it's because most people want terrible merch, they want the bright red crew neck tee with the band's name across the chest and a list of tour dates down the back. this may seem like a joke but everyone i know that has done merch for a band (or is in a band) will tell you, they always run out of the ugliest shirt first.
i can't tell you why this is. maybe people think if you can clearly read the artist's name when they're wearing it other people will think they're cool? i have no clue. now there are certain marketing purposes in a band putting their name on a shirt but i am always drawn to the shirts where the artist's name is not exactly front and center. it wouldn't bother me at all if the band's name wasn't even on there. and i always prefer my merch to be at least a smidgen rock n' roll.
i literally spent the last half hour perusing the merch stores of all of the artists i listen to on the regular. these are bands that i LOVE. bands that i've shelled out hundreds of dollars for tickets for. bands that i've skipped out of work to go see. bands that have made me tear up in the middle of the pit because their music just gets me.
i found four shirts that i would maybe pay money for. maybe. out of all these bands that make my heart swell with happiness there were four items of merchandise that i would consider buying if i had an extra $30 lying around.
this shirt. i would 100% wear this shirt.
a chevron print on a crew neck sweatshirt = <3 div="">
you can't go wrong with a 'classic' black tee (ha!)
muscle tanks are my jam these days.
muscle tanks cut for girls are even better.
feel free to disagree. maybe it's just because i love my clothes to fall on the greyscale but if i'm shelling out my bucks it's gotta be something i want to wear. if you're in a band, make your merch look something like this (or better, i'm not opposed to better). and if you're reading this and not in a band, my birthday is tomorrow so if you want to buy me one of these, i will accept belated birthday gifts ;)
xo
I've always liked wearing artist shirts that clearly display their name or album logo, simply because I want other fans of named artist to quickly recognize it (nothing like getting the head nod from a fellow fan) and because I hope to somehow be a walking advertisement for the artist. I feel like if the shirt I'm wearing doesn't make it clear who it is, then no one unfamiliar with the artist will ever google the artist's name after seeing the shirt.
ReplyDeletethose are all fair reasons. there's a reason bands put their name on their merch...hello, walking advertising...i just don't prefer it. and besides, the true fans always know ;)
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