A.K.O.O. is a clothing line started in late 2008 and founded by T.I. and Jason Geter, both co-founders of Atlanta-based hip hop recording label Grand Hustle Records.[1][2][3][4] A.K.O.O. is an acronym that stands for "A King Of Oneself."[5]
A.K.O.O Clothing is produced and distributed by the RP55 Group based out of Virginia Beach, Virginia. Products are sold in numerous stores across the Continental United States and Hawaii. AKOO Clothing items are also distributed nationally and internationally through many different online vendors.
Products and brand directionedit
A.K.O.O. Clothing is an Americana fashion brand that manufactures urban apparel for men. A.K.O.O. produces a wide array of styles for all seasons that include premium lightweight T-shirts, cardigans, sweaters, embroidered wovens, leather jackets and quality denim among a variety of other clothing. In 2010, T.I. discussed his vision about the brand with MTV. "The direction of the clothing line, in my eyes, is upscale urban apparel," he stated.[6] T.I. also mentioned in the same MTV interview that A.K.O.O will develop denim that is made from high quality fabrics. The line also sells wovens, crew-necks, and V-neck tee shirts.[7] A diverse range of people have worn A.K.O.O apparel including hip-hop star Big Boi.[8] Some prominent fans have even taken it a step further by aligning themselves and their projects with A.K.O.O. such as Hosea Chanchez[9]B.o.B, Curtis Granderson,[10]Carl Crawford, Travis Porter, Tristan Wilds, Meek Mill and Mickey Factz.
In the summer of 2011 B.o.B was announced the new face of T.I.'s clothing line A.K.O.O. He will be featured in AKOO Clothing's upcoming fall 2011 national advertising campaign alongside Curtis Granderson of the New York Yankees, Carl Crawford of the Los Angeles Dodgers, and star of the BET hit sitcom, The Game, Hosea Chanchez. He will be appearing in a graphic novel for A.K.O.O. titled Hide In Plain Sight – Saving the World From Fashion Conspiracy.[11][12][13]
Lawsuit and controversyedit
After the launch of the clothing line, A.K.O.O. faced a lawsuit from Akoo International, a social Music TV Network established years before the clothing line, for trademark infringement.[14][15] The world's largest online social music television site had been using the trademarked name since 2004 and thought the infringement would mislead, confuse and deceive potential customers and clients.
In March 2010 numerous calls were made to the CBS Outdoor office complaining that the A.K.O.O. billboard in Newark, New Jersey was too sexually suggestive. The billboard depicted a man having his jeans pulled down by a woman who was squatting in front of him. Owing to the excessive number of complaints the billboard was later removed from its prominent position in Newark.[16]
Referencesedit
^"The recently released rapper promotes his fashion line..." MTV. from the original on 3 June 2010. Retrieved 24 May 2010.
^Wreksono, Asmara (5 May 2010). "T.I.'s New Vid: I'm Back". SoJones. from the original on 8 May 2010. Retrieved 24 May 2010.
^Rainey, Rodrick (22 November 2008). "A King Of Oneself, Rapper TI Launches AKOO Clothing Line". SoJones. Archived from the original on February 2, 2013. Retrieved 24 May 2010.
^von Pfetten, Verena. "WARNING: Wearing T.I.'s Clothing Line Will Lead To Threesomes". STYLEITE. from the original on 25 May 2010. Retrieved 24 May 2010.
^"A King Of Oneself". Giant Mag. Retrieved 9 October 2008.
^"T.I. Markets to "Cool Kids of America"". StraightFromTheA.com. 21 May 2010. from the original on 26 May 2010. Retrieved 21 May 2010.
^"T.I. Says His Clothing Line Has 'Upscale Urban Appeal.'". MTV.com. from the original on 21 May 2010. Retrieved 18 May 2010.
^Moore, Shannon (2010-03-22). "Rapper T.I. Sued Over His Akoo Clothing Line". AHN Entertainment Reporter. Retrieved 23 March 2010.
^Strong, Nolan (2010-03-17). . All Hip Hop. Archived from the original on 23 March 2010. Retrieved 23 March 2010.
^Porter, David (2 March 2010). "AKOO Jeans Billboard Deemed Sexually Suggestive, Pulled In Newark". Huffington Post. Retrieved 2011-07-21.
External linksedit
A.K.O.O. Official Website
December 18, 2023
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A K O O is a clothing line started in late 2008 and founded by T I and Jason Geter both co founders of Atlanta based hip hop recording label Grand Hustle Records 1 2 3 4 A K O O is an acronym that stands for A King Of Oneself 5 A K O O ClothingIndustryApparelFounded2008HeadquartersUnited StatesKey peopleT I Co Founder Jason Geter Co Founder ProductsClothing fashion bags and accessoriesWebsitehttp www akooclothingbrand com Contents 1 Distribution 2 Products and brand direction 3 Lawsuit and controversy 4 References 5 External linksDistribution editA K O O Clothing is produced and distributed by the RP55 Group based out of Virginia Beach Virginia Products are sold in numerous stores across the Continental United States and Hawaii AKOO Clothing items are also distributed nationally and internationally through many different online vendors Products and brand direction editA K O O Clothing is an Americana fashion brand that manufactures urban apparel for men A K O O produces a wide array of styles for all seasons that include premium lightweight T shirts cardigans sweaters embroidered wovens leather jackets and quality denim among a variety of other clothing In 2010 T I discussed his vision about the brand with MTV The direction of the clothing line in my eyes is upscale urban apparel he stated 6 T I also mentioned in the same MTV interview that A K O O will develop denim that is made from high quality fabrics The line also sells wovens crew necks and V neck tee shirts 7 A diverse range of people have worn A K O O apparel including hip hop star Big Boi 8 Some prominent fans have even taken it a step further by aligning themselves and their projects with A K O O such as Hosea Chanchez 9 B o B Curtis Granderson 10 Carl Crawford Travis Porter Tristan Wilds Meek Mill and Mickey Factz In the summer of 2011 B o B was announced the new face of T I s clothing line A K O O He will be featured in AKOO Clothing s upcoming fall 2011 national advertising campaign alongside Curtis Granderson of the New York Yankees Carl Crawford of the Los Angeles Dodgers and star of the BET hit sitcom The Game Hosea Chanchez He will be appearing in a graphic novel for A K O O titled Hide In Plain Sight Saving the World From Fashion Conspiracy 11 12 13 Lawsuit and controversy editAfter the launch of the clothing line A K O O faced a lawsuit from Akoo International a social Music TV Network established years before the clothing line for trademark infringement 14 15 The world s largest online social music television site had been using the trademarked name since 2004 and thought the infringement would mislead confuse and deceive potential customers and clients In March 2010 numerous calls were made to the CBS Outdoor office complaining that the A K O O billboard in Newark New Jersey was too sexually suggestive The billboard depicted a man having his jeans pulled down by a woman who was squatting in front of him Owing to the excessive number of complaints the billboard was later removed from its prominent position in Newark 16 References edit The recently released rapper promotes his fashion line MTV Archived from the original on 3 June 2010 Retrieved 24 May 2010 Wreksono Asmara 5 May 2010 T I s New Vid I m Back SoJones Archived from the original on 8 May 2010 Retrieved 24 May 2010 Rainey Rodrick 22 November 2008 A King Of Oneself Rapper TI Launches AKOO Clothing Line SoJones Archived from the original on February 2 2013 Retrieved 24 May 2010 von Pfetten Verena WARNING Wearing T I s Clothing Line Will Lead To Threesomes STYLEITE Archived from the original on 25 May 2010 Retrieved 24 May 2010 A King Of Oneself Giant Mag Retrieved 9 October 2008 T I Markets to Cool Kids of America StraightFromTheA com 21 May 2010 Archived from the original on 26 May 2010 Retrieved 21 May 2010 T I Says His Clothing Line Has Upscale Urban Appeal MTV com Archived from the original on 21 May 2010 Retrieved 18 May 2010 Big Boi s AKOO Campaign Archived from the original on 2009 07 17 Rashod The Face of the Brand Hosea Chanchez SUAVV Archived from the original on 2011 08 08 Retrieved 2011 07 25 Renee S Curtis Granderson Knocks It Out of the Park as AKOO Clothing Ambassador AllSportsEverything com Retrieved 2011 07 25 B o B Is AKOO Clothing Brand s Newest Ambassador Archived from the original on 2018 10 05 Retrieved 2011 09 10 B o B Is New Face Of Akoo Archived from the original on 2012 08 07 Music Superstar B o B Joins The AKOO Clothing Brand Ambassador Program Cision PRWeb Moore Shannon 2010 03 22 Rapper T I Sued Over His Akoo Clothing Line AHN Entertainment Reporter Retrieved 23 March 2010 Strong Nolan 2010 03 17 T I Accused Of Illegally Using AKOO Name For Clothing Line All Hip Hop Archived from the original on 23 March 2010 Retrieved 23 March 2010 Porter David 2 March 2010 AKOO Jeans Billboard Deemed Sexually Suggestive Pulled In Newark Huffington Post Retrieved 2011 07 21 External links editA K O O Official Website Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index 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