T-shirt blog TheUtee.com reviewed the "Red Baron" shirt. Paul, the one who runs the blog, writes up an honest review about the shirt and I definitely appreciate it. Read what was said on theUtee here .It's also interesting to see what one blog says about the shirt compared to another. If you didn't know, TeeSpotter reviewed this tee as well.(click here to read that review) I definitely appreciate the write ups.
Jen from Tee Spotter writes a pretty damn good review on Branded Baron. Tee Spotter is slowly creeping up to be a good blog on t-shirts. Check out the review, I must say it has to be one of the best ones we received. Read here: http://teespot.wordpress.com/2010/12/14/branded-baron-review/ Again, thank you Jen for the write up.
On Friday my boy Joe had a fundraiser for the Wounded Warrior Project (foundation to help injured soldiers) which was sponsored by Branded Baron down at the bar Whitestone. Joe was guest bartending, so he and the female bartender were rocking Branded Baron shirts for this event.
It got packed early and some of the big shots from Wall Street finished a couple of bottles of Patrón early since it was a charity special that night. There were musicians playing early and then the party music came on after. Branded Baron did sponsor this event, so there were some shirts given out that night. There were promo cards and stickers given out as well. I really like that the one sticker was stuck by the beer on tap. I know the Wounded Warrior Project will be receiving a nice check from the money raised at this charity event.
A Red Baron t-shirt was a must, especially since the name of the company has the word "baron" in it and I was glad we were able to release this design for the summer. The sketch shown was the original concept for the Red Baron tee. As you can see, it was basically identical as what you see on the shirt, except the shirt of course is more detailed. I wanted the design to be clean and not gritty, because Manfred von Richthofen was a fine tactical combat pilot. It was necessary to show the triplane and the original sketch didn't give a clear example. In the final result, you can see the plane diving down, which was a popular maneuver that was used by the Red Baron when he went to attack. I did not want a gritty pilot, especially since the Von Richtofen wasn't very rough in appearance according to the pictures available. I didn't want to the design to be in honor as well, but more of Branded Baron's "Red Baron". The plane, name of the design, and cross is where the resemblance ends. I wanted to have the crazy cartoon like missiles to give the design a bold and explosive feel. The style was influenced by street art and a certain video game. See if you can figure it out. I did make sure that they were original and that the illustrations were not copied from anywhere. I felt the target in the background fit very well, because fighter pilots have to be aces at what they do and hit their target. The border was to give it an alarmed and retro feel, with the top not closed, so you can see the pilot is coming down from the sky. The "Air Fresh" was removed, because it didn't fit and sounded more like a commercial airline. The design had to be fly, because the idea was "red baron" and what's another synonym for "cool", "fresh", "dope"? Fly. There were other ideas brought up and tried out for the design, but simply did not make the final design. I think the final result is fantastic and if you don't have one, I suggest you purchase it before they're gone. There are some sizes that are no longer in stock and there will not be any reprints.
Purchase here: http://www.brandedbaron.com/product/red-baron
I hoped you like the little glimpse of the Red Baron design. Red Baron was a baron for being the best pilot. Branded Baron we're out provide the best apparel for the people.
Saturday was cool, because I was interviewed on Real Deal Radio. Real Deal is definitely a cool hip hop show that interviews emcees and have them perform, but the way they go about it is very entertaining. I'll post a video from the whole day with Jay Wise later. So I met Crusafix of Real Deal a week before and he wanted to get me on for a small interview. I was definitely ready to do it and let people know about Branded Baron. I've seen the show multiple times and it's very entertaining. We spoke about having me and bringing Jay Wise on for a bit as well, so I told him to meet me at a certain time at a certain location. I forgot that he injured himself playing ball(I broke his ankle with a crossover) and he couldn't drive. I was handling business, so I had to go pick him up. I saw him and we both were wearing the same Branded Baron t-shirt. That wasn't going to work, so he switched to the Listen To Your Heart black t-shirt(Purchase here) We drove to the city I grew up in, Union City and proceeded to walk to Real Deal. On today's 3p.m. episode they had fellow Stronghold crew emcee L.I.F.E.Long. He's worth checking out and he's releasing a new record soon. Once we arrived I knew where we were going by the smell of an herbal essence. I forgot that Hip hop enjoys some company from a particular plant. I'm not one that'll partake in the festivities of herbs, so I just deal with it. I'm there in business mode, ready to share info about Branded Baron. While waiting for when I go on, I see a new music video from L.I.F.E.Long as well here about his past and new info on his music. I've seen him before and he's dope. I texted Crusafix telling him Jay has a music video to, if you want show it while he's there, but we find out that they have to reschedule him. Jay Wise was cool with it and he gets to see what the show is about and preps himself when he's on. Besides I figure it's hard for him to perform while on crutches. You can perform, but I figure he wants to perform really well.
At a midway point, they bring me on and we discuss Branded Baron. I grabbed some shirts real quick before I left, so I can show the viewers and everyone on Real Deal. I took the bigger sizes, because I know in Hip Hop, some people like their shirts a bit baggier. What can I say, I had a hustler's mentality and figured I'd get a sale. What can I say the shirts got a positive response. L.I.F.E.Long and his boy went crazy over my shirts the most. His boy bought the Gamer tee(I had one XL left) and L.I.F.E. picked up the red Astrohop. I have to speak to him, because he has a show July 1st and he's going to be wearing it while he performs. He's going to send me some music to share with you. At one point he thought the brand was called Red Baron clothing, but he corrected himself, so I'm not mad at him. He just found out and I showed the Red Baron shirt, so I can see the confusion. When he performed, he freestyled and mentioned the Red Baron in it. That was hot, because to see the shirt being mentioned out of no where was cool. After my little segment they went back to interviewing and talking to the guest emcee.
After it ended, everyone chilled for a bit. Real Deal was prepping for the next show, since they have 3 episodes a day. I was on episode 183, check out the whole thing at WWW.LIVESTREAM.COM/REALDEALRADIO201 Jay filmed two parts of the appearance, but I'm showing a segment here. The other half will partially be shown in a video of Jay & I on the digital recap. I'd like to thank everyone at Real Deal Radio for allowing me to be on, thanks to L.I.F.E.Long for now being a supporter and his boy for rocking a new tee as well. I look forward to chillin with all of you guys again.
Adam of IAmTheTrend.Com wrote an review about the new Branded Baron tees and I feel it was an interesting take on it. Everyone has so many different opinions and it's great to see what they think of the designs. I particularly disagree with his thoughts on the "Red Baron" shirt, but I can see where he wanted the direction of the design to go. I happened to guide it in a different way and feel the design worked. I'll assume we'll agree to disagree. He also highlights the "Sorcerer Hands", which I feel may be the most underrated design we have, but it looks good. Real good. Men shirts are available here http://www.brandedbaron.com/product/sorcerer-hands Female V-necks are available here http://www.brandedbaron.com/product/sorcerer-hands-v-neck
Thank you Adam for the review. Check it out, share, retweet, and/or comment on the post. I definitely suggest that you comment on it. Do you agree with what was said or disagree? Do you think the "Red Baron" should have been ripped apart? Was the "Sorcerer Hands" rightly praised? Let us know, I know we all would like to see the reaction.
What a better way to match your Jordans then with the Red Baron shirt and the red Astrohop shirt. These go great and you'll no doubt be No Less Than Stunningly Fresh.
