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What's up newschoolers. I would just like to say that http://www.ec3clothing.com/ is now open for business! We are a small clothing company currently hailing from Montana. We are duo of young kids just trying to spread peace and love through our passion of art. This is just our summer line and will have new renditions come October. Check it out, tell me what you think, buy it, love it or hate it just any kind of feedback would be cool, thanks!
congrats dude! put some pictures of people wearing the clothes. options look pretty makeshift like you haven't made any clothes yet. but other than that, good site. keep living the dream!
Our clothes just got in today so I have not had time to update better photos like people wearing them but by the weekend the website will be updated. Thanks man!
Being a small company you can't compete with prices of large companies that order large stock. Once we have a little bit of financial cushion, because believe me we came from nothing, we can then order larger quantities of stock from manufacturers which then in turn lowers the price of an individual shirt. Thanks for the input though man.
"Two alchemists one night were in the lab cooking up something special when they discovered a new potent clothing company. By combing two pints of energy and 20 mg of environment, the end product was pure ecstasy in the form of enlightened collective. At enlightened collective we stand for three things energy, environment and ecstasy. We believe that anything is possible with these three ingredients. In our clothing you will find these three things sublimally or very blantant. We stand for knowledge, gratitude, and self worth. Now feast your consuming eyes upon our visual ecstasy we call enlightened collective or EC3 Clothing. Cooking up batches daily, you want a hit?"
Just my opinion but I think this is pretty brutal.
Tank top costed the same as the hoodie to make. Erikk please go into more detail of why you find our about brutal? Need more info so I can get a better understanding of what the consumer wants. And to the poster talking about the island vibes tank, it's an island in the middle of the ocean, I find it art you don't have to.
rylee.the.jediAnd to the poster talking about the island vibes tank, it's an island in the middle of the ocean, I find it art you don't have to.
WHOA dude. Slow down. I looked at your site again and it turns out my fears were justified. Your "art" is actually an agenda with hidden messages. You are trying to brainwash the young, impressionable masses with hidden meanings. I took one of your tanks, held it up to a mirror, and sure enough, the seemingly "random lines" was actually "GAY" written in a mirror. Please stop trying to corrupt today's youth. Jesus would not approve.
iFlipWHOA dude. Slow down. I looked at your site again and it turns out my fears were justified. Your "art" is actually an agenda with hidden messages. You are trying to brainwash the young, impressionable masses with hidden meanings. I took one of your tanks, held it up to a mirror, and sure enough, the seemingly "random lines" was actually "GAY" written in a mirror. Please stop trying to corrupt today's youth. Jesus would not approve.
Proof:
Thank you for starting my day off with a good laugh
ANUSTARTHow much money did your parents pump into this project?
My parents didn't pump in any money, started from nothing and I work 3 jobs so I can make something out of nothing. But hey bro it's all hardwork round here homie.
iFlipWhy do you have a picture of an Asian's breast sticking out of the water with a really weird nipple tassel on it on a shirt????
rylee.the.jediMy parents didn't pump in any money, started from nothing and I work 3 jobs so I can make something out of nothing. But hey bro it's all hardwork round here homie.
Never spend your own money, especially when your fresh new clothing company is generating no income. Scrap the whole idea, work on your designs, maybe even try and sell a shirt on http://www.thecottonbureau.com - If you can do that and have success with it, then I'd say you're ready to start your own clothing company.
I admire your motivation and ambition but you need to start smaller, do market research and test your product. You should never have printed all of those shirts without testing the designs with a focus group.
Not my cup of tea but hey, maybe some other people might like them.
KazabazuaNever spend your own money, especially when your fresh new clothing company is generating no income. Scrap the whole idea, work on your designs, maybe even try and sell a shirt on http://www.thecottonbureau.com - If you can do that and have success with it, then I'd say you're ready to start your own clothing company.
I admire your motivation and ambition but you need to start smaller, do market research and test your product. You should never have printed all of those shirts without testing the designs with a focus group.
Not my cup of tea but hey, maybe some other people might like them.
Don't get discouraged and keep trying!
Hey thanks man! I definitely see what you're saying we probably should have started smaller but we became pretty popular with the designs we would release in our community so I thought we were ready for the next step. But I'm attending college for business and marketing so marketing is something I'm already planning on hitting heavy.
Wait, you're not 12? LOL! This makes it all soooo much more laughable. If you're "attending college for business and marketing" then I sincerely hope you're getting straight Fs because your "business sense" and "marketing" absolutely sucks. Hilarious thread.
iFlipWait, you're not 12? LOL! This makes it all soooo much more laughable. If you're "attending college for business and marketing" then I sincerely hope you're getting straight Fs because your "business sense" and "marketing" absolutely sucks. Hilarious thread.
I'm an incoming freshman this fall so I haven't taken those classes yet. But is my marketing really that bad? I mean I didn't have to pay any money for every reply you comment on this post and that sends me right back to the top of gabber for more people to see. Again thank you man you just hate while I save money off you. Peace
honestly it looks pretty average man. try doing something different and outside of the whole swagfag "streetwear" thing going on right now. i know you might think that there's money to be made in that market but you are literally competing with thousands of other startup clothing companies.
you want to get noticed? be innovative cuz full print hoodies and tee shirts with bottles on them has been done long before you thought of it.
louie.miragsTo paraphrase a convo between Joe Rogan and Duncan Trussell:
"You should be weary of anybody who considers themselves enlightened"
I don't consider myself enlightened I strive to be enlightened, I will never know all that I could but I will strive to know. I will keep evolving it's the natural laws of the universe is to keep evolving. We are called enlightened collective because we are a bunch of kids who strive to become enlightened through each other's expierences because connections are everything they can make you or break you.
honestly it looks pretty average man. try doing something different and outside of the whole swagfag "streetwear" thing going on right now. i know you might think that there's money to be made in that market but you are literally competing with thousands of other startup clothing companies.
you want to get noticed? be innovative cuz full print hoodies and tee shirts with bottles on them has been done long before you thought of it.
This is just the beginning and I totally understand what you're saying. Be happy but never satisfied and I'm happy with our first production run, the clothes look good in person but it has been done before and I'm gonna evolve until I create something that is totally unique and game changing.
rylee.the.jediI don't consider myself enlightened I strive to be enlightened, I will never know all that I could but I will strive to know. I will keep evolving it's the natural laws of the universe is to keep evolving. We are called enlightened collective because we are a bunch of kids who strive to become enlightened through each other's expierences because connections are everything they can make you or break you.
You sound like the typical precollege, 18 year old, who things they are more mature than they actually are and hot shit because they just graduated high school. Your teeshirts look like any other shirt I can drive to some zumiez or pac sun and pick up for 20 dollars...
Enjoy your wakeup call at college and later on in the real world.
OlimarYou sound like the typical precollege, 18 year old, who things they are more mature than they actually are and hot shit because they just graduated high school. Your teeshirts look like any other shirt I can drive to some zumiez or pac sun and pick up for 20 dollars...
Enjoy your wakeup call at college and later on in the real world.
You don't know me man. But I hope life is treating you well behind that keyboard. Love and prosper
ANUSTARTGood luck man but you are gonna need something more unique than a logo on a shirt. Without being a well known company people arent really gonna care
Forsure just wait till our fall line won't even resemble this at all.
OP how do you expect me to want to buy your clothing when these are the photos you're using to convince me that your shit is cool and worth the ridiculous price.
Also find someone who knows how to use a fucking camera. All of these photos look like some autistic with a scrotum neck got a hold of moms shitty little dslr for the first time and decided to finger pop their ass hole with it.
VS.
No hate bro just somethings you might want to consider when trying to sell shit to people
honestly everything you're doing is wrong. I don't know if you've never heard the saying "it takes money to make money" or if you just ignored it because your website layout is sloppy theres no flow to it, your designed look like shit and your doing nothing new why would somebody shell out more money for a shit design on shit materials for your pathetic "startup" ( i put that in quotes because I'm hesitant to even call your failed attempt at a business a startup. Just some advise from someone who knows more than an autistic kid trying to build an ecstasy inspired clothing company; scrap everting you've made thus far. sell your shit on the street to try and recoup your money then take time to design clothing instead of the 2 hours it took you in your parents basement. Next your going to want to hire a website design specialist so when people like us click your link we don't get mind fucked by how stupid some people are. your next step is going to be to invest in materials that are high quality and will last, your selling your shit for prices rivaling some very nice clothing brands on shit material with shit designs.lastly pm a mod and have them delete this thread to save people from wasting their parents money on your shit out of pity that an autistic kid made a clothing brand wohoo!!!
The name of your company reminds me of eastern collective. i expect prices to be higher than normal cuz it is a small start up company but they're a little high to be honest. Also the designs just seem drawn together in a rushed manner, and they don't resemble a lot of time and input/creativity
I live on an indian reservation I come from the slums. Money for things is not there, what little we do have we worked for. No money for better cameras. I understand it takes money to make money I've been saying it all day, I get my paycheck soon so I will have better advertising. Also calling me autistic, that made me smile love my haters :). We are not promoting ecstasy how bout a quick Google search. We represent the real ecstasy definition meaning pure bliss. But my hometown shows me love and that's all I need. I'm gonna keep making designs while you can keep hating, don't matter all I focus on is positive energy.
