{"id":9673,"date":"2012-09-24T18:35:09","date_gmt":"2012-09-24T18:35:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.dropcents.com\/blog\/2012\/10\/02\/ngd-clothing-brand-interview\/"},"modified":"2012-09-12T22:10:33","modified_gmt":"2012-09-12T22:10:33","slug":"ngd-clothing-brand-interview","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.dropcents.com\/blog\/ngd-clothing-brand-interview\/","title":{"rendered":"NGD Clothing Brand Interview"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Dropcents recently caught up with Terrace of NGD Clothing to touch base on the ups and downs of the streetwear industry, inspiration, and what&#8217;s new for NGD Clothing. Keep reading to learn how this hip-hop head with a nostalgic appreciation for FUBU plans to make his stamp in the streetwear scene.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.dropcents.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/20120912-153243.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/www.dropcents.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/20120912-153243.jpg\" alt=\"20120912-153243.jpg\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>What label,brand, or company are you with? And what is your title?<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>NGD Clothing<\/em>. I am the owner<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>What kind of products does <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">NGD Clothing<\/span> specialize in?<\/strong><br \/>\nWe specialize in T-shirts, Tank Tops, hoodies, and crew necks. Also<br \/>\nwe plan to start producing snapback&#8217;s by summer of 2013<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>How did you get into this business?<\/strong><br \/>\nI&#8217;m actually an art student at Arizona State University; so I&#8217;ve<br \/>\nalways had an artistic side to me. But i actually got into clothing by<br \/>\na friend of mine who also owns a clothing line called S.O.S Clothing.<br \/>\nI had some designs i had made and wondered if they would be good<br \/>\nenough to put on a t-shirt. So i called my friend and asked him if we<br \/>\nmeet to talk. So we actually meet at my girlfriends house and he let<br \/>\nme know how to go about getting t-shirts made and everything like<br \/>\nthat. And since then i been making clothing.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>When you were a little kid, what did you want to be when you grew up?<\/strong><br \/>\nWhen i was younger i always thought i was gonna be in the NBA.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Where do you get your inspiration for NGD Clothing designs?<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>What kind of thought process goes into your collection?<\/strong><br \/>\nMy inspiration comes mostly from hiphop music. Hearing guys like j<br \/>\nCole, Kendrick Lamar, wale or Meek Millz always gives me that drive<br \/>\nand inspiration to get some designs done. And when i get that<br \/>\ninspiration i just keep working till i get done with that particular<br \/>\ndesign(s) and it gets made. My thought process always come from the<br \/>\nthinking of what i like to wear. I always think to myself &#8220;would i<br \/>\nwear this&#8221; and go from there until i come up with a final design.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>How do you fell about &#8220;Brand Jacking&#8221; where a brand mimics the<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong> designs of another brand?<\/strong><br \/>\nI think it&#8217;s pure laziness. A person taking someone else&#8217;s creative<br \/>\nidea and trying to profit off of there hard work is lazy and low down.<br \/>\nIf someone wants to make it they need to realize it takes hard work<br \/>\nand dedication; and not be lazy and take the easy way out. people need<br \/>\nto sit down and think of designs themselves instead of trying to jack<br \/>\nsomeone else&#8217;s creativity.<\/p>\n<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>How did you come up with the name NGD Clothing? What does it mean<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong> or stand for?<\/strong><\/h1>\n<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><\/strong><br \/>\nWell NGD Clothing stands for Nerdy Graphic Design Clothing. And it<br \/>\ncame from my personalty. I&#8217;m kind of a nerdy guy and i like to design<br \/>\nand i like clothing. so i just put everything together and came up<br \/>\nwith NGD Clothing<\/h1>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>With the explosion of social media, what is NGD Clothing doing to build<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong> brand exposure? What social network is most important to your brand?<\/strong><br \/>\nwe just advertise NGD Clothing on all social networks as much as possible. Talk to<br \/>\npeople who ask questions about the brand and just continue to make<br \/>\nevery possible person aware of our wear. We use twitter the most to<br \/>\nadvertise and socialize about NGD Clothing.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.dropcents.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/20120912-153316.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/www.dropcents.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/20120912-153316.jpg\" alt=\"20120912-153316.jpg\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>What is one style from the past that you wish was still popular?<\/strong><br \/>\ni cant really say a particular style but i can say a particular<br \/>\nbrand. And that brand is FUBU. I used to wear so much FUBU back in the<br \/>\nday that is was the only brand i had in my closet lol.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>What is a current trend that you cannot stand?<\/strong><br \/>\nYOLO. I&#8217;m sick of hearing YOLO<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Snapback or Fitted? Why?<\/strong><br \/>\nfitted. I have a wall in my room full of nothing but different fitted<br \/>\nhats. one to wear with every shoe i have.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Low tops or High Tops? Why?<\/strong><br \/>\nHigh tops. Just looks better on my foot. Low tops is coo too put a<br \/>\nhigh top always gives me a better look.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>What are your thoughts on todays street wear scene?<\/strong><br \/>\nI like today&#8217;s street wear scene. With everyone wearing graphic tee&#8217;s<br \/>\nso much today you get to see a lot of different designs and styles.<br \/>\nAnd it&#8217;s always nice to see so many different artistic designs.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>What do you see for the future of this industry?<\/strong><br \/>\nI see it to continue to grow. You have a lot of young, different<br \/>\ndesigners and brands out there. So I think because of that this<br \/>\nindustry is just going to grow and get bigger.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>What is one of the best things about being in this industry?<\/strong><br \/>\nI get to get my creative ideas out for other people to see. I&#8217;m not<br \/>\nrestricted to making only a certain type or style of designs. I&#8217;m able<br \/>\nto make all different kinds of designs; So everyone out there gets to<br \/>\nsee my creativity for themselves<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>What is one of the worst things about this industry?<\/strong><br \/>\nToo many jackers out there. Because of the growth of this industry you<br \/>\nhave a lot of people who want to be apart of it. And because of that<br \/>\nit also attracts those who want to get rich quick. So all they do is<br \/>\njust steal other peoples designs and not put any hard work in for<br \/>\nthemselves.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.dropcents.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/20120912-153325.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/www.dropcents.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/20120912-153325.jpg\" alt=\"20120912-153325.jpg\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>How would you quickly describe your past 5 years in one short<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong> sentence.?<\/strong><br \/>\nThese past five years for me have been challenging.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>How long is your average work day?<\/strong><br \/>\n10 hours<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>How many core members\/employees are on your team?<\/strong><br \/>\n3<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>What sneakers did you rock as a kid?<\/strong><br \/>\nfilas and Adidas<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>What brand names were you rocking back in the day?<\/strong><br \/>\nFUBU and phat farm<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>In your opinion, what brands, other than NGD Clothing are on the come-up in this<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong> industry?<\/strong><\/h2>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><\/strong><br \/>\nBobby Fresh and Rock Smith<\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>If you had to give up your brand today and go work for a fast food<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong> joint, which fast food joint would it be<\/strong>?<br \/>\nCulver&#8217;s<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>What was your first job?<\/strong><br \/>\nAs an Air Conditioning apprentice.<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>What will see coming from your brand in the future?<\/strong><\/h3>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><\/strong><br \/>\nYou&#8217;ll see continue growth. NGD Clothing plans to continue to grow<br \/>\nand spread the word about our wear. We want people to know who we are<br \/>\nand want them to know that we have a clothing line worth buying<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.dropcents.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/20120912-153334.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.dropcents.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/20120912-153334.jpg\" alt=\"20120912-153334.jpg\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"NGD CLOTHING ON DROPCENTS\" href=\"http:\/\/dropcents.com\/shop-by-brand\/ngd-clothing.html\" target=\"_blank\">SHOP NGD CLOTHING!<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dropcents recently caught up with Terrace of NGD Clothing to touch base on the ups and downs of the streetwear industry, inspiration, and what&#8217;s new for NGD Clothing. 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