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good post, and pelle did update their fits, Ninja and I brought it up a few pages back, him with pics. I tried one on yesterday and boy are they comfy. That supple leatherthis thread is stupid funny for a lot of reasons, especially that Jim Jones video. 145th & B'way has always been that kind of horse traders atmosphere, but even funnier is that kind of Intimidation Negotiation stuff definitely did go on Around that time. I was in the store next door to the one in the video owned by the same guys back in 97 or 98 and the final sale price was agreed upon for some Iceberg sweaters with the customer flashing the butt of his gun to get everything at the 50% off price a few weeks before they started their seasonal iceberg/coogi sale, and I damn sure finished my selection as quickly as possible after him and argued that the other dude just got 50% off for the same amount of Iceberg clothes
I would actually agree with Ninjahood on this... like of all the traditionally "urban-wear" brands Pelle Pelle Probably has lasted the longest in some "Urban-Acceptable" form or another. I don't really wanna use a movie like "paid in full" as a Reference point to say it was there in the 80's or 70's being rocked heavy, but definitely since the Early 90's Urban Individual's from places such as "da hood" have worn, or aspired to wear, Pelle Pelle Jackets. If you went out to the premier Hip-Hop Parties from the 90's to this Winter Right now in NYC you'll see numerous cats in their with Pelle Pelle Jackets on, and they would usually be the ones with alotta money that were being looked up too or hated on by others. If you live in NYC right now and you go out to the clubs the rappers do events at, it is guaranteed you will see some dude haggling with the cashier for a cheaper admission, and then pull a giant knot of bills out his pocket and pay
The Brands gone through Many Different Styles of Jackets, a Bunch the vast majority of people would deem as gaudy, or too ugly to wear, but they have Endured in NYC and Northern NJ as I've seen, and Places in the midwest like Chicago from what I've Heard among the "Urban" Crowd. I really can't think of any brand that has been Really POPULAR in the urban crowd for as long. Plenty of brands still exist from that time period, but its not cool to wear Sean John, or Avirex, or Rocawear anymore... they still sell Karl Kani and Fubu in china and Japan, and though Marc Echo runs a Billion Dollar Company that distributes a handful of brands, you won't see anyone frontin in their ECKO Gear tryin to show out like cats do right now in their Pelle's in NYC and Chi. Its not my particular taste anymore, and I'm sure its not most peoples, but across the board for strictly urban its still standing strong, and I'd challenge sme to give a reason why thats not true
I don't think they'll fall off soon, because I do think they will update their fits in the Near future just like they have with their styles over the years, but they'll wax and wane like they have for their 30 years, because they have developed a timeless brand name in the urban community. Avirex had their time, NBA leather had their time, Al-Wissam etc etc but Pelle seems to keep coming back between it all every time. As long as what they make can jackets that compliment the other clothing trends as they have since they 90's they can be viable becase they've built a name that means something to a core audience
I dont see how stussy or nike or gucci can even come up in the conversation regarding urbanwear whether its niche or not... because bottomline pelle pelle has hit their target for 30 years now
Stussy's the originator of streetwear and has become legendary on that right, nike's business makes athletic gear for EVERY Sport while having a portion of their garments become hip-hop staples but that is farvfrom the core of their business, and gucci's high end, but Pelle Pelle has been all Urban for a GOOD Long Time, not trying to target anyone but, and thats okay and allowed their continued success in that market for a longer period than anyone with that goal. I just don't see how trying to keep bringing up brands like that even has a place in the conversation because they are avoiding the prime statement of the post and those people should "weld" their words in other posts