certain speed. This means that the combination of all of the above can be original. Stating that all notes have been played thus all new music by definition is unoriginal is obviously a shortsighted comment, which I’m sure he is aware of.”
I am completely aware that my statement was exaggerated. That was my point, and the point against this statement by annonymous @ 2:19,
“That’s the same with sampled music, it’s not original.”
I stated that sampled music can be original in how it is used and nothing against it.
In response to Tony’s comments, I understand the idea of backing up a “community” you are involved with but to not critique things just because you are part of said “community” is slightly absurd. I think I understand where you are coming from but if you/we are going to be worrying about this stuff expanding, you gotta take a step back and make sure it’s tight, even if a buddy created it.
Props for making it on Hypebeast frontpage…
Nick,
I completely understand and agree with what you’re saying. I’m not saying critiquing is unwarranted. I’m just stating let’s not compare apple to oranges.
I looked at this whole situation as a solid contribution to the bmx community. Sure, their shirts might slightly resemble other brands and/ or designs. Let’s be honest though, these shirts in regards to the “bmx shirt community” are far above par. Maybe to some in the streetware community these shirts are mediocre or sub-par.
Defgrip isn’t a streetware company or even clothing company for that matter.
Defgrip is a bmx blog, plain and simple.
Tony,
thanks for the response, we might not be on the same page but similar wavelengths at least
tony, youre making me sick… “par” and “bmx shirt community” can only be used together as an oxymoron. personally i say why settle for “mediocre or sub-par” when you can out do that. thats the mentality thats kept bmx in the UGLY gutter forever. bmx and art are apples and oranges in the exact same fucking fruit bowl. just like how defgrip isnt just a plain and simple bmx blog, its a bmxblog that dips into streetwear and design and photography, and obviously other non bmx and bmx related shit. i hope you can understand what im saying to you -adam
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