French streetwear brand jumps into the political fray!
Did you spend your morning watching former FBI director James Comey answer questions about Donald J. Trump? It was billed as “must-see TV” a “political superbowl” and “like the NCAA men’s basketball tournament” though in reality it was none of these things. It was dry like tinder and echoey like a canyon.
Do you now have Donald J. fatigue or can you not get enough? Do you wake up and Google MAGA or Dump Trump or are you generally ambivalent?
Do you sometimes wish a surf brand would get into the game an make a t-shirt for you to wear at rallies (either pro something or con something) or even just to sit around the house watching Fox and Friends?
Well guess what? We live in the future where all you desires are almost immediately gratified!
Volcom has just released a limited-edition political series under the tag Cancel History Stop Hatred.
T-shirts feature two hands shaking, one sporting a gag buzzer, above the words “American politics.”
Another says, “Can we please get some peace and quiet around here?” and has two fingers making a victory sign.
Another says “Do a cutback on the war budget”
By “war budget” do you think Volcom means “military spending” or is the brand referring to some specific “war budget” it would like to see cut back?
Wouldn’t it be deliciously cruel if the shirt was referencing the War on Poverty’s budget and cost $1500.00 and stitched with gold-dipped yarn and the dashed hopes and dreams of the homeless? And also had a pocket for opioids?
I suppose that’s why you visit BeachGrit but can’t you just pretend, for one moment, that you have a heart?
Volcom sucks now that the original guys are not involved. It’s a French money making bs company,,I mean, who buys so called surf clothes anyway? Didn’t that end back in 2008..
Haha, French streetwear brand. Subtle. I like!
I fucking love it when the work experience kid’s idea makes it from their computer screen and onto someone’s chest. Their parents will be so proud!
i think you do every work experience kid a dis-service here. they are lovely little dears who if trained right make excellent godfathers (* 1 1/2 oz scotch
* 1/2 oz Amaretto). this is 40+ management ‘anti-establishment’ through and through.
Oh no, I’m all for them! I myself once wrote the wedding captions for the local rag whilst wearing an ill fitting woolen jumper. That’s why I know the unbridled joy of actual productivity while being baby sat.
Are these shirts made in Bangladesh or China?
Do a cut back on manufacturing budgets.
Look, I’ll be the first to roast any surf brand, but I’ve got many “The Only Arms We Need (huggy graphic)” Volcom promo patches from the mid 90’s. So at least they’re in touch with their past… in this particular instance?
No roast! I’m just heartless.
The first step in overcoming a problem is admitting that it exists. I love your problems though please don’t change
Nah, you must roast! We loves the roast!
Chazza, In what way are Volcom ‘French’?
Is this merely a cultural reference which I have been hitherto, unaware?
BTW: How easy is it to set up a ‘Label’? Do I just start selling whacky Tshirts and colourful Chinese-made tail pads with my logo on them and hope one of the Big Beasts buy me out? Asking for a friend.
Veec was bought by Kering which is French! And I don’t know. What’s your friend’s label called?
Ahhh I see. My bad.
No label yet. “He’s” just fishing for ideas to make a buck.
You could do a combined surf/fishing brand. Ohhhh, hang on, the Mad Hueys have that covered. Surf/Chardonnay sipping socilaista? There’s got to money in that.
Noah Deane will be feeling real cool when he is told to wear these!
I don’t think he’ll understand, at all.
Playing the fool don’t make him the fool. Noa is actually well-versed on world issues and he is after all the making more money than anyone else commenting on this website.
Hmmm. My comment was (of course) facetious and I see your point, but I get the feeling there are a few players here occasionally that are more than their non de plume / writing styles may appear .
I mean, millionaires gotta talk shit too huh?
facetious? Of course it was.
It might be time for the Kerring Group to do a cutback on the Volcom budget
Volcom please… stick to what you know best. Wasting money on north shore beach front property. Worst t-shirt slogans of all time on these shirts. Slater and company are now off the hook for the pathetic Outer Known “It’s Not OK” tagline on a $50 t-shirt.
CAE – conglomerates against establishment.
funny how they parade Wooly out there every Feb at pipe like he’s holding the reigns