| 词条 | Tribal Gear |
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| name = Tribal Gear | logo = | type = Private | foundation = San Diego, United States (1989) | founder = Bobby Ruiz | location_city = San Diego | location_country = United States | location = | locations = | area_served = | key_people = Bobby Ruiz | industry = Fashion | products = Apparel and Accessories | services = | revenue = | operating_income = | net_income = | assets = | equity = | owner = | num_employees = | parent = | divisions = | subsid = | slogan = | homepage = www.tribalgear.comwww.tribal-streetwear.com | footnotes = | intl = }} Tribal Gear, Tribal Streetwear or simply Tribal was launched in 1989 by Bobby Ruiz and his brother Joey as a Southern California lifestyle-inspired clothing brand. HistoryBobby Ruiz started Tribal Street wear on November 20, 1989, with his brother Joey. When Bobby was looking for sponsors for a graffiti art/benefit show in San Diego, Carl Arellano, who had a silk-screening business offered to sponsor the show. "It was at that point when we became friends and started to talk about him getting involved with Tribal", says Bobby.[1] The process started with blank white T-shirts which were given various graphics including tattoo-style designs from Joey. Inspired by his graffiti background Bobby wanted to use bold graphics.[2] Most graphics were Aztec and Mayan influenced. This is how they came up with the name Tribal. They started working with graffiti artists who made hip hop-style graphics. Tribal expanded from T-shirts to apparel and accessories.[2] InfluencesLatino communityTribal Street wear is a lifestyle clothing brand that has made an impact from West to East U.S.A. and even overseas.[2][3] Tribal became popular in countries like Germany and Japan where the interest in Latino culture has paved the way for California designers to sell street wear.[4] Bobby wanted his clothing to appeal to a wide customer base.[2] “We never boxed ourselves in by using one thing that we are into”, explains Bobby “We have a skate team, b-boy team, graffiti artist, and ultimate fighters”.[2] BreakdanceTribal is a supporter of breaking, b-boying or commonly known as break dancing all over the world. The tough style of Tribal matches the Breakdancing aesthetics.[5] Over the years Tribal has sponsored breakdancing events and dancers such as Lil Rock, Moskito, Ruen, Crumbs, Lil Bob, Rainen, Franky Flav, Nabil, and Anthrax.[6] GraffitiTribal Streetwear has carried designs from popular artists including OG Abel and Mr. Cartoon from the Los Angeles lowrider scene, Daim and Seak from Germany, and Hasl, Brisk and Pursue from San Diego.[7] Over the years the lifestyle brand has provided work for as many as 200 graffiti artists.[8] Tribal artistsOG AbelAbel, grew up poor in a rugged section of South Central L. A. and lost a brother to street violence.[13] He attended Los Angeles Trade Tech to take courses in graphic design and he's turned his hobby into a business, which has him working alongside some of the world's most power brands. From Fiat, Lowrider Magazine to Tribal and Converse.[9] AS. VinceVince is a Filipino graffiti artist based in Makati, Philippines. When Bobby Ruiz asked him to participate in Tribal Streetwear. He joined the team and participated in many T-shirt Design Competitions. He said "I felt special that time". He was involved in different illegal graffiti art all over Makati City. Mr. CartoonMark Machado, better known as Mister Cartoon, is a Mexican American tattoo artist and graffiti artist based in Los Angeles, California. Machado designed the logo for Cypress Hill. He has tattooed the bodies of Dr. Dre, 50 Cent, Eminem, Method Man, Gabriel McDonald, Scott Raynor, Justin Timberlake, and Beyoncé Knowles.[10] In addition to tattoos, Machado's work has been used by Nike, Tribal, Toyota, T-Mobile and in Grand Theft Auto.[11] Munk OneMunk One a.k.a. JoseMercado is a contemporary American illustrator and fine artist. He is most noted for creating artwork for bands.[12] CelebritiesTribal enjoys support from artists such as Rock Steady Crew, Korn, Delinquent Habits and Linkin Park.[2] Other famous supporters of the brand include Snoop Dogg, KRS-One, Gotti, P.O.D., Limp Bizkit, Staind and Los Lobos.[13] DistributionThe Tribal collection is sold in selected stores in Europe, Germany, Japan, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Korea, Philippines, Russia, Mexico, Colombia, New Zealand, Australia, Canada and the United States of America. In each country, there are also exclusive local designs. There is also a partnership Tribal Gear Tattoo Parlour in Hong Kong, Tribal Gear Barbers in Manila Philippines called 'Tribal Cuts', Tribal Gear Surf Fashion Shop in Yokohama, Japan, and Tribal Gear Fashion Store with Tattoo Ink department in Mexico. See also
References1. ^Interview Bobby Ruiz 2. ^1 2 3 4 5 Tribal Streetwear, American Latino TV, December 8, 2007 3. ^[https://archive.is/20110713190056/http://www.latinheat.com/news.php?nid=1357 American Latino TV Shines the Light on Latinos Online], Latin Heat Online, March 12, 2007 4. ^Clothing with a culture, Los Angeles Times, August 20, 1999 by Jose Cardenas 5. ^Circle Sensation 2006 {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060827164841/http://circlesensation.com/sponsors.php |date=2006-08-27 }} 6. ^Tribal Gear Killafornia Breakdancing DVD 7. ^Tribal Gear art scene by Marco A. Patino 8. ^Conference Views Graffiti’s Creative Side, October 03, 2003 by Los Angeles Times 9. ^1 "SHOCK MANSION INTERVIEWS OG ABEL" {{Webarchive|url=https://archive.is/20130419085122/http://www.shockmansion.com/2009/07/21/shock-mansion-interviews-og-abel/ |date=2013-04-19 }}, 2009, Shock Mansion 10. ^[https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=895768 Mister Cartoon's Growing Tattoo Empire], January 1, 2003 by Michele Norris 11. ^Mister Cartoon Draws Brand Interest, Brandweek, February 13, 2006 12. ^[https://web.archive.org/web/20080425231324/http://www.munkone.com/home/?p=100 Munk One's Homepage] 13. ^Bighouse clothing: Tribal Streetwear External links
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