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My grandpa's always removed branding from stuff he bought, he says "I'm not paying to advertise this brand", he's like that ;p

astura 6y ago
How? They are usually stitched into the clothing.
- abyssin 6y ago
  You can remove stitches using a simple knife.
  - daniel-cussen 6y ago
    I've done this on a Lacoste crocodile logo and it took over two hours.
    - KozmoNau7 6y ago
      As an alternative, sew your own patch over it. There are plenty to choose from in craft stores, on Etsy, even department stores probably have a few inoffensive ones, if they have sewing supplies. A blank patch looks sort of conspicuous, but a cute little non-corporate owl or fox will look like it's meant to be there.
- Freak_NL 6y ago
  Stitched on labels are easy to remove with a seam ripper. These are included in most sewing kits. I remove labels too when possible, and avoid clothing where the brand is an integral part of the item. Why would I keep them?
  - astura 6y ago
    Sure you can remove something that's just simply stitched onto a garment, I remove most of the tags from a lot of my clothing that way. The stitches usually need to be removed from many of my pants pockets too, so I'm very familiar with removing stitches. However, the vast majority of logos I see on clothes are actually part of the clothing, that's what I meant by "stitched in." I realize now, via Google, I meant "embroidered on." EDIT: Just went through my closet and I found there's another large category of logos that are screen printed on. There were zero I personally saw that could be removed with a knife without heavily damaging the fabric. Maybe men's clothing is different.
    - klyrs 6y ago
      I'm one of these anti-logo folks (a severe case, I dislike text as an aesthetic and won't get anything with writing or symbols). I know, you're thinking "how can I find clothes without all that stuff?" And I'm here to tell you, it's simple: there are fewer choices to consider. See a rack full of a brand that thinks its logo is more appealing than your personal brand? Keep moving. Less choices, less option paralysis, less time shopping. With men's clothes, you can buy plain shirts, socks, etc in 3-packs (there's few choices, but few are needed). Women's clothes tend offer more unbranded options, unless you're buying athletic wear or a purse. Casual shoes generally suck in this regard, for men and women. This has been getting more difficult, of late. It used to be that logos were embroidered on tags or patches, which were then stitched onto the clothes. But with embroidery robots and the rise of counterfeiting, companies are making it more difficult to remove their brands. edit: but practically? Thrift shops have a wealth of logo-free stuff
      - KozmoNau7 6y ago
        What I've found since I started avoiding visibly branded clothing is that a lot of small vendors of organic/ethical/sustainable clothing seem to share my aversion to visible branding. At worst, they'll have the logos on tags sewn onto the clothing, instead of embroidered or printed on.
  - bagrow 6y ago
    Parent is talking about embroidery.
slfnflctd 6y ago
I've grown less & less tolerant of logos around me over the years. To the point where I will turn containers around throughout my house so I don't have to look at them. I prefer to think of products in terms of their utility, not whichever abstract group of execs currently owns their marketing. I'm sick and tired of giving advertising free rent in my head.
- newman8r 6y ago
  I've stuck some painter's tape over the logos that are in my face all day long, like on my workstation display. Might be a little bit excessive but it feels good to exercise some control over my environment.
  - belorn 6y ago
    Black tape. I have it on multiple items in front of me right now. It fixes annoying blue lights as well as logos, and black tape on black plastic is almost invisible. For my laptop I use metallic tape as that was one of the few where the light would not shine through it. It also look quite natural on it.

astura 6y ago

How? They are usually stitched into the clothing.

abyssin 6y ago
You can remove stitches using a simple knife.
- daniel-cussen 6y ago
  I've done this on a Lacoste crocodile logo and it took over two hours.
  - KozmoNau7 6y ago
    As an alternative, sew your own patch over it. There are plenty to choose from in craft stores, on Etsy, even department stores probably have a few inoffensive ones, if they have sewing supplies. A blank patch looks sort of conspicuous, but a cute little non-corporate owl or fox will look like it's meant to be there.
Freak_NL 6y ago
Stitched on labels are easy to remove with a seam ripper. These are included in most sewing kits. I remove labels too when possible, and avoid clothing where the brand is an integral part of the item. Why would I keep them?
- astura 6y ago
  Sure you can remove something that's just simply stitched onto a garment, I remove most of the tags from a lot of my clothing that way. The stitches usually need to be removed from many of my pants pockets too, so I'm very familiar with removing stitches. However, the vast majority of logos I see on clothes are actually part of the clothing, that's what I meant by "stitched in." I realize now, via Google, I meant "embroidered on." EDIT: Just went through my closet and I found there's another large category of logos that are screen printed on. There were zero I personally saw that could be removed with a knife without heavily damaging the fabric. Maybe men's clothing is different.
  - klyrs 6y ago
    I'm one of these anti-logo folks (a severe case, I dislike text as an aesthetic and won't get anything with writing or symbols). I know, you're thinking "how can I find clothes without all that stuff?" And I'm here to tell you, it's simple: there are fewer choices to consider. See a rack full of a brand that thinks its logo is more appealing than your personal brand? Keep moving. Less choices, less option paralysis, less time shopping. With men's clothes, you can buy plain shirts, socks, etc in 3-packs (there's few choices, but few are needed). Women's clothes tend offer more unbranded options, unless you're buying athletic wear or a purse. Casual shoes generally suck in this regard, for men and women. This has been getting more difficult, of late. It used to be that logos were embroidered on tags or patches, which were then stitched onto the clothes. But with embroidery robots and the rise of counterfeiting, companies are making it more difficult to remove their brands. edit: but practically? Thrift shops have a wealth of logo-free stuff
    - KozmoNau7 6y ago
      What I've found since I started avoiding visibly branded clothing is that a lot of small vendors of organic/ethical/sustainable clothing seem to share my aversion to visible branding. At worst, they'll have the logos on tags sewn onto the clothing, instead of embroidered or printed on.
- bagrow 6y ago
  Parent is talking about embroidery.

slfnflctd 6y ago

I've grown less & less tolerant of logos around me over the years. To the point where I will turn containers around throughout my house so I don't have to look at them. I prefer to think of products in terms of their utility, not whichever abstract group of execs currently owns their marketing. I'm sick and tired of giving advertising free rent in my head.

newman8r 6y ago
I've stuck some painter's tape over the logos that are in my face all day long, like on my workstation display. Might be a little bit excessive but it feels good to exercise some control over my environment.
- belorn 6y ago
  Black tape. I have it on multiple items in front of me right now. It fixes annoying blue lights as well as logos, and black tape on black plastic is almost invisible. For my laptop I use metallic tape as that was one of the few where the light would not shine through it. It also look quite natural on it.