HIPSTER RUNOFF » Members Only jackets

Is it 2 early 2 start thinking abt what I want 4 Xmas?

Carles — Sun, 12 Oct 2008 19:30:15 +0000

Yall. Xmas is just around the corner. Let’s start thinking about what we’re gonna ask our cool moms & free-spirited dads 4 4 Christmas/Chaunnykah/TheKwanzaa.org.

Should I ask for a Members Only jacket and a Slutty MexiMAltstreamer? Do they sell humans on ebay/craigsZanyList yet?

Disney Star OR Just Another Mexi Who Walks Into a Tacky Store At The Mall to buy clothes that show off her padded bra (which enhances her B cups)?

Do celeb n00dz ever get old? [Picture link] (Not sure if I can h0st it cuz it might be a lil bit too ‘kiddie’ even tho she has a box cut.)

WHAT ARE YALL THINKING OF GETTING FOR CHRISTMAS? (besides a Mexi with a boxcut)

The ReBranding of Members Only

Carles — Fri, 12 Sep 2008 14:37:00 +0000

I remember I blggd abt MEMBERS ONLY a while ago, and some1 cmmnted and told me that the brand was purchased by a bigger company, and that bigger company looks like it wants to capitalize on the large alternative market.

I remember the days when Members Only Jackets were for self-perceived authentic alts. Now it seems like they are trying to compete with American Appy to go after the ‘mainstreamers who need something that looks retro for an 80s themed party’ demographic.

By capitalizing on the Members Only brand, are they unintentionally weakening it?

[via High Snobette]

wanna get buzzed and buy some animal print Members Only Jackets?

Members Only also designed some leggings. In order to be ‘more than just b0ring leggings‘, they provided the service of ‘drawing on fake pockets.’

Do yall prefer fake or real pockets? I feel like this is something you’d see ‘a poor person trying to be fashionable’ wearing.

I wonder if I’d rather have the POCKET leggings or Lindsay Lohan’s ‘Knee Pad Slut’ leggings. s0 hard 2 make decisions.

But srsly yall…is MEMBERS ONLY headed straight for Inauthenticville?
Might have to start thinking about selling my vintage Members Only jackets to Buffalo Exchange before they really start losing their value. sux.

BUT SRSLY…
who ‘owns’ the CC logo?

Chanel? Cut Copy? Crystal Castles? Crooks & Castles?
[via Hi Snobiety]

MEMBERS ONLY JACKETS: HERE 2 STAY (until the world ends in 2012)?

Carles — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 18:32:00 +0000

Did Members Only jackets come out in 2006? Or 1906? It’s tough to tell. I wonder if they will be here forever. I feel like people who wear Members Only Jackets are either:

authentic-in-a-bad-way alpha dog alt bros pretending to be alt ‘men’

mainstreamers trying to be NOT that alt, but still make it known that they are ‘bein a little edgy 2nite’

old men

celebrities who have professional stylists who dress them much like good moms dress their kids to go to elementary school.

But ya, I love throwing a MembsOnly Jacket over my purple AA hoodie whenever it is below 70 degrees.

BTW, I did some research and the MEMBERS ONLY website looks like garbage. I’d expect this kind of site from a startup streetwear company, but not from an ‘iconic’ brand like Membies Onlie.
http://www.membersonlystyle.com/

XX BONUS COVERAGE XX
Members Only Commercial from 1982/the future.

I read in a sports business blog that this ad will be played during next year’s Super Bowl.