Wednesday, December 15, 2010

RUDEmentary - Quality is Basic



From the first day we all agreed to man this Rude Etiquette ship, we knew that we wanted to steer toward the cut n sew world one day; and that day came sooner than we expected. Above is a little preview of what we've been up to for the last couple of months. Our dear friends at Mister graciously lent a hand to us and let us use their t-shirt fit and fabric to create our first cut n sew tees! The fit is Mister, but the details are Rude Etiquette. The detail in the picture is of our tan patches that we hope will provide a nice contrast piece as well as less branding. Another detail we added was a floral contrasting size panel where we have hand stamped size labels. Yup! HAND STAMPED by yours truly at Rude Etiquette. No one shirt is the same!

So, why plain t-shirts you may ask? Well, we didn't want to get too ahead of ourselves and start, say, a button up. Time is limited as it is for all three of us unfortunatley. We thought that dipping our toes in with a t-shirt would be a nice gradual entrance; and for the most part it has been. We plan on selling some of the tees as blanks and also using some for some new prints we'll have next year. We're also still waiting on a special project that we're hoping to release as a special 1 Year Anniversary piece. It's still a t-shirt, but with a little something extra ; ). We're not trying to be a basic men's line, that's what our good friends at Mr. are for! We're planning on expanding our cut n sew line more in the upcoming year with hopefully a button up and much more! But, as you may know, cut n sew takes a lot of time and money, so please be patient and help us out by picking up some Rude garments!

Tuesday, November 30, 2010

Tweed Ride 2010 (Washington)

Tweed Ride 2010 from Steven Greenstreet on Vimeo.





Two of Rude Etiquette's favorite things! Bikes (Penny Farthings!) and TWEED! Get a little bit of past, mixed with present and a litte unique-ness and this visual captures what we at Rude hope to one day accomplish. We don't literally want to capture the essence of this era in time, but we do want to hopefully become timeless...

-D_Rude
Get Gooder

Monday, November 29, 2010

Facebook Storefront

Some of you may have noticed a new tab on our Facebook page entitled "Storefront". (And if you haven't go check it out!) Well, the "Storefront" is well...a STORE! YUP! A Rude Etiquette online store right on our Facebook page! We made the "soft launch" of the store on Black Friday; which pretty much means we didn't really announce it, but the store is UP! We are very fortunate to have Frankly Rude working at the Equinox Gym in Palo Alto (one of his various jobs). Frank meets many great contacts working at Equinox and picked up a very valuable one about a month ago. It just so happened that this contact was creating an application on Facebook that allows people to sell their goods without ever leaving their Facebook page!

We couldn't let a great opportunity like this pass us! Everybody and their mother uses Facebook, so having a storefront right on Facebook can give us the ability of sharing Rude with mroe people than we could have imagined! We de-activated our "Profile" page and now just have a Page which you can "Like". So, if you haven't already, PLEASE "Like" the page and PLEASE suggest the page to your friends and family!

We're currently in the process of discussing some sort of "Grand Opening" where we might mark down all our older pieces and introduce the NEW project(s) we've been working very hard on! The new product should be done in the next week or so and we're VERY EXCITED to share them with the world! So, please stay tuned and keep checking back on our Facebook page and on the blog!

-D_Rude
Get Gooder

Thursday, November 25, 2010

BLVCK FRIDAY 11-26-10





Go out and take advantage of some great Black Friday deals that some of our friends are putting on!

-D_Rude
Get Gooder

HAPPY THANKSGIVING!




From all of us at Rude Etiquette, HAPPY THANKSGIVING!!! This is our first Thanksgiving together as Rude and we're very happy and thankful for all your love and support! Look out for great new things soon!

Thursday, November 18, 2010

2 Inch Cuffs



2 Inch Cuffs is a wonderful new website that I discovered through my favorite shoe brand Thorocraft. I reached out to 2" via twitter a while back to express interest in having Rude on the site. They have been wonderful and interested in us since and I hope to continue our relationship. 2" was gracious enough to provide me with their amazingly done media pack; so, head to A Well Worn Garment to see it and read more about this innovative site!

-D_Rude
Get Gooder

A Well Worn Garment



Yes, I am again taking on a new project and a new site/blog. I tried and failed to create a blog that provided original content many, many, many times (most recently The Death March Formal); but, this time I purchased a URL and set up interviews/photoshoots with actual people. So, I guess there's no turning back, haha! Continue to read more about it!

Wednesday, November 10, 2010

J. Cole - Friday Night Lights (Trailer)





J. Cole's new highly anticipated mixtape comes out this Friday. CANNOT WAIT. I'm hoping to make it my first full album LINER NOTES review. Hopefully wll have it up over the weekend! Don't wait for my review to grab it though!

-D_Rude
Get Gooder

Monday, November 8, 2010

LINER NOTES - Don't Fix My Smile



Freelance Whales' song Generator ^ Second Floor in review

LINER NOTES

-D_Rude
Get Gooder

Sunday, November 7, 2010

LINER NOTES - Drake's Fall For Your Type



PICTURE BOOK::LINER NOTES

-D_Rude
Get Gooder

PICTURE BOOK presents...



LINER NOTES is my very first attempt to review music. I've always wanted to try and review music and I think that PICTURE BOOK format will give me an interesting platform to do it!

For the younger kids who are accustomed with just downloading music, both legally and illegally, liner notes are the printed words inside the album booklet. They let you know who wrote and produced the album/songs and also included the thank you's by the music artist. It was in the liner notes that I discovered new bands when I was younger.

I hope I can be consistent with my reviews of single songs and albums (EP's and LPs). Songs may be more relevant to review in terms of new music, seeing as how getting my hands on albums that have yet to be released may be difficult (unless I download leaked versions which I am currently against). But, I'm excited to expand the coverage that PICTURE BOOK is able to provide and I hope to expand even more!

-D_Rude
Get Gooder

PS: We're hoping for our cut n' sew t-shirts to be finished by the middle to end of November and will work on a release date. I'm hoping to release them before the new year, but we might have to hold off due to some interestingly big things in the future!

We're also working on ideas for more cut n' sew projects to work on next year! Excited is an understatement folks!

INFLUENCERS - A Short Documentary

INFLUENCERS FULL VERSION from R+I creative on Vimeo.



-D_Rude
Get Gooder

Thursday, November 4, 2010

PICTURE BOOK - Chapter V: World Series Attitude



Chapter V: World Series Attitude

Celebrating our 2010 World Series Champion San Francisco Giants!

-D_Rude
Get Gooder

Tuesday, November 2, 2010

2010 World Series Champions: San Francisco Giants



It's good to wake up as the Champs!

-D_Rude
Get Gooder

Thursday, October 28, 2010

A Proper Update


We know that you guys haven't seen any new product from the Rude Etiquette camp since July. But do not fear! We are always hard at work trying to bring out something new! We're very excited for the near future because we're finally dipping our toes into the cut n' sew world! It's nothing too big right now, we're in the process of producing our own blank t-shirts with a little something extra with one of the shirts! But, we're happy with the progression we've made in less than a year and we hope to make more big strides next year.

The picture above is of some leather patch samples we had made. We think that they turned out beautifully and surprisingly detailed! Our shirts and future product will have these beautiful patches on them that will distinguish them as Rude Etiquette pieces. We are hoping to start expanding away from graphic tees, something that we've wanted to do since Day 1. So, instead of plastering the Rude Etiquette bike on every single piece, we can now add a little bit of our Rude quality instead and start focusing on the details of quality product.

Release dates for the new shirts are still up in the air. If production goes well and in a timely matter, we might release the shirts before the new year. But, if not, we might hold out until 2011. The shirts will also be our first ever collaboration with a close friend/brand of ours (won't be releasing any more information on the collab until the details are final! Sorry!) We're also debating whether or not to try and get something out in the mean time; but, money wise that seems unlikely.

So I hope this holds you guys over for now. I'll try and do product updates a little more frequently.

Hit the jump for more detailed shots of the leather patches!

2010 BKc Fall Varsity Collection



The BKc is now taking pre-orders for their Fall Varsity jackets! Still part of their Made in USA collection we can expect nothing less than top quality with these jackets. They come in three colorways: the "World Series Attitude" San Francisco Edition, "The Brooklyn Bomber" New York Edition, and "The Gold Rush" Special Edition. Each are priced at $480 and can be pre-ordered on their online shop.

You can also take some more detailed looks here.

As much as I love to support and grab as many BKc goodies as I can, these jackets are a little out of my price range at the moment; largely due to the various projects we have going on! More product updates sooner than you think!

-D_Rude
Get Gooder

Wednesday, October 27, 2010

The Madbury Club's Autumn Lookbook 2010


The Madbury Club continues their excellence in online publication with their Autumn Lookbook. Unlike most lookbooks, the Club's lookbook is not meant to sell you any particular product; but, more to inspire your own imagination for what to wear for the upcoming Fall season. Mission accomplished.

Hit the jump for a few more images and head to The Madbury Club to see the lookbook in it's entirety.

Monday, October 25, 2010

PICTURE BOOK - Chapter IV: All Along The Watch Tower



CHAPTER IV: ALL ALONG THE WATCH TOWER

The first chapter NOT about clothing! Trying to expand! Nothing will be off limits! Check it out!

-D_Rude
Get Gooder

Sunday, October 24, 2010

Edward Scissorhands in Band of Outsiders



-D_Rude
Get Gooder

RUNAWAY



enjoy...

Friday, October 22, 2010

The Thorocraftsman



The cool site Two Inch Cuffs did a little spread on my favorite shoe brand Thorocraft.It goes behind the inspiration for the brand and previews some of the incredibly awesome shoes coming in the Fall/Winter. (The site is also a little inspiration for PICTURE BOOK : ) ). Check the spread to also see a little homage paid to the homies at Black Scale ; ).

My favorite for the upcoming season is the Julianess Boot! Can't wait for them to drop! Hit the jump to see them!

Tuesday, October 19, 2010

The Madbury Club Autumn 2010 Video Lookbook



-D_Rude
Get Gooder

Monday, October 18, 2010

INVS - 1 Year Anniversay



Come out, have a great time, grab some new gear, support the Rude Fam!

Nuff said...

-D_Rude
Get Gooder

Monday Morning Music

ALOE BLACC - LA BLOGOTHEQUE





-D_Rude
Get Gooder

I WISH THEY MADE THIS FOR GIRLS



This is a cool little project being done on this new blog I'm following On & Beyond.

"The amount of times I’ve actually heard a girl say “I WISH THEY MADE THIS FOR GIRLS” when looking at boys’ clothes goes beyond memory. From that quote, I’ve begun a little Photo Series project with some of the most gorgeous women in my life. Done right, the series should have that inexplicable upmh most guys feel when waking up and seeing a girl in his t-shirt and boxers. Dressed in my clothes, they will, one by one be featured on the blog. Here is the first of many to come."

This is such a cool concept, especially when trying to think of female specific garments. In many ways, it's easier on girls to shop despite what they may say. There are clothes for girl's specifically. And there are men's/boy's clothes that girls can customize and make into their own and still be extremely stylish. Guy's on the other had may have a hard time making a sequenced skirt look stylish (although I wouldn't rule it out).

"IT'S NOT WHAT YOU WEAR, IT'S HOW YOU WEAR IT."

-D_Rude
Get Gooder

Kanye West – My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy (Banned Album Cover)



-D_Rude
Get Gooder

Sunday, October 17, 2010

Saturday, October 9, 2010

Happy Birthday John Lennon



Happy 70th Birthday Ol' Chap...

-D_Rude
Get Gooder

Linkin Park - Waiting For The End



"...holding on to what I haven't got..."

-D_Rude
Get Gooder

Monday, October 4, 2010

PICTURE BOOK Chapter III: Our Store



RUDE ETQT

Know Your Roots...


So...RUDE ETIQUETTE IS OFFICIALLY IN STORES!!! Know Your Roots was kind enough to carry some of our shirts in their San Jose store! We met the KYR guys back when we participated in the S.F. State event in what seems like a lifetime ago! It was a bit of a coincidence that KYR got in contact with us because in recent meetings, we talked about how we want to start seriously reaching out to some stores to carry us at the start of the new year. It was a true blessing out of no where and we couldn't be more excited with the opportunity! So, if you are in the South Bay or anywhere near San Jose, check out the Know Your Roots shop, take a look around, and pick up a Rude Etiquette shirt!



Know Your Roots

942 East Santa Clara St.
San Jose, CA 95116

-D_Rude
Get Gooder

PS: Check it out! We're also on the KYR online shop! I'll also share some more about KYR in the next PICTURE BOOK Chapter, so look out for it soon!

Thursday, September 30, 2010

The Award Tour: Friends & Family Lookbook



Check out the entire Lookbook of The Award Tour's new collection here. Can't wait!

-D_Rude
Get Gooder

Mister Custom Chino Program




Details on when and how to order after the jump!

San Francisco - The Miniature City

San Francisco: The Miniature City from MINIMUS on Vimeo.



I <3 SF

-D_Rude
Get Gooder

Friday, September 24, 2010

Where I Am: Phillip T. Annand

Where I Am: Phillip T. Annand from Luke Monaghan on Vimeo.



Take a look into an average day with Phillip T. Annand, the mastermind behind one of the finest online publications in the land: The Madbury Club. He's also behind the clothing line The Award Tour that has developed a cult like following after being just a project to make t-shirts for friends. Phil is a major inspiration. He's a young guy (younger than me!), going to school and doing inflential things, whether he knows it or not. Phil is destined to do even greater things than he's already done...I hope our paths will pass one day.

-D_Rude
Get Gooder

Thursday, September 23, 2010

Vanishing Elephant


THE BLACK IVY


The Infinity Funk Project


The Infinity Funk Project is a four piece hip-hop from right here in our backyard. In fact, two of the members are semi-childhood friends. I say "semi-childhood" because I met one of them in middle school and the other in high school. I met Sol Solution, or Calvin Wong in the 8th grade; he was the new kid and our group kind of adopted him before he got too cool for us : /...haha...naw, just kidding! And I met Mild Mannered J or Justin Mak during my Junior(?) year of high school. Both these guys always had a passion for music. They're musical interests, and mine for that matter, were very different when we were younger. So, it's pretty cool to see they found their musical niche and they're excelling at it.

Each member of IFP brings a different style to the table, but collectively they bring back that Golden Era hip-hop feel and find a connect with today's modern state of hip-hop. But, don't take my word for it...check out the little documentary on them below and be sure to hear for yourself!

So here's to IFP and their future successes!

Keep up with the IFP chaps at www.infinityfunkproject.com and be sure to download all three of their mixtapes for FREE

IFP: The Infinity Funk Project from One Time on Vimeo.



-D_Rude
Get Gooder

PS: I almost got recruited to play guitar for IFP when they were trying to form a live backing band. I respectfully declined. I guess I knew I had other plans : )...good luck to Calvin and Justin and all of IFP. Hit me up if you want some gear!

Monday, September 20, 2010

Gilbere Forte feat. Freelance Whales - 1st Floor

Gilbere Forte' feat. Freelance Whales - 1st Floor from Gilbere Forte' on Vimeo.



Another video from Rude Etiquette favorite Gilbere Forte. This time for the first song and one of my favorite tracks off of Forte's most recent mixtape 87 Dreams. The song title "1st Floor" relates back to us right now because we feel like we're still at that 1st Floor. Heck, we're still in the garage right now; but, if you guys knew what we have in the works right now you would agree with us that we will definitely be on that 1st floor by the start of 2011! And it would just be the 1st floor in a building with no ceilings folks!

I'm debating on whether to share photos with you guys once we get some product in hand...hhhmmm

-D_Rude
Get Gooder

Saturday, September 18, 2010

Fall for The Award Tour

The Award Tour is one of those brands that I look to for inspiration and motivation. Sadly, I have yet to own a single piece from them; but, I hope to change that with the release of their next "collection". I put quotes around "collection" because Phil of The Award Tour has stressed that this is not a collection or a season of any sort, but rather a release for friends and family. The Award Tour is just one avenue for Phil who also runs the wonderful Madbury Club and works on and is a part of a variety of influential projects; all while still going to school!

I love that the Award Tour doesn't necessarily release product according to "seasons", but almost on their own accord. The wait makes the product seem more exclusive and they sell out of their product quick! Rude have inadvertantly taken that route, but not really by choice. We are all bummed that we don't have enough time to work on Rude sometimes, but we are excited to say that we have quite a lot in the works right now and you should look out for new product in the near future! I'm just going to say that Rude Etiquette is quickly becoming more than just a graphic t-shirt kind of brand ; ).


Check out the product more pics and details after the jump!

Tuesday, September 14, 2010

CHAPTER II: LOCAL(SF) ONLY



PICTURE BOOK CH. II

Check it out at RUDE ETQT

-D_Rude
Get Gooder

PS: Sorry, I failed to keep my promise on less text. CREATIVE WRITING MAJOR SON!

Monday, September 13, 2010

RIP Tupac...



"When I die I wanna be a living legend, say my name affiliate it with this muthafuckin game..."

Rude In Peace...

-D_Rude
Get Gooder

Sunday, September 12, 2010

CHAPTER I: BLVCK is the new Black



PICTURE BOOK by RUDE ETQT

-D_Rude
Get Gooder

PS: It didn't turn out the way I had hoped. Mainly due to the overabundance of text, which defeats my original reason to join Tumblr. And Tumblr's slideshow makes the pictures smaller : (. So, I promise next time LESS text so it's easier to read!

RUDE ETQT

About a week ago I started a Tumblr as in some ways an extension of this Rude Etiquette blog. It's officially called "RUDE ETQT"; it's a shorter name for Rude Etiquette (duh) and so is the blog. The majority of the blog is going to be images. In all honesty, the Tumblr blog is another avenue to use to try and gain some exposure for Rude, so the images you see on RUTE ETQT aren't going to be necessarily new. I have had some experience with Tumblr, and I actually did not like it. I use to describe Tumblr as the Myspace of the blogosphere because there were a lot of young/ignorant kids on it and Tumblr has it's own meter of "popularity" for you. But, all bullshit aside, Tumblr's greatest attribute is it's ability to share. So, hopefully you guys with Tumblr's can follow us and share our posts!

The BIGGEST feature to the Tumblr blog that will be EXCLUSIVE to RUDE ETQT is a new project I hope to take onto a bigger scale at some point. It's tentatively titled "PICTURE BOOK" and it's format is highly inspired by the Madbury Club with integrating text on pictures, much like a picture book : ). The main features will be of outfits styled by non-other than the Rudes and put spotlight upon apparel that inspire us or new Rude Etiquette product.



Tumblr doesn't limit the picture size like Blogger tends to do, which will allow me to show off the picture quality of my Canon Rebel! It also has a nifty picture slide effect when you add more than one photo to a blog post; so, you'll be able to view the PICTURE BOOK posts like a picture book flipping pages! I'm finishing up the first chapter of PICTURE BOOK as we speak, so check RUDE ETQT soon!

-D_Rude
Get Gooder

Saturday, September 11, 2010

Never Forget...9/11


ALWAYS REMEMBER THE 11th OF SEPTEMBER...



(the audio is of She & Him covering the Beach Boys "Wouldn't It Be Nice". You can check out the visuals of Zooey Deschanel performing this beautiful rendition here. She's playing it on a ukulele that looks like a Telecaster!)

-D_Rude
Get Gooder

PS: Please don't forget to stop by the Rude Shop and be part in our effort to help those affected by the San Bruno fire!

Friday, September 10, 2010

Rude Relief


In an effort to do our small part in helping the victims of the devastating San Bruno fire, we at Rude Etiquette are putting forth a percentage of our proceeds to helping the rebuilding of the homes that were lost and/or damaged and helping those who have been displaced by the fire.

I (Daryn) went to Capuchino High School in San Bruno and know many people/friends who live in San Bruno. I practically spent my entire adolescence in San Bruno; so, when I heard about the fire I immediately became worried. Luckily, all of them are safe (from what I've heard). But, some others weren't so lucky.

Hopefully you will all help in the cause. So, we're proposing that 100% of ANY Inauguration Collection tee and 20% of any other piece (Orange Wheel and Rudependence Day) will go to helping the victims. Thank you for helping us with the cause! And again, our thoughts & prayers are with everyone affected by the fire and those bravely fighting it. Be safe...

Purchase Rude product here or click The Rude Shop link at the top of the page!

-D_Rude
Get gooder

Thursday, September 9, 2010

Thoughts & Prayers


(photo: AP)

Our thoughts & prayers go out to the victims of the fire in San Bruno and the brave firemen and volunteers out there fighting it. Be safe...

Monday, September 6, 2010

Rude Records: The Stuyvesants


"The Stuyvesants” is a collaborative effort between music producer Allan Cole (Algorythm), and record collector Darien Victor Birks (Flwrpt). Both reside in Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn, NY. The two wanted to work together on a project where they could incorporate several of their talents, related to music and design. They wanted to do this under a moniker that would pay homage to the ’70s. The collaboration allowed them to do four major things, design, beat dig, produce amazing music, and simply have fun. <--via "The Stuyvesants"

The Stuyvesants




-D_Rude
Get Gooder

BKc - Project Trade Show Day 1

Project Trade Show - Day 1 from The Brooklyn Circus on Vimeo.



Beautiful video, beautiful music, beautiful product...

-D_Rude
Get Gooder

Sunday, September 5, 2010

BKc Selvedge Jeans


The Hundreds x New York (THNY)

The Hundreds - NYC from Zack McTee on Vimeo.



I have to be honest. I don't own ONE THING from The Hundreds, not to say that I'm not a fan; I just don't. But, no matter what your opinion is of The Hundreds, you cannot deny their impact on streetwear and their success. New York is their THIRD location, to add to their Rosewood (LA) and Post (SF) locations. So congrats to Bobby Hundreds on your current and future success!

-D_Rude
Get Gooder

Friday, September 3, 2010

Interview Magazine: Marc Jacobs



Marc Jacobs is interviewed by non-other than Robert Duffy, the President of the Marc Jacobs brand, for Interview Magazine. Jacobs and Duffy have been working together since 1984, so the familiarity allows for a more candid Jacobs as they cover Jacob's fashion celebrity status, the growth of Marc Jacobs as a corporate brand, Louis Vuitton, and his new stationary line Bookmarc. Read the interview here

Wednesday, September 1, 2010

Gilbere Forte - I'm So Appalled (Official Music Video)



A beautiful visual for a great song! Frankly Rude and I think Gilbere Forte is an amazing artist and we'd be surprised if he isn't the next big thing! We're calling it! This guy is like Drake, with the ability to rap and sing, BUT he also does amazing production as well! Most (if not all) the music/beats you hear are done by Gilbere himself. And at only 23, Gilbere is another person we look to for motivaton in trying to aspire our dreams. And speaking of dreams, if you haven't downloaded Gilbere's new mixtape "87 Dreams", cop it here NOW!



-D_Rude
Get Gooder

PS: If you're a music artist, anywhere from indie to hip hop, Rude Etiquette is looking into getting into the music game! We're interested in doing mixtapes, collaborations, we're almost up for anything; as long as you're good of course! So please contact us if you're intereste in teaming up with us!

Converse 2010 Fall/Winter Chuck Taylor All Star Duffel-Coat Hi




A creation from Converse Japan (of course, everything cool is from either Europe or Japan), these Chuck Taylors are an interpretation of the Duffle Coat that has become a popular article of clothing for the fall/winter. It has the horn buttons of the duffle coat with leather detailing. It comes in the two colorways above and is set to hit stores this month. I hope that they will have them stateside and more importantly I hope Bows & Arrows in Berkeley will have them. Let me know Jerry!

-D_Rude
Get Gooder