The sixth-season releases from Hip-Hop influenced street wear brand Akomplice are just as disappointing as the sub-niche itself. The brand seems to denounce any form of creative integrity by sticking with the overly played out gun theme. While one shirt reads “Point The Guns Down”, several others feature gun use. Their message is confused and any meaning or concept behind the apparel seems absent.
With poorly designed color ways, sub-par graphics and one female-oriented garment designed for a crack-smoking ghetto princess - it’s surprising that the brand managed to come up with two t-shirts that are actually cool.
Immersed within what could be considered an overall failure, there is the play on Lacoste tee featuring the deceased Steve Irwin and another with sneakers pouring out of a Kix cereal box. Although not enough to give the brand any kind of significant weight, these clever tees reduce attention from the horrible ones - like the Statue of Liberty holding a gun, a terrible play on Keyser Soze from the Usual Suspects and a guy getting his brains blown out.
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Dear Aesthetic Poetic,
We here at Akomplice are trying to set the record straight. For example, on our “Unity is Strength” tee, the gun is made up of all types of people from around the world, showing that the only way we can “blast away” all the bad stuff in our world (i.e. Hatred, Fear, Greed, Global Warming, Pollution, etc.) is if we all come together. The head is hence made up of all these words - if you can see it close enough. If you’re talking about our Liberty dress when discussing a “crack-smoking ghetto princess,” that girl is a Harvard graduate and was only bought by upscale boutiques. Also, what is wrong with wearing a tee/dress with a statement? Do you feel girls are only supposed to wear pink? Why can’t they wear that? Also, ironically, the LaCroc tee has been our most controversial, yet you love it. To each their own. We do not mean to be argumentative, we just want to clarify our meanings. We’re NOT for guns, and are all about “pointing the guns down,” sometimes you have to come across with shocking imagery to get a point across - like that picture of that kid burning from Vietnam. Thanks for your time and I hope this helps clarify our line to you.
Akomplice.