If you’re a “tee” fan like me and loves checking out those clothing lines and tee shops, here’s one clothing line you really should take a look. Love Dishonor Clothing Line, it was founded by a teenage guy named Olav last December 2010. Love Dishonor already had produced 6 tees since it was started and is currently based in Manila. The thing here is that more than the unique design it has, the story behind it is worth listening to.
The founder of Love Dishonor was inspired to make the clothing line possible because of his gambling experiences. Yes, he’s one of those people who loves to gamble and after loosing a big amount of money, screwing up his allowance and compromising every other expenses, he soon realized he’s doing things the wrong way. Since this guy is also a Chicosci fan (a vampire), things become more interesting for me. He made up his mind about gambling his money into business during the Chicosci Christmas party gig, when he saw almost everybody wearing Nick Automatic tees and he was wearing his “personalized CHICOSCI tee” he thought to himself, “why not make a clothing line of my own?” and there you have it, Love Dishonor was born and will make it big in the industry soon.
If you’re curious with what’s behind the name, “Love Dishonor”, then basically it’s more personal than just joining nouns or adjectives. “Love” was derived from the name of the founder, Olav. And “Dishonor” came up because of his bitter experiences with courting girls. (He hasn’t found the right girl for him, maybe you’re the one! Well if you’re a girl for that matter. ☺) And one more thing, this guy is super friendly. If you want to be-friend him just follow him on twitter or like the Love Dishonor fan page. I assure you that he’s super approachable.
You might be wondering what makes this clothing line different from all the others. Well one basic and important thing is the price. Love Dishonor tees are affordable and also of great quality. Price for Manila buyers is consistent while there is shipping variations for buyers outside Manila. The price of the shirts is 350php each. The reason for this is because primarily, the founder understands and knows how it feels to be a fan and student at the same time since he’s also a student. Basically, the main target markets are students and teenagers. But if you’re Mommy and Lola and Lolo wants a Love Dishonor tee well they’re welcome with wide open arms. Alongside the affordable price are freebies, like stickers of different designs.
If you want to ask me why I’m doing this, well because I am a tee fan and I admire the attitude of the founder of Love Dishonor. Primarily because of the choices he makes, though he learned things the hard way, still he got up and rebuilt himself. It’s never easy building business, especially when you have a lot of competitors, you really need to prove your worth. Well for me this clothing line basically achieved that already. Not just because of the affordable and high quality shirts they make but also of the varying designs which make you watch out for the next one. Another factor is also music. Since the influences of the founder and myself coincides in some ways. Like Chicosci, (Shout out to the VAMPIRES out there!) Tanya Markova, Typecast and Silent Sanctuary. He’s also a fan of bands like, A Skylit Drive, Alesana, Bring Me The Horizon, A Vain Attempt, Hopes Die Last. The founder is also influenced by other clothing lines like Drop Dead from London, Nick Automatic (shout out to CEBUANOS!) and Mermollie Ink.
All I’m saying is that he has an inspiring story of overcoming some sort of vice for him, which is gambling. And as a consumer I really think he deserves the support and time for us to check what he’s been doing. Not all of us could dare to put ourselves in a situation where there are a lot of risks involved. Business is one of the hardest fields someone has to venture into since alongside the expenses, there are haters, rivalry and screwed up time management (which is very important to him since he still is a student). And after a while it will be so damn hard to keep your feet on the ground. I’m just glad he was able to maintain his humility, which I think is a weapon for him and a reason for his success.
To share to you what Love Dishonor has achieved so far. Here are people from the Music industry wearing their shirts. Miggy of Chicosci, Jay Contreras of Kamikazee, Melvin Macatiag of Typecast , MacMac Belano of Belano, Brucher of Dripping Rouge, Laura Belanger of Sound City Silence, Nel Lopez of Odatnarat, Tata of Embercore, Brando of Brando Braganza and Jeje Santos of Giniling Festival.
Soon enough we’ll be seeing them contrast their name “Love Dishonor”, with pride since they’re gonna make it big soon. They will be loved and honored.
So check out their facebook fan page for updates and you might just fall in love with their tees. Spread the l♥ve everybody! Suport Pinoy, Love Pinoy, Choose Pinoy. ☺
