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Now, I don’t mean “guywear†in the sense that it’s clothing Lloyd Dobler would wear. (â€The world is full of guys. Don’t be a guy. Be a man.â€)
possibly the greatest opening line to a blog entry ever.
Comment by olivia — April 15, 2008 @ 10:15 pm
Oooh the purple suit is shagadelic, I must have… now to find the perfect socks to match.
Comment by Augie A. — April 16, 2008 @ 5:12 am
This shop looks like a bad “Armidi” rip. The clothes are very badly textured. Why would some want to blog about this wannabe fashionista store anyway? No matter how much this so called “Designer” trys to be “Armidi” they will never succeed.
Comment by Anonymous — April 17, 2008 @ 10:05 am
Er, Garbage was designing in SL long before the Armidi brand was established, and from what I can tell his new clothes aren’t exactly a departure from his earlier work.
So Anonymous, perhaps before ”posting” next time you could work at getting your ”facts” straight. No?
Comment by Oleg Luzhny — April 17, 2008 @ 2:07 pm
Haha… Anonymous person guy lady whatever you are.. Garbage has been designing for YEARS before Armidi came onto the scene.. The fact that people are STILL trying to point fingers really amuses me to be quite honest.
I don’t know if you’re talking about the clothing or the look of his store but if it is the clothing then everyone is copying Armidi and in turn Armidi is copying everyone else..I guess in your eyes Gap is copying American Eagle.. Payless is copying Aldo.. It’s called a TREND. Content creators in second life, along with designers in real life design things based on what sells, what people want, and what trends are in at the moment, that’s how we all make our money. Why create something that’s not in demand?
If you’re talking about his store, then you need to get your eyes checked because in my opinion they look nothing alike. Also if you knew Garbage then you would have noticed he has had this same style for years and just tweaked it as he got better at building and texturing etc..
So please find something better to do than bash the most amazing guy you will ever meet. He is a creative guy that wouldn’t waste his time trying to copy someone.. I am sick of people thinking Armidi is so worth copying.. They’re nothing special, they sell casual wear, formal wear, shoes, glasses, hand bags, undies.. AND SO DOES EVERYONE ELSE! So please bash someone worth bashing.. I go out every day and see people selling Lost’s and Starley’s skins, and making profit from it… I have had someone shamelessly and admittingly steal my entire build and when confronted not care..
It’s people like them that deserve a bad rap. Not Garbage.. guh.
I am only so upset because I have known him for over 4 years and I know he is the least of anyones problems!
Bye
Comment by Camie Cooper — April 17, 2008 @ 3:33 pm
I’m not sure how far you can take the comparison to Armidi. Garbage is an individual designer, one person who does all the design work himself–clothing, hair, skins, everything. Especially from that perspective, I greatly admire his new collection. My understanding is that Armidi takes a different approach, with different designers working in different areas on different designs. That aside, like Oleg I see enough of a kinship between Garbage’s earlier designs and his new ones to see the new collection as a representation of natural growth and progression. I really can’t see it as an attempt to emulate the Armidi line.
As for the “why blog this?” question–that answer for me is the same as it ever was. I feature items here that I like, admire and want to share with you. I try to tell why I like and admire them, so you’ll know where I’m coming from, but of course everyone has his own response and makes his own decision. As always, if I’ve featured something you don’t like, my advice is: don’t buy it. If I never feature anything you like, remember that I’m one guy, my time is limited, my tastes are my own, and I invite you to get in touch with me so we can talk about adding your voice to the blog.
And as always, thanks for reading.
Comment by Ryan Darragh — April 17, 2008 @ 3:37 pm
I’m going to jump on my friend’s bandwagon, simply because flaming a blog to bring down the reputation of a designer (hey, a reputable one at that!) is pathetic.
I’m not going to involve the personal side of my opinion (or the fact that I have a friendship with Garbage) – simply because I want to remain unbias. I would like to point out a few things, though.
First of all, Garbage Prototype has been designing in SL for a very long time. Though his stores have become a lot more aesthetically pleasing (the textures are richer, the atmosphere is carried throughout his property, his ads are made with care) his personal style hasn’t changed. Occasionally he’ll switch out textures, or instead of boxes with ads on them he’ll cut out the clothes, but for the most part Garbage’s store remains consistent in presentation.
Second, Garbage’s clothes are always made with care. Half photosourced, half painted (the percentage to each piece more than likely varies) Garbage’s clothes are truthfully some of the greatest staple items I’ve seen in Second Life made by one person.
Then there’s the obvious part of Appearance Mode: it is owned solely by Garbage Prototype. Garbage is one man working on one line. He doesn’t have a team of designers, he doesn’t use any programs – other than PhotoShop – to create his clothing. I realize that as humans we’re automatically programmed to believe that the best items out there should set the bar as to how other items should be judged. Unfortunately, whenever other players have advantages over others (please note I said advantages, not unfair advantages) their creations shouldn’t be compared to those other items.
What I take personal offense to is the way you’ve put “designer” in quotations. Garbage Prototype has been in Second Life for a very long time, pumping out a very large amount of content. It is completely unfair to take someone’s status from them just because you dislike their creations. I, for one, am usually not a fan of Garbage’s hair. Does that take away the credit that is due for his creation? Absolutely not. It just means that I do not find his designs as aesthetically pleasing as he may.
In the future, I hope you find a way to keep your negative opinions to yourself on another person’s blog “Anonymous” – or at least have enough pride in your opinions to give a name.
Really, though. We’re all eighteen or over. Leave the drama with your momma.
Comment by Indie Rainbow — April 17, 2008 @ 3:47 pm
P.S
I bought about a million things from Armidi yesterday.. I am in no way shape or form saying I don’t like them.
Just in case anyone reads too much into what I said.
K
P.S.S
I love you Indie.
Comment by Camie Cooper — April 17, 2008 @ 3:53 pm
RING THE ALARMS! RANDOM IS USING HANGERS OH NO! Ahem Mr/Ms. Anonymous as stated by Oleg I have been creating stuff since back in 2004 the store was in NO way a rip off of Armidi in fact I’ll post a picture of my store reference, “inspiration”, whatever you’d call it:
http://img209.imageshack.us/img209/4818/1109dengx1.jpg
And how in any way am I a “Armidi-Rip Off” because I made a “classy” looking store? Because I put my stuff on hangers? Now I’m pretty certain before Armidi, Paper Couture had a elegant building with clothing on hangers does that make Armidi a rip off of Paper Couture? No, in fact back in the day I used to have my clothing on hangers and I’ve been making the same style of clothing for a long time.
Badly textured huh? Ha you’re funny but your entitled to your opinion but hey I have hundreds of people in my update group and thousands of people buying stuff from me but whatever you’re pathetic to compare me to Armidi I’ve never aspired to become like them in my life like Oleg said, yes my style has changed over the years. It would be way too repetitive and boring if I made the same stuff yearly so I change it up a little bit was my inspiration from Armidi? Hell no, and what makes Armidi so special?
I mean they (Armidi) offer the same stuff they would at Artilleri, Maitreya, GLAM, Canimal, ETD, Celestial Studios, and thousands of other stores in SL Apparel, Hair, and other custom content. Am I bashing Armidi? No, simply stating why compare me to them? There’s no reason for that seeing how you could apply the same statement with any two stores. From what I get from your statement it sounds like you would say that Armidi copied Tres Blah because they sell their stuff on hangers, or that you would say Lost Thereian copied Chip Midnight for using the same photosource, Or saying Shiny Things copied Armidi by doing Sculpty shoes but that is in no way these statements are true
There are millions of users in Second Life and thousands creating stuff so nothing can be 100% original
anyways do us all a favor and think before you speak next time hm?
and by the way im usually not this agressive im just upset at you Anonymous
have a great day.
p.s. thanks to Ryan, Iindie, Camie, Oleg for puting things into perspective
Comment by Garbage Prototype — April 17, 2008 @ 3:57 pm
I love how people flame anonymously. It frees them to demonstrate the depth of just how stupid and ignorant they can be.
Comment by Oscar Page — April 19, 2008 @ 1:25 am
First off, I am not trying to start drama because I don’t know anything about the owners…I stop in SL about once every few months, but everytime I have bumped into [Random] I notice that the prints are stolen from UrbanOutfitters.com … I think that is very shady and I have emailed UO to inform them someone on a virtual game is stealing their designs and selling them for profit…. maybe this is allowed and if so then more power to “garbage” as so I just found out his name was…but if not, then what a shame!! content theft is a no-no and you CANNOT start a reputable business by mooching off of other people’s designs. other than the designs which i know are stolen i think he has a great shop, the other original (hopefully?) content looks great…more power to ya!
Comment by Hmm... — May 5, 2008 @ 1:42 pm
Ive been a fan of Random clothing and hair since I first joined second life a few years ago. It was the first shop I saw using “hangers” and thought the look was cool.
This “copy” stuff really needs to stop. Hangers are used in RL, armidi did not invent some new thing, they are simply a big store who chose to go with the hanger method over boxes. Both have pros and cons. So anyone who uses hangers to display their products is going to be called an “Armidi rip off”? Give me a break. Armidi is NOT the be all end all, id rather shop at Random anyday, and I do.
Im sad that i just came back to this blog after a few months of not checking it and had to see fingers being pointed. Get over yourselves.
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