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Title: New Black Cat Clothing sneak preview
Post by: Black Cat Cricket on March 26, 2011, 12:51:10 PM
as title suggests...

(http://img217.imageshack.us/img217/4186/clothespics.jpg)
Title: Re: New Black Cat Clothing sneak preview
Post by: Canners on March 26, 2011, 01:31:25 PM
I like
Title: Re: New Black Cat Clothing sneak preview
Post by: token on March 26, 2011, 01:43:44 PM
In my opinion, bottom left would look better with a smaller logo on the right chest.
Title: Re: New Black Cat Clothing sneak preview
Post by: kenbriooo on March 26, 2011, 03:54:33 PM
I like, really like the choice of colours very classy
Title: Re: New Black Cat Clothing sneak preview
Post by: cricketboy2010 on March 27, 2011, 08:25:27 AM
love the bottom left hoodie...
Title: Re: New Black Cat Clothing sneak preview
Post by: 100 not out on March 27, 2011, 08:28:13 AM
Are there any softs yet?
Title: Re: New Black Cat Clothing sneak preview
Post by: Black Cat Cricket on March 27, 2011, 08:46:34 AM
no softs, won't be in the near future either.

cheers
Title: Re: New Black Cat Clothing sneak preview
Post by: 100 not out on March 27, 2011, 08:51:25 AM
Seems a bit strange that you have diversified in to clothing without first sorting out softs. but hey im not complaing. they look good.
Title: Re: New Black Cat Clothing sneak preview
Post by: Ayrtek Cricket on March 27, 2011, 09:09:10 AM
I think its a wise move to raise BC's brand awareness, we have found the same from having our hoodies out there and training kit.
Title: Re: New Black Cat Clothing sneak preview
Post by: Black Cat Cricket on March 27, 2011, 09:27:47 AM
Seems a bit strange that you have diversified in to clothing without first sorting out softs. but hey im not complaing. they look good.

Black Cat is not like other cricket brands...
Title: Re: New Black Cat Clothing sneak preview
Post by: Canners on March 27, 2011, 03:26:20 PM
 i like the bottom middle one
Title: Re: New Black Cat Clothing sneak preview
Post by: Rik on March 27, 2011, 03:36:51 PM
Bottom left hoodie looks classy!
Title: Re: New Black Cat Clothing sneak preview
Post by: uknsaunders on March 27, 2011, 03:44:41 PM
stickers on the bat look classy but then you bring a clothing range out in US 1960's font. Shocking. If your brand is upmarket then the clothing needs to reflect it.
Title: Re: New Black Cat Clothing sneak preview
Post by: Simmy on March 27, 2011, 04:01:23 PM
agree with nick bat stickers are amazing. tshirts dont look anything special..

Title: Re: New Black Cat Clothing sneak preview
Post by: Talisman on March 27, 2011, 04:06:53 PM
I thought Paul Weller was the Style Council....
Title: Re: New Black Cat Clothing sneak preview
Post by: golders on March 27, 2011, 04:09:22 PM
Not sure I like 'Team black Cat', but other than that thy look ok...


Goooooooooooooooooo Team!!!
Title: Re: New Black Cat Clothing sneak preview
Post by: uknsaunders on March 27, 2011, 04:10:42 PM
just checked out the online store - £24 for a t-shirt before delivery! At least the upmarket pricing has stayed the same. Joda are launching an online store early April as well, is this the latest trend?

Happy to admit I know nothing about fashion, but I know enough about branding to offer an opinion.
Title: Re: New Black Cat Clothing sneak preview
Post by: Black Cat Cricket on March 27, 2011, 10:03:21 PM
stickers on the bat look classy but then you bring a clothing range out in US 1960's font. Shocking. If your brand is upmarket then the clothing needs to reflect it.

There will be more designs added in the next day or two, which reflect the branding you're talking about.

However, if the first day's sales are anything to go by, these designs are popular...
Title: Re: New Black Cat Clothing sneak preview
Post by: uknsaunders on March 28, 2011, 10:07:35 PM
There will be more designs added in the next day or two, which reflect the branding you're talking about.

However, if the first day's sales are anything to go by, these designs are popular...

and that, after all, is what matters  :)
Title: Re: New Black Cat Clothing sneak preview
Post by: Black Cat Cricket on March 29, 2011, 04:43:40 AM
more designs released. hopefully mr uknsaunders likes some of these...?!

cheers
Title: Re: New Black Cat Clothing sneak preview
Post by: uknsaunders on March 29, 2011, 11:02:25 PM
more designs released. hopefully mr uknsaunders likes some of these...?!

cheers

It's getting there. Not sure about the black cat slim fit with the massive round logo on the back. Screams when it ought to be subtle IMHO.

Played around a bit with spreadshirt the other day, useful tool for this kind of stuff. No upfront costs and almost limitless designs. Lack of an Embroidery option and pricing turned me off after an hour playing around.
Title: Re: New Black Cat Clothing sneak preview
Post by: mattw on March 30, 2011, 10:43:40 AM
Expensive for what the clothing is imo. Not keen on the 'team' stuff, but the simpler designs look better as it seems to suit your brand more.
I like the idea of using American Apparel clothing as it's good quality, however it is overpriced. I own a couple of their hoodies and they're good as they're lightweight and have fleecing inside them but I'm not sure whether I would want to wear these for sports as I feel they're of a high quality so I wouldn't want to ruin them.

Also I'm not quite sure what this clothing is aimed at, is it aimed for people to wear during sports? fashion wear? laze around wear? The layout of the online store isnt great either, as there are a lot of designs going on. Maybe have one picture per design and then the customer can choose/preview other colours of that design when they click on them. It would make it less busy and give a nicer feel about the store, which would also add to the feeling that this brand is worth spending the extra money on their clothing as it would feel a better brand.
Title: Re: New Black Cat Clothing sneak preview
Post by: uknsaunders on March 30, 2011, 10:55:47 AM
Expensive for what the clothing is imo. Not keen on the 'team' stuff, but the simpler designs look better as it seems to suit your brand more.
I like the idea of using American Apparel clothing as it's good quality, however it is overpriced. I own a couple of their hoodies and they're good as they're lightweight and have fleecing inside them but I'm not sure whether I would want to wear these for sports as I feel they're of a high quality so I wouldn't want to ruin them.

Also I'm not quite sure what this clothing is aimed at, is it aimed for people to wear during sports? fashion wear? laze around wear? The layout of the online store isnt great either, as there are a lot of designs going on. Maybe have one picture per design and then the customer can choose/preview other colours of that design when they click on them. It would make it less busy and give a nicer feel about the store, which would also add to the feeling that this brand is worth spending the extra money on their clothing as it would feel a better brand.

Most of the layout options are fixed. It's not likely to change but I think it looks ok.
Title: Re: New Black Cat Clothing sneak preview
Post by: jonpinson on March 30, 2011, 12:26:34 PM
I'd be reluctant to spend 24 quid on a tshirt designed for only two purposes. 1, to make money and 2, to advertise the company. It's a bit like paying for those ruddy monster energy stickers. Paying to advertise a big company.
Title: Re: New Black Cat Clothing sneak preview
Post by: Black Cat Cricket on March 31, 2011, 04:50:20 AM
I'd be reluctant to spend 24 quid on a tshirt designed for only two purposes. 1, to make money and 2, to advertise the company. It's a bit like paying for those ruddy monster energy stickers. Paying to advertise a big company.

delighted that you consider black cat a 'big company'...
Title: Re: New Black Cat Clothing sneak preview
Post by: Black Cat Cricket on March 31, 2011, 04:51:26 AM
The clothing is not for playing sport in- you could maybe do a warm up in some of the t-shirts/hoodies.  Mainly though it's for off-field wear- arriving at the game etc.
Title: Re: New Black Cat Clothing sneak preview
Post by: cricketboy2010 on March 31, 2011, 08:38:17 AM
i think u should do a joker hoodie... maybe the joker(from batman's) face and "black cat" or something, for ur joker bat... wild shot?