This guy needs to drop those kani tshirts like Pac used to wear....with that legendary signature..
@garywarner65265 жыл бұрын
I had karl kani sneakers
@theroots4505 жыл бұрын
The purple one that he’s wearing in the thug angel documentary , rip pac
@JimmyCrackCorn_5 жыл бұрын
he needs to drop some throwback gear like vlad does flashback videos
@razorbacks19835 жыл бұрын
I was in the mall in Vegas they sell karl kani the tshirts
@summoofit48745 жыл бұрын
Umm yall do know he has a website right?
@DiverseLA8 жыл бұрын
Karl Kani did bring up a good point. If you want your brand to stay relevant, you have to change with the times. Some of those streetwear brands was still trying to do XXXL tall tees and size 40 baggy jeans when that stuff was going out. With the giant logos. People don't rock giant logos anymore for the most part.
@jesuspiece90088 жыл бұрын
Ralph lauren
@MoezesSsaa8 жыл бұрын
you know raunchy lauren haha good times cheers mate!
@Ace_etereo8 жыл бұрын
Bape and supreme are logo based.
@TheBlackKnowledgeNetwork8 жыл бұрын
+Adam Johnson (RailRoad) but they switched shit up though
@fdr1001008 жыл бұрын
unfortunately that is incorrect the secret to success has been and will always been truth this means to never chase but to be chased to have mass all fundamental truths are infact laws of physics every single thing humans do has a quantum equivalent truth honesty integrity and all these morals are simply human personifications of these laws so in other words to stay relevant you have to apply these principles always pursue the abstract and not the physical because the abstract creates the physical the physical cannot create the abstract in business or any pursuits in life there is nothing to figure out no secret business trick etc. its simply be dope for dopeness sake the second you try and work out an angle you lose thats the laws of physics against a constituent of reality
@TheDaddynate8 жыл бұрын
Historically great black businessman dropping gems. He said a lot if you listen.
@zrcjhf5 жыл бұрын
Nate TheDaddy did you listen??
@donshit75198 жыл бұрын
Karl Kani was a inspiration to everybody who ever touched a screenprinter or ever designed any urban clothing.
@briangriggs5 жыл бұрын
#facts
@taharqa3328 жыл бұрын
"They weren't bootlegging Tommy and Polo but were bootlegging the hell out of me!" That comment is interesting - wouldn't be surprised if Hilfiger and Lauren weren't behind the bootlegging in order to keep getting that black dollar and run Karl out of business.
@kobiesboxing49565 жыл бұрын
Mansa Musa Conspiracy theory.
@josephmcdonald99335 жыл бұрын
Right
@siriusblackwhitebuffalo7915 жыл бұрын
Sounds like facts
@misterkaywhy555 жыл бұрын
@Indigenous Immortal OR because bootlegging tends to happen the most to cheaper and/or lesser known brands more than the expensive ones.
@brandondyer99385 жыл бұрын
@Indigenous Immortal Karl khani should did what Supreme clothing , was. Make less .sell more..like Supreme logo box. They don't make lot a t shirts every where to sell at retail. Limited edition stuff. Market strategy
@shanecarter12338 жыл бұрын
AS A UPCOMING FASHION DESIGNER MYSELF THIS WAS A GOOD INTERVIEW I NEEDED THIS
@yippykaye49158 жыл бұрын
God bless your hustle bro keep grinding
@viralbuthow0008 жыл бұрын
The reason for the sharp decline is that those brands were tied to hip hop. As hip hop changed, brands failed to pivot with the times. Their loss.
@mikeperry73358 жыл бұрын
yup I'm sure they didn't realize that they should've pump up the women's line so that shit still be popping roday
@unclestreetz93778 жыл бұрын
true
@williefonte238 жыл бұрын
No that is not the reason..... The reason is simple & that is the facts that Blacks Still Have That Crab In The Barrel Azz Mentality to keep pulling & destroying each other or what we build!..... Simple
@williefonte238 жыл бұрын
Panini Chowder ......Exactly Panini!!
@PhntmStudios8 жыл бұрын
supreme has always been tied to hiphop but some how they got the cheat code.
@itzKingIzzo2U8 жыл бұрын
Karl was out there solving cases
@MisterJohnson3036 жыл бұрын
Kang Izzo Risky 😂😂😂
@josephmcdonald99335 жыл бұрын
The real sherlock
@LilJustinThaGreat5 жыл бұрын
That nigga was snitching 😂😂😂😂
@joannab.7634 жыл бұрын
@@josephmcdonald9933 Lol for real
@joannab.7634 жыл бұрын
@@LilJustinThaGreat LOL
@vwilliams81968 жыл бұрын
LOL, speaking of Phat Pharm, does anyone remember those long Fat Albert T-Shirt they use to make back in 2001? Or, am I just the oldest negro on this channel?
@MrWARBUCKS248 жыл бұрын
that was Fubu with that corny fat Albert theme
@tyroniussupapookiemcleroy14038 жыл бұрын
Fubu Platinum
@vwilliams81968 жыл бұрын
MrWARBUCKS24 Sure was! I'm getting old and forgetting everything. They were ridiculous.
@vwilliams81968 жыл бұрын
MC Hammer daddy Yes, how could I forget, That is around the time LL Cool J made Fatty Girl. I'm guessing to promote the line. It had the Fat Albert theme song as the beat. Then came the slang Badonkkadonk. It is all coming back. Thanks for reminding me.
@MrWARBUCKS248 жыл бұрын
+V Williams it's all good that corny shit was forgettable them jeans was like 110 I was buying 2 pairs of polo jeans for that price at that time
@edupbeat8 жыл бұрын
Here in the chi, the "bootleg" Kani shirts wouldn't have double stitching in the letters. It was actually easy to spot a fake one & I was in 7th grade. They also faded after one wash(I copped one).
@wondahwhy8 жыл бұрын
And the t-shirts would have fruit of the loom tags on them
@peloteroification8 жыл бұрын
A AA
@creativegroup7295 жыл бұрын
Enjoyed the interview with Karl Kani. We are never ever allowing homosexuals to style us in tight & skinny attire. These new Millennial & Gen X styles are feminine. We will stay masculine.
@xtasymusik7 жыл бұрын
i still support Karl Kani, Fubu and South Pole.
@garnish64476 жыл бұрын
Much of my fashion taste is based on the 2000s' urban trend (Ecko, Enyce, Rocawear, Sean John, Vokal, after Karl Kani and Varcity). Granted, I'm a millennial in my early 30s, so I was a teen > young adult during that time, but I wear loose, right-sized, slim-fitting clothing. People can say what they want about Kani clothing style, but it's imo got some timelessness with staying power, a lot more than skinny clothes, which I never liked and whose trend imo is due for replacement on the men's side. Let's hope for something a lot more suitable and timeless.
@sekaidaniels20625 жыл бұрын
Fubu and South Pole hasn't made any knew, clothes since the 90' s
@juneboutit89605 жыл бұрын
South Pole u outta line for that bro lol
@hakeemsd70m4 жыл бұрын
@@sekaidaniels2062 Southpole was sold at Sears until they went out of business, and you can still find Southpole at Burlington.
@haddingtoniangcp24644 жыл бұрын
Got a Southpole jeans I still rock.
@littlep12558 жыл бұрын
Karl and AZ always look related to me.
@pstrilla8 жыл бұрын
thought it was AZ in the thumbnail lowkey at first lol
@talibmoore85378 жыл бұрын
agreed...
@d.cpro37518 жыл бұрын
Naw him and Kareem biggs of rocafella I swear was brothers like no bullshit
@littlep12558 жыл бұрын
Roberto Carbonell Page Biggs always looked like Omar Gooding to me.
@solidasarock068 жыл бұрын
Roberto Carbonell Page Nah...........Jay Williams, the former Chicago Bulls player who got injured, is a spitting image of Biggs lol.
@pettyjones8 жыл бұрын
now they are hypmatized with hatred
@number1heatrocka2878 жыл бұрын
😂😂😂 never gets old
@KnuckleUpFightzzzzzz8 жыл бұрын
Why?
@sowhas11358 жыл бұрын
They who?
@bloodclawvega62438 жыл бұрын
😂😂😂😂😂
@brivvy8 жыл бұрын
LOL!
@Bigtymer337218 жыл бұрын
Karl Kani is classic
@AlSween8 жыл бұрын
I think in the community brush things off as "irrelevant" or "old" after 6 months. Look how music is treated these days.
@bronzkhrome40248 жыл бұрын
so you're telling me that you would actually wear Karl Kani today?
@AlSween8 жыл бұрын
Bronz Khrome Ionno... I'm not a very style oriented person as you can see from my profile pic.
@bronzkhrome40248 жыл бұрын
+AlSween lol, to me it's just a style that kk needed to mature, which I think he didn't, lol
@AlSween8 жыл бұрын
+Bronz Khrome true... I agree
@bronzkhrome40248 жыл бұрын
+AlSween 2010 Acura Blue Cross colors becoming the brand name for crackheads so weird because you seem all over the city wearing those bright as African colors.
@paparaci18 жыл бұрын
Pelle pelle was my favorite back in the days
@sekaidaniels20625 жыл бұрын
Pelle pelle will kill em in the 3 piece collections.
@kobiesboxing49565 жыл бұрын
Forgot about them.
@josephmcdonald99335 жыл бұрын
Not to mention the leather jackets. Couldnt wait for winter.
@hiphoprbloverjon91808 жыл бұрын
Good perspective on why urban brands fizzle out. Always wondered why and now finally have a better understanding. Influx of similar styles during those times, hype fading due to it being in more retail stores, and lack of staying updated. Like others said in this comment section, these urban brands are connected to Hip Hop from the jump and we all know mainstream Hip Hop is constantly changing not only musically but fashion wise. I think too these rappers always want something new all the time so when they see regular joes on the street rocking the same shit it devalues their ego. That's why Gucci and Louis are still popular in the Hip Hop community because it's secluded towards the rich and more expensive that middle class-poor can't attain. As fucked up it might sound...
@tomfarace5828 жыл бұрын
Get some KANI ! forget about this bape and supreme shit these hypebeasts wear.
@naishawn98408 жыл бұрын
Hell no
@MisterJohnson3036 жыл бұрын
Tommy Farace Yes, Karl Kani all day.
@hakeemsd70m3 жыл бұрын
Karl Kani for life!
@solidbreed97673 жыл бұрын
@@naishawn9840 fucc those white owned
@flying-fijiantv62828 жыл бұрын
tupac introduced me to karl kani
@AWolfInWolfsClothing5 жыл бұрын
Some brands just wasn't meant to be like Vokal and Akoo. I've never saw anyone wearing P. Miller sneakers. That's not a diss I'm just agreeing with Karl when he said some brands weren't meant from the start.
@robbiebalboa8 жыл бұрын
I pulled out a fubu fitted the other day, I'm waiting for the 00's comeback. 😂
@garnish64476 жыл бұрын
Never liked FUBU, but 00s style is ripening for comeback. Until then, a sprinkle of that with timeless slim-fitting clothing should do.
@rondeisel6 жыл бұрын
Dude! I have a leather Karl Kani leather motorcycle/varsity jacket! Copped it in 96. I'm gonna sport it this winter.
@hakeemsd70m3 жыл бұрын
@@garnish6447 I agree with you, 00s fashion is comeback ready. I never cared for slim fit clothes, I don't even wear skinny jeans. I can get with straight and tapered fit, though.
@Stupeaz8 жыл бұрын
Dope interview Vlad. Really interesting look back on how fashion has grown in Hip hop. Made me miss the "Maurice Malone" 👖 days for a second lol.
@malikantwan32728 жыл бұрын
i been living in Germany for the last 7 years and Karl Kani still got a nice market over here. The quality is good and the price is not always cheap depending on when and where you buy it but it is not too expensive to the point of being unaffordable. Polo is expensive over here and harder to find. I have always been a fan of polo and i do buy a lot of polo products and i can honestly say that its a nice brand new but as soon as you wash it its over it. I don´t buy a lot of Karl Kani but the few items i did buy remained the same quality after being washed as when i bought them. Im not a clothes freak anyway. Im a tattoo artist and the dumbest thing i can do is wear expensive clothes to work because tattoo ink does not wash out. I dress normal when im at my shop and save my good clothes for special events or going out when i feel the need to look extra sharp. Investing alot money in clothes is stupid because seasons and styles change. Me and my wife I invest most of our money in my house (wich we own to make sure the value of it stays high and keeps rising because eventualy we will pass it on to our son so that he has capital to have a head start. We also like to put money in his savings account every month because instead of only thinking of ourselfs we think more about him and his future and the kids he might eventually have.
@carlkelly92365 жыл бұрын
The clothes he's selling today are high quality and totally lit.
@hakeemsd70m3 жыл бұрын
Absolutely fam, I just copped the Kingston shirt in black 😎
@dansefureva76646 жыл бұрын
I believe when you design clothes you have to keep in mind trendy clothing,logos,bright colors and size. Conservative and mature people tend to be discreet not wear loud clothes. People like Ralph Lauren thought ahead into the future. But I must admit we had it going on back in the day!!!! I luv you Karl Kani😘
@Gemini0507888 жыл бұрын
It's as simple as this. Fashion has always been tied to the music at the time. You can directly link what we wore with what music was the shit. Artists mentioning brands and labels. Since pumas and kongols, to jerseys/throwbacks/jersey dress.... to now. And forever.
@adriangreen97855 жыл бұрын
these kids now shop pretty more frugal than we did,they shop stores like forever 21,rue 21,old navy, and h&m, it's all about what matches the shoes now
@zlistcelebrityYT8 жыл бұрын
Black people don't support their own brands. Instead, they feel better wearing European brands because massa told them that's what you need to have to feel like you're cool. Then, after they've given Ralph Lauren, Gucci, Prada, Versace, Louis Vuitton, Hermes, Salvatore Ferragamo, Balmain and Givenchy all their money to the tune of double digit BILLIONS, they turn to Diddy, Jay-Z, Kanye West, T.I. and Russel Simmons etc after ignoring their products and bootlegging their music and say "You need to give back to the hood or you a sellout."
@charityragin5 жыл бұрын
That's how they get big, the support. They get money and give up on their lines. They don't evolve woth the people and continue to research and market in a way that's still relevant to the trends.
@x-g15 жыл бұрын
Its not just that, the problem is a lot of these expensive brands that rappers wear have small logos and are meant for a different purpose and clientel but are worn simply to show they've made it and have money. If u design something loud specifically for hip hop fans then u must expect the brand to fade with the trend as it has no other purpose and if it becomes whack then thats what it is and its as simple as that.
@umbrellacorporationwuhanfa37318 жыл бұрын
I sported Kani HARD back then! Still would if it was around.
@sekaidaniels20625 жыл бұрын
Karl kani and marty jaboe Jean's
@MissJacque878 жыл бұрын
Karl Kani, FuBu, Iceberg, Lacoste, Sergio Valente, JORDACHE!! Classics!!
@josephmcdonald99335 жыл бұрын
Gad damn you took me back. I love me some Sergio. I remember buying a 1000 bucks worth of them for 100 bucks from a crack head. I was the man.
@slick1hit8 жыл бұрын
Missed those Kani rugby shirts.
@MrCbwTV8 жыл бұрын
Me too!
@s4mp_founder8 жыл бұрын
Many brands aren't as popular as they once we're to black people because our culture is constantly creating and recreating itself as time shifts. We aren't a group that lives simply in one era like many others do, we manifest new ones. One of the reasons why hip hop has so many stored rappers who are held to claim and valuable recognition particularly in certain generations because the music itself is constantly changing with each new talent with it's own unique style that overwhelms the moment for a time until something new comes along in a short stint span that re-influences the culture over again. Grandmaster Flash and Furious five talked social messages from the ghetto, Public Enemy elevated it to black power consciousness, 2pac borrowed that essence then coincided with the street and poetic intelligence that related to the youth, de la soul and tribe called quest added it with flavor and their own funky easy-cool style. The fashion in the 80's idolized the upscale look of brands like a Gucci, Louis Vuitton, or MCM that followed with a more street look that Kani, Cross Colors and other ushered in. That made way to the baggy pants, throwback jerseys, fitted caps, avirex jackets, or long black and white t shirts.
@plainjane4578 жыл бұрын
Well said
@dansefureva76646 жыл бұрын
Do you know MCM is making a comeback?
@Pizone815 жыл бұрын
🤔Agreed very well put
@jameshayden25387 жыл бұрын
Look At Levis Jeans......Forever Timeless
@csd82045 жыл бұрын
Seriously? Levis has morphed repeatedly. Stretch. Relaxed fit. Skinny. They just have the LEVI name but they've been responsive to trends and the market just like everyone else.
@selfishstockton61235 жыл бұрын
Chris Dee those are just different cuts of the same thing. That’s not morphing lol
@csd82045 жыл бұрын
@@selfishstockton6123 Different cuts? Stretch material isnt a "cut" it's a different material altogether and is following a trend. Oh, and, "LOL".
@gangsta59794 жыл бұрын
@@csd8204 lol you pissed on him so hard
@hakeemsd70m3 жыл бұрын
Sean John jeans are equally timeless. Black people just don't wanna support their own. Yes, I'm aware Diddy sold Sean John, but still. Hilfiger and Calvin Klein no longer own their namesake brands either.
@absaloj5 жыл бұрын
One of my heroes right there!! I remember 2 PAC wearing Karl Kani and wanted to know who’s Karl Kani .. my youth nostalgia
@jadariusmcnally48423 жыл бұрын
Karl still in business. Niggas to this day rocking Karl Kani still
@Rubango8 жыл бұрын
Love this interview series, thanks so much. Lived in Germany in the nineties, if you had a Karl Kani t sort you wore it everyday. Every time I traveled to the US returned with Karl Kani goodies to sell
@1lifestyle1128 жыл бұрын
This era are definitely trying to dress like they're parents did back in the 90s
@SHADOW-ph4ic8 жыл бұрын
Starter snapbacks, Vans, Stussy, Jordans, cuban links etc. All warned in the 90s by this new gens folks. Facts
@DankDaddyz8 жыл бұрын
+Carlos Pimentel your absolutely right they are wearing same stuff just Swagging it out just a lil different
@willlpowerful8 жыл бұрын
I don't remember my pops or any male around me in the 90s wearing dresses or skinny ass jeans tho
@NINETEEN808_8 жыл бұрын
Thats good tbh , the problem is how they wear it
@jordanbaker19918 жыл бұрын
You need to help the NFL with they concussion case cuz your head fucked up if you believe that
@coreygoree12565 жыл бұрын
Question: how do u know that it wasnt the bigger companys tht wasnt coping ur clothes..... Just like they took ur sales force.....
@G90p5 жыл бұрын
The one thing that I like about vlad is that he can touch on a sensitive subject respectfully when asking a tough question, and that's a quality that many reporters/interviewers just don't know how to do.
@ericwinbushjr50175 жыл бұрын
I'm 40 yrs old,I'm still wearing them name brands from the 90s,No Shame!!!! Can't wear them nut huggers
@Horrordelic4 жыл бұрын
So many of us "older guys" are still wearing the real baggy jeans, i wish they would honor us and make some reruns of the nice styles of the 90s ... Skinny i will never wear..
@ericwinbushjr50174 жыл бұрын
Horrordelic Rekordz Yes I wish they would bring them back my brother
@Klash7168 жыл бұрын
"One day I was walking by With a Walkman on When I caught a guy give me an awkward eye (what you looking at?) And strangled him off in the parking lot with his Karl Kani"
@BlackJohnnyCage8 жыл бұрын
Slim Shady 🔥
@mischiff268 жыл бұрын
i dont give a fuck if its dark or not
@bryantphale8 жыл бұрын
+Lance Wesley then when the cops came thru, me and dre stood next to a burnt down house. ........
@kedakoop8 жыл бұрын
+bryantphale with a hand full of matches
@YTtunes2228 жыл бұрын
hahahaa W
@afterpodcast8 жыл бұрын
DJ VLAD at 5:55 "Logentivity"....and Karl Kani correcting him and thinking: "What am I doing here???"
@BitterMedicinePodcast6 жыл бұрын
I think a point that is missed by many here is: There is a downside to business models built on trendiness. Polo, for example, is stylish and functional; Polo shirts are always in. A brand built off of hip-hop has to constantly keep its ear to the ground and at times be ahead of the movement to succeed long term.
@grantbarnes60048 жыл бұрын
Good guys. Good heart. Goooood guys.
@DiverseLA8 жыл бұрын
Give you the shirt off they backs. Bootlegged Karl Kani shirts.
@TACOGOODLOOKING8 жыл бұрын
Is it coincidence all their shirts Karl Kani!?!
@koopstamc8 жыл бұрын
Lol I'm tired of hearing Ares Spears ass too 😂😂😂
@ericthomas78858 жыл бұрын
mhmm *vlad voice*
@MichaelCouture878 жыл бұрын
Take you to watch Finding Dora with your kids...goooood guys.
@BlackJohnnyCage8 жыл бұрын
Buying those bootleg jeans use to bleed like Hell when you washed them! Hated that shit!
@mikeperry73358 жыл бұрын
don't get caught in the rain with white shoes on
@mrrackz3148 жыл бұрын
facts💯real nigga shit
@craigdelesbore58698 жыл бұрын
word
@BlackJohnnyCage8 жыл бұрын
Mike Perry I lost so many white Ones & reebok Classics because of that.
@kaywya968 жыл бұрын
+BlackJohnnyCage only real nigga wore 1s & classic Reebook
@bmeproductions59268 жыл бұрын
I remember in middle school I wore Fubu. Then upgraded to platinum Fubu, but my favorite was ecko.
@cursealoud8 жыл бұрын
Karl Kani made the flyest shit ever. He had a nice eye for fashion. Kinda like Puffy with his Sean John suits. His hoodies were the shit. If you washed it a 100 times it would never shrink or feel tight. Shit felt like you were wearing a mink
@archielee82188 жыл бұрын
Don't forget about Coogi, Iceberg, Girbaud & Guess. Everybody was down with one these brands at some point.
@peterthomson61617 жыл бұрын
Ralph Lauren started his career working for Brooks Brothers where he learned all the skills to manufacture and market clothing.
@kharyrobertson35798 жыл бұрын
They were bootlegging your clothes because the people who were typically buying your clothes had no problem with buying them from illegitimate source on Jamaica Ave. and similar third party retailers. Tommy Hilfiger (one example, there are many others) was marketing to a demographic that only really shopped in malls and outlet stores so the bootleggers did not have venue to distribute the clothing efficiently.
@MrWARBUCKS248 жыл бұрын
Hilfiger shit was heavily bootlegged too the logos were easy to duplicate if u from NYC then u know damn near every brand from Kani to gucci could be brought bootleg from Jamaica ave Pitkin ave 125th and Canal Street
@kharyrobertson35798 жыл бұрын
MrWARBUCKS24 The point is that Hilfiger was not marketing to the people who bootlegged his apparel. If you bootleg something from someone who had no intention to sell the item to you then you do not hurt their bottom line financial investment. If you bootleg something that is openly being marketed to you then you will hurt the financial gain of the person trying to sell the item at large.
@MrWARBUCKS248 жыл бұрын
+Khary Robertson iight got u
@MrWARBUCKS248 жыл бұрын
+Azzury Street Gucci being bootlegged on a small scale wasn't a issue but it was a very big issue when they found out about Dapper Dan selling his Gucci and other high end brands at the same or higher prices
@MrWARBUCKS248 жыл бұрын
+Marvin Santana yeah once those high end brands found out a black man on 125th was making as much or more then their 5th Ave stores they had to get rid of him also big chunk of his clientele started going to jail idk about gentrification playing a role but his store had mean run shit was literally open 24/7
@CaliCool918 жыл бұрын
I agree because Karl Kani is actually a pretty cool brand in 2016, he adjusted to the times and I would have no issue wearing Karl Kani now a days. I couldn't imagine myself with a Phat Farm or FUBU fit on though.
@ArymAsil8 жыл бұрын
i would definitely wear a fubu jersey with some cold kicks, just to support black businesses
@ArymAsil8 жыл бұрын
i would definitely wear a fubu jersey with some cold kicks, just to support black businesses
@sresner78 жыл бұрын
White boys be on the hunt for vintage FUBU pieces these days. They find stuff at thrift stores and on ebay, and wear it ironically. # fububoyz if you want a good laugh
@philipgeorge78118 жыл бұрын
Karl Kani has so much knowledge in this space. He should be the head of a Louis Vuitton or a Burberry brand. I know he's a boss but if I was a huge brand I would back up the brinks truck to have him on my team.
@n.r-s43448 жыл бұрын
i respect the honesty and how humble this guy is. god bless him
@DankDaddyz8 жыл бұрын
Vlad why the hell would you ask Trinidad James a fashion question?? u gotta take that L I'm sorry bro
@ricosuave77038 жыл бұрын
Isn't Billionaire Boys Club popular in Japan too ?
@kawannbrown62958 жыл бұрын
And bape
@wendycheng4848 жыл бұрын
Yup, cause Pharrel backs it in Japan.
@ricardodiaz86128 жыл бұрын
is nigo`s and pharrell brand so technically is a japanese brand
@martynxtdoor8 жыл бұрын
he said brands from the 90s
@jaymillymills8 жыл бұрын
Thank you for posting this, it was extremely helpful, I will actually share this in school
@Hizzoner218 жыл бұрын
I'm from that Kani, Cross Colors era... Miss it, but at the same token, glad that it's gone. I'm good with a Polo shirt and Levis. Those brands are timeless. Simple, no wild logos, etc...still can look sharp... I'm good.
@hakeemsd70m3 жыл бұрын
I'd rather support black buisnesses like Karl Kani and Cross Colors, since Ralph Lauren and Levi's ain't checking for the black community. I'm not pumping my money to them. I never cared much for Ralph Lauren personally, too conservative and boring.
@IQ-nu2bl8 жыл бұрын
Yo remember Parasuco's jeans with the lights! 😂😂😂
@keinocowan4225 жыл бұрын
IQ no🤷🏿♂️
@DominiqueMarsell8 жыл бұрын
Vlad, these Karl Kani interviews are key!
@somerandomarmydude8 жыл бұрын
Did any of y'all rock South Pole?
@KnuckleUpFightzzzzzz8 жыл бұрын
Yea
@XHale8 жыл бұрын
Hell yeah i did lol
@somerandomarmydude8 жыл бұрын
Me too.
@Devinn5048 жыл бұрын
Hell no bruh rock a wear lol
@kevinjenkins61368 жыл бұрын
yep
@jblackmon36905 жыл бұрын
There needs to be a movie about Karl Kani, Cross Colours and FUBU.
@rondeisel6 жыл бұрын
Salute Karl Kani. I had Karl KaniJean's, sweat shirts, sneakers, hats, and about four nice leathers His line had the highest quality materials.
@akidnamecj83258 жыл бұрын
The dude who started Supreme, use to work for Stussy
@aaronbrown82834 жыл бұрын
All designers pretty much worked for another company for ex Ralph Lauren worked at Brook Brothers
@NOLAZACK8 жыл бұрын
By far one of the best interviews by VLAD.....cause I am not a big fan but Karl dropped some nuggets on this...
@dynastbusiness56757 жыл бұрын
This pisses me off because its not true. I have a feeling if done correctly these brands (some that have the most cultural impact) will make a slight comeback at least for the fashion forward. Im telling you.... Juicy has came back, Puma, etc. He has a market if he knows how to find it. His name is in the roots of hip-hop.
@carlkelly92365 жыл бұрын
Well, I buy from Karl Kani every chance I get. I buy directly from his website and nowhere else. His style and quality can't be beat. I'm glad he back!
@on2wheels3785 жыл бұрын
He's back? This is a three year old upload... No one buying that stuff..
@carlkelly92365 жыл бұрын
You are so wrong, it's sad. Stop being negative.
@on2wheels3785 жыл бұрын
@@carlkelly9236 What did I say that was wrong? Polo still around, Hilfiger, Supreme is now charging $10k for a LV skateboard... They all started like him, were fighting bootleggers like he was... Whoa is me. Just like all the our brothers in the hood blaming everyone but themselves.
@carlkelly92365 жыл бұрын
You just said no one is buying his stuff but I do and others do.
@shygirlcomplex8 жыл бұрын
I recall his jeans they were great quality and had wonderful stitching ... But I think polo is classic a great polo shirt and tee pulse the chinos .. Can't go wrong at any age
@oakgmail8 жыл бұрын
Good interview. I'm finding myself looking forward to his interviews.
@realtalkshaw27665 жыл бұрын
Who plays the drums? I always see a drum set... lol
@IAMGulfKoastGangsta8 жыл бұрын
Shid, I'll still rock Karl Kani.
@tatlifelover8 жыл бұрын
Forget "hip hop" brands :/ when are we gonna see the demise of Abercrombie/Hollister/Aeropostale? Another set of what I called "walking advertisement brands".
@axa50058 жыл бұрын
we are seeing the demise of those brands. Hollister and Abercrombie NEVER had sales before, now with the decline in demand there are sales all the time and within the company people have been hired to help with rebranding.
@chris456278 жыл бұрын
Facts I just started buying some hollister and American eagle shit but I hate that whole style Of "Walking advertisement " as you call it Aero/Am Eagle/Hollister all that surfing skating west coast urban metropolitan bullshit idk even know how to describe that style its mad corny
@tatlifelover8 жыл бұрын
+chris45627 But you just started buying it..
@PFAntonio228 жыл бұрын
that makes sense lol..
@chris456278 жыл бұрын
+Saii T 😭😭😭 yeah it's not really me I brought a few things to try it out and I was like " this shit is gay" but my mom keeps randomly buying me Holister clothes.
@rikers2635 жыл бұрын
Bootlegging killed Karl Kani. I got beat badly by Bootleggers but my quality was so high but the knock off brands shredded us but Kani brand was iconic in me getting into fashion and where I learned not to support knockoffs.
@MrSKOR18 жыл бұрын
Interesting interview.. Looking forward to seeing all of the clips
@nomibe29118 жыл бұрын
I wish Karl Kani make a comeback in the US. Can't really feel sorry for him though because that's business 101 when you have a hot product that someone will imitate you.
@jknumber51385 жыл бұрын
Fila got it going again. Ain't no excuse why Karl Kani can't
@AWolfInWolfsClothing5 жыл бұрын
JK number5 💯💯
@Frugality8 жыл бұрын
am I the only one that doesn't wear brands? I just buy from certain stores.
@kevinf66508 жыл бұрын
Everyone wears a brand.
@TheCarnivoreSoprano8 жыл бұрын
that store is a brand.
@Enigmajestic18 жыл бұрын
+SuperPhdiva 😂
@ExecutionStyleInc8 жыл бұрын
Literally every piece of clothing is a brand. If someone makes it for mass consumption even if it's not technically labeled as one it's still a brand. Example lets say someone named "John" makes a bunch of clothing but it's not under any label like "Fruit of the Loom" or some shit. Instead he just makes a shit ton of clothing and sells it. His name and association would be the brand "A John Shirt" or "John Jeans". This is why you got high-end brands from fashion designers who simply utilize their name and not a mass marketing label.
@sekaidaniels20625 жыл бұрын
Pelle Pell a still go to this day.
@esseen1008 жыл бұрын
Purpose & Media determine the outcomes of brands. If you're an urban apparel company the purpose is to be hip hop culture relevant. If you aren't changing with the culture, you stop being relevant. If the medium you put your brand on is exclusively t-shirts, you're on the same level competing with other activewear brands who have different purposes. If you put your brand on a different medium that's "above" active wear, it in turn raises the value of the brand and allows it to transcend with cultural changes.
@deeirv96318 жыл бұрын
I still want a original karl kani sweater
@LaCheleWallace8 жыл бұрын
Regarding men's fashion, I wish they wouldn't have phased out wide-legged jeans. I know the reason why, but.....anyway, good interview, fellas.
@gettinmoneyman4805 жыл бұрын
I need that striped shirt form brendas got a baby. Shits dope Kani is dope Always was
@AWolfInWolfsClothing5 жыл бұрын
brian gray I thought that was "Keep Your Head Up" .. That Timberland coat he had on in "Brenda's Got A Baby" was dope af.
@INFAmadeOFF8 жыл бұрын
dude knows his stuff
@yaknow116 жыл бұрын
Never wore brand brandishing clothes. In high school in late 80s, cats were wearing Polo and so on. They didn't have enough of brands to wear throughout the school week. I bought my clothes from Old Navy and Structure at that time. Both had the styles I liked, smooth casual. I wasn't into brands shown on clothes because it wasn't my style. I can't remember how many shirts I loved but couldn't purchase as the result of the brand being on the shirt. J R Riggins was notorious for that. It's always been my belief the person makes the clothes, not the other way around. I had a hella physique as a youth and gorgeous head of hair(still do) so anything looked good on me. I notice those that purposely wore clothes with ' in your face" brands, often lacked in aesthetic looks. I think the 'in your face" brand name clothing was supposed to make up for that shortcoming.
@ALLiZMENTAL6 жыл бұрын
Odd future was a big big big kick starter in the supreme brand. They need to be acknowledged. Supreme had always been around.. but the biggest and most dramatic surge in the brand happened with odd future in 2010 And was followed with Asap mob in late 2011
@zion68398 жыл бұрын
Honestly, I rarely wear name brand clothes anymore. I was a polo head back in the early 2000s. Now I prefer clothes that fit my body type.
@TommyMadiba8 жыл бұрын
Good interview.
@neurodancer18 жыл бұрын
I just came for the lil boosie outro💯💯
@maddognogood83465 жыл бұрын
The reasons for the decline in hip hop clothes is attitudes have changed. When I was growing up in the 80s and 90s, if you didn't have all name brand stuff, you were lame. Nowadays you can go to a Target, Old Navy, or Primark and put together a nice outfit and people aren't hung up on what name brand you have on.
@pedrodurty475 жыл бұрын
Urban brands decline when hip-hop stars get into the fashion biz. They use their music to uplift their brand over others. Basically hating on clothes like 50 cent hating on rappers
@PharaohLawLess18 жыл бұрын
It's a shame how Hip Hop culture is. Smh. What was in style back then doesn't last long in hip hop. Karl Kani, Cross Colours, FUBU, Phat Farm, Rockawear all went out of style just like how Big Daddy Kane and Special Ed aren't what's happening now yet Brands like Guess and Polo are still around. We have to support and nuture and preserve our culture's heritage
@garnish64476 жыл бұрын
PharaohLawLess1, better mix and match those brands with timeless fashion. Skinny clothes are a passing trend at its peak and will fade out the same way the Kanis and Phat Farms and Rocawears did. Please visit eocmag on Instagram.
8 жыл бұрын
If you ain't had a pair of Karl Kani you wasn't Poppin I was born in the late 90s you do the math.
@johnnycage4358 жыл бұрын
Growing up my mom ain't let me ware street ware just based off of it not having longevity or history to it I still want one of those FUBU tye dye jerseys
@arinic78 жыл бұрын
Between 10 to 15 years ago Jamaican dudes in New York were the only ones who rocked skinny jeans and this was way before the celebrities in the hip hop community ever started wearing them. I used to be embarrassed to see my fellow countrymen wearing tight ass pants in Brooklyn
@MrWARBUCKS248 жыл бұрын
Facts the yardies in NYC were definitely on that tight fitted shit early like around 02/03 and they was up on the high end footwear before a lot niggas too
@_Paul_N8 жыл бұрын
Urban/Hip-Hop clothing goes out of style extremely fast because they still make baggy ass clothing for the most part. I'm a skinny dude that wears a "small" in t-shirts, but a small in a hip-hop brand is like an extra medium. Go to Citi Trends or a urban clothing store in the hood and most of their clothes are baggy and long. I'm not saying you have to wear skin tight fitted clothes, but my t-shirt sleeves shouldn't go past my elbows like it's 2003 all over again.
@JakeTheMuss104548 жыл бұрын
True indeed. true indeed. but I say rock the kanai, and the pony, Levi's, etc cause what's actually right for them ain't right you. and if these kids could still rock Jordan's and never seen him play, or uptowns and never seen Charles Barkley play. so you can find a way to rockem and pushem in different ways in different forms in terms store sales, Internet sales.
@thirdiii948 жыл бұрын
this man vlad said "longetivity" lmfao 😂
@torianoburney8 жыл бұрын
Urban brands walk on a glass floor. Most are in it for a fast buck and look at it like a hustle rather than a career. You have to evolve and you also have to stay basic and fundamental.
@izaccy5 жыл бұрын
Another thing, he didnt mention was that wearing Karl Kani, Fubu etc. very baggy clothing even back then was seen as "ghetto", only "gangsters" wear these type of clothing and you were a hood bum if you wore it. that was the powerful association as well
@vernellthomas66448 жыл бұрын
I really miss Karl Kani clothes
@boogdoggtx8 жыл бұрын
Man talking real shit man I gotta buy a shirt or something now