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IdeallClothing Fall/Winter 2009
Here is the preview for my Fall/Winter 09 Collection for IdeallClothing. As usual, each design graphically relates to a scenario, influence or social commentary within my life and actually holds great importance to me. Check it out, and your feedback, as always, is appreciated.

Love&Respect,
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1993 Exoticness:
This is a line that Raekwon says on “Can It Be All So Simple”. I wanted to release the shirt to celebrate his release of “Only Built For Cuban Linx 2″, one of my most anticipated albums of all time.

Go For Dolo:
(Dolo/Delf or Solo/Self), is an old design based on the idea of going for self and doing what you’ve got to do to make it. A Polo parody or logo flip that I’ve had in the vault since 2006.

Strength Through Unity:
This is a reference from V for Vendetta. These posters were pasted around England by the governing bodies. The main character strikes a V through one of them in his introduction. Ours has an “L.L.” for obvious reasons.

Yonge Guns:
This refers back to Toronto’s Year of the Gun where me and people close to me lost 5 loved ones. The scene is from Jane Creba’s memorial at Yonge & Dundas and the line reads: “When you’re brought into this world They say you’re born in sin”. It is a quote from “Blaze of Glory”, the title track from the film “Young Guns 2″.

Bossin:
This was a design based on our friend Nebby from The Segment, a Boston native who modeled in our 2009 LLadies Lookbook.

Gigantic:
This concept came from a photo of Drake when he first started rolling with Weezy. He was wearing a Giants sweater. We all knew that what was happening was bigger than that, so I hit him up and told him I had an idea. Soon after, I released the Gigantic tee.

Staple Logo:
This is the first piece (t-shirt or sweater) I’ve ever done that just has TheLegendsLeague logo on it. Not much more to say.

Bloody Money: In God We Trusted:
This is related to the economic crash over the past couple of years and the biggest drop in stock market history (-777). “777″ is considered “Gods Number”. The Root of all Evil. The Heart of the Devil. This piece was also displayed in the Artist Exhibit at the first ManifesTO Festival in Toronto.

IdeallClothing 2Ply Cable Knit Toque:
Cold.

IdeallClothing 7 Gauge Toque:
Cool.

IdeallClothing “Die Enormous” Flip Down Toque:
“Die Enormous” comes from the line “I‘ll Die Enormous And Live Lavish”, which was released on a tee last year. This is a redesign of last year’s Die Enormous Toque, and is designed based on my love for wearing toque cuffed, but also unfolded and long. I noticed that a lot of those loyal to the brand were wearing last year’s version unfolded, but wanted the label in the front, so I moved the new Black and Gold label where most of my people tended to wear it. The hat is now 2Ply (double layered) for extra warmth and structure, and is a little bit of a snugger fit than last years. Again, it features the Ideall Boy logo aka me when I was 8 years old lol, and now has an additional Ideall label on the back. This is the toque of all toques.

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Product will be available October 2009 at LiveStock Toronto and online at www.IdeallClothing.com

For inquiries about stocklisting, please contact sales@ideallclothing.com