PG and Komrade from the Brothers Grim are throwing a BBQ party this weekend, June 10, 2012.  What’s the celebration? They’re releasing their music video ‘Love Thy Brother’ ft Trippz and directed by Jeff Eckert, and new merch designed by yours truly. It’s been great working these guys… it went a little something like this.

Flavor and Grim have been in touch for a while and it was only a matter of time until we collabed on some apparel. Komrade had seen some of our other work and was pretty stoked to work with us. Being a creative artist himself he knew from experience that creativity comes from freedom. “Look”, he said, “ I want it to have Future is Grim on one shirt and maybe another one to represent my neighbourhood. Other than that, you’ve got the reins”.  We love working under these conditions. It’s often harder, but the rewards are much higher.

You see, on one side you’ve got this broad spectrum of ideas to work with, but you also have to come up with them. It can be hard doing whatever you want but having little to jump off of. Not to mention, if you show up with something you think is real slick, there’s a chance the customer will hate it. That can be devastating.

Luckily for us, having done a few designs for the Brothers before, we had a good idea of what they wanted. We also know what their fans want; We’re from the city, we’ve hit up 118 ave and seen the Grim live. They told us about their trip out to Van for the 4 20 performances. I really dug the Metal To Rust vid, so we took all of that and got on some designs.

Usually we’d bump back and forth with collaborators until we finally hit the nail. This time though we hit it nearly at the start. Maybe we had more background info, or maybe we just got lucky. Hopefully though, we’re just gettin’ better! Hah!

Here’s the two designs that made it all the way through:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

If you’re digging these, and you like free food annnnd want to see a new music video, check out the Brother’s Grim BBQ this Saturday. For details on time and place: event page.

 

 

-Wade Stanley Earl Tompkins, Co-Founder, Flavor Clothing

We have a range of things coming in over the next few months. Some are in the earliest concept phases and others are almost ready to be shipped to our little lounge downtown. Here’s a preview of what’s on it’s way.

 

SNAP backs

 

 

We asked and you guys delivered. The grey on black two toned Snap Back is being produced and should arrive in mid may. They are one of a kind, custom made for FLAVOR. You won’t find these anywhere else and we won’t release the same edition twice.

 

Tanks and T’s

 

Men’s and ladies tanks are on the way. We’ve put some designs up on facebook and instagram. If you’re not yet following us, it’s a good place to check out previews of products and behind the FLAVOR scenes.

 

We still have some of our latest T’s in stock. These designs are also limited, so if you grab them now you’ll know you won’t see a bunch of other people around town wearing them (just lots of other Flavor stuff )

 

Dresses

 

Expanding our lady’s line is one of our top priorities. That’s where this concept comes from. It’s in the early design phase now, but if we hear you guys..err.. girls yelling at us to make it, we’ll jump right on it and get it made.

Pants

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Speaking of expanding, these pants are one more step to FLAVOR having a complete line. Right now we’ve sent the design for a quote. If that turns out we’ll be ordering a small amount. As long as everything goes smooth, these should be ready by mid May. They’ll look good with a Snap back and…

 

Shoes

 

INSERT REALLY COOL SHOE PIC HERE

 

All that’s set right now is the sole. We’re going through idea after idea trying to flesh out something real fine for you all. If you’ve got ideas, drop them in our email info at edmflavor or on our facebook page.

 

- Wade Tompkins, Co Founder, FLAVOR Clothing

We announced yesterday that a graffiti line is in the works for FLAVOR. I thought I’d share a few of the early designs. Be sure to leave your feedback on facebook!

Also, before the holidays we released the Corey Courts Line. If you’re interested in the graffiti work, Corey’s is fairly similar in that it contains some bold colours and artistic designs.

Corey Courts Line

 

- Wade Tompkins, Co-Founder, EDM Flavor