INDUSTRY PEOPLE - day jobs?

[BonitaApplebum]

I always wondered, with streetwear companies, can the owners make a living off the companies or do you guys have day jobs too? If so, what do you do for the rest of the time that you're not doing clothing stuff?

[bnj]

i work at a store that sells streetwear
and complain on the side

[BonitaApplebum]

I'm bringing this back to the top because I'm really curious.

[IneedMoney©]

i want to know this to because not all these companys are successful...... and i know it cost money to make the clothing to sooooooo what do yall do???

[chuck]

<----Beachworks Surf Shop in South Coast Plaza/Brea Mall

we sell LRG, Obey, RVCA, Luxurie and more

[Kicks Reign Supreme]

Crunch numbers, bills, organize paperwork, money issues(loans, etc)

Basically all the hardwork is done behind the scenes:)

[Lafashiongod]

I work @ starbucks in the day and then try to sell my designs on myspace/hypebeast at night. 8)

[Diamond]

When I first started Diamond I worked at FTC skateshop in SF during the day and Bar backed at a busy restaurant in Ghiradelli Square at nite.
I also sold anything I could get my hands on....I Just hustled for enough money to produce shirts and hoodies. It was a rough long road tryin to make gear, have food on the table and pay rent, but it was all well worth it.

I started Diamond 8 years ago and have been living off Diamond alone for over six years.... I feel like I have the best job in the world and couldn't ask for anything more.

[JMANBB24]

I started Diamond 8 years ago and have been living off Diamond alone for over six years.... I feel like I have the best job in the world and couldn't ask for anything more.

your living a dream diamond, congrats!!!:)

[andrew3sixteen]

I still rock my day job.... it's been almost 3 years since I started 3sixteen and I've held a day job the entire way. It has nothing to do with what I enjoy but it pays the mortgage and puts food on the table, and I live comfortably so I cant really front on that. (I do IT consulting so I travel a lot and work at client sites with database programming and things of that nature.) Plus being married, I have responsibilities to own up to... it's not just about me anymore, I can't just run off and chase pipe dreams without them affecting other people besides me. I don't regret how things are, in fact things couldnt be better. Of course I would like to make 3sixteen my full time job and we're working towards making that happen one day... but for now, I'm comfortable and I've assembled a strong team that can help out with the company and cover all the necessary design/marketing/sales work that I can't always get to when I am occupied.

[danegerous]

we've been out since january and i've been livin easy since. new car, new blackberry, new place as of last friday, 57" TV, 24" comp monitor, $220 fishin' pole...spendin' cheese baby. No worries over here!

I also work for a major insurance company where I'm an agent in 18 states.

[GORILLARMS]

IM A PIMP!WHO HAPPEN TO KNOW HOW TO MAKE TSHIRTS

[Diamond]

I still rock my day job.... it's been almost 3 years since I started 3sixteen and I've held a day job the entire way. It has nothing to do with what I enjoy but it pays the mortgage and puts food on the table, and I live comfortably so I cant really front on that. (I do IT consulting so I travel a lot and work at client sites with database programming and things of that nature.) Plus being married, I have responsibilities to own up to... it's not just about me anymore, I can't just run off and chase pipe dreams without them affecting other people besides me. I don't regret how things are, in fact things couldnt be better. Of course I would like to make 3sixteen my full time job and we're working towards making that happen one day... but for now, I'm comfortable and I've assembled a strong team that can help out with the company and cover all the necessary design/marketing/sales work that I can't always get to when I am occupied.


Very respectable my dude.

[Ultra Fagnus]

we've been out since january and i've been livin easy since. new car, new blackberry, new place as of last friday, 57" TV, 24" comp monitor, $220 fishin' pole...spendin' cheese baby. No worries over here!

I also work for a major insurance company where I'm an agent in 18 states.

Dude, don't even try to front like Great Dane has afforded you all that shit. You've been living easy because you are an insurance agent in 18 states. If your "line" (believe me, I don't even want to validate it by calling it that, but IDK...) was really that bangin', you wouldn't be trying to sell backstock for chump change, or talk about how you learned the hardway about getting into the industry.

Oh yeah, personally I think you should just stick to insurance. It's obvious that design isn't your strong point.

[jimmaye]

Dude, don't even try to front like Great Dane has afforded you all that shit. You've been living easy because you are an insurance agent in 18 states. If your "line" (believe me, I don't even want to validate it by calling it that, but IDK...) was really that bangin', you wouldn't be trying to sell backstock for chump change, or talk about how you learned the hardway about getting into the industry.

Oh yeah, personally I think you should just stick to insurance. It's obvious that design isn't your strong point.

lol. wow.

[danegerous]

that's what i said. haha. this guy is what makes me get up every morning.

[steppingrazor]

Dude, don't even try to front like Great Dane has afforded you all that shit. You've been living easy because you are an insurance agent in 18 states. If your "line" (believe me, I don't even want to validate it by calling it that, but IDK...) was really that bangin', you wouldn't be trying to sell backstock for chump change, or talk about how you learned the hardway about getting into the industry.

Oh yeah, personally I think you should just stick to insurance. It's obvious that design isn't your strong point.


dude you really let his sarcasm fly over your head didnt ya?

[andrew3sixteen]

thanks man... sometimes i do wish that i could just throw caution to the wind and run with it, but i got people on payroll doing a good job and i am gonna ride it out (i make way more at the day job than i ever could off the clothing) and see what happens in the next year, as things look like they're going to grow pretty quickly. i'd rather be careful than end up with a company going belly up that i worked so hard on, and have nothing in my bank account as well.

Very respectable my dude.

[jaythestar]

^^^Sounds like a good plan

[danegerous]

the way i figure it, the average entrepanaur fails three times before he makes it. plus, it takes substantial risks and sweat to make anything work, like working out. so, i made some decent money this first time, even off a sucky line, I'll be honest. but i learned a hell of a lot. how to deal with retailers, customers, printers, etc. more than i ever would in my BA program.

now i know that customers are damn tough critics and i love it. we'll see if it pans out for the fall line.

but i too have a family, well i will. im getting married august 11 of this year. i want to be successful for my kids but i want to make the most of my life, too. i want to show people who doubted me that i was special and still am. that's why i was so happy meeting kanye, that really meant something to me.it felt like i was making things happen...

[Egpt!?]

here we go again...lol

[danegerous]

oh stop it. i think you follow me around just to make fun of me...it's like high school all over again.

[DUM]

*puts Dane in trash can*

*feels cool*

[danegerous]

*puts Dane in trash can*

*steals lunch money*

*feels cool*



^edited^

[Egpt!?]

looool

[Egpt!?]

* egpt wakes up and logs in to hypebeast *
* searches all new posts by danegerous *
* proceeds to flame him in every single one of them *

[danegerous]

that's really, REALLY true

[nextup85]

Man Im starting to feel bad for you, mr. Dane, whats your paypal so I send you a sympathy dollar...

[danegerous]

hahaha. don't feel bad for me. im working real hard to make sure i have enough haters on my tail. that means im doing something right...

[dblockdosmil]

Man Im starting to feel bad for you, mr. Dane, whats your paypal so I send you a sympathy dollar...
lol send me 1 dammit

[Hybrid Moments]

Am I the only one who thinks Dane is a cool dude? He's aiight, man!!

And it's all about holding down that day job, having something to fall back on.

Granted, I'd LOVE to tell my boss "blow me" and just bounce, but being there helps me out with alot of my shit, i.e. tees, hoodies, jackets. What you know about lasering??

http://i6.tinypic.com/1zgs2o4.jpg

[DUM]

^dope.

[Egpt!?]

hahaha. don't feel bad for me. im working real hard to make sure i have enough haters on my tail. that means im doing something right...


do i need to tell you that is not true? i hate on stuff when it sucks, that is not doing something right at allllll...

[Egpt!?]

Am I the only one who thinks Dane is a cool dude? He's aiight, man!!

And it's all about holding down that day job, having something to fall back on.

Granted, I'd LOVE to tell my boss "blow me" and just bounce, but being there helps me out with alot of my shit, i.e. tees, hoodies, jackets. What you know about lasering??

http://i6.tinypic.com/1zgs2o4.jpg


dope dope! are those keychains?

[jaythestar]

Im digging the laser engraving

[danegerous]

nice! im about to cop all invasion has to offer...

[jeremy]

i want one of those keychains!!!!!! haha or is it a belt buckle? :X cause if it is i want it even more ;X if its not a belt buckle, make oneeee

[Ultra Fagnus]

I hate on dude for having way too much swagger and not enough clout. Dude hasn't done anything noteworthy, and yet his approach towards topics on this board always come off as condescending. Talk about being an internet hero. And regardless of whether you have or haven't "blown up" in Chicago, guess what? IT DOESN'T FUCKING MATTER. That city is five years behind on everything anyways. Isn't that right DBlock?

Also, Dane and Invasion should go get a room so that they can mutually masturbate each other in privacy. Seriously dawg, instead of spending money on laser engraved wood block keychains, why don't you work on actually making some worthwhile designs. Two crappy lines big upping each other, how cute.

[steppingrazor]

im pretty sure he was saying that his job helps him do shit like that lasering. he probably got them done for free.

[dblockdosmil]

I hate on dude for having way too much swagger and not enough clout. Dude hasn't done anything noteworthy, and yet his approach towards topics on this board always come off as condescending. Talk about being an internet hero. And regardless of whether you have or haven't "blown up" in Chicago, guess what? IT DOESN'T FUCKING MATTER. That city is five years behind on everything anyways. Isn't that right DBlock?

Also, Dane and Invasion should go get a room so that they can mutually masturbate each other in privacy. Seriously dawg, instead of spending money on laser engraved wood block keychains, why don't you work on actually making some worthwhile designs. Two crappy lines big upping each other, how cute.
Lol the funny part is u havent done shit to be sayin that you havent done a damn thing to tower yourself over others raising your opion above all like your god but your not and someday i hope you'll understand that but if you ever come to chicago holla at me cuz you aint gonna leave without an ass beatin

[KillaKate]

this thread is taking an ugly turn.

[Kicks Reign Supreme]

I hate on dude for having way too much swagger and not enough clout. Dude hasn't done anything noteworthy, and yet his approach towards topics on this board always come off as condescending. Talk about being an internet hero. And regardless of whether you have or haven't "blown up" in Chicago, guess what? IT DOESN'T FUCKING MATTER. That city is five years behind on everything anyways. Isn't that right DBlock?

Also, Dane and Invasion should go get a room so that they can mutually masturbate each other in privacy. Seriously dawg, instead of spending money on laser engraved wood block keychains, why don't you work on actually making some worthwhile designs. Two crappy lines big upping each other, how cute.


I fucking love you man. You are hilarious:)

[dblockdosmil]

^^^^w-w-w-w-wait, he's just playin?!?!? OOOOOOOoK lol i thought his ass was serious lol

[FATCOP XXL]

The two creatives behind the FATCOP XXL brand are both creative professionals- one designing for the brand Akademiks and the other as a proffessional architect.

please visit our new and improved website
www.fatcopxxl.com

[danegerous]

The two creatives behind the FATCOP XXL brand are both creative professionals- one designing for the brand Akademiks and the other as a proffessional architect.

please visit our new and improved website
www.fatcopxxl.com


^^^that's how you spam!!!

[nextup85]

Damn ultra fagnus kind of looks like tom cruise in his avatar picture..

[DUM]

^sarcasm?

[nextup85]

What do you mean? Dude kinda looks like tom

[DUM]

That is a picture of Tom Cruise.

[nextup85]

^^^sarcasm?

[DUM]

Nope that's Tom.

[nextup85]

Are you sure? He looks kinda different, you know in a ultra fag kinda way...8)

[danegerous]

wow, those lat 5 posts are radical.

[Mackland]

tom cruise never admitted it, but he's bisexual. he confessed it at the first oprah show behind the screen. his relation with miss d. creek is just a cover up for his multi affaires with other male celebrities