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It's been a long time coming and I'm proud to let you know that the clothing brand I've been working on has launched our 'Handshake Website' at Outerknown.com this morning.

Our team, led by designer John Moore and supported by our strategic partner, The Kering Group, are tirelessly working on a brand that blends the relationship between style, sustainability, and travel.

I believe we have an obligation to build better products and understand the way our consumption impacts the world around us. In saying that, the focus of our brand is to make a product that has a positive effect on every possible level.

I look forward to telling you more as the brand develops and beginning today you can follow our daily feed at Outerknown to learn more.
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Great work Ted, sounds like an awesome initiative. Best of luck with things moving forward

well done Ted

Okay Ted, because it's you, I'm going to make sure I wear your gear from now on, no questions asked.

I just want you to know that this will be a major sacrifice on my part, I've always preferred Lowes and Best & Less

Just checked the website, either your ks incognito or quoting

Well done Ted, now let me be the first to congratulate you and as such I will gladly take an assortment of gear just so that you have a trendy presence in the Noosa area.

I am happy to do this for free and I will wear all your styles on a rotational basis. Again I am prepared to do this at no charge to you whatsoever.

So as soon as you have the full range available in my size, send them on up.

Shirts - XL.
Shorts - 34
Shoes - Size 9.

Thanks Ted and be sure to send one of everything to ensure that your line is fully represented up here on the Sunshine Coast.

ET.

Thanks for the positive words of encouragement fellas. I know it seems like only yesterday I was with those guys from Quikky - best of a bad bunch to be honest - but it was time to move on. Although Australia is definitely high on my list of countries to hit its not near the very top - so it will be a while before I can provide you with some samples. Lets just say that the high end surf markets of New York, Paris, London, Milan and Monaco will get the pick of the first product. I then aim to hit Cairns in time for the film festival - my old buddy and surf partner Cameron has a movie listed there. China and Singapore are also on my to-do list - especially being so close to the manufacturing hubs we will be using. From there who knows where next - I guess I will probably open a store in Sal Paulo just to annoy Gabs. Whilst one would think that the Goldie should be up there on the hit list my good friend LL tells me the building market is still suffering and as we all know without a good strong property market in Australia people just don't buy stuff. Also after that terrible incident with Steff a few years back I really do not want to spend anymore time there than necessary. The Sunshine Coast is a nice place to visit but I really do not think even Hastings Street can sustain the type of stores that I envisage. Dee Why - perhaps - they tell me its moving up in the world - I remember when it was full of single mums and 200k apartments a block back from the beach - how the worm turns. Anyway, we all know you Aussie guys like to buy stuff off the net anyway so maybe I will not even bother with having a high street outlet - those Westfield pricks charge too much anyway. Its been common knowledge for yrs that Rip Curl and Quikky sell more wetsuits to Australians on-line in America and the UK than in stores in Australia. Go figure. Why create more of the same problem when I can just have an on-line store?

Going forward I am really hoping to finally get this wave park off the ground - it better be soon or there will be trouble. Can not have Greg being too far ahead of me on this one as he might get all the good sights. Once the wave park concept is proven then it will naturally open up tonnes of new markets that the other dinosaurs have not even thought about yet - imagine Montreal in January - a heated pool with 5 foot of snow around the outside and people shredding in boardies and then buying all my product from the stores - GOLD as the Chief would say. Geneva - those blokes won the Americas cup once so why not a future world surfing champ? I mean you do not have to stretch the imagination to far to see the endless possibilities - Moscow, Nebraska, hell even Bolivia one day - loads of backpackers with cashola to spend down that way. Fun times in the evenings as well if you get my drift

Anyway I can not give away to many of the trade secrets just yet - but keep following me on Instagram and one day you might just see me

So whats your instra account name?

Good luck with it all Ted.
Re: online shopping.
I purchase a lot from Kogan who are cheaper then the rest.
I just picked up an iphone 5S for $689 which is $200 cheaper then the rest incl Apple - go figure.

Geez ted I hope you pasted that from somewhere...
I don't have the attention span to read it. What happened to the 50 word limit.


It's not pasted that is possibly the longest post ever in the lb room...

In a weeks time that phone could possible be another few hundred cheaper - go figure Actually no need - its just the iPhone 6 will be out !

Are you sure your not quoting King Kelly ..Ted..Gotcha

Yes I did post the KS post - not intentionally as it came out - but could not pass up the opportunity to take the piss out of it all later I am pretty sure most people realised it was not me - well I hope so Clothing - what the hell would I know about that!

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Ted the Kiwi said..
Yes I did post the KS post - not intentionally as it came out - but could not pass up the opportunity to take the piss out of it all later I am pretty sure most people realised it was not me - well I hope so Clothing - what the hell would I know about that!

i just laughed my way thru this whole post hahahahaahaha yer good luck ted with your clothing line :)

as bad as Mac

Honestly Ted good luck with business venture.

now remember, made in Australia mate

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Cobra said..
Honestly Ted good luck with business venture.

now remember, made in Australia mate

Duh...reading comprehension of a toddler!
"China and Singapore are also on my to-do list - especially being so close to the manufacturing hubs we will be using."

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Ted the Kiwi said..
Yes I did post the KS post - not intentionally as it came out - but could not pass up the opportunity to take the piss out of it all later I am pretty sure most people realised it was not me - well I hope so Clothing - what the hell would I know about that!

i just laughed my way thru this whole post hahahahaahaha yer good luck ted with your clothing line :)

BigSpazz has a clothing line,way cool.

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Cuttlefish said..

Cobra said..
Honestly Ted good luck with business venture.

now remember, made in Australia mate

Duh...reading comprehension of a toddler!
"China and Singapore are also on my to-do list - especially being so close to the manufacturing hubs we will be using."

i looked at your profile and can see why the Australian made comment hurt

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Ted the Kiwi said...
In a weeks time that phone could possible be another few hundred cheaper - go figure Actually no need - its just the iPhone 6 will be out !

Or, as an industry insider, if you want the Hot feature offering of the iPhone 6 now simply purchase any post 2012 Samsung or HTC phone and you'll have that and some

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Cobra said..

Cuttlefish said..

Cobra said..
Honestly Ted good luck with business venture.

now remember, made in Australia mate

Duh...reading comprehension of a toddler!
"China and Singapore are also on my to-do list - especially being so close to the manufacturing hubs we will be using."

i looked at your profile and can see why the Australian made comment hurt

Updated my profile info (from 4 years ago) but we made our products locally from fabric sourced from the wife's family who wove it by hand on backstrap weaving looms in their spare time when not growing food for their own consumption.
That fabric if made in Australia would have made the cost of a $12 item (for eg) over $100 if working on Australian wages.
Hence it's completely un-available here and almost no one making it over there now too.
No pain only much needed $s to my family that kept the kids in school and cared for.

For anyone who has not got this yet - I posted the KS new brand as info - not a pimp - it seemed that some thought it was me - well it wasn't - but I just took the piss - thought some of the claims were pretty funny (re LL and building industry, Aussies buying wetties on line overseas etc) - clearly not - at least BS got it !!!! surf shops in large cities with terrible surf - wave pools in Montreal with 5ft of snow round the pool - come on fellas !!!!

Everybody s over the big brands,they are so off trend and now they are pretty much following the small hip brands.

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Ted the Kiwi said..
For anyone who has not got this yet - I posted the KS new brand as info - not a pimp - it seemed that some thought it was me - well it wasn't - but I just took the piss - thought some of the claims were pretty funny (re LL and building industry, Aussies buying wetties on line overseas etc) - clearly not - at least BS got it !!!! surf shops in large cities with terrible surf - wave pools in Montreal with 5ft of snow round the pool - come on fellas !!!!

A joke, a farking joke, now Ted that has pissed me right off.

Where am I gunna get free clothes from now.

Farking joke to you my friend, bloody serious to me.

ET.

The house of Mctavish has moved to cut this shizz off at the pass..

& Stay calm Simondo

http://www.mctavish.com.au/specials-clothing

So tell me Ted are you perchance retailing G-Bangers surely the Slatman has a range of boys bangers