Am I alone in hating clothes with logos or pictures printed on them? Trying to find a nice plain T-shirt for children is almost impossible - they all have TV characters etc on them. And lots of adult clothes do too. I avoid them like the plague.
If I understand your first email correctly, Redolly, you have Aspergers syndrome and you have logically identified an interesting point. Mentioning brands in posts is advertising the product concerned. It is a recommendation not a paid advert but the result is probably simiar. Where is the dividing line?
i apologise for putting a link forward that exampled a selection of alternatives to slogans which also included sales - rather than saying the name of the company like others have above .. i personally prefer beautiful art on t'shirts if i was to buy one than to h&m
I have one T shirt with anything on it. It shows a falling cat with fur standing on end, all claws extended and a panic stricken look on it's face. The slogan reads..."I am perfectly calm"
As regards things with names splashed across them Timberland, Dolce & Gabbana etc, why on earth should I be expected to pay a silly amount of money to act as a walking billboard?
no i wasnt advertising my own gallery is at minimal profit % the company i use gets pretty much all the money.
as an Aspergic artist even my friends have said id be happy watching grass for a living and still find it interesting over exciting and be able to write mountains about it, trying to relax into my own personality is still difficult
this probably also goes into the fact that i absolutely HATE most slogans and logo's ~ and also a coincedence that i had a conversation with my fiance last night on this subject. i asked him 'why do so many people like cartoons and silly pictures ~ the answer was because it's easy ! tacky items are a release from reality harmless fairy tales and un' offensive .. they're easy to wear .. But personally i like beautiful art .. originality ... & something meaningful !
Amazon sell "Fruit of the loom" plain t shirts in lots of colours and sizes. I have bought them for GC and they're really nice quality. Just go to Amazon.co.uk and put in a search for "t shirt"
It is even worse in France, where they write meaningless phrases in "English". DH bought a pair of plain pyjamas and then opened the packet and found that they had "NO RISK" in large letters across the front of the shorts....
I've spent two days this week trying to find good quality T shirts in plain colours with no luck at all. M&S used to be the place to get them but now it's the same junk as everywhere else. I will have a look at Landsend.
Landsend do fab plain t-shirts and polo shirts for little ones they are that bit more expensive but they wash and wash and keep their shape,Luke aged 8 is wearing some that belonged to his elder brother so DD is very pleased with the initial expenditure.For everyday sports t-shirts sainsburys is good and I think you can get 3 in a pack for £5.00 ?
No under sail jeni I agree kids clothes embellished to death. yuk. Plainer ones in places like sainsbury's - cheap packets of 3. The whole logo for older folks thing is a scam - conning customers into becoming walking advertisements!
No do not like logos and too many pictures but almost impossible to find plain tops for kids. Am sure we are not the only few who think this but they always tell us the market is driven by demand. I think they lie!