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2 B o p d r aw s i n s p i r at i o n p r i m a r i ly f r o m g a m e s t h at w e r e p o p u l a r i n S o u t h

A f r i c a at c o r n e r s h o p s a n d a r c a d e s i n t h e 1 9 8 0 ’s a n d e a r ly 1 9 9 0 ’s w h e n

g a m e p l ay wa s k e y a n d g r a p h i c s i f t h e y w e r e g o o d w e r e a n a d d e d b o n u s .

D i s a d va n ta g e d a r e a s d u r i n g a p a r t h e i d S o u t h A f r i c a h a d l i t t l e t o o f f e r i n

t e r m s o f e x p o s u r e t o c u t t i n g e d g e i n t e r n at i o n a l d e s i g n o r c o m p u t e r

t e c h n o l o g y b u t t h e b o o t l e g a r c a d e g a m e s t h at u s e d t w e n t y c e n t p i e c e s

( a 2 B o p ) t o p l ay at t h e c o r n e r s h o p w e r e a w i n d o w i n t o w h at wa s h a p p e n i n g

i n t h e o u t s i d e w o r l d . T h e s e g a m e s g r a n t e d a c c e s s t o e x c e l l e n t e l e c t r o n i c

e n t e r ta i n m e n t a n d e x p o s e d t h e 2 B o p c r e w t o i n t u i t i v e a n d e n g a g i n g

i n t e r fa c e d e s i g n , g a m e d e s i g n , g r a p h i c a n d s o u n d d e s i g n p r i m a r i ly f r o m

J a p a n a n d N o r t h A m e r i c a . A n d s o b e g a n a l o n g fa s c i n at i o n w i t h t h e m e d i u m

t h at s h o w s n o s i g n s o f s t o p p i n g

2Bop started in 2004 as a wayto turn a passion for classic

video games into a form of expression

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HA DOOOOOOOoooooooooooooooooooooooooooooO

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HA DOOOOOOOoooooooooooooooooooooooooooooO

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t - s h i r t s

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s w e a t s

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h e a dw e a r

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2 B o p ' s c r e at i v e v i s i o n i s t o c o n t i n u e t o p r o d u c e p r e m i u m s t r e e t w e a r

i n s p i r e d b y v i d e o g a m e c u lt u r e i n g e n e r a l b u t a l s o d r aw s i n s p i r at i o n s p e -

c i f i c a l ly f r o m t h e a r c a d e g a m e a n d c o r n e r s h o p s c e n e i n S o u t h A f r i c a . T h i s

i n s p i r at i o n e x t e n d s t o t h e a s s o c i at e d at t i t u d e , s t y l e t h e l a n g u a g e a n d t h e

m u s i c a s s o c i at e d w i t h t h i s e r a .

T h e p h r a s e “F u t u r e N o s ta l g i a” s u m s u p 2 B o p ' s v i s i o n .

W e c r e at e a b r a n d e x p e r i e n c e t h at p e o p l e r e a l i s e i s s o m e t h i n g s p e c i a l i n

t h e p r e s e n t a n d w i l l l o o k b a c k o n w i t h n o s ta l g i a i n t h e f u t u r e . T h e p h r a s e

a l s o s p e a k s t o o u r o b s e s s i o n w i t h v i d e o g a m e c u lt u r e a n d s t r e e t w e a r

h e r i ta g e a n d h o w w e d r aw o n t h i s f o r i n s p i r at i o n a n d r e i n t e r p r e t i t i n a

way t h at s p e a k s t o o u r d e s i g n s e n s i b i l i t i e s , n o t j u s t d r aw i n g o n n o s ta l g i a

b u t e x p r e s s i n g c o n t e m p o r a r y a n d f u t u r e d e s i g n t r e n d s .

O u r c r e at i v e v i s i o n a l s o d r aw s o n e x p r e s s i n g p r i d e i n l o c a l l a n g u a g e a n d

c u lt u r e , p a r t i c u l a r ly c a p e t o w n s l a n g a n d e x p r e s s i o n s o n e w o u l d f i n d

a r o u n d t h e a r c a d e g a m e s at t h e c o r n e r s t o r e . W e d o t h i s i n a way t h at i s

s t i l l a e s t h e t i c a l ly a p p e a l i n g t o s o m e b o d y w h o d o e s n ’t u n d e r s ta n d t h e

s p e c i f i c c u lt u r a l o r v i d e o g a m e r e f e r e n c e s . A n e x a m p l e i s t h at w e g e t

o r d e r s f o r i t e m s i n o u r o n l i n e s t o r e f r o m p e o p l e a c r o s s t h e w o r l d w h o

h av e n o i d e a w h at i t i s t o “s k i e t g a m e s” o r w h at a n “o r i g i n a l l a a n i e” i s b u t

w h o r e s o n at e w i t h t h e d e s i g n t h at i n c o r p o r at e t h e s e p h r a s e s .

M y f i r s t p a r t n e r B r a d a n d I b o t h g r e w u p s k at e b o a r d i n g a n d p l ay i n g g a m e s

a n d l i s t e n i n g t o u n d e r g r o u n d h i p h o p , l at e r d r u m n b a s s a n d m e ta l ( m o r e

B r a d t h o u g h I g o t i n t o m e ta l t o s o m e d e g r e e t h r o u g h s k at e v i d e o s ) . T h e s e

s u b c u lt u r e s a n d t h e i r h e r i ta g e , at t i t u d e s a n d s t y l e s d e f i n i t e ly i n f l u e n c e

2 b o p a lt h o u g h w e d o n ' t i d e n t i f y t o o s t r o n g ly w i t h a n y o n e p a r t i c u l a r

s u b c u lt u r e e x c e p t f o r r e t r o g a m i n g ( a lt h o u g h w e d o n ' t o n ly r e f e r e n c e

r e t r o g a m i n g b u t a l s o s o m e c o n t e m p o r a r y g a m e s a n d w e f i n d t h at p e o p l e

t h at a r e i n t o c o n t e m p o r a r y v i d e o g a m e s r e s o n at e w i t h r e t r o g a m i n g e v e n

i f t h e y a r n ’t p a r t i c u l a r ly t h at p a s s i o a n t e o r k n o w l e d g e a b l e a b o u t i t )

O u r b r a n d v i s i o n i s t o r e ta i n a c e r ta i n f o r m i d a b l e f r i e n d ly f u c k y o u

at t i t u d e i n t e r m s o f o u r i n d e p e n d e n c e a n d r e f u s a l t o f o l l o w o b v i o u s ,

fa s h i o n , d e s i g n o r m a r k e t i n g t r e n d s . W e ' v e a lway s k n o w n o u r p r o d u c t

w o u l d h av e i n t e r n at i o n a l a p p e a l . T h i s wa s va l i d at e d b y v i s i t o r s t o S o u t h

A f r i c a a n d f r o m p e o p l e c o m i n g a c r o s s o u r s i t e e v e n b e f o r e w e h a d a n

o n l i n e s t o r e a n d f u r t h e r va l i d at e d w i t h t h e s u c c e s s o f t h e o n l i n e s t o r e

w h e n w e w e r e f i n a l ly a b l e t o o p e n w h e n i t b e c a m e p o s s i b l e t o u s e P ay p a l t o

r e c e i v e f u n d s i n S o u t h A f r i c a i n J u n e 2 0 1 0 .

W e ' v e b e e n c o l l a b o r at i n g w i t h a r t i s t s , p h o t o g r a p h e r s a n d d e s i g n e r s

l o c a l ly a n d i n t e r n at i o n a l ly w h o s e w o r k w e f i n d i n s p i r i n g a n d w h o w e k n o w

r e s o n at e s t r o n g ly w i t h t h e b r a n d . T h i s h a s a l l o w e d u s t o i n c r e a s e t h e

s c o p e o f o u r c r e at i v e o u t p u t, a d d d i v e r s i t y t o t h e b r a n d a n d g r a n t u s

a c c e s s t o t h e s e c o l l a b o r at o r s ' n e t w o r k s . O u r c o l l a b o r at i v e p r o j e c t i s

c a l l e d “p l ay e r I I ” a n d i s b r a n d e d w i t h s p e c i a l i s e d ta g s o n t h e s e i t e m s

e x p l a i n i n g t h e p r o j e c t a n d w h o t h e s e c o l l a b o r at o r s a r e w i t h a l i n k t h e i r

w e b s i t e .

O n e o f t h e t h e m a i n r e a s o n s f o r s ta r t i n g 2 b o p wa s t h e i d e a o f c r e at i n g a

b r a n d a l o n g t h e i d e a o f h av i n g a n i m a g i n a r y b e s t f r i e n d . W e c r e at e d s o m e -

t h i n g t h at w e w i s h e d e x i s t e d a n d wa n t e d t o s e e p e o p l e w e a r i n g a r o u n d u s

a n d wa n t e d t o c r e at e a c u lt u r e o f p e o p l e w h o a p p r e c i at e d w h at w e a p p r e -

c i at e d . W e i m a g i n e d wa l k i n g i n t o a s t o r e a n d f i n d i n g s o m e t h i n g t h at s p o k e

t o y o u a n d i n s p i r e d y o u a n d b l e w y o u ' r e m i n d w i t h i t s f r e s h n e s s , h a d y o u

w o n d e r i n g w h e r e i n t h e w o r l d i s t h i s f r o m ? S c a n d i n av i a? J a p a n ? a n d t h e n

r e a l i s i n g i t s f r o m h e r e , i n s p i r e d b y e x p e r i e n c e s h e r e a n d p r o d u c e d

e n t i r e ly l o c a l ly b y p e o p l e j u s t l i k e y o u . W e a l s o f o u n d t h e r e wa s a g a p i n

t h e s t r e e t w e a r m a r k e t ( b o t h l o c a l ly a n d i n t e r n at i o n a l ly ) w h e r e w e

w e r e n ' t i n s p i r e d b y w h at wa s ava i l a b l e .

W e b e l i e v e t h at S o u t h A f r i c a n d e s i g n c a n s ta n d a m o n g s t t h e b e s t d e s i g n i n

t h e w o r l d a n d w e d o n ' t b u y i n t o t h i s ‘ i n t e r n at i o n a l i s b e t t e r ’ m e n ta l i t y.

W e h av e a n d wa n t t o c o n t i n u e t o i n s p i r e m o r e l o c a l l a b e l s a n d c r e at i v e

b u s i n e s s e s t o b e l i e v e i n t h e m s e lv e s a n d g e t s ta r t e d .

W e b e l i e v e i n s h a r i n g i n f o r m at i o n e s p e c i a l ly w i t h s ta r t u p s a s w e ' d l i k e t o

p r o m o t e a h e a lt h y l o c a l i n d u s t r y. W e m a n u fa c t u r e a l l o u r g a r m e n t s

l o c a l ly ( e x c e p t f o r s o m e o f o u r c a p s b e c a u s e t h e l o c a l c a p m a n u fa c t u r e r s

d o n ’t h av e t h e s p e c i a l i s e d m a c h i n e r y n e c e s a r y f o r t h e s e s t y l e s , b u t t h e s e

a r e b r a n d e d l o c a l ly ) a s w e ' r e f o r t u n at e t o b e b a s e d i n C a p e T o w n , a c i t y

t h at h a s a l a r g e p o o l o f s k i l l e d m a n u fa c t u r e r s a n d l o n g t e x t i l e a n d

c l o t h i n g h e r i ta g e . W e a r e p r o u d t o c o n t r i b u t e i n g i v i n g b a c k t o t h e p e o p l e

a n d c u lt u r e t h at a r e t h e i n s p i r at i o n b e h i n d t h e b r a n d b y u s i n g c o m p a n i e s

b a s e d o n t h e c a p e f l at s t o m a n u fa c t u r e o u r g a r m e n t s a n d t o c o n t i n u e t o

g r o w a n d i m p r o v e a l o n g w i t h t h e s e b u s i n e s s e s .

T h i s b e l i e f i n l o c a l d e s i g n a l s o e x t e n d s t o t h e b e l i e f i n t h e q u a l i t y o f l o c a l

m a n u fa c t u r i n g . W e c h o s e t o w o r k w i t h m a n u fa c t u r e r s w h o a r e s k i l l e d a n d

w h o ta k e p r i d e i n t h e i r w o r k . W e p ay p a r t i c u l a r at t e n t i o n t o f i n i s h i n g a n d

l i t t l e d e ta i l s l i k e l a b e l l i n g s o a s n o t t o j u s t b e a n o t h e r c o m p a n y u s i n g a

g e n e r i c t- s h i r t t o p r i n t o n . W e o f f e r p e o p l e c l a s s i c w e l l c o n s t r u c t e d

w e l l d e s i g n e d g a r m e n t s t h at t h e y c a n w e a r f o r y e a r s a n d s t i l l f e e l r e l-

e va n t. C u r r e n t i n t e r n at i o n a l t r e n d s p o i n t t o wa r d s c h e a p, h i g h ly c o n s u m e d

t h r o w away fa s h i o n w h i c h w e d o n o t wa n t t o b e a p a r t o f.

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2 B o p ' s c r e at i v e v i s i o n i s t o c o n t i n u e t o p r o d u c e p r e m i u m s t r e e t w e a r

i n s p i r e d b y v i d e o g a m e c u lt u r e i n g e n e r a l b u t a l s o d r aw s i n s p i r at i o n s p e -

c i f i c a l ly f r o m t h e a r c a d e g a m e a n d c o r n e r s h o p s c e n e i n S o u t h A f r i c a . T h i s

i n s p i r at i o n e x t e n d s t o t h e a s s o c i at e d at t i t u d e , s t y l e t h e l a n g u a g e a n d t h e

m u s i c a s s o c i at e d w i t h t h i s e r a .

T h e p h r a s e “F u t u r e N o s ta l g i a” s u m s u p 2 B o p ' s v i s i o n .

W e c r e at e a b r a n d e x p e r i e n c e t h at p e o p l e r e a l i s e i s s o m e t h i n g s p e c i a l i n

t h e p r e s e n t a n d w i l l l o o k b a c k o n w i t h n o s ta l g i a i n t h e f u t u r e . T h e p h r a s e

a l s o s p e a k s t o o u r o b s e s s i o n w i t h v i d e o g a m e c u lt u r e a n d s t r e e t w e a r

h e r i ta g e a n d h o w w e d r aw o n t h i s f o r i n s p i r at i o n a n d r e i n t e r p r e t i t i n a

way t h at s p e a k s t o o u r d e s i g n s e n s i b i l i t i e s , n o t j u s t d r aw i n g o n n o s ta l g i a

b u t e x p r e s s i n g c o n t e m p o r a r y a n d f u t u r e d e s i g n t r e n d s .

O u r c r e at i v e v i s i o n a l s o d r aw s o n e x p r e s s i n g p r i d e i n l o c a l l a n g u a g e a n d

c u lt u r e , p a r t i c u l a r ly c a p e t o w n s l a n g a n d e x p r e s s i o n s o n e w o u l d f i n d

a r o u n d t h e a r c a d e g a m e s at t h e c o r n e r s t o r e . W e d o t h i s i n a way t h at i s

s t i l l a e s t h e t i c a l ly a p p e a l i n g t o s o m e b o d y w h o d o e s n ’t u n d e r s ta n d t h e

s p e c i f i c c u lt u r a l o r v i d e o g a m e r e f e r e n c e s . A n e x a m p l e i s t h at w e g e t

o r d e r s f o r i t e m s i n o u r o n l i n e s t o r e f r o m p e o p l e a c r o s s t h e w o r l d w h o

h av e n o i d e a w h at i t i s t o “s k i e t g a m e s” o r w h at a n “o r i g i n a l l a a n i e” i s b u t

w h o r e s o n at e w i t h t h e d e s i g n t h at i n c o r p o r at e t h e s e p h r a s e s .

M y f i r s t p a r t n e r B r a d a n d I b o t h g r e w u p s k at e b o a r d i n g a n d p l ay i n g g a m e s

a n d l i s t e n i n g t o u n d e r g r o u n d h i p h o p , l at e r d r u m n b a s s a n d m e ta l ( m o r e

B r a d t h o u g h I g o t i n t o m e ta l t o s o m e d e g r e e t h r o u g h s k at e v i d e o s ) . T h e s e

s u b c u lt u r e s a n d t h e i r h e r i ta g e , at t i t u d e s a n d s t y l e s d e f i n i t e ly i n f l u e n c e

2 b o p a lt h o u g h w e d o n ' t i d e n t i f y t o o s t r o n g ly w i t h a n y o n e p a r t i c u l a r

s u b c u lt u r e e x c e p t f o r r e t r o g a m i n g ( a lt h o u g h w e d o n ' t o n ly r e f e r e n c e

r e t r o g a m i n g b u t a l s o s o m e c o n t e m p o r a r y g a m e s a n d w e f i n d t h at p e o p l e

t h at a r e i n t o c o n t e m p o r a r y v i d e o g a m e s r e s o n at e w i t h r e t r o g a m i n g e v e n

i f t h e y a r n ’t p a r t i c u l a r ly t h at p a s s i o a n t e o r k n o w l e d g e a b l e a b o u t i t )

O u r b r a n d v i s i o n i s t o r e ta i n a c e r ta i n f o r m i d a b l e f r i e n d ly f u c k y o u

at t i t u d e i n t e r m s o f o u r i n d e p e n d e n c e a n d r e f u s a l t o f o l l o w o b v i o u s ,

fa s h i o n , d e s i g n o r m a r k e t i n g t r e n d s . W e ' v e a lway s k n o w n o u r p r o d u c t

w o u l d h av e i n t e r n at i o n a l a p p e a l . T h i s wa s va l i d at e d b y v i s i t o r s t o S o u t h

A f r i c a a n d f r o m p e o p l e c o m i n g a c r o s s o u r s i t e e v e n b e f o r e w e h a d a n

o n l i n e s t o r e a n d f u r t h e r va l i d at e d w i t h t h e s u c c e s s o f t h e o n l i n e s t o r e

w h e n w e w e r e f i n a l ly a b l e t o o p e n w h e n i t b e c a m e p o s s i b l e t o u s e P ay p a l t o

r e c e i v e f u n d s i n S o u t h A f r i c a i n J u n e 2 0 1 0 .

W e ' v e b e e n c o l l a b o r at i n g w i t h a r t i s t s , p h o t o g r a p h e r s a n d d e s i g n e r s

l o c a l ly a n d i n t e r n at i o n a l ly w h o s e w o r k w e f i n d i n s p i r i n g a n d w h o w e k n o w

r e s o n at e s t r o n g ly w i t h t h e b r a n d . T h i s h a s a l l o w e d u s t o i n c r e a s e t h e

s c o p e o f o u r c r e at i v e o u t p u t, a d d d i v e r s i t y t o t h e b r a n d a n d g r a n t u s

a c c e s s t o t h e s e c o l l a b o r at o r s ' n e t w o r k s . O u r c o l l a b o r at i v e p r o j e c t i s

c a l l e d “p l ay e r I I ” a n d i s b r a n d e d w i t h s p e c i a l i s e d ta g s o n t h e s e i t e m s

e x p l a i n i n g t h e p r o j e c t a n d w h o t h e s e c o l l a b o r at o r s a r e w i t h a l i n k t h e i r

w e b s i t e .

O n e o f t h e t h e m a i n r e a s o n s f o r s ta r t i n g 2 b o p wa s t h e i d e a o f c r e at i n g a

b r a n d a l o n g t h e i d e a o f h av i n g a n i m a g i n a r y b e s t f r i e n d . W e c r e at e d s o m e -

t h i n g t h at w e w i s h e d e x i s t e d a n d wa n t e d t o s e e p e o p l e w e a r i n g a r o u n d u s

a n d wa n t e d t o c r e at e a c u lt u r e o f p e o p l e w h o a p p r e c i at e d w h at w e a p p r e -

c i at e d . W e i m a g i n e d wa l k i n g i n t o a s t o r e a n d f i n d i n g s o m e t h i n g t h at s p o k e

t o y o u a n d i n s p i r e d y o u a n d b l e w y o u ' r e m i n d w i t h i t s f r e s h n e s s , h a d y o u

w o n d e r i n g w h e r e i n t h e w o r l d i s t h i s f r o m ? S c a n d i n av i a? J a p a n ? a n d t h e n

r e a l i s i n g i t s f r o m h e r e , i n s p i r e d b y e x p e r i e n c e s h e r e a n d p r o d u c e d

e n t i r e ly l o c a l ly b y p e o p l e j u s t l i k e y o u . W e a l s o f o u n d t h e r e wa s a g a p i n

t h e s t r e e t w e a r m a r k e t ( b o t h l o c a l ly a n d i n t e r n at i o n a l ly ) w h e r e w e

w e r e n ' t i n s p i r e d b y w h at wa s ava i l a b l e .

W e b e l i e v e t h at S o u t h A f r i c a n d e s i g n c a n s ta n d a m o n g s t t h e b e s t d e s i g n i n

t h e w o r l d a n d w e d o n ' t b u y i n t o t h i s ‘ i n t e r n at i o n a l i s b e t t e r ’ m e n ta l i t y.

W e h av e a n d wa n t t o c o n t i n u e t o i n s p i r e m o r e l o c a l l a b e l s a n d c r e at i v e

b u s i n e s s e s t o b e l i e v e i n t h e m s e lv e s a n d g e t s ta r t e d .

W e b e l i e v e i n s h a r i n g i n f o r m at i o n e s p e c i a l ly w i t h s ta r t u p s a s w e ' d l i k e t o

p r o m o t e a h e a lt h y l o c a l i n d u s t r y. W e m a n u fa c t u r e a l l o u r g a r m e n t s

l o c a l ly ( e x c e p t f o r s o m e o f o u r c a p s b e c a u s e t h e l o c a l c a p m a n u fa c t u r e r s

d o n ’t h av e t h e s p e c i a l i s e d m a c h i n e r y n e c e s a r y f o r t h e s e s t y l e s , b u t t h e s e

a r e b r a n d e d l o c a l ly ) a s w e ' r e f o r t u n at e t o b e b a s e d i n C a p e T o w n , a c i t y

t h at h a s a l a r g e p o o l o f s k i l l e d m a n u fa c t u r e r s a n d l o n g t e x t i l e a n d

c l o t h i n g h e r i ta g e . W e a r e p r o u d t o c o n t r i b u t e i n g i v i n g b a c k t o t h e p e o p l e

a n d c u lt u r e t h at a r e t h e i n s p i r at i o n b e h i n d t h e b r a n d b y u s i n g c o m p a n i e s

b a s e d o n t h e c a p e f l at s t o m a n u fa c t u r e o u r g a r m e n t s a n d t o c o n t i n u e t o

g r o w a n d i m p r o v e a l o n g w i t h t h e s e b u s i n e s s e s .

T h i s b e l i e f i n l o c a l d e s i g n a l s o e x t e n d s t o t h e b e l i e f i n t h e q u a l i t y o f l o c a l

m a n u fa c t u r i n g . W e c h o s e t o w o r k w i t h m a n u fa c t u r e r s w h o a r e s k i l l e d a n d

w h o ta k e p r i d e i n t h e i r w o r k . W e p ay p a r t i c u l a r at t e n t i o n t o f i n i s h i n g a n d

l i t t l e d e ta i l s l i k e l a b e l l i n g s o a s n o t t o j u s t b e a n o t h e r c o m p a n y u s i n g a

g e n e r i c t- s h i r t t o p r i n t o n . W e o f f e r p e o p l e c l a s s i c w e l l c o n s t r u c t e d

w e l l d e s i g n e d g a r m e n t s t h at t h e y c a n w e a r f o r y e a r s a n d s t i l l f e e l r e l-

e va n t. C u r r e n t i n t e r n at i o n a l t r e n d s p o i n t t o wa r d s c h e a p, h i g h ly c o n s u m e d

t h r o w away fa s h i o n w h i c h w e d o n o t wa n t t o b e a p a r t o f.

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i n s p i r e d b y v i d e o g a m e c u lt u r e i n g e n e r a l b u t a l s o d r aw s i n s p i r at i o n s p e -

c i f i c a l ly f r o m t h e a r c a d e g a m e a n d c o r n e r s h o p s c e n e i n S o u t h A f r i c a . T h i s

i n s p i r at i o n e x t e n d s t o t h e a s s o c i at e d at t i t u d e , s t y l e t h e l a n g u a g e a n d t h e

m u s i c a s s o c i at e d w i t h t h i s e r a .

T h e p h r a s e “F u t u r e N o s ta l g i a” s u m s u p 2 B o p ' s v i s i o n .

W e c r e at e a b r a n d e x p e r i e n c e t h at p e o p l e r e a l i s e i s s o m e t h i n g s p e c i a l i n

t h e p r e s e n t a n d w i l l l o o k b a c k o n w i t h n o s ta l g i a i n t h e f u t u r e . T h e p h r a s e

a l s o s p e a k s t o o u r o b s e s s i o n w i t h v i d e o g a m e c u lt u r e a n d s t r e e t w e a r

h e r i ta g e a n d h o w w e d r aw o n t h i s f o r i n s p i r at i o n a n d r e i n t e r p r e t i t i n a

way t h at s p e a k s t o o u r d e s i g n s e n s i b i l i t i e s , n o t j u s t d r aw i n g o n n o s ta l g i a

b u t e x p r e s s i n g c o n t e m p o r a r y a n d f u t u r e d e s i g n t r e n d s .

O u r c r e at i v e v i s i o n a l s o d r aw s o n e x p r e s s i n g p r i d e i n l o c a l l a n g u a g e a n d

c u lt u r e , p a r t i c u l a r ly c a p e t o w n s l a n g a n d e x p r e s s i o n s o n e w o u l d f i n d

a r o u n d t h e a r c a d e g a m e s at t h e c o r n e r s t o r e . W e d o t h i s i n a way t h at i s

s t i l l a e s t h e t i c a l ly a p p e a l i n g t o s o m e b o d y w h o d o e s n ’t u n d e r s ta n d t h e

s p e c i f i c c u lt u r a l o r v i d e o g a m e r e f e r e n c e s . A n e x a m p l e i s t h at w e g e t

o r d e r s f o r i t e m s i n o u r o n l i n e s t o r e f r o m p e o p l e a c r o s s t h e w o r l d w h o

h av e n o i d e a w h at i t i s t o “s k i e t g a m e s” o r w h at a n “o r i g i n a l l a a n i e” i s b u t

w h o r e s o n at e w i t h t h e d e s i g n t h at i n c o r p o r at e t h e s e p h r a s e s .

M y f i r s t p a r t n e r B r a d a n d I b o t h g r e w u p s k at e b o a r d i n g a n d p l ay i n g g a m e s

a n d l i s t e n i n g t o u n d e r g r o u n d h i p h o p , l at e r d r u m n b a s s a n d m e ta l ( m o r e

5

B r a d t h o u g h I g o t i n t o m e ta l t o s o m e d e g r e e t h r o u g h s k at e v i d e o s ) . T h e s e

s u b c u lt u r e s a n d t h e i r h e r i ta g e , at t i t u d e s a n d s t y l e s d e f i n i t e ly i n f l u e n c e

2 b o p a lt h o u g h w e d o n ' t i d e n t i f y t o o s t r o n g ly w i t h a n y o n e p a r t i c u l a r

s u b c u lt u r e e x c e p t f o r r e t r o g a m i n g ( a lt h o u g h w e d o n ' t o n ly r e f e r e n c e

r e t r o g a m i n g b u t a l s o s o m e c o n t e m p o r a r y g a m e s a n d w e f i n d t h at p e o p l e

t h at a r e i n t o c o n t e m p o r a r y v i d e o g a m e s r e s o n at e w i t h r e t r o g a m i n g e v e n

i f t h e y a r n ’t p a r t i c u l a r ly t h at p a s s i o a n t e o r k n o w l e d g e a b l e a b o u t i t )

O u r b r a n d v i s i o n i s t o r e ta i n a c e r ta i n f o r m i d a b l e f r i e n d ly f u c k y o u

at t i t u d e i n t e r m s o f o u r i n d e p e n d e n c e a n d r e f u s a l t o f o l l o w o b v i o u s ,

fa s h i o n , d e s i g n o r m a r k e t i n g t r e n d s . W e ' v e a lway s k n o w n o u r p r o d u c t

w o u l d h av e i n t e r n at i o n a l a p p e a l . T h i s wa s va l i d at e d b y v i s i t o r s t o S o u t h

A f r i c a a n d f r o m p e o p l e c o m i n g a c r o s s o u r s i t e e v e n b e f o r e w e h a d a n

o n l i n e s t o r e a n d f u r t h e r va l i d at e d w i t h t h e s u c c e s s o f t h e o n l i n e s t o r e

w h e n w e w e r e f i n a l ly a b l e t o o p e n w h e n i t b e c a m e p o s s i b l e t o u s e P ay p a l t o

r e c e i v e f u n d s i n S o u t h A f r i c a i n J u n e 2 0 1 0 .

W e ' v e b e e n c o l l a b o r at i n g w i t h a r t i s t s , p h o t o g r a p h e r s a n d d e s i g n e r s

l o c a l ly a n d i n t e r n at i o n a l ly w h o s e w o r k w e f i n d i n s p i r i n g a n d w h o w e k n o w

r e s o n at e s t r o n g ly w i t h t h e b r a n d . T h i s h a s a l l o w e d u s t o i n c r e a s e t h e

s c o p e o f o u r c r e at i v e o u t p u t, a d d d i v e r s i t y t o t h e b r a n d a n d g r a n t u s

a c c e s s t o t h e s e c o l l a b o r at o r s ' n e t w o r k s . O u r c o l l a b o r at i v e p r o j e c t i s

c a l l e d “p l ay e r I I ” a n d i s b r a n d e d w i t h s p e c i a l i s e d ta g s o n t h e s e i t e m s

e x p l a i n i n g t h e p r o j e c t a n d w h o t h e s e c o l l a b o r at o r s a r e w i t h a l i n k t h e i r

w e b s i t e .

O n e o f t h e t h e m a i n r e a s o n s f o r s ta r t i n g 2 b o p wa s t h e i d e a o f c r e at i n g a

b r a n d a l o n g t h e i d e a o f h av i n g a n i m a g i n a r y b e s t f r i e n d . W e c r e at e d s o m e -

t h i n g t h at w e w i s h e d e x i s t e d a n d wa n t e d t o s e e p e o p l e w e a r i n g a r o u n d u s

a n d wa n t e d t o c r e at e a c u lt u r e o f p e o p l e w h o a p p r e c i at e d w h at w e a p p r e -

c i at e d . W e i m a g i n e d wa l k i n g i n t o a s t o r e a n d f i n d i n g s o m e t h i n g t h at s p o k e

t o y o u a n d i n s p i r e d y o u a n d b l e w y o u ' r e m i n d w i t h i t s f r e s h n e s s , h a d y o u

w o n d e r i n g w h e r e i n t h e w o r l d i s t h i s f r o m ? S c a n d i n av i a? J a p a n ? a n d t h e n

r e a l i s i n g i t s f r o m h e r e , i n s p i r e d b y e x p e r i e n c e s h e r e a n d p r o d u c e d

e n t i r e ly l o c a l ly b y p e o p l e j u s t l i k e y o u . W e a l s o f o u n d t h e r e wa s a g a p i n

t h e s t r e e t w e a r m a r k e t ( b o t h l o c a l ly a n d i n t e r n at i o n a l ly ) w h e r e w e

w e r e n ' t i n s p i r e d b y w h at wa s ava i l a b l e .

W e b e l i e v e t h at S o u t h A f r i c a n d e s i g n c a n s ta n d a m o n g s t t h e b e s t d e s i g n i n

t h e w o r l d a n d w e d o n ' t b u y i n t o t h i s ‘ i n t e r n at i o n a l i s b e t t e r ’ m e n ta l i t y.

W e h av e a n d wa n t t o c o n t i n u e t o i n s p i r e m o r e l o c a l l a b e l s a n d c r e at i v e

b u s i n e s s e s t o b e l i e v e i n t h e m s e lv e s a n d g e t s ta r t e d .

W e b e l i e v e i n s h a r i n g i n f o r m at i o n e s p e c i a l ly w i t h s ta r t u p s a s w e ' d l i k e t o

p r o m o t e a h e a lt h y l o c a l i n d u s t r y. W e m a n u fa c t u r e a l l o u r g a r m e n t s

l o c a l ly ( e x c e p t f o r s o m e o f o u r c a p s b e c a u s e t h e l o c a l c a p m a n u fa c t u r e r s

d o n ’t h av e t h e s p e c i a l i s e d m a c h i n e r y n e c e s a r y f o r t h e s e s t y l e s , b u t t h e s e

a r e b r a n d e d l o c a l ly ) a s w e ' r e f o r t u n at e t o b e b a s e d i n C a p e T o w n , a c i t y

t h at h a s a l a r g e p o o l o f s k i l l e d m a n u fa c t u r e r s a n d l o n g t e x t i l e a n d

c l o t h i n g h e r i ta g e . W e a r e p r o u d t o c o n t r i b u t e i n g i v i n g b a c k t o t h e p e o p l e

a n d c u lt u r e t h at a r e t h e i n s p i r at i o n b e h i n d t h e b r a n d b y u s i n g c o m p a n i e s

b a s e d o n t h e c a p e f l at s t o m a n u fa c t u r e o u r g a r m e n t s a n d t o c o n t i n u e t o

g r o w a n d i m p r o v e a l o n g w i t h t h e s e b u s i n e s s e s .

T h i s b e l i e f i n l o c a l d e s i g n a l s o e x t e n d s t o t h e b e l i e f i n t h e q u a l i t y o f l o c a l

m a n u fa c t u r i n g . W e c h o s e t o w o r k w i t h m a n u fa c t u r e r s w h o a r e s k i l l e d a n d

w h o ta k e p r i d e i n t h e i r w o r k . W e p ay p a r t i c u l a r at t e n t i o n t o f i n i s h i n g a n d

l i t t l e d e ta i l s l i k e l a b e l l i n g s o a s n o t t o j u s t b e a n o t h e r c o m p a n y u s i n g a

g e n e r i c t- s h i r t t o p r i n t o n . W e o f f e r p e o p l e c l a s s i c w e l l c o n s t r u c t e d

w e l l d e s i g n e d g a r m e n t s t h at t h e y c a n w e a r f o r y e a r s a n d s t i l l f e e l r e l-

e va n t. C u r r e n t i n t e r n at i o n a l t r e n d s p o i n t t o wa r d s c h e a p, h i g h ly c o n s u m e d

t h r o w away fa s h i o n w h i c h w e d o n o t wa n t t o b e a p a r t o f.

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i n s p i r e d b y v i d e o g a m e c u lt u r e i n g e n e r a l b u t a l s o d r aw s i n s p i r at i o n s p e -

c i f i c a l ly f r o m t h e a r c a d e g a m e a n d c o r n e r s h o p s c e n e i n S o u t h A f r i c a . T h i s

i n s p i r at i o n e x t e n d s t o t h e a s s o c i at e d at t i t u d e , s t y l e t h e l a n g u a g e a n d t h e

m u s i c a s s o c i at e d w i t h t h i s e r a .

T h e p h r a s e “F u t u r e N o s ta l g i a” s u m s u p 2 B o p ' s v i s i o n .

W e c r e at e a b r a n d e x p e r i e n c e t h at p e o p l e r e a l i s e i s s o m e t h i n g s p e c i a l i n

t h e p r e s e n t a n d w i l l l o o k b a c k o n w i t h n o s ta l g i a i n t h e f u t u r e . T h e p h r a s e

a l s o s p e a k s t o o u r o b s e s s i o n w i t h v i d e o g a m e c u lt u r e a n d s t r e e t w e a r

h e r i ta g e a n d h o w w e d r aw o n t h i s f o r i n s p i r at i o n a n d r e i n t e r p r e t i t i n a

way t h at s p e a k s t o o u r d e s i g n s e n s i b i l i t i e s , n o t j u s t d r aw i n g o n n o s ta l g i a

b u t e x p r e s s i n g c o n t e m p o r a r y a n d f u t u r e d e s i g n t r e n d s .

O u r c r e at i v e v i s i o n a l s o d r aw s o n e x p r e s s i n g p r i d e i n l o c a l l a n g u a g e a n d

c u lt u r e , p a r t i c u l a r ly c a p e t o w n s l a n g a n d e x p r e s s i o n s o n e w o u l d f i n d

a r o u n d t h e a r c a d e g a m e s at t h e c o r n e r s t o r e . W e d o t h i s i n a way t h at i s

s t i l l a e s t h e t i c a l ly a p p e a l i n g t o s o m e b o d y w h o d o e s n ’t u n d e r s ta n d t h e

s p e c i f i c c u lt u r a l o r v i d e o g a m e r e f e r e n c e s . A n e x a m p l e i s t h at w e g e t

o r d e r s f o r i t e m s i n o u r o n l i n e s t o r e f r o m p e o p l e a c r o s s t h e w o r l d w h o

h av e n o i d e a w h at i t i s t o “s k i e t g a m e s” o r w h at a n “o r i g i n a l l a a n i e” i s b u t

w h o r e s o n at e w i t h t h e d e s i g n t h at i n c o r p o r at e t h e s e p h r a s e s .

M y f i r s t p a r t n e r B r a d a n d I b o t h g r e w u p s k at e b o a r d i n g a n d p l ay i n g g a m e s

a n d l i s t e n i n g t o u n d e r g r o u n d h i p h o p , l at e r d r u m n b a s s a n d m e ta l ( m o r e

B r a d t h o u g h I g o t i n t o m e ta l t o s o m e d e g r e e t h r o u g h s k at e v i d e o s ) . T h e s e

s u b c u lt u r e s a n d t h e i r h e r i ta g e , at t i t u d e s a n d s t y l e s d e f i n i t e ly i n f l u e n c e

2 b o p a lt h o u g h w e d o n ' t i d e n t i f y t o o s t r o n g ly w i t h a n y o n e p a r t i c u l a r

s u b c u lt u r e e x c e p t f o r r e t r o g a m i n g ( a lt h o u g h w e d o n ' t o n ly r e f e r e n c e

r e t r o g a m i n g b u t a l s o s o m e c o n t e m p o r a r y g a m e s a n d w e f i n d t h at p e o p l e

t h at a r e i n t o c o n t e m p o r a r y v i d e o g a m e s r e s o n at e w i t h r e t r o g a m i n g e v e n

i f t h e y a r n ’t p a r t i c u l a r ly t h at p a s s i o a n t e o r k n o w l e d g e a b l e a b o u t i t )

O u r b r a n d v i s i o n i s t o r e ta i n a c e r ta i n f o r m i d a b l e f r i e n d ly f u c k y o u

at t i t u d e i n t e r m s o f o u r i n d e p e n d e n c e a n d r e f u s a l t o f o l l o w o b v i o u s ,

fa s h i o n , d e s i g n o r m a r k e t i n g t r e n d s . W e ' v e a lway s k n o w n o u r p r o d u c t

w o u l d h av e i n t e r n at i o n a l a p p e a l . T h i s wa s va l i d at e d b y v i s i t o r s t o S o u t h

A f r i c a a n d f r o m p e o p l e c o m i n g a c r o s s o u r s i t e e v e n b e f o r e w e h a d a n

o n l i n e s t o r e a n d f u r t h e r va l i d at e d w i t h t h e s u c c e s s o f t h e o n l i n e s t o r e

w h e n w e w e r e f i n a l ly a b l e t o o p e n w h e n i t b e c a m e p o s s i b l e t o u s e P ay p a l t o

r e c e i v e f u n d s i n S o u t h A f r i c a i n J u n e 2 0 1 0 .

W e ' v e b e e n c o l l a b o r at i n g w i t h a r t i s t s , p h o t o g r a p h e r s a n d d e s i g n e r s

l o c a l ly a n d i n t e r n at i o n a l ly w h o s e w o r k w e f i n d i n s p i r i n g a n d w h o w e k n o w

r e s o n at e s t r o n g ly w i t h t h e b r a n d . T h i s h a s a l l o w e d u s t o i n c r e a s e t h e

s c o p e o f o u r c r e at i v e o u t p u t, a d d d i v e r s i t y t o t h e b r a n d a n d g r a n t u s

a c c e s s t o t h e s e c o l l a b o r at o r s ' n e t w o r k s . O u r c o l l a b o r at i v e p r o j e c t i s

c a l l e d “p l ay e r I I ” a n d i s b r a n d e d w i t h s p e c i a l i s e d ta g s o n t h e s e i t e m s

e x p l a i n i n g t h e p r o j e c t a n d w h o t h e s e c o l l a b o r at o r s a r e w i t h a l i n k t h e i r

w e b s i t e .

O n e o f t h e t h e m a i n r e a s o n s f o r s ta r t i n g 2 b o p wa s t h e i d e a o f c r e at i n g a

b r a n d a l o n g t h e i d e a o f h av i n g a n i m a g i n a r y b e s t f r i e n d . W e c r e at e d s o m e -

t h i n g t h at w e w i s h e d e x i s t e d a n d wa n t e d t o s e e p e o p l e w e a r i n g a r o u n d u s

a n d wa n t e d t o c r e at e a c u lt u r e o f p e o p l e w h o a p p r e c i at e d w h at w e a p p r e -

c i at e d . W e i m a g i n e d wa l k i n g i n t o a s t o r e a n d f i n d i n g s o m e t h i n g t h at s p o k e

t o y o u a n d i n s p i r e d y o u a n d b l e w y o u ' r e m i n d w i t h i t s f r e s h n e s s , h a d y o u

w o n d e r i n g w h e r e i n t h e w o r l d i s t h i s f r o m ? S c a n d i n av i a? J a p a n ? a n d t h e n

r e a l i s i n g i t s f r o m h e r e , i n s p i r e d b y e x p e r i e n c e s h e r e a n d p r o d u c e d

e n t i r e ly l o c a l ly b y p e o p l e j u s t l i k e y o u . W e a l s o f o u n d t h e r e wa s a g a p i n

t h e s t r e e t w e a r m a r k e t ( b o t h l o c a l ly a n d i n t e r n at i o n a l ly ) w h e r e w e

w e r e n ' t i n s p i r e d b y w h at wa s ava i l a b l e .

W e b e l i e v e t h at S o u t h A f r i c a n d e s i g n c a n s ta n d a m o n g s t t h e b e s t d e s i g n i n

t h e w o r l d a n d w e d o n ' t b u y i n t o t h i s ‘ i n t e r n at i o n a l i s b e t t e r ’ m e n ta l i t y.

W e h av e a n d wa n t t o c o n t i n u e t o i n s p i r e m o r e l o c a l l a b e l s a n d c r e at i v e

b u s i n e s s e s t o b e l i e v e i n t h e m s e lv e s a n d g e t s ta r t e d .

W e b e l i e v e i n s h a r i n g i n f o r m at i o n e s p e c i a l ly w i t h s ta r t u p s a s w e ' d l i k e t o

p r o m o t e a h e a lt h y l o c a l i n d u s t r y. W e m a n u fa c t u r e a l l o u r g a r m e n t s

l o c a l ly ( e x c e p t f o r s o m e o f o u r c a p s b e c a u s e t h e l o c a l c a p m a n u fa c t u r e r s

d o n ’t h av e t h e s p e c i a l i s e d m a c h i n e r y n e c e s a r y f o r t h e s e s t y l e s , b u t t h e s e

a r e b r a n d e d l o c a l ly ) a s w e ' r e f o r t u n at e t o b e b a s e d i n C a p e T o w n , a c i t y

t h at h a s a l a r g e p o o l o f s k i l l e d m a n u fa c t u r e r s a n d l o n g t e x t i l e a n d

c l o t h i n g h e r i ta g e . W e a r e p r o u d t o c o n t r i b u t e i n g i v i n g b a c k t o t h e p e o p l e

a n d c u lt u r e t h at a r e t h e i n s p i r at i o n b e h i n d t h e b r a n d b y u s i n g c o m p a n i e s

b a s e d o n t h e c a p e f l at s t o m a n u fa c t u r e o u r g a r m e n t s a n d t o c o n t i n u e t o

g r o w a n d i m p r o v e a l o n g w i t h t h e s e b u s i n e s s e s .

T h i s b e l i e f i n l o c a l d e s i g n a l s o e x t e n d s t o t h e b e l i e f i n t h e q u a l i t y o f l o c a l

m a n u fa c t u r i n g . W e c h o s e t o w o r k w i t h m a n u fa c t u r e r s w h o a r e s k i l l e d a n d

w h o ta k e p r i d e i n t h e i r w o r k . W e p ay p a r t i c u l a r at t e n t i o n t o f i n i s h i n g a n d

l i t t l e d e ta i l s l i k e l a b e l l i n g s o a s n o t t o j u s t b e a n o t h e r c o m p a n y u s i n g a

g e n e r i c t- s h i r t t o p r i n t o n . W e o f f e r p e o p l e c l a s s i c w e l l c o n s t r u c t e d

w e l l d e s i g n e d g a r m e n t s t h at t h e y c a n w e a r f o r y e a r s a n d s t i l l f e e l r e l-

e va n t. C u r r e n t i n t e r n at i o n a l t r e n d s p o i n t t o wa r d s c h e a p, h i g h ly c o n s u m e d

t h r o w away fa s h i o n w h i c h w e d o n o t wa n t t o b e a p a r t o f.

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i n s p i r e d b y v i d e o g a m e c u lt u r e i n g e n e r a l b u t a l s o d r aw s i n s p i r at i o n s p e -

c i f i c a l ly f r o m t h e a r c a d e g a m e a n d c o r n e r s h o p s c e n e i n S o u t h A f r i c a . T h i s

i n s p i r at i o n e x t e n d s t o t h e a s s o c i at e d at t i t u d e , s t y l e t h e l a n g u a g e a n d t h e

m u s i c a s s o c i at e d w i t h t h i s e r a .

T h e p h r a s e “F u t u r e N o s ta l g i a” s u m s u p 2 B o p ' s v i s i o n .

W e c r e at e a b r a n d e x p e r i e n c e t h at p e o p l e r e a l i s e i s s o m e t h i n g s p e c i a l i n

t h e p r e s e n t a n d w i l l l o o k b a c k o n w i t h n o s ta l g i a i n t h e f u t u r e . T h e p h r a s e

a l s o s p e a k s t o o u r o b s e s s i o n w i t h v i d e o g a m e c u lt u r e a n d s t r e e t w e a r

h e r i ta g e a n d h o w w e d r aw o n t h i s f o r i n s p i r at i o n a n d r e i n t e r p r e t i t i n a

way t h at s p e a k s t o o u r d e s i g n s e n s i b i l i t i e s , n o t j u s t d r aw i n g o n n o s ta l g i a

b u t e x p r e s s i n g c o n t e m p o r a r y a n d f u t u r e d e s i g n t r e n d s .

O u r c r e at i v e v i s i o n a l s o d r aw s o n e x p r e s s i n g p r i d e i n l o c a l l a n g u a g e a n d

c u lt u r e , p a r t i c u l a r ly c a p e t o w n s l a n g a n d e x p r e s s i o n s o n e w o u l d f i n d

a r o u n d t h e a r c a d e g a m e s at t h e c o r n e r s t o r e . W e d o t h i s i n a way t h at i s

s t i l l a e s t h e t i c a l ly a p p e a l i n g t o s o m e b o d y w h o d o e s n ’t u n d e r s ta n d t h e

s p e c i f i c c u lt u r a l o r v i d e o g a m e r e f e r e n c e s . A n e x a m p l e i s t h at w e g e t

o r d e r s f o r i t e m s i n o u r o n l i n e s t o r e f r o m p e o p l e a c r o s s t h e w o r l d w h o

h av e n o i d e a w h at i t i s t o “s k i e t g a m e s” o r w h at a n “o r i g i n a l l a a n i e” i s b u t

w h o r e s o n at e w i t h t h e d e s i g n t h at i n c o r p o r at e t h e s e p h r a s e s .

M y f i r s t p a r t n e r B r a d a n d I b o t h g r e w u p s k at e b o a r d i n g a n d p l ay i n g g a m e s

a n d l i s t e n i n g t o u n d e r g r o u n d h i p h o p , l at e r d r u m n b a s s a n d m e ta l ( m o r e

B r a d t h o u g h I g o t i n t o m e ta l t o s o m e d e g r e e t h r o u g h s k at e v i d e o s ) . T h e s e

s u b c u lt u r e s a n d t h e i r h e r i ta g e , at t i t u d e s a n d s t y l e s d e f i n i t e ly i n f l u e n c e

2 b o p a lt h o u g h w e d o n ' t i d e n t i f y t o o s t r o n g ly w i t h a n y o n e p a r t i c u l a r

s u b c u lt u r e e x c e p t f o r r e t r o g a m i n g ( a lt h o u g h w e d o n ' t o n ly r e f e r e n c e

r e t r o g a m i n g b u t a l s o s o m e c o n t e m p o r a r y g a m e s a n d w e f i n d t h at p e o p l e

t h at a r e i n t o c o n t e m p o r a r y v i d e o g a m e s r e s o n at e w i t h r e t r o g a m i n g e v e n

i f t h e y a r n ’t p a r t i c u l a r ly t h at p a s s i o a n t e o r k n o w l e d g e a b l e a b o u t i t )

O u r b r a n d v i s i o n i s t o r e ta i n a c e r ta i n f o r m i d a b l e f r i e n d ly f u c k y o u

at t i t u d e i n t e r m s o f o u r i n d e p e n d e n c e a n d r e f u s a l t o f o l l o w o b v i o u s ,

fa s h i o n , d e s i g n o r m a r k e t i n g t r e n d s . W e ' v e a lway s k n o w n o u r p r o d u c t

w o u l d h av e i n t e r n at i o n a l a p p e a l . T h i s wa s va l i d at e d b y v i s i t o r s t o S o u t h

A f r i c a a n d f r o m p e o p l e c o m i n g a c r o s s o u r s i t e e v e n b e f o r e w e h a d a n

o n l i n e s t o r e a n d f u r t h e r va l i d at e d w i t h t h e s u c c e s s o f t h e o n l i n e s t o r e

w h e n w e w e r e f i n a l ly a b l e t o o p e n w h e n i t b e c a m e p o s s i b l e t o u s e P ay p a l t o

r e c e i v e f u n d s i n S o u t h A f r i c a i n J u n e 2 0 1 0 .

W e ' v e b e e n c o l l a b o r at i n g w i t h a r t i s t s , p h o t o g r a p h e r s a n d d e s i g n e r s

l o c a l ly a n d i n t e r n at i o n a l ly w h o s e w o r k w e f i n d i n s p i r i n g a n d w h o w e k n o w

r e s o n at e s t r o n g ly w i t h t h e b r a n d . T h i s h a s a l l o w e d u s t o i n c r e a s e t h e

s c o p e o f o u r c r e at i v e o u t p u t, a d d d i v e r s i t y t o t h e b r a n d a n d g r a n t u s

a c c e s s t o t h e s e c o l l a b o r at o r s ' n e t w o r k s . O u r c o l l a b o r at i v e p r o j e c t i s

c a l l e d “p l ay e r I I ” a n d i s b r a n d e d w i t h s p e c i a l i s e d ta g s o n t h e s e i t e m s

e x p l a i n i n g t h e p r o j e c t a n d w h o t h e s e c o l l a b o r at o r s a r e w i t h a l i n k t h e i r

w e b s i t e .

O n e o f t h e t h e m a i n r e a s o n s f o r s ta r t i n g 2 b o p wa s t h e i d e a o f c r e at i n g a

b r a n d a l o n g t h e i d e a o f h av i n g a n i m a g i n a r y b e s t f r i e n d . W e c r e at e d s o m e -

t h i n g t h at w e w i s h e d e x i s t e d a n d wa n t e d t o s e e p e o p l e w e a r i n g a r o u n d u s

a n d wa n t e d t o c r e at e a c u lt u r e o f p e o p l e w h o a p p r e c i at e d w h at w e a p p r e -

c i at e d . W e i m a g i n e d wa l k i n g i n t o a s t o r e a n d f i n d i n g s o m e t h i n g t h at s p o k e

t o y o u a n d i n s p i r e d y o u a n d b l e w y o u ' r e m i n d w i t h i t s f r e s h n e s s , h a d y o u

w o n d e r i n g w h e r e i n t h e w o r l d i s t h i s f r o m ? S c a n d i n av i a? J a p a n ? a n d t h e n

r e a l i s i n g i t s f r o m h e r e , i n s p i r e d b y e x p e r i e n c e s h e r e a n d p r o d u c e d

e n t i r e ly l o c a l ly b y p e o p l e j u s t l i k e y o u . W e a l s o f o u n d t h e r e wa s a g a p i n

t h e s t r e e t w e a r m a r k e t ( b o t h l o c a l ly a n d i n t e r n at i o n a l ly ) w h e r e w e

w e r e n ' t i n s p i r e d b y w h at wa s ava i l a b l e .

W e b e l i e v e t h at S o u t h A f r i c a n d e s i g n c a n s ta n d a m o n g s t t h e b e s t d e s i g n i n

t h e w o r l d a n d w e d o n ' t b u y i n t o t h i s ‘ i n t e r n at i o n a l i s b e t t e r ’ m e n ta l i t y.

W e h av e a n d wa n t t o c o n t i n u e t o i n s p i r e m o r e l o c a l l a b e l s a n d c r e at i v e

b u s i n e s s e s t o b e l i e v e i n t h e m s e lv e s a n d g e t s ta r t e d .

W e b e l i e v e i n s h a r i n g i n f o r m at i o n e s p e c i a l ly w i t h s ta r t u p s a s w e ' d l i k e t o

p r o m o t e a h e a lt h y l o c a l i n d u s t r y. W e m a n u fa c t u r e a l l o u r g a r m e n t s

l o c a l ly ( e x c e p t f o r s o m e o f o u r c a p s b e c a u s e t h e l o c a l c a p m a n u fa c t u r e r s

d o n ’t h av e t h e s p e c i a l i s e d m a c h i n e r y n e c e s a r y f o r t h e s e s t y l e s , b u t t h e s e

a r e b r a n d e d l o c a l ly ) a s w e ' r e f o r t u n at e t o b e b a s e d i n C a p e T o w n , a c i t y

t h at h a s a l a r g e p o o l o f s k i l l e d m a n u fa c t u r e r s a n d l o n g t e x t i l e a n d

c l o t h i n g h e r i ta g e . W e a r e p r o u d t o c o n t r i b u t e i n g i v i n g b a c k t o t h e p e o p l e

a n d c u lt u r e t h at a r e t h e i n s p i r at i o n b e h i n d t h e b r a n d b y u s i n g c o m p a n i e s

b a s e d o n t h e c a p e f l at s t o m a n u fa c t u r e o u r g a r m e n t s a n d t o c o n t i n u e t o

g r o w a n d i m p r o v e a l o n g w i t h t h e s e b u s i n e s s e s .

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m a n u fa c t u r i n g . W e c h o s e t o w o r k w i t h m a n u fa c t u r e r s w h o a r e s k i l l e d a n d

w h o ta k e p r i d e i n t h e i r w o r k . W e p ay p a r t i c u l a r at t e n t i o n t o f i n i s h i n g a n d

l i t t l e d e ta i l s l i k e l a b e l l i n g s o a s n o t t o j u s t b e a n o t h e r c o m p a n y u s i n g a

g e n e r i c t- s h i r t t o p r i n t o n . W e o f f e r p e o p l e c l a s s i c w e l l c o n s t r u c t e d

w e l l d e s i g n e d g a r m e n t s t h at t h e y c a n w e a r f o r y e a r s a n d s t i l l f e e l r e l-

e va n t. C u r r e n t i n t e r n at i o n a l t r e n d s p o i n t t o wa r d s c h e a p, h i g h ly c o n s u m e d

t h r o w away fa s h i o n w h i c h w e d o n o t wa n t t o b e a p a r t o f.

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2 B o p ' s c r e at i v e v i s i o n i s t o c o n t i n u e t o p r o d u c e p r e m i u m s t r e e t w e a r

i n s p i r e d b y v i d e o g a m e c u lt u r e i n g e n e r a l b u t a l s o d r aw s i n s p i r at i o n s p e -

c i f i c a l ly f r o m t h e a r c a d e g a m e a n d c o r n e r s h o p s c e n e i n S o u t h A f r i c a . T h i s

i n s p i r at i o n e x t e n d s t o t h e a s s o c i at e d at t i t u d e , s t y l e t h e l a n g u a g e a n d t h e

m u s i c a s s o c i at e d w i t h t h i s e r a .

T h e p h r a s e “F u t u r e N o s ta l g i a” s u m s u p 2 B o p ' s v i s i o n .

W e c r e at e a b r a n d e x p e r i e n c e t h at p e o p l e r e a l i s e i s s o m e t h i n g s p e c i a l i n

t h e p r e s e n t a n d w i l l l o o k b a c k o n w i t h n o s ta l g i a i n t h e f u t u r e . T h e p h r a s e

a l s o s p e a k s t o o u r o b s e s s i o n w i t h v i d e o g a m e c u lt u r e a n d s t r e e t w e a r

h e r i ta g e a n d h o w w e d r aw o n t h i s f o r i n s p i r at i o n a n d r e i n t e r p r e t i t i n a

way t h at s p e a k s t o o u r d e s i g n s e n s i b i l i t i e s , n o t j u s t d r aw i n g o n n o s ta l g i a

b u t e x p r e s s i n g c o n t e m p o r a r y a n d f u t u r e d e s i g n t r e n d s .

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c u lt u r e , p a r t i c u l a r ly c a p e t o w n s l a n g a n d e x p r e s s i o n s o n e w o u l d f i n d

a r o u n d t h e a r c a d e g a m e s at t h e c o r n e r s t o r e . W e d o t h i s i n a way t h at i s

s t i l l a e s t h e t i c a l ly a p p e a l i n g t o s o m e b o d y w h o d o e s n ’t u n d e r s ta n d t h e

s p e c i f i c c u lt u r a l o r v i d e o g a m e r e f e r e n c e s . A n e x a m p l e i s t h at w e g e t

o r d e r s f o r i t e m s i n o u r o n l i n e s t o r e f r o m p e o p l e a c r o s s t h e w o r l d w h o

h av e n o i d e a w h at i t i s t o “s k i e t g a m e s” o r w h at a n “o r i g i n a l l a a n i e” i s b u t

w h o r e s o n at e w i t h t h e d e s i g n t h at i n c o r p o r at e t h e s e p h r a s e s .

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a n d l i s t e n i n g t o u n d e r g r o u n d h i p h o p , l at e r d r u m n b a s s a n d m e ta l ( m o r e

B r a d t h o u g h I g o t i n t o m e ta l t o s o m e d e g r e e t h r o u g h s k at e v i d e o s ) . T h e s e

s u b c u lt u r e s a n d t h e i r h e r i ta g e , at t i t u d e s a n d s t y l e s d e f i n i t e ly i n f l u e n c e

2 b o p a lt h o u g h w e d o n ' t i d e n t i f y t o o s t r o n g ly w i t h a n y o n e p a r t i c u l a r

s u b c u lt u r e e x c e p t f o r r e t r o g a m i n g ( a lt h o u g h w e d o n ' t o n ly r e f e r e n c e

r e t r o g a m i n g b u t a l s o s o m e c o n t e m p o r a r y g a m e s a n d w e f i n d t h at p e o p l e

t h at a r e i n t o c o n t e m p o r a r y v i d e o g a m e s r e s o n at e w i t h r e t r o g a m i n g e v e n

i f t h e y a r n ’t p a r t i c u l a r ly t h at p a s s i o a n t e o r k n o w l e d g e a b l e a b o u t i t )

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at t i t u d e i n t e r m s o f o u r i n d e p e n d e n c e a n d r e f u s a l t o f o l l o w o b v i o u s ,

fa s h i o n , d e s i g n o r m a r k e t i n g t r e n d s . W e ' v e a lway s k n o w n o u r p r o d u c t

w o u l d h av e i n t e r n at i o n a l a p p e a l . T h i s wa s va l i d at e d b y v i s i t o r s t o S o u t h

A f r i c a a n d f r o m p e o p l e c o m i n g a c r o s s o u r s i t e e v e n b e f o r e w e h a d a n

o n l i n e s t o r e a n d f u r t h e r va l i d at e d w i t h t h e s u c c e s s o f t h e o n l i n e s t o r e

w h e n w e w e r e f i n a l ly a b l e t o o p e n w h e n i t b e c a m e p o s s i b l e t o u s e P ay p a l t o

r e c e i v e f u n d s i n S o u t h A f r i c a i n J u n e 2 0 1 0 .

W e ' v e b e e n c o l l a b o r at i n g w i t h a r t i s t s , p h o t o g r a p h e r s a n d d e s i g n e r s

l o c a l ly a n d i n t e r n at i o n a l ly w h o s e w o r k w e f i n d i n s p i r i n g a n d w h o w e k n o w

r e s o n at e s t r o n g ly w i t h t h e b r a n d . T h i s h a s a l l o w e d u s t o i n c r e a s e t h e

s c o p e o f o u r c r e at i v e o u t p u t, a d d d i v e r s i t y t o t h e b r a n d a n d g r a n t u s

a c c e s s t o t h e s e c o l l a b o r at o r s ' n e t w o r k s . O u r c o l l a b o r at i v e p r o j e c t i s

c a l l e d “p l ay e r I I ” a n d i s b r a n d e d w i t h s p e c i a l i s e d ta g s o n t h e s e i t e m s

e x p l a i n i n g t h e p r o j e c t a n d w h o t h e s e c o l l a b o r at o r s a r e w i t h a l i n k t h e i r

w e b s i t e .

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b r a n d a l o n g t h e i d e a o f h av i n g a n i m a g i n a r y b e s t f r i e n d . W e c r e at e d s o m e -

t h i n g t h at w e w i s h e d e x i s t e d a n d wa n t e d t o s e e p e o p l e w e a r i n g a r o u n d u s

a n d wa n t e d t o c r e at e a c u lt u r e o f p e o p l e w h o a p p r e c i at e d w h at w e a p p r e -

c i at e d . W e i m a g i n e d wa l k i n g i n t o a s t o r e a n d f i n d i n g s o m e t h i n g t h at s p o k e

t o y o u a n d i n s p i r e d y o u a n d b l e w y o u ' r e m i n d w i t h i t s f r e s h n e s s , h a d y o u

w o n d e r i n g w h e r e i n t h e w o r l d i s t h i s f r o m ? S c a n d i n av i a? J a p a n ? a n d t h e n

r e a l i s i n g i t s f r o m h e r e , i n s p i r e d b y e x p e r i e n c e s h e r e a n d p r o d u c e d

e n t i r e ly l o c a l ly b y p e o p l e j u s t l i k e y o u . W e a l s o f o u n d t h e r e wa s a g a p i n

t h e s t r e e t w e a r m a r k e t ( b o t h l o c a l ly a n d i n t e r n at i o n a l ly ) w h e r e w e

w e r e n ' t i n s p i r e d b y w h at wa s ava i l a b l e .

W e b e l i e v e t h at S o u t h A f r i c a n d e s i g n c a n s ta n d a m o n g s t t h e b e s t d e s i g n i n

t h e w o r l d a n d w e d o n ' t b u y i n t o t h i s ‘ i n t e r n at i o n a l i s b e t t e r ’ m e n ta l i t y.

W e h av e a n d wa n t t o c o n t i n u e t o i n s p i r e m o r e l o c a l l a b e l s a n d c r e at i v e

b u s i n e s s e s t o b e l i e v e i n t h e m s e lv e s a n d g e t s ta r t e d .

W e b e l i e v e i n s h a r i n g i n f o r m at i o n e s p e c i a l ly w i t h s ta r t u p s a s w e ' d l i k e t o

p r o m o t e a h e a lt h y l o c a l i n d u s t r y. W e m a n u fa c t u r e a l l o u r g a r m e n t s

l o c a l ly ( e x c e p t f o r s o m e o f o u r c a p s b e c a u s e t h e l o c a l c a p m a n u fa c t u r e r s

d o n ’t h av e t h e s p e c i a l i s e d m a c h i n e r y n e c e s a r y f o r t h e s e s t y l e s , b u t t h e s e

a r e b r a n d e d l o c a l ly ) a s w e ' r e f o r t u n at e t o b e b a s e d i n C a p e T o w n , a c i t y

t h at h a s a l a r g e p o o l o f s k i l l e d m a n u fa c t u r e r s a n d l o n g t e x t i l e a n d

c l o t h i n g h e r i ta g e . W e a r e p r o u d t o c o n t r i b u t e i n g i v i n g b a c k t o t h e p e o p l e

a n d c u lt u r e t h at a r e t h e i n s p i r at i o n b e h i n d t h e b r a n d b y u s i n g c o m p a n i e s

b a s e d o n t h e c a p e f l at s t o m a n u fa c t u r e o u r g a r m e n t s a n d t o c o n t i n u e t o

g r o w a n d i m p r o v e a l o n g w i t h t h e s e b u s i n e s s e s .

T h i s b e l i e f i n l o c a l d e s i g n a l s o e x t e n d s t o t h e b e l i e f i n t h e q u a l i t y o f l o c a l

m a n u fa c t u r i n g . W e c h o s e t o w o r k w i t h m a n u fa c t u r e r s w h o a r e s k i l l e d a n d

w h o ta k e p r i d e i n t h e i r w o r k . W e p ay p a r t i c u l a r at t e n t i o n t o f i n i s h i n g a n d

l i t t l e d e ta i l s l i k e l a b e l l i n g s o a s n o t t o j u s t b e a n o t h e r c o m p a n y u s i n g a

g e n e r i c t- s h i r t t o p r i n t o n . W e o f f e r p e o p l e c l a s s i c w e l l c o n s t r u c t e d

w e l l d e s i g n e d g a r m e n t s t h at t h e y c a n w e a r f o r y e a r s a n d s t i l l f e e l r e l-

e va n t. C u r r e n t i n t e r n at i o n a l t r e n d s p o i n t t o wa r d s c h e a p, h i g h ly c o n s u m e d

t h r o w away fa s h i o n w h i c h w e d o n o t wa n t t o b e a p a r t o f.

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