For every one t-shirt that we actually produce, there were 10 others that were designed and sampled but never made the cut.  One of them is this "Malcolm In The Middle" shirt that just couldn't quite hack it.  Funny thing though is that last week one of our customers sent us a picture of the "real" Malcolm wearing our Local Celebrity logo tee...looking kind of scary and angry (maybe he is upset he got outstaged by Malcolm X...who knows).  Anyway, I just find the whole thing a bit ironic...

For all you hipsters who even want your type-face to showcase your individuality and facial hair capabilities...here you go.

We're back in action after an awesome week in Las Vegas showing our new swag to our existing and prospective customers from all around the world.  Magic is the largest fashion tradeshow in the US (and maybe the world?...don't quote me on that).  Magic used to be a singular, gigantic show, where it's not uncommon to see a brand spend $1,000,000 on a booth bigger than most houses, but has turned into a giant conglomerate of different shows that each cater to different demographics. 

We attend the Project Show along with other brands like WeSC, Kidrobot, Freshjive, Cheap Monday, Rebel Yell, G-Star, Jansport(they hooked it up with some backpacks so I gotta give them some love), True Religion...really, you name the brand, the list could go on for days but these were just a few that were around us so they're fresh in my mind.  

Here's just a few pics taken from my iphone while we were there...

Ready, set, SHOW! 

Remember when your mom told you not to make a funny face because it might get stuck that way?  Ally was a rebel child.  Try not to stare, it makes her uncomfortable...

We're huge in Japan...

Ally, our buddy Alfredo, and Maggie strikin' a pose...

Wrappin' it up with some good laughs.  Here's to you Mr. Blue(or red) Aluminum Bottle Maker...

We had a party at the top of the Mandalay Bay...bottle service anybody?

Not a bad view, eh?

Magic was giving away the latest edition of Antenna Magazine...that also just so happens to be featuring one of our new designs...

Glad to be home.

And by Project Vegas I don't mean some sort of secret mission we've concocted to rob a casino.  Project Trade Show in Las Vegas is where we'll be all next week to display our fall product offering.  We'll be sitting down with store buyers from all over the world that either want to carry Local Celebrity in their stores or already do and just want to come and order some new freshness.  We're super stoked to see some of our accounts next week and, of course, always look forward to opening some great new accounts too.  If you're going to be at the shows(Project, Magic, Pool) next week then be sure to come by our booth and say what up! 

So if you've ever meet Mister, you quickly learn that he's a bruiser...feels no pain, knows no limits, and doesn't know he shouldn't take candy from strangers.  No really.

A few weeks ago we were closing up the office and when it came time to round up the dogs, Mister was gone!  We looked in every office, under every desk, in every bathroom, in every trashcan, in every box of hangers(he like to eat hangers)...no Mister.  "There's no way he's outside....right?"  Wrong.  We ran outside to the stupid-busy street and started calling his name(as if he would come running even if he heard us...stubborn dog). 

A guy walks up and says, "are you looking for a dog?".

"Yeah..."

He motions to his truck where his child is holding Mister in the front seat, "is that him?"

SHONUFF!  If we had been 1 minute later Mister would have been bye bye.  So we invested in some pretty advanced technology to ensure this never happens again.  The first technological advancement is called "shut the door all the way" and the second is called "hey crackheads, get out".  We figured any crackhead that stumbles into our office probably won't know that it's not really a camera...so far so good!

Junior Boys - In The Morning

Check out this Urban Outfitters exclusive, Robocop Head t-shirt.  You can only buy this shirt from UrbanOutfitters.com or at your nearest Urban Outfitters location.  Make your move, creep.

We've been doing business with major department stores off and on over the past 7 years.  It's always nice when you see the orders come through and you see the numbers at the bottom...but honestly,  sometimes I think it feels better to actually see it on the floor and stacked shorter than the ones around it than to hold a piece of paper in your hand...except for when you're holding the check, that feels pretty good.  These are a couple of the shirts we have in Bloomingdales right now...the royal blue Local Celebrity logo, and the tri-blend Rocky Run tee.

Local Celebrity wasn't around too long before we started landing some big accounts, but landing the account is only half the battle.  The other half is actually selling through what they order.  As you can see by the lack of our shirts left on this table, we've learned how to cover both halves of the equation pretty well, but there's still a lot more to learn, a lot more to accomplish, and a whole lot of work to be done.  It's little reminders like this that motivate me to push on to the goal.......of world domination.......and riding a unicorn through a double rainbow. 

I think every day is Friday for this guy...