 Poster: A snowHead
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The much-maligned British ski bum (sorry, 'seasonaire') is not always a lost cause:
Back in 1988 Tim Slade and Jules Leaver were bumming in Meribel, printed some t-shirts with the hugely creative slogan 'Meribel '88' and are now - 16 years on - floating their company (Fat Face) for £35 million.
This report from This Is London.
I happen to know, because I witnessed it, that Nevica (now including Killy) was founded in similar circumstances. Its owner, the illustrious Paul Goldstein, bummed in Sauze d'Oulx, saw an opportunity to import a local skiwear brand into the UK and....all else is history.
So, fellow snowHeads, sow and ye shall reap.
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Could I market something along the lines of Che Guevara skiwear? After all, Cuban revolutionaries are always the icon of choice for middle class people with a conscience!
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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kevin mcclean, does that mean Che's a pin-up of yours?? 
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Very topical, kevin. Your icon is the star of a newly released movie The Motorcycle Diaries, but it's about Che Guevara's long long ride across South America on an old Norton, not a pair of skis.
Leathers could be more profitable than skiwear though, and there's a healthy market with ageing middle class nostalgics.
The movie's worth seeing, by the way.
Last edited by You need to Login to know who's really who. on Fri 3-09-04 10:49; edited 1 time in total
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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PG-I can assure you I'm the genuine article!
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Does anyone still buy Fat Face? It used to be really good (about 5 years ago), now i am i getting old or is just pretty naff now?
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I've actually never heard of it! Sorry.
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You'll get to see more forums and be part of the best ski club on the net.
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I still buy Fat Face. They've had some good stuff out this summer, cropped trousers in technical fabric that are perfect for sailing, and some cool tops. But then I'm a girl.
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kevin, here's their website if you want to replace your legendary wardrobe.
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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David, I'm ashamed to admit that I don't possess any fashion sense whatsoever (a fact that can be confirmed by my wife), hence the apparel so lovingly displayed on the link passes me by! Hats with logos, shirts with emblems, etc, is something I've never got into. On the right person I'm sure this'd look good but on me.......well, I can imagine what my students would think!
I do own a pair of jeans, however.
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And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
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| kevin mcclean wrote: |
| Could I market something along the lines of Che Guevara skiwear? After all, Cuban revolutionaries are always the icon of choice for middle class people with a conscience! |
I'd re-think that kevin, I read an article at the weekend that suggested Boris Johnson teeshirts now outsell those of Che Guevara. He may be the antithesis of you, but it might make you a few more shillings if you incorporated his image into your proposed skiwear
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You know it makes sense.
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RachelQ, I found a company that charge a one off fee to set up for embroidery of between £40 and £100 but then let you buy fleeces, hats and other clothing at a flat rate in any size or colour they can suppy, I felt that an embroidered logo would last for much longer than a screen printed one
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Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
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D G Orf, emobroidery doesn't look so good and your limited in size. A well professionally screen printed one will last a long time. Well that's my experience of doing these sort of things as tour shirts before....... 
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Poster: A snowHead
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Dan, it does seem to depend on the supplier of either, I have seen very good and very large embroidery and screen printed logos, however I have also seen very bad examples of both, on t-shirts I'd say the screen print works better, but for fleeces the embroidery always looks better because of the depth of the fabric, on waterproofs it's sensible to go with the screen print again. I had suggested fleeces because they tend to be quite useful in the winter plus they came at a fair price in any quantity/size and a variety of colours for no extra cost meaning that quantity would not be important
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