May 20, 2008 | Life in General
Dear Chester Bennington,
I would first like to start off by saying…
LINKIN PARK TOTALLY ROCKS!
I don’t claim to be your biggest fan, but I have all the bands’ CDs and you’ve held the number one music spot for me for years. I think I even saw you locally ages ago when you were fronting the band Grey Daze. I don’t remember who I was there to see, but I remember you being a little pissed because the acoustics were so bad at The Mason Jar. Does that sound familiar to you?
Anywho, I think it’s really great that you jumped on the Rockstar slash Clothing Designer bus and created your own clothing line, Ve’cel Clothing. I just have a couple of suggestions:
1) Do something for the ladies. Don’t get me wrong, the designs are wicked cool, but the shirts are too manly. Can you throw in some baby doll T-shirts, tank tops, or hey, even some cute dresses? If you’re starting out with the manly T-shirts just to see if the line will do well, that’s understandable. But I hope you’ll eventually decide to branch out.
2) Think Target. Or even Kohl’s. I understand that you wanna start our high end by having Nordstroms carry your shirts, but here’s the thing: not all of your fans shop at Nordies. I happen to be one of those people. I love you guys, really I do. As long as you continue to make music, I’m going to keep buying it. HOWEVER, I don’t love you guys enough to pay $50 or more for a T-shirt. You’d be lucky to get $40 out of me, truth be told. So I was thinking, for the fans that couldn’t give a shit about fashion, how about approaching more, uh, affordable stores like Target or Kohl’s? I mean, Nordies can’t be the end all, be all, right?
Keep in mind, these are just suggestions. Creative criticisms, if you will. You can take them under advisement and do with them what you will. Just remember: we’re your fans. We helped you rise to the top, and we can pull you back down. Just sayin’.
Sincerely,
Celise.
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