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NO THATS JUST CRAZY!!

hm!

they should be happy to have an artist in his prime talking bout them. idiots.

Louis Vuitton is beyond ridiculous.

after they sabatoged their own brand with the crap they released they have some nerve in trying to save it.

they are not exclusive. and the sales of the fakes is a testament to that.

all you need is like $400 and you can get a Louis Vuitton accessory. SMH

Black folks need to stop buying these brands that don’t really care for Negroes AND it’s not making our communities richer..If it doesn’t benefit us, I think we should stop spending money on these types of ‘designer bags”…Don’t get me wrong, I have plenty designer bagsm but I am starting to grow a conscious..They really don;t do anything for us…..

Isn’t any marketing, good marketing? You know if celebs are wearing it, their fans are going to wanna purchase it as well…even if they got to give up their right arm to get it.

@Nina Knows

You’re right! Excellent point…

Why do these black folk continue to advertise for these white folks, who could care less about you. Do they donate any of there money to any poor communities…they could care less about the ghetto. Yet still the ghetto keeps giving them their last dime, just to say or show that you have a LV product…SMH.

Isn’t this the same co. that Mister George Bush doesn’t like Black people Kanye West will be doing an internship for? Image isn’t everything he gets arrested every other week. Louis V is an old brand and will always be associated with OLE’ MONEY…yes ‘it’ exist.

T.I

Maybe you should start wearing Phat Farm/Argyle Cotoure. Cause I’m tired of Russell pushing that brand so hard.

That is so wrong. LV needs to realize stars like TI increase their sales. Whether they are talking about it on a song or being photographed wearing the merchandise, it promotes sales. So by them holding up the video, I guess that’s their way of saying they don’t want our money. SMH! Done!

Sue the pants off his black azz Loui(see i dont even know how to spell that bullshyt)

next time make ur own scarfs and promote them in ur song…

i didnt read ur comment yet Nina but im sure its something to this effect…

i wish i would buy that corny azz ed hardy bullshyt. sorry….

Thank You “Tina Knows”….just like the f_ckin French Wine Co Crystal going off on Jay Z…Jay got mad and made his own ish too!!! You would think that black people would learn by now to just leave whitey alone and do your own thang….it’s ok for them to exploit them as artist to infiltrate the black/hip-hop industry and getting us to buy their ish…love them by helping them build their wealth off our backs, and hate ourselves for trying to buy what in most cases we cannot even afford

These elite company’s give these artist freebee’s and all sorts of swag, but when it comes to them flossing up front, then they wanna act like a black people stole something from they white azzes!!!

I’ve lived in London/Europe for 8 years, and don’t get it twisted…..they are subtle and not as open with their racism as white people have been here (KKK, etc), but the DAMNED French are some of the most racist bastards on the face of the planet….Crystal, Louis Vuitton, Christian Dior….most of the Haute Couture companies, etc. SMDH!!!!

Louis Vuitton still have not allowed Kanye to premiere his line with them or Pharell’s so called Sun Glasses….why don’t black folk get together and own their own fashion lines, their own basketball/football/baseball teams and stop letting whitey “own our azzes”…we got a new President and it’s time that we step our game up and “move on up, like the Jeffersons”.

This situation reminds me of when Cristal went on Jay saying they didn’t need the hip-hop community advertising their drink…and not LV is doing the same thing…these companies do not know how how influential hip hop is and they will see it in the long run

Louis needs to ask Tommy Hilfiger what a Hip Hop boycott feels like. He didnt think he needed our money either.

no, I will not start wearing Baby Phat, Sean John or Rocawear …all that ish looks the same with that loud gold ass lettering…..and Dereon…ughhhhhhhhh – next.

Does anyone know if we have any african american watch designers? Someone needs to design a watch for C.P.Time it is our time now! Obama is in office & it is about time we spend money in our own communitiy and stop making all these other counterparts rich!

Wait a minute….do you people REALLY think LV is lookin for the hip hop communities attention to increase revenue? You people are keeping it dumb for the 09 I see hahahah

I do agree High fashion industry is very racist. However they also sued Britney Spears for an unauthorized use of Louis Vuitton on her music video…. She was convicted to pay them

@ BK livin love baby
I co-sign, LV been doig for decades , they don’t hip hop money actually they’re into Russian and Asian newly riches

do we really think LV needs TI? do we really think LV needs black dollars? don’t kid yourself. half the LV you see around is fake anyway. i got a chick selling purses in our office.

* doing big for decades

LV don’t need Hip Hop dollars. In fact, they probably dont even see them since Hip Hop will rock fake or real LVs.

LV has been around since 1854.

and to hell with that, you won’t catch me wearing RocaWear, FUBU or House of Dereon.

if anything Hip Hop has allowed folks who clearly cant afford LV to purchase their things. Doesn’t make or break LV.

I’m about to start designing my own sh*t! I’m already hot and about to be turning even more heads. I will also support anyone here if you have something worthwhile. Ninaknows and ThatBKchick represent!!!!!!!

T.I should start rocking Paco Jeans.

Its more than the fact that TI is urban. Plenty of hip hop artists say or wear Louis Vuitton in their videos. TI got into some trouble with the law therefore they dont want him associated with their brand. Look at the people they’ve gone after already-Da Brat who also has law trouble, and Britney Spears who is a hot ass mess. They haven’t reprimanded other hip hop artists such as Lil Bow Wow who is wearing Louis in the Marco Polo video or Jay Z in the video Bonnie and Clyde (old video i know but i was just watching it). Louis even teamed up with Pharell to create a jewelry line. They just dont want their name associated with people who are so controversial. They want to protect their brand

t.i. needs 2 realize that those brands will NEVER endorse hip hop inless barry manilow got dinged 2 def jam!!!! they need to help endorse black brands instead of people like louis vuitton!! but its the people that look up 2 t.i. bc we all know if he started wearing nuthing but phat farm and something like enyce all hs fans would not feel his swagger!!

These companies don’t ask rappers to promote their products, but like anyone who has money, rappers talk about the luxuries that wealth can afford. Unfortunately, the LVs, etc. receive all the publicity and sales but easily turn around and say “we don’t want that image for our product”. It’s a win win situation for the company and the rapper who started the hoopla gets jerked.

DAMN @ PACO JEANS……..LMAOOOOOOO

co-sign @ michele.
i’m not promoting anything until AFTER their check clears…..Except Ting. That drink is delicious.

I live in France and the white bourgeoisie thinks that Louis Vuitton is not as glamourous as it used to be since rappers started to show some items of this brand in their videos.
Rappers should stop giving their money to this brand.

yes, you broke it DOWN DaddyO!!! knowledge is vital.

I love you T.I.!

@ DaddyO

you’re right.

I agree with some of the post on here. We need to creat our own and SUPPORT our own. But I can’t get with Baby Phat/Rocawear/Dereon etc. If the own designers won’t rock their own stuff why should I???

DITTO to all of what DADDY O said…”Have you ever heard of LV having a sale”…LOL———–Also, check out the time they close. In PA, at the King of Prussia Mall, they close at 6pm while the entire mall stays open until 11pm…it’s NOT for EVERYBODY.

King of Prussia is the best “Mall” in the world. No lie.

Daddy-O

I agree but disagree by making this a race thing. There are plenty of wealthy african Americans in this country who LV, Gucci and the rest of them would love to sell their products to.

I myself, although not rich or wealthy can afford LV bags and have been invited by invitation to their private sales. and I am 100% African American.

I agree with what your saying, but lets not forget that there is a differece between Hip Hop and black people.

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@ charlie blanko
i dont believe that louis vuitton is large because of the black community. Black people might be exposed to it more but as daddy-o put it before, Louis was an established brand way before the 80s. And yea there are some black girls wearing real bags but half of the time you see them rocking that same damn Speedy 30 everyday.

@ CharlieBlanko…

If you’re talking about bootleg/SwapMeet Louis that white and black people have been buying since the 80′s, then you’re correct… that’s indirect marketing. But you probably can’t tell the difference, so you wouldn’t know any better.

@ Nina

hey girl, happy holidays. Hilfiger stayed in business, but reported a loss of about 113mil. Don’t underestimate our buying power, we are buyers and have incredible marketing influence, mainstream still looks to the hip hop community for trends. Just like “Pass the Couvasier (sp)” actually saved that company from bankruptcy. I hope he does call for a boycott, I’m sure Gucci will appreciate it. lol

@ ha ha…

Where did I make it a race thing??? I said elitist, not racist. Blacks are elite to, and some don’t even know who TI is.

Thank you and hats off to U Nina Knows – you’ve really opened my eyes. Here I am – a black woman – buying Louis Vuitton on a regular. Breaking my bank -but then I won’t buy Fetish by Eve – a black sistah -now somemthing is wrong with this picture and me. Gucci, Loui, Chanel, Versace etc., not owned by blacks but bought by the masses of blacks. I’m going to have to step my game up and support my people. Again thank you Nina Knows.

I agree there is a diference between Hip Hop and Black people.
It’s naive to believe that LV needs the black middle or/upper class to stay on top and make money. Of course if we buy their products they’re going to be happy but if we don’t they’ll still be on the top of the fashion industry. Like I said before they currently aim to Russians and Asians newly riches.

But the crazy thing is Gucci said that they didnt want the video released either. They didnt take any further action when he released it anyway so now Louis is catching all the slack

@ candygirl

well what hilfiger said was that he did not make his clothing for the urban youth market. It was taken as he doesn’t make clothes for the black people who were buying them. There was an unofficial boycott. Hilfiger later went public clarifying his statements and then went on to embrace the black community. Beyonce endorsing Star cologne was one of his first endeavors to seek support from the black community. Later he went on BET and donated money to Katrina victims. Hilfiger still sold fine in various markets but the new urban markets took a loss. He also had his daughters do a MTV reality show to push the youth market.

LV targets whomever is spending the money…skin color race optional. MONEY its all about the MONEY. Personally I am no fan of Gucci or LV.

I like classic coach because of the cowhide leather they use will last a lifetime and I don’t like ‘BRAND’ names showing, especially since I’m not getting paid to wear any of them. I’ve always had bags made for me buy a ‘no name’ designer in Evanston Illinois and she uses cowhide…sorry peta

LV will be around forever like French Champagne.

I only hope individuals consciousness will awaken and made aware of the fact that: name brands do not make the (wo)MAN.

@CharlieBlanko…

LV has been around since 1854. We were slaves then. Do you really think they need our money???

HipHoppers take notice of the picture, see how everyone else is dressed for an after 5 affair, but TIPs crew is sporting tennis shoes and pullovers. If your at an after 5 affair you should dress for the occasion. HipHoppers dress the same for every event. What LV thinks is that it,s detrimental to the branding of its name, to be associated with thuggery. In other words if you pair a LV purse with a 76s basketball dress it dosn’t match.

@ Daddy-o

many old companies are feeling the competition from new industry. Every company relies on new business. There will always be the traditionalist who buy tried and trusted brands, but there is the new rich that companies rely on for spending, these are the people who follow the trends, purchase new bags to stay up with the jones and whom dollars are being sought out. For instance the new LV bag with all the colors. That bag was produced and marketed to the young customer, old rich ladies are not buying that bag. LV will not go out of business but they could suffer a major loss. For one thing if they were boycotted it would become unpopular to carry that bag, so not just the hip hop black community, but young hollywood would ultimately boycott as well. No matter how you play it boycotting is bad for business.

I don’t see this as racism at all. They also sued Britney Spears.

DaddyO said “LV has been around since 1854. We were slaves then. Do you really think they need our money???”

LMMFAO!!

Daddy O – Oh yeah…King of Prussia is one of the best malls in the country. How do you even put Hillfiger and LV in the same sentence because they target a totally different audience. The Fetish line by EVE, juvenile and wack. Just because she’s black, I still wouldn’t buy that crap!

@ MsFit

who does Hilfiger target and who does LV target?

@ MsFit
The Fetish line by EVE, juvenile and wack. Just because she’s black, I still wouldn’t buy that crap!

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I know what your saying. I’m pretty picky about my clothes. I’m not buying anything based on what color the designer is…..that’s racist and stupid. I buy clothes based on it’s appeal to me. I have a Sean John dress shirt that I thought went great with a certain tie (and it did). It had a great build to it; slim modern fit and a crisp nicely sized and angled collar. Now that is what I based that particular purchase on. Not the fact that it was Sean John or the designer is the same color as me. Have I bought any other SJ sh!t? Nope! Nothing has appealed to me since then.

it would be fabulous to wear the urban wear if it were made from quality material and didn’t lack sophistication in style. not everyone wants to look like a corner thug…

Urban wear needs to stop with the big ass logos and bright colored thread and metallic silve and gold its plain and simply tacky

@ Elle

That’s pretty much true.

I think that LV just want to get paid for using their brandage…their logo.

they are not a sponsored advertiser for T.I, therefore he (or the video producer) did not have the legal rights to show the product.

Like T.I said, it’s a corporate thing.
I don’t think Marc Jacobs or Bernard Arnault minds if T.I loves LV.

at the end of the day, it’s about money.

and for the person who prefers Coach over Gucci or LV: i use to LOVE coach. very classic brand. I did an internship with them one summer. Lovely company.

But once everyday folk started saving up a few hundred bucks, everyone was rockin’ it.

you see trashy people wearing a coach bag (not saying if you wear coach you’re trashy, but you know the ones i’m talking about). so in my eyes, while i still believe the company has quality, the image has deteriorated a bit for me. don’t wanna be associated with certain type of people.

and that’s why LV is suing. the brand is starting to be associated with ghetto fabulous, or hood rich, people.

i personally don’t care one way or the other as far as sells go, but when you’re such an institutional brand, you want your product to be unobtainable by the common man.

@Elle
There are plenty of black designers who do not produce urban wear. try B. Michael, or Tracy Reese

I agree with everyone who says to leave these corporate “sponsorship” and “marketing” deals alone. It is another form of SLAVERY! Once you sign the deal, they own your ass and control what you are allowed to do and can’t do. Look at Beyonce’s boring ass. She can’t even change up her hair/lacefront and color, unless she gets permission from L’Oreal. They need to stop marketing these white companies products, especially these high-end products, because the only time they want us to buy their stuff is when its in the end of it’s life cycle. In other words, when white folks stop buying it and their sales are suffering, THEN, they want to bring in the rappers because they know we BUY ANY and EVERYTHING, and never SAVE a damn thing.

It real simple what is the worst thing a black american can be?….Poor! We will do anything in an attempt to not appear poor. This is why we are addicted to retail. We are trying to escape a very painful history of being second class citizens which was a come up from not being citizens at all. America as a whole worships money, status and so on. That is why the country is in a recession. We worship the dollar and all that comes with it. Until we are able to understand why we are the way we are, we cannot fix it. Yes slavery was a long time ago, but the pain was passed down generation after generation. Kanye put it best when he said “We’re trying to buy back our 40 acres”.

I agree with a lot of poster here. There were probably some white ppl who decided to stop buying LV because it was becomming too “urban” so LV h=felt the need to do something. Black people will learn one day.

i completely agree w/ BK Livin Love Baby

and please believe tracy reese’s prices aren’t meant for the average black income either

I still need a black man I’m white I’m not fat and well click on my name …but is’nt there fubu lol..Louis Vuitton aka LVMH owns Dior and many other brands

@free,

All these companies get promotion from these rappers whose music and videos are popular all over the world. Do you know how expensive it is to advertise on a prime time show? Most consumers of rap arent black, most consumers of urban wear arent black. This isnt about black dollars. This is about the dollars of people who patronize rap music.

When rappers (Kanye, Pharrell) start wearing it, then that’s when a brand meets it’s death. The way that they wear it is just not considered high fashion. To be honest, if I had owned a fashion brand, I would be the same way.

Look at the history. Look what happened to BAPE after the rap fraternity got hold of it. Now, if it had resisted that market then it may have retained it’s credibility but Nigo actually started directing it to that market as his main audience and all of a sudden bape loses it’s exclusivity and quality control is out the window.

Maybe Louis V doesn’t want to be the next BAPE and I hope they continue to make smart business decisions and I’ll carry on wearing their clothes.

Sorry that bracket was supposed to say (not Kanye, Pharrell)

And LOL at people thinking this is a racist manoeuvre and saying they are not gonna be buying their products. I’m sure they’ll be real concerned whilst another japanese lady drops a few K in there.

Now, that’s a market they don’t want to lose.

most african americans are brainwashed by the big corporations and its own american government into spending money they dont have on things they dont need to feel accepted by the white man who dont care a damn about them and is killing them slowly with poisened foods,cheap guns, toxic black and mild cigarettes, and addictive liquors in order to keep black peoples population in control. its called white supremacy. wake up black people.

LV IS COMIN’ FOR THAT “PAPER TRAIL” MONEY YO

They will still get their money from us. Who else do you think gets paid when you buy a T I album or most rappers/singers??? The white executives that run the label. We can start with the designers, but then we definitely need to think about the labels too.

I dont blame Louis V. If you want to be associated with a certian style , class and exclusiveness, along with haute coutre elegance you dont vibe with the likes of TI and Tiny…any rapper for that matter except for maybe Kanye/Common…also no pop tarts like Brittney.

For the record, T.I. is not a negative role model, he is positive. He inspires others to achieve their dreams. Critics need to stop throwing stones when they live in glass houses.

….I will now TRANSFORM back into the funny idiotic LIQUIDMAN. EEECH, ONNNCH, ERRRCH, RAAAAAARCH! ….CORNBREAD, EARL AND ME!!!!

True story:

The following event takes place when I’m watching a rock band perform on Jay Leno, wearing Brawny gear, lumber boots and scraggly hair. I was talking to my sister at the time.

Christmas Jones: Why do white people in bands always look so raggedy?

Sister: Because they put their money in the bank.

True story.

@ blaq

“It real simple what is the worst thing a black american can be?….Poor! We will do anything in an attempt to not appear poor. This is why we are addicted to retail. We are trying to escape a very painful history of being second class citizens which was a come up from not being citizens at all. America as a whole worships money, status and so on. That is why the country is in a recession. We worship the dollar and all that comes with it. Until we are able to understand why we are the way we are, we cannot fix it. Yes slavery was a long time ago, but the pain was passed down generation after generation. Kanye put it best when he said “We’re trying to buy back our 40 acres”.”

you speak truth. thats what I’ve been trying to tell people, lol naw but seriously…money isn’t everything. We gotta learn to love ourselves FIRST before we love silver and gold, things that can be stolen or taken away in a moment.

Attention,

Please be advised that they have every right to be upset with this small package of absolute tastelessness. How dare he or any other rapper/waste of space think that they can just don one of the greats while looking like a “common thug”. Taking a cue from a previous post (one of the few that makes some sense), how on earth can any of these horrible representations of Black Men (who are usually absolute devine creations of God) attempt to wear the best of fashion and babble on about “No Homo”….talk about contradiction. Dearheart, Gay men turn unattractive women into divas and ghetto women into….well, let’s just leave it at that. Anyway, enough is enough. And for those of you who think that LV was actually in need of his or any other rappers approval….God help you and may you never be allowed to create children.

Smile dear, it’s comedy….pure comedy.

@ Shells, yeah you are right. Boycotting these designers is all well and good, but waht about the labels that produce and market mainstream hip hop, huh?

I say we stop buying that stupid music too. Then we can concentrate the wealth in our communitiees. C’mon, look at the Jews…and you don’t even know your boss is Jewish. they just discrete like that. NOt saying we need to start trying to pass, heckies naw, we just need to pass on buying this white man’s garbage called “hip-hop”

Christmas Jones,

Oh poo on you. The only ones addicted to retail are those who sadly can’t afford it. All you need are a few key pieces in your wardrobe and the rest can be thrift store chic. The biggest problem is you have fashionless people attempting to be fashionalbe withouth know the ABC’s of being fashionable.

God bless you all and remember, even Ross Dres for Less can be your friend….not mine of course…but yours because your special. Kiss, kiss, hug, hug and i’m on my way.

This is about business and protecting the copyright of your company logo. If you let it pass then a lawyer will use it to defend his case. Lucas Films, Apple, Louis Vutton…the list goes on and on.

@ BK Livin Love Baby…… You said: AND YOU SAID, IT BEST!!!!!!
Wait a minute….do you people REALLY think LV is lookin for the hip hop communities attention to increase revenue?
You people are keeping it dumb for the 09 I see hahahah!!!!! WELL PUT BK Livin.
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Louis Vuitton Malletier, commonly referred to as Louis Vuitton.
Happens to also be one of the oldest fashion houses in the world, having started in 1854!!!!!
Now for some of you, that may not have a calculator handy. This is the duration of 155 years.
Now for you highly ignorant blacks, and some whites out there, what does that mean to you?
Even the ones of you with
the smallest brains should be able to figure this tid-bid out.
It means that any company that has survived that long, did not need your black asses then, and they
surly do not need your black asses know.
To some companies it is not about sales, it is about prestige of the product, they put their names on.
Just like there is a difference between new money, and old money.
But that is another concept, that most of you would not even begin to understand.
And yes, I am black, for those of you wondering.
And remember it is just not about race. LV sued Britney Spears as well.
It is quite simple actually.
Certain companies simply do not want their products associated with trash,
Regardless of how much money the trash may have.
And I am quite willing to bet my fortune that,
Louis Vuitton will survive another 100 years without TI, or HIP-HOP…(BET) ARTOFWAR..

thats easy all black should ban Louis Vuitton and its racist acts do buy do were cut it off

The designers can’t help it if rappers volunteer to be walking billboards for them in the urban community which boosts bootleg sales more than anything else. That doesn’t mean they want the urban image broadcast to their whole customer base which consists mostly of upper middle class and rich people. Can’t no common folk afford to pay hundreds of dollars for a scarf or purse.

First and foremost Tommy Hilfiger never made a comment like that about Black people. He has never appeared on Oprah at all stating that, this is an urban legend that was started by I don’t know whom. In fact he is one of the few designers that have acknowledged the AA community’s earlier support of his clothes. Anyways I don’t feel sorry for these celebrities when these luxury brands start trying to disassociate their goods from them. These brands have the power and the right to do so if they want too. Although to some of us it may seem that these celebrities keep these companies in business the reality is that the majority of these luxury items are purchased by rich whites, Arabs and Asians, so real talk they don’t need our money because they will always have people who have the money to buy their stuff. And let’s be real, most of the hip hop artists who rock this stuff won’t have a pot to piss in a couple of years because of mismanagemnent of funds. These luxury companies have survived not thanks to AA but because of people with geneational money not hood rich money that can disappear and will most likely in a couple of years. Furthermore, let’s be real as a retailer of high end luxury goods would you like to see your brand on ghetto people (not saying that all black people rock luxury stuff ghetto style). As a retailer you want to put the best face forward for your brand and I’m sorry some of the artists make these brands look a hot ass mess.

If you want to support a wonderful Black designer, support Oswald Boateng.

CandyGirl

Thank you and hats off to U Nina Knows – you’ve really opened my eyes. Here I am – a black woman – buying Louis Vuitton on a regular. Breaking my bank -but then I won’t buy Fetish by Eve – a black sistah -now somemthing is wrong with this picture and me. Gucci, Loui, Chanel, Versace etc., not owned by blacks but bought by the masses of blacks. I’m going to have to step my game up and support my people. Again thank you Nina Knows.
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Thanks ma! basically to sum it up, at the end of the day money is power, especially in America. How you spend your money is alot more then just the item your buying..it also pumps power into a product. Just like today, Ed Hardy has the “power” Von Dutch had a couple of years ago. Our people spend our money with whoever, with no regard to who’s hand their relinquishing their power to. Buy Black, Spend Black.

We could go all day about what Tommy Hilfiger really said and who, what, when, where, and why Gucci, Louis, etc really markets their products for. But we are still left with not spending OUR money with US.

Break bread with brethren… it does come back. We build up other companies and let Kani, Fubu, etc fall by the wayside. Dont think other races dont know what their spending their money on. They dont throw around “swiss” watches, “german” technology, or “japanese” engineered… for nothing. Think about it.

Also, dont be bamboozled into the trickery of words.

When something is being sold by Black merchants, keywords are used like: cheap, fake or bootleg.

When the item is sold by white merchants, it’s usually: “costume” jewelry (fake) or fragrance “inspired” by Chanel (bootleg) or “faux” fur coat (cheap & fake).

Please dont be fooled, differnt words… same crap.

Jones New York was a black fashion designer who died of aids a few years back. His styles were for men and women and he was at the top of his game when he died. The fashion house that represented him tried to continue the line without much success. Although you will still find his clothes from time to time. His clothes reminded me of Calvin Klein.

Remember those dudes from FUBU who got all big headed when they sold a few pieces. They started bickering among themselves withen a year or two of being in business. The question is WHERE ARE THEY NOW?

It’s a shame that our Black brothers and sisters have not learned that these fashion designers do not cater nor care about our people and our communities. We do NOT need to support Louis Vuitton or any other fashion line that doesn’t want nor appreciate our culture’s support of their apparel. TRY BUYING AND SUPPORTING BLACK OWNED COMPANIES!!

I don’t think you lot are getting it yet. It’s about the way it’s worn. A black man could quite happily wear Louis Vuitton well in a classy, coordinated fashion and I’m sure it wouldn’t be an issue. They just don’t want them wearing rags around their neck with baggy jeans and lairy bapestas because they don’t want to be the next Burberry, BAPE. I saw some rapper called Young Berg wearing one of my favourite labels the other day. I’m terrified it will catch on and I’ll have to shut down half my closet.

But keep seeing a racist conspiracy if you want, the levels of paranoia are actually quite funny.

that’s whay I rock generic no names…I’m past the Roc, Sean Jean, PF and all the “urban” stuff…and this Aeropostle, Abercrombie, Hollister crap negroes seem to be on these days sickens me. It’s not made for us…I usually get fussed at when I say that, but if it was for us they’d show us it was for us.

Just today tho I seen a black girl on the American Eagle window display. I guess they want our money now, but at least they show us one of us. We wearing it so they should respect us, but the others don’t have to if they getting money regardless. That just means we should not buy it.

Most of my stuff now is random and people be feeling it cuz no one in the classroom got swagger like me, so hell with a name, I’m a G anyway.

@ Nina Knows. You took the words right out of my mouth.

‘In my opinion, we are particularly the ones that made Louis Vuitton what it is today’

Did you stress in my opinion because you subconciously knew that is the dumbest thing ever to be said on these boards?

they got people brainwashed into thinking that crap is something more than it is and they want to keep it that way

I totally agree. Urban lines are way to gawdy and ghetto. Id never be caught dead in it. We need classy not trashy.

firstly, companies that sell products do billions worth on market research & advertising so y’all are not the ones to tell them who can promote their image and boost their profits; they already know. with a high-end brand like louis vuitton,
secondly, although they would appreciate promotions but not at the expense of the essence of their image. they represent old money, class, and haute couture fashion.
listen to the words of that song and they do not flatter that image.
thirdly, any artist that doesn’t get sued for mentioning or showing the company’s logo is either getting paid for the indirect publicity or a monthly goodie bag of, hm, idk an LV shopping spree on the house. know that.

i’m not meaning to attack anyone but if you don’t understand marketing and the works, i understand why you’d blame such an ordeal on corporate america & its discriminatory tendencies.

well that’s not the case here, get over it.