Criterion Couture

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miless · #1 Post by **miless** » Tue Aug 01, 2006 1:20 pm

Criterion has finally lanched their clothing line
http://store.prostores.com/servlet/crit ... StoreFront
it was anounced on their myspace today

Antoine Doinel · #2 Post by **Antoine Doinel** » Tue Aug 01, 2006 1:24 pm

Though I would've preferred the old logo on a shirt, these are pretty sweet. I think I'm going to have to get one.

#3 Post by **Matt** » Tue Aug 01, 2006 2:29 pm

How many minutes until this becomes the new logo for the forum (or at least someone's avatar):

Answer: 8.

Oh, here's the biggest laff... the men's shirt's only go up to a size L and they're American Apparel which means that the L is really a M which means that the only people who would buy a Criterion shirt can't fit into it. Fatties must get Janus shirts (which are cooler and cheaper anyway).

#4 Post by **domino harvey** » Tue Aug 01, 2006 2:47 pm

Criterions new core market is skinny indie kids such as myself, so this makes perfect sense.

#5 Post by **Matt** » Tue Aug 01, 2006 2:53 pm

domino harvey wrote:Criterions new core market is skinny indie kids such as myself, so this makes perfect sense.

I guess you're right. As a quickly aging and expanding consumer who supported Criterion's ass back in the laserdisc days, I should feel no resentment that they now think they're a skateboard company.

Oh, listen to that. Didn't that just sound like a bitter, middle-aged divorcée who got dumped for a new hot piece of twat?

#6 Post by **cdnchris** » Tue Aug 01, 2006 3:07 pm

As someone who also has been a fan and supporter of Criterion since the laserdisc days, I have to admit I find this fairly lame and must agree with Matt's skateboard company comment.

Nice rack, though.

#7 Post by **cdnchris** » Tue Aug 01, 2006 3:15 pm

matt wrote:How many minutes until this becomes the new logo for the forum:

I actually want to make it the logo for now but can't do anything like that from work. So if you want to, eh, go nuts.

#8 Post by **Matt** » Tue Aug 01, 2006 3:26 pm

cdnchris wrote:I actually want to make it the logo for now but can't do anything like that from work. So if you want to, eh, go nuts.

Done. I included the "best friend" on the left, too.

#9 Post by **cdnchris** » Tue Aug 01, 2006 3:27 pm

Beauty.

Rich Malloy · #10 Post by **Rich Malloy** » Tue Aug 01, 2006 3:44 pm

Mulvaney?

justeleblanc · #11 Post by **justeleblanc** » Tue Aug 01, 2006 3:50 pm

I'd rather buy the breasts.

Gropius · #12 Post by **Gropius** » Tue Aug 01, 2006 3:52 pm

Well, at least Criterion are being open about the distastefully anti-cinephile consumerism which their brand encourages.

Antoine Doinel · #13 Post by **Antoine Doinel** » Tue Aug 01, 2006 3:53 pm

Gropius wrote:distastefully anti-cinephile consumerism

uh, what does that even mean?

Gropius · #14 Post by **Gropius** » Tue Aug 01, 2006 3:57 pm

I'm thinking of the 'hardcore Criterion collectors' who will blind-buy everything the company releases, and get more pleasure from the thought of arranging the disc spines on their shelves than they do from watching the actual films.

That's a caricature, but there certainly seem to be people like that around.

denti alligator · #15 Post by **denti alligator** » Tue Aug 01, 2006 4:05 pm

Gropius wrote:I'm thinking of the 'hardcore Criterion collectors' who will blind-buy everything the company releases, and get more pleasure from the thought of arranging the disc spines on their shelves than they do from watching the actual films.

That's a caricature, but there certainly seem to be people like that around.

Actually, you might characterize this as anti-consumerist. If you think of collecting in the Benjaminian sense of redeeming the commodity by removing its use-value and thereby appreciating it as object, then you've made several steps away from the consumerist cycle you describe.

Personally, I like lining things up and looking at them. I used to do it with my Star Wars figures when I was 7, now I do it with books and DVDs.

#16 Post by **Matt** » Tue Aug 01, 2006 4:15 pm

denti alligator wrote:Personally, I like lining things up and looking at them.

Doctor Sunshine · #17 Post by **Doctor Sunshine** » Tue Aug 01, 2006 4:28 pm

Just in terms of the new fourm logo, it's worse than those McDonalds commercials. I love it. Well done.

#18 Post by **domino harvey** » Tue Aug 01, 2006 4:36 pm

Gropius wrote:I'm thinking of the 'hardcore Criterion collectors' who will blind-buy everything the company releases, and get more pleasure from the thought of arranging the disc spines on their shelves than they do from watching the actual films.

That's a caricature, but there certainly seem to be people like that around.

crosspost at criterionforums.com

Fletch F. Fletch · #19 Post by **Fletch F. Fletch** » Tue Aug 01, 2006 4:42 pm

cdnchris wrote:As someone who also has been a fan and supporter of Criterion since the laserdisc days, I have to admit I find this fairly lame and must agree with Matt's skateboard company comment.

Nice rack, though.

As Jamie Foxx would say, "that's hot."

Rich Malloy · #20 Post by **Rich Malloy** » Tue Aug 01, 2006 4:46 pm

As Mel Gibson would say "What are you looking at, sugartits?"

denti alligator · #21 Post by **denti alligator** » Tue Aug 01, 2006 4:51 pm

matt wrote:
denti alligator wrote:Personally, I like lining things up and looking at them.

Exactly.

[Note: I see that this image is saved as "boobs.jpg." Please tell me that wasn't Criterion's designation.

#22 Post by **domino harvey** » Tue Aug 01, 2006 5:11 pm

I guess there wasn't enough money in the budget to iron the shirts first.

justeleblanc · #23 Post by **justeleblanc** » Tue Aug 01, 2006 5:28 pm

Who are you mystery woman with the tattoo?

#24 Post by **cdnchris** » Tue Aug 01, 2006 5:42 pm

denti alligator wrote:
[Note: I see that this image is saved as "boobs.jpg." Please tell me that wasn't Criterion's designation.

If it was it would be called wacky_boobs.jpg

Tribe · #25 Post by **Tribe** » Tue Aug 01, 2006 5:46 pm

justeleblanc wrote:

Who are you mystery woman with the tattoo?

Yum...grrrrr.

Tribe