Obey Interview Inspired by Shepard Fairey: Label Networks TV

Obey clothing is the brand inspired by street propaganda artist Shepard Fairey. Burl from Obey tells Label Networks TV what's up behind the brand, how it crosses over boundaries from skate, surf, urban, street cultures, and gets picked up mostly through word-of-mouth.

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Entertainment

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• fashion
• street
• trends
• Obey
• Shepard
• Fairey
• streetwear
• styles
• accessories
• t-shirts
• graphics
• denim
• pants
• tops
• caps
• graffiti

[MALCB15]

obey is a largely undergrown label its not mainstrean "urban fashion" which makes it authentic to me

[Victim0fTheSystem]

I'm gonna go order an Obey t-shirt right now.

[polkadotedfish]

woah man your a pretty angry guy take it easy

[sneakysnack]

thats true! i think he will appreciate you doing that too. it's part of his philosophy as long as you dont sell it haha

[heffi1991]

i know where to print tees for free, so i printed mine myself

[Kawabic]

agreed.

but in struggling times it's an act of last resort

Is it even acceptable now? Not yet..

[trylonperisphere]

LOL

[SecretHtr1123]

...fuck him,..all of Shepard Fairey's art loses its passion and meaning when you try to tweek it to appeal to mainstreem buyers,..fuck it i'll make my own obey shirts!

[halfbreded]

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they carry slothes like obey, lrg and many others

[berbot]

can anybody tell me where that shop is, where this interwiex is taken????

Wow that would be like paradise for me

[Anonymoushardware]

thats funny how people go so crazy over...yes, a shirt. i partly agree that buying 30$ mainstream shirts for brand name is stupid. but i wear obey because i like the idea, and i also make my own shirts. but dont start with geurilla marketing, saying things like that is just another way to critize others for not seeing in your view or acting upon your beliefs. that makes you as bad as the people you critize.

[clothandcanvas]

nice interview. VOTE OBAMA!