[Lnc-business] Women / Taking LP merchandise to the next level

Sat Feb 4 00:43:49 EST 2017

I hear Frederick Douglass is doing good work, and more and more people are
paying attention to him lately.

Joshua A. Katz

On Fri, Feb 3, 2017 at 11:33 PM, Whitney Bilyeu <whitneycb76 at gmail.com>
wrote:

> I would buy Frederick Douglass jeans in a red hot second.
>
> WB
>
> On Feb 3, 2017 10:15 PM, "Starchild" <sfdreamer at earthlink.net> wrote:
>
>>
>> On Feb 3, 2017, at 2:53 PM, Caryn Ann Harlos wrote:
>>
>> I can't stand women's t-shirts- always too short and too tight
>>
>>
>>
>> That's what comes from being busty Caryn Ann, lol! But some women, and
>> girls, are differently figured, or do like tight tops. I think having
>> garments explicitly identified as women's sends an inclusive, welcoming
>> message and therefore it's a good idea to offer some, even if they prove
>> less popular among women than "standard-issue" t-shirts. Male Libertarians
>> like myself might end up buying them too, you never know!    ;-)
>>
>> For me personally, the biggest deterrent to buying our clothing items has
>> simply been that they are generally not funky and cool enough for me to
>> want to wear them. I would love to see us offer a more unique/alternative
>> range of clothing/fashion items like those depicted below, with tastefully
>> added libertarian messaging or logos.
>>
>> If you want to buy a t-shirt with a pro-freedom political message or
>> logo, you've got a million options. But if you want to buy a furry angora
>> sweater, or a faux leather harness, or a corset, or a stylish pair of
>> jeans, or some chic footwear, that's got a pro-freedom political message or
>> logo, your choices are *significantly* more limited. I suspect there is
>> a market out there that is waiting to be tapped.
>>
>> Love & Liberty,
>>                                    ((( starchild )))
>> At-Large Representative, Libertarian National Committee
>>                                  (415) 625-FREE
>>                                    @StarchildSF
>>
>> P.S. – Hopefully the LNC list will be able to display the images below
>> with the accompanying text for each image...
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> These fuzzy sweaters would look cool with the image of a porcupine or
>> Statue of Liberty dyed in different color on the back.
>>
>>
>> Imagine the word "Libertarian" in a fancy, cursive font along the side of
>> these heels. For that matter, how about a whole line of "Don't Tread On
>> Anyone" footwear, in different styles such as hiking boots, sandals, etc.,
>> with raised or imprinted rubber on the soles, such as on the sandals shown
>> above, to leave pro-freedom messages when walking in sand, mud, etc.?
>> This gorgeous item could look extra cool/edgy with some subtle black
>> vertical lettering added along the seams with a message like "Power to the
>> People, Not the Government!"
>>
>> I can easily imagine a wallet or purse with hip-hop type lettering like
>> this reading simply "LP" and then in a smaller font on the bottom or
>> reverse, "Minimum Government, Maximum Freedom"
>>
>>
>>
>> A harness like this imprinted with small actual text from a book like
>> Peter McWilliams "Ain't Nobody's Business If You Do" would be a truly
>> unique item that I'll bet somebody would want.
>>
>>
>> Instead of "CUPCAKE CLIQUE", what about "FREEDOM CLIQUE" with the LP logo
>> on top?
>>
>> Some jeans like these would look awesome with a washed-out image of
>> Frederick Douglass's face on them and his quote, "The limits of tyrants are
>> prescribed by the endurance of those whom they oppress."
>>
>>
>> Something like this would obviously be a pricey, high-end item, but
>> imagine a sexy punked-out garment like this with a stylized piece of art on
>> the back reading, "Part of the Rebel Alliance and a Traitor", or
>> "Challenging the Cult of the Omnipotent State", with "Libertarian Party" in
>> smaller lettering at the bottom. I'd wear it in a heartbeat.   :-)
>>
>>
>>
>> Simple stitch-up leggings like these are surprisingly uncommon, and would
>> be even more of a find with a distinctive Libertarian Party label on the
>> back seat.
>>
>>
>> On Fri, Feb 3, 2017 at 3:41 PM Sam Goldstein <goldsteinatlarge at gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> Women are equal to men and therefore should have access to the same
>>> clothing sizes as men.  The LP doesn't believe in the separate but equal
>>> doctrine,
>>> even in clothing.
>>>
>>> Sam
>>>
>>> Sam Goldstein
>>> Libertarian National Committee
>>> Member at Large
>>> 8925 N Meridian St, Ste 101
>>> Indianapolis IN 46260
>>> 317-850-0726 <(317)%20850-0726> Phone
>>> 317-582-1773 <(317)%20582-1773> Fax
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> On Fri, Feb 3, 2017 at 3:48 PM, Joshua Katz <planning4liberty at gmail.com>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>> https://lpstore.org/product-category/apparel/
>>>
>>> It was mentioned to me today that we don't carry any women's clothing,
>>> or offer our give-away t-shirts in women's styles.  I'm aware that an LP
>>> event is the only place (outside of an adult establishment) where the line
>>> is at the men's room (and not only when our chair is in there with Sen.
>>> Paul), but still, would it be feasible to offer some women's clothing?
>>>
>>> Joshua A. Katz
>>>
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