FragileUndertow said:

No, clothes don't interest me.

U go naked?

databank said:

FragileUndertow said:

No, clothes don't interest me.

U go naked?

IstenSzek said:

MoBettaBliss said:

i'd get a blue rave suit and go pick my kids up from school in it.... then i'd tell them if they ever disobey me, i'll do it again

make sure to braid your hair as well

of course

databank said:

Kares said:

Yes, indirectly it is. It is an insult to Prince's legacy to sell all this crap BEFORE they start putting out his actual work.
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I couldn't care less about the T-shirts, purple vinyl rereleases etc. and sorry, but it makes my blood boil to see these things before they'd start a professional release program for all the unheard masters from the vault. We are talking about one of the most prolific artists in music history, with a legendary vault of unreleased material – and as many of us here said before: we are not getting any younger.
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I feel you guys, obviously I'd choose music over gadgets and clothes any time, it's just that we don't need to create a false dilemma (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/False_dilemma). The Estate is not holding on the music music because they're releasing gadgets, and releasing more gadgets would not prevent them from releasing more music.

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The estate is in dire need of healthy, sustainable revenue stream. Trying to achieve that with merchandising and reprinted albums that don't offer anything extra (and making everything purple is certainly no added value, in fact it's boring and stupid) before they start putting out genuine vault releases is making them lazy, thinking that they'll be able to get away with this for years.
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I am not against merchandising at all – I'm just strongly against focusing on that before genuine vault releases start to appear. The real and sustainable revenue potential is in the latter.
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databank said:

flipper123 said:

a) he tried it in the early 90s with Joe Bloggs range of clothing - it bombed

b) none of the clothes (including his own) was THAT expensive. In fact, I thought a lot of it looked quite cheap despite the wild designs

I assumed they'd be expensive because of Prince being Prince, but I have no idea. I know some brands that look really great but are accessible so fancy doesn't need to be expensive.

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Most of Prince's clothes that were made for him by his own people are relatively cheap and weren't made to a high standard. If you examine them closely you'll see that the seams aren't straight, uneven, they were put together quickly with little attention to the finest details.
Because that's how stage costumes are made – they serve a purpose, to look great and unique from a distance. But you couldn't get away with selling stuff like that, especially not at such inflated prices the estate is charging.

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Another thing: the vast majority of Prince's clothing was tailor-made for him and as we know, he was tiny. Scaling those clothes to fit us average adults would result in them looking ridiculous, and let's be honest, some of them looked ridiculous on Prince too. And creating many different sizes that they would need to produce, and having them made to a professional standard with attention to detail and using high quality fabrics would mean ridiculously high costs too.
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They've reproduced the NPG jersey, that's selling for $200 and I can't say they've done a great job at that, they didn't even pay attention to copy the shape of the big NPG-logo exactly from the original. I imagine that if they would reproduce something far more complex and requiring far more expensive textiles than a hockey jersey, they would end up looking awful and costing above a grand, especially if it'd be a suit of some sort.
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Some of his tour outfits could pass as pyjamas, so maybe those

and perhaps the trench coat as a bath robe?

Only worn in private though

RJOrion said:

only a few things: 1. the police hat with the chains over the face 2. the checkerboard poncho from the Elephants & Flowers scene in Grafitti Bridge 3. the fluffy fur jacket from the If I Was Your Girlfriend video and those are probably the only things that he wore, that i would wear

Most definately.

Kares said:

Most of Prince's clothes that were made for him by his own people are relatively cheap and weren't made to a high standard. If you examine them closely you'll see that the seams aren't straight, uneven, they were put together quickly with little attention to the finest details. Because that's how stage costumes are made – they serve a purpose, to look great and unique from a distance.

There's actually a name for that in theatre: the 30-foot rule. As long as something (costumes, set pieces, props, etc.) looks good from 30 feet away, you're golden.

I started a Princespiration Cosplay page on Facebook if you are interested in dressing like him or a protege.

No. the pictures I took suffice me. How do people insure those things? Or are we just talking replicas of these items to play dress up in?

Kares said:

databank said:

I assumed they'd be expensive because of Prince being Prince, but I have no idea. I know some brands that look really great but are accessible so fancy doesn't need to be expensive.

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Most of Prince's clothes that were made for him by his own people are relatively cheap and weren't made to a high standard. If you examine them closely you'll see that the seams aren't straight, uneven, they were put together quickly with little attention to the finest details.
Because that's how stage costumes are made – they serve a purpose, to look great and unique from a distance. But you couldn't get away with selling stuff like that, especially not at such inflated prices the estate is charging.

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Another thing: the vast majority of Prince's clothing was tailor-made for him and as we know, he was tiny. Scaling those clothes to fit us average adults would result in them looking ridiculous, and let's be honest, some of them looked ridiculous on Prince too. And creating many different sizes that they would need to produce, and having them made to a professional standard with attention to detail and using high quality fabrics would mean ridiculously high costs too.
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They've reproduced the NPG jersey, that's selling for $200 and I can't say they've done a great job at that, they didn't even pay attention to copy the shape of the big NPG-logo exactly from the original. I imagine that if they would reproduce something far more complex and requiring far more expensive textiles than a hockey jersey, they would end up looking awful and costing above a grand, especially if it'd be a suit of some sort.
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This is probably all true but quite depressing. I have 2 objections though.

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Regarding the 30-foot rule as Gen calls it: Prince wore those fancy clothes in everyday life not just on stage, so I don't think that they were made to look cheap up close, that would have defeated the purpose of keeping him in character 24/7.

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Regarding P's size it maight be true for some of his own suits but the same esthetics was maintained for all bandmembers and they looked good as well.

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SBartist said:

I started a Princespiration Cosplay page on Facebook if you are interested in dressing like him or a protege.

Awesome.

I really wasn't thinking much about his 80's outfits when I started this thread to be honest. More like D&P onwards.

databank said:

SBartist said:

I started a Princespiration Cosplay page on Facebook if you are interested in dressing like him or a protege.

Awesome.

I really wasn't thinking much about his 80's outfits when I started this thread to be honest. More like D&P onwards.

Sorry, I could not figure out how to make this smaller and post it. I tried my hand at re-creating his jacket:

Genesia said:

Only if my 1984 body comes with it.

Seriously

This is beautiful work. Have you worn this piece?

SBartist said:

databank said:

Awesome.

I really wasn't thinking much about his 80's outfits when I started this thread to be honest. More like D&P onwards.

Sorry, I could not figure out how to make this smaller and post it. I tried my hand at re-creating his jacket:

ISaidLifeIsJustAGame said:

This is beautiful work. Have you worn this piece?

SBartist said:

Sorry, I could not figure out how to make this smaller and post it. I tried my hand at re-creating his jacket:

I actually wore it this past Saturday night when Questlove was at the Blue Note Hawaii (he did not play any Prince on Saturday night, in fact, I would not pay to go see him again). I don't have any photos, I was not feeling well. I do plan to take this jacket and other Prince inspired outfits I have made, with me to Minneapolis in June.

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Genesia said:

Only if my 1984 body comes with it.

I know that's right!

No.

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I just want one of his many wonderful hats.

donnyenglish said:

databank said:

Is this what this thread is about?

Sorry about being disrespectful to your thread, I'm just really frustrated that the vault is going to waste. To answer your question, very few people would look good in Prince inspired clothes. Perhaps a petite woman, but no one wants to see middle aged men wearing the Kiss outfit. Anthony Anderson is evidence of that.

Are you nuts? I would like this WDC black Brando jacket, please.
Oh, and the '86 Canary Pimp suit, or maybe the Cherry one.
Pair of Blue Suede Boots with the glyph on the zippa? Sure.
But with the low heels, please.
Kill my credit card. Kill it now.

databank said:

SquirrelMeat said:

laytonian said:

SquirrelMeat said:

Let's all wear that in June!

laytonian said:

SquirrelMeat said:

Let's all wear that in June!

Imagine an army of fans attending an event at PP or an NPG show dressed like this

I suspect that one wouldn't sell much, although I suspect it could be a hit in certain gay or S&M communities

FragileUndertow said:

databank said:

U go naked?

You know what I mean. I'm not into prince paraphernalia, I only buy collect his music. Maybe I would buy them if I was younger

I know but the way you said it was hilarious

bonatoc said:

donnyenglish said:

Sorry about being disrespectful to your thread, I'm just really frustrated that the vault is going to waste. To answer your question, very few people would look good in Prince inspired clothes. Perhaps a petite woman, but no one wants to see middle aged men wearing the Kiss outfit. Anthony Anderson is evidence of that.

Are you nuts? I would like this WDC black Brando jacket, please.
Oh, and the '86 Canary Pimp suit, or maybe the Cherry one.
Pair of Blue Suede Boots with the glyph on the zippa? Sure.
But with the low heels, please.
Kill my credit card. Kill it now.

Eye U!

Noblody pointed out that the outfits I highlighted can work for older people...unless someone is really over-weight. Not that they are currently fashionable...

SquirrelMeat said:

I want the pendant that brings in this video of the same size .... if they do I buy it right away