egyptmachine wrote:
I wouldn't really call them "clothing designers", more like graphic artists who can screen print.  Also I do agree with whoever said about being a walking ad.

exactly. and all you are doing is buying their logo. so in fact you are paying for their advertisment and wearing it, too. I can get a t shirt anywhere, and a pair of shorts, pants,etc.
I was just wondering why some call themselves clothing designers but offer nothing more than simple casual wear with nothing different about them than anyone else but their logo.

area291 wrote:
Gee, now that's a novel idea...

Glamour Boulevard wrote:
This is not meant as a put down but I have to ask.What about putting your logo on a piece of clothing, like a t shirt and such makes what you have produce any different than anyone else?
  I see a lot of designers on here who basically have  items such as t shirts and such with their logo on it.

if people are willing to pay more money just to say that they have a certain designers products, why not put my logo on a t shirt? i put my logo on certain designes in order to brand them. it makes it a little less appealing if somone were to copy the design it would seem as if somthing is missing, hopfully.

hasan wrote:

if people are willing to pay more money just to say that they have a certain designers products, why not put my logo on a t shirt? i put my logo on certain designes in order to brand them. it makes it a little less appealing if somone were to copy the design it would seem as if somthing is missing, hopfully.

I believe you are completely missing the point of my question.

lll wrote:
The quality of that t-shirt does not change.  But its value does.

And how much that design/logo adds value to that blank Fruit-of-the-loom is up to the consumer.  It's a value-added process, not a quality-added process.

but my main question, again is,why do some people consider themselves a clothing designer when all they have is plain ordinary t shirts and such and they just slap their logo on it?to be considered a designer, dont you usually have to design something different? to not design something  different than the others to me makes you just a clothing copier, not designer.

lll wrote:
Why not?  A logo isn't a design?

Most designers make a line of clothing that gives them their names (like all those stuff on the runway), then makes another line of "everyday clothing" that people can actually wear on the street.  Those tend to be t-shirts and things.  Ralph Lauren pioneered that trend and is still making tons of money using that business model.

Do you know how much Intel just paid its design firm to get its new logo?

logo designers and clothing designers are completely different. If you consider designing a logo and slapping it on a t shirt to be clothing design then I have been a clothing designer since I was about 12,lol.
putting a decal on a bumper does not make you an automobile designer

lll wrote:
You know I don't hate ya, GB.

Give it time and you will be joining that club probably

Glamour Boulevard wrote:
but my main question, again is,why do some people consider themselves a clothing designer when all they have is plain ordinary t shirts and such and they just slap their logo on it?

The first response I provided was facetious as I thought the question was the same.  But now that I see it wasn't, it goes to Marketing 101 and the importance of branding.  The branding statement sells more clothing than designs or comfort combined.

area291 wrote:
The first response I provided was facetious as I thought the question was the same.  But now that I see it wasn't, it goes to Marketing 101 and the importance of branding.  The branding statement sells more clothing than designs or comfort combined.

Whew! That was a fantastic answer.

area291 wrote:

The first response I provided was facetious as I thought the question was the same.  But now that I see it wasn't, it goes to Marketing 101 and the importance of branding.  The branding statement sells more clothing than designs or comfort combined.

I understand, people are suckers for logos, the clothing could be crap but if they like the logo and if the company represents itself just right it can make millions/billions just from a logo.
But I still dont see slapping a logo on something that is exactly like something else as clothing *design* lol.

Glamour Boulevard wrote:
But I still dont see slapping a logo on something that is exactly like something else as clothing *design* lol.

lol. Good thing some of us are a LOT more creative. I can't say I've ever designed a t-shirt! ;-)

Glamour Boulevard wrote:
This is not meant as a put down but I have to ask.What about putting your logo on a piece of clothing, like a t shirt and such makes what you have produce any different than anyone else?
  I see a lot of designers on here who basically have  items such as t shirts and such with their logo on it.

the logo can be a piece of art in and of itself and people will often pay more to have it on items. i place my logo on certain products in order to advertise my company and maybe discourage imitators.

SoVi-Southern Vitality wrote:
People do it cause they can. I hate that too more than anything!!! I know so many people who all of a sudden "have a clothing line". They don't even go so far as to employ REAL designers to sew for them-that would at least put some truth to the statement. You can really get away with that crap here in Houston. There are so many fly-by-night lines it stupid. There are only 2 schools here that have fashion design programs, but none of the local boutiques carry their clothing!! I design some of my own pieces but don't tell anyone I have a line cause I don't. I actually started with a line of shirts that were all original designs. From there I would make or alter the female shirts as I saw fit. I think if you're gonna do the shirt thing, call it what it is-a line of T-Shirts. Marc Ecko started with only 6 t-shirt designs (he was a graffitti artist) that sold over and over. THEN he became a fashion designer. But you can't tell some folks that cause they think you're being a hater and get offended so easily. I just sit back and watch them fail. hee hee

I totally agree.