VonDutch Tiki Tow Truck - Collecting Tiki

S stuff-o-rama Tiki Socialite Central Coast of California Joined: Nov 20, 2003 Posts: 757	S stuff-o-rama Posted posted on Tue, Feb 22, 2005 3:58 PM Here's Pete "Hot Dog" Finlan's thought on the Von Dutch Industries "No Respect ...for the name" Von Dutch's grandaughter owned the original line when it first started. They started out with t-shirts and decals of his pinstriping, like "Harvey" and the speed motorcycles. Then she sold it to some guy in LA who got some investors involved who eventually turned it into a high end fashion clothing line. The irony is Von Dutch himself wouldn't be able to afford his own clothes. Or wear them for that matter. Although I like the truck and I think the toy is cool, perhaps they could've got Jimmy C to design a cool tiki truck instead of someone else's artwork and attaching Von Dutch's name. How about a Von Franco line? Heck I'd litter my house with those!

Here's Pete "Hot Dog" Finlan's thought on the Von Dutch Industries

"No Respect ...for the name"

Von Dutch's grandaughter owned the original line when it first started. They started out with t-shirts and decals of his pinstriping, like "Harvey" and the speed motorcycles. Then she sold it to some guy in LA who got some investors involved who eventually turned it into a high end fashion clothing line. The irony is Von Dutch himself wouldn't be able to afford his own clothes. Or wear them for that matter. Although I like the truck and I think the toy is cool, perhaps they could've got Jimmy C to design a cool tiki truck instead of someone else's artwork and attaching Von Dutch's name. How about a Von Franco line? Heck I'd litter my house with those!

Post #142576 by stuff-o-rama on Tue, Feb 22, 2005 3:58 PM