The Official Brown Man Clothing Co. Blog

Images from Our Exclusive Photo Shoot @ Besharam in Toronto!

2011-05-11T10:39:00.000-07:00

On April 1st, Brown Man Clothing Co. along with our in house makeup team from Adaa Artistry Inc. and fab photographers, Stephannie Sonnemann and Nosheem Warsi, held an exclusive photo shoot at The Courthouse in Toronto for the monthly Besharam event.

The models were awesomely gorgeous and the night was alive with funky Bollywood beats spun by in house deejay, DJ Amita. Stay tuned for our next big shoot!

2011 Model Contest Finalists!

2011-04-25T13:09:00.000-07:00

Introducing our 2011 Model Contest Finalists! Congratulations to you . We look forward to working with you. Keep your eyes open for our new contests which may pop up from time to time! Good luck finalists!

April 1st Photo Shoot @ Besharam, Toronto!

2011-03-21T11:31:00.001-07:00

Brown Man Clothing Co. and Adaa Artistry Inc. will be doing an exclusive photo shoot at The Courthouse during the April 1st Besharam event! We've recruited sexy gals to rock our gear and have a girls night out while our photographer snaps pictures of them! This is a first for us and a first for the club to be promoted in such a way! We are honoured to be working with such a great team! There are still limited spaces available! If you're interested, send us an e.mail at info@brownmanclothing.com. Best of luck!

Brown Man Clothing Co. 2.0 is now live!

2011-03-03T08:20:00.000-08:00

It has been a very long time since we have blogged about anything really and we apologize! It has been really busy here at Brown Man Clothing Co. Just a quick recap since we last wrote, we had our photo shoot with our 2010 Model Contest Winners in October. What a great job they did and we all had such a great time! Thank you!

The end of 2010 saw lots of exciting new things happen. Our model Angeli Sareen was crowned Miss Kohinoor, congrats doll!

We launched our rhinestone shirt Desi Bitch and our awesome I (Heart) Brown Boys. All to a great response! Thank you.

A return from Thailand by our Marketing Director inspired our very… well um, received Mr. Jihad shirt as shown. Like it or hate it? The comments are in the middle!

We’ve partnered up with some great organizations and are proud to say that 2011 will be even bigger and better than what we achieved in 2010!

Auditions for our 2011 Model Contest have been announced! If you’re a amateur model or just have always been curious as what it is like, we want to hear from you! Click here for more details.

Apologies again for being so absent! But as you can tell, we’ve been a bit busy!
xoxo
Vinita!

New Photo Shoot!

2010-10-06T13:14:00.000-07:00

Okay okay! We totally take blame for not updating our Blog! We are so bad! Worse than an auntie with some masala chai stuck in her teeth. It has been insanely busy! From photo shoots to promotions to appearances to drama at the studio, wow, it happens! We promise to update the Blog on what has been going on!

For starters, our new photo shoot with our winners will be taking place on October 23rd. If you have not already checked out who won, you can at our site.

If you're interested in appearing as an extra for our shoot and live in the Greater Toronto Area, hit us up at info@brownmanclothing.com and let us know who you are!

In the meantime, got to run, the paneer is ready!

2010-07-21T18:10:00.000-07:00

Voting for our model contest has officially begun! To vote on who you think rocks Brown Man Clothing Co. gear the best, click here.

One male and one female is going to win an exclusive photo shoot and appear in all of our 2011 advertising and marketing campaigns. We want to hear from you!

Best of luck to all of our finalists!

Brown Man Clothing Co. 2010 Model Contest Finalists!

2010-04-27T12:46:00.000-07:00

A few months back, we put out the word that we were looking for a new face to be part of our 2011 campaigns. We thought that it would be fun to make this a contest. And wow, what a response! We received interests from all over the world! From the UK to the Middle East to as far as our friends in Australia; everyone wanted to be part of it. And now, here they are; our finalist for our Brown Man Clothing Co. 2010 Model Contest!

Each contestant will get a one on one session with not ONE but TWO photographers. They got to compete and rock our gear to their best ability. After the crazy photo shoot, the images will be posted on our website for you, the public, the vote on who you think deserves the title!

Check back soon as more images will be coming! Good luck to everyone!

New Sears Store Launch!

2010-04-01T07:52:00.001-07:00

Brown Man Clothing Co. is happy to announce that we have launched 3 our clothing line in 3 more Sears Outlet locations in the GTA. Check us out and let us know what you think. We have exclusive designs that you cannot get on our site! Things are always changing so visit often!

2011 Model Search!

2010-02-25T13:39:00.001-08:00

We're at it again! Witht help of Photography by Nosheen, we're looking for new faces to rock our funky desi clothing line! And this time, we're making it into a contest!

Here's the deal... if you think that you've got what it takes to rock our gear, we want to hear from you! Send us a couple of pictures of yourself to info@brownmanclothing.com. If you're selected by panel, you'll get to be part of a group model shoot in Toronto, Canada. From there, the pictures will be posted and voters will vote who rocks the gear the best. The winner will be the face of Brown Man Clothing Co. for 2011 and will be in ALL of our promotional and advertising pieces.

For more information, check out www.brownmanclothing.com/modelcontest.html.

Sears Outlet Brampton Now Carrying Brown Man Clothing Co. Shirts!

2010-02-05T21:49:00.000-08:00

Brown Man Clothing Co. is honoured to be showcasing our funky desi t-shirts at the Sears Outlet in Brampton, Ontario, Canada.

It only makes sense that our funky brand of desi t-shirts be displayed at such a store that is right in the heart of what has been known as Brown Town! Brampton, Ontario has one of the highest populations of South Asians in all of Ontario and if not, Canada! We could not be anymore thrilled to be there!

We have lots in store! We plan on doing giveaways, hold contests, on site DJ services... you name it, we'll do it! If you're in the area, stop by the Brown Man Clothing Co. display and check out our exclusive designs that we have created only for Sears Outlet!

For more information, check out www.brownmanclothing.com/sears.html.

Happy New Year! 2010 to be year of the Brown Man!

2009-12-31T10:27:00.001-08:00

Forgive us for not being on top of things in the last part of 2009. It has been quite the busy year for all of us at Brown Man Clothing Co. From fashion shows to photo shoots to endorsement deals to comedy events... what a year 2009 has been!

What can you expect from us in 2010? Well of course funky and awesome clothing as well as the launch of a product line in a major department store! Yes, we have officially announced it here first and foremost! Brown Man Clothing Co. has been approached by a major department store to carry its funky desi t shirts. Designs and concepts will be unique to this retail outlet so stay tuned!

All the best for 2010 and thank you all for your amazing support!

Brown Man Clothing Co. @ India Day Celebration

2009-08-13T12:53:00.000-07:00

Sunday, August 9, 2009, downtown Toronto at Dundas Square was the location for the 10th annual India Day celebration and Brown Man Clothing Co. was there.
The day started off nice and then just before noon, the rain came down! And it came down hard and fast! Just when it was believed that this day was ruined, the rain stopped, as if Shiva herself put Mother Nature in a head lock and told her to get lost, and the sun came beaming down! And then... the dancing and music and the food started!
What a great day we had! We met so many fellow South Asians, sampled India Tea, got a few tips and tricks on how to meditate and best of all, we met Brown Man Clothing Co. fans!
We would like to thank everyone that came out to the event, stopped by the Brown Man Clothing Co. booth and said HEY! Deal was, buy a shirt, get your picture taken; well, to those that were not camera shy that is. If you want to see yourself, check it out here.
Thanks again to everyone that came out and supported us. See you at the next big event!

Brown Man Clothing Co. on Trend Hunter!

2009-07-27T10:37:00.000-07:00

Brown Man Clothing Co. has been featured on the ever popular website Trend Hunter!

It appears that the word is getting out more and more regarding the funky desi streetwear by Brown Man Clothing Co. Making it on Trend Hunter is a noteworthy mention! Only the best of the best make it.

We thank the author, Ryan Hinkson for his write up. Please support the writer and click on any ads.

Praying to Allah for...

2009-06-12T09:12:00.000-07:00

We love getting crazy and funny desi related pictures from our fans. Now this is new, is this really even appropriate? How is this guy still alive? You got to wonder, what is he praying for exactly?
If you have funny or interesting desi related pictures, send them to us: info@brownmanclothing.com.

Brown Man Clothing Co. Models @ Fashion Fundraiser in Support of Mount Sinai

2009-05-14T10:30:00.000-07:00

On May 12, 2009, Brown Man Clothing Co. participated in the FIRST ever, Fashion Fundraiser in Support of Mount Sinai Emergency Centre. We were the ONLY South Asian clothing line asked to participate in this one of a kind event!

What an event! The setting was perfect, everyone was hot, photograhers everywhere; it was just a great night period!

Then, the show started! Okay, yeah, it started a bit late but you gotta keep your audience waiting right? Well, it was worth the wait. The Brown Man Clothing Co. line was started with a funky bhangara beat, a classical Indian dancer came out and got the crowd started and then, the Brown Man Clothing Co. girls came out to strut their stuff! The crowd loved it! And we loved it! All of those weeks of practising paid off! We thank all of the girls that rocked the runway for us. We will be posting more pictures as they come.

Brown Man Clothing Co. at Fashion Fundraiser In Support of Mount Sinai Hospital

2009-03-30T13:34:00.000-07:00

Brown Man Clothing Co. is honoured to be the ONLY desi t-shirt company to be invited to the first ever Fashion Fundraiser in support of Mount Sinai hospital. This charitable event will feature local designers and artists strutting and performing their stuff in one elaborate and funky venue known as the Berkeley Church.

Brown Man Clothing Co. will be showcasing latest designs and providing giveaways all night. This is a great chance to meet the people behind the brand. Meet the Brown Man Clothing Co. models and get your picture taken with them!

The event takes place on May 12, 2009 @ 6 p.m. Come and check out this great event and be part of history in the making. There will silent auctions, refreshments and of course, a fashion show showcasing Brown Man Clothing Co. stuff and local designers apparel.

What Those Fundamentalists Think is Waiting for Them When They Die!

2009-02-18T17:49:00.000-08:00

Brown Man Clothing Co. Desi Videos!

2008-11-20T09:15:00.001-08:00

Wow! It sure has been a long time since I had the chance to write something here. Things have been crazy busy at the Brown Man Clothing Co. studio. Summer was great! We worked hard into the night and partied at every South Asian event imaginable. But enough about that. We want to share some really funky desi videos that we have posted on our site. You can view them at www.brownmanclothing.com/desivideos.html. Let us know what you think. I promise to be back soon with some more adventures!

Brown Man Clothing Co. Photo Gallery!

2008-06-13T11:22:00.001-07:00

Brown Man Clothing Co. will be launching images of our recent clothing photo shoot. It is full of sexy and hot desi folk wearing nothing other than our funky stylish desi wear! Be sure to check out http://www.brownmanclothing.com/ soon for the imags.

Good In The Hood!

2008-05-21T07:41:00.000-07:00

Being part of the Brown Man Clothing Co. marketing team is such a great job. Not only do I get to drink chai all day with my feet up, but I get to meet amazing people! I recently met Raquel Evita Saraswati, Executive Assistant to Irshad Manji. Not only was she fun to chat with, she had an idea for the Brown Man Clothing Co. line, and here it is; "It's All Good In The Hood". When we heard this suggestion, we were sold right away! It took some time to develop the idea and get it right. We are proud to say, we like it! What we are even more proud of is that we got Raquel's approval! A true honour! Raquel, this one is for you! We expect a picture of you in this one once we ship it out to you.

To check out Raquel Evita Saraswati's blog, click here.

Miss Arab World - Drool Drool!

2008-02-28T14:36:00.000-08:00

Ah, yes, another great relaxing day at Brown Man Clothing Co. Today I thought "I'm in the mood to find the most beautiful women in the world." Of course, that means typing in 'desi women' in any search browser and CAPOW! Hours and hours of just pure, hypnotic enjoyment!

Today, I came across the official Miss Arab World runner ups. I know what you're thinking, "How is that possible?!" Well, let me tell you, personally, viewing the Miss Universe and all, yeah, that gets a bit... how do I say it... *yawn* after awhile, even when Bob Barker was hosting it. But look at these women! You immediately look at their pretty faces instead of their bikini bodies and/or how they look in a ball gown. This is true beauty judging! Miss Iraq! Yummy! Miss Morocco! You're the reason why Hijabis Are Hot! Miss Palestine! Look at that naughty smile! Miss Kuwait! I can't wait!!! I think that the intrigue with these women is the fact that they are modestly dressed and so alluring as opposted to the giraffe giants and swim suits that we are exposed to here in the West. But, that could be me! Who knows!? What do you think?

Pick The New Design!

2008-01-21T12:35:00.000-08:00

You Get To Pick The New Brown Man Clothing
Co. T-Shirt!

Our designers come up with great ideas for our clothing line up. From there, we all go through the grueling process by voting which ideas we like and which ones we don't. The process usually involves fierce battles between the accounting department and the creative team. When the dust settles and the rotis are no longer being thrown at one another, we select the image that receives the most votes. Now that we are out of rotis to throw at one another, we want you to pick which concept you like the best.

The process is easy! Here are three concepts of new shirt that we have been working on. Just e.mail us your preference. That’s it! How easy is that? It is like picking out your spouse during a suitors line up!

What do you get out of it? Well, your opinion will go down in Brown Man Clothing Co. history and you will receive a special promotional code just for your vote! How easy is that? Vote now! Get your friends to vote! Get your mom and dad involved. Heck, get the mailman involved. We want to hear from you!

Just send us an e.mail stating your prefernece to info@brownmanclothing.com and we'll e.mail you a discount code off of our clothing. Brown Man Clothing Co. , always spreading the love!

My Girlfriend Got Married!

2008-01-04T13:48:00.000-08:00

I know that this post is long past due but I thought that I was okay with it. But the holidays made me realize that yes, I am still hurting. Of what you may ask? Well, of my dream girl, Elizabeth Hurley getting married to a fellow desi.

What was it Lizzy (as I used to call her, and which she liked I may add), was I not charming enough? Did I not sing hindi songs to you every night as you slept? Did you not enjoy my spicy ginger chicken and freshly baked roti that I slaved away at? Do you know how hard it is to obtain the consistency of the atta and water? Not easy!

My friends have told me to be happy that she has at least kept it in the culture. Yeah, but that does not make me happy. Just the idea that you will be licking the ghee from your fingers from another man's servants roti just makes me ill to my stomach. Just the idea of knowing that you will be re-enacting your favourite Bollywood singing scenes with another man, well Lizzy, I just don't like it.

Well my dear, I hope that you're happy. Yes, your new hubby can give you rubbies and diamonds and anything that your heart desires but will he ever be able to give you a funky one of a kind, custom made Brown Man Clothing Co. shirt just for you? Well, I think not! Until then Lizzy, I will be here... waiting.

*okay, I never really dated her but, if I did, I would still feel the same way!

Brown Man Clothing on BBC Soundcrew 105.5 FM

2007-11-12T23:24:00.000-08:00

Yeah, I've got a good gig promoting Brown Man Clothing Co. apparel. On November 12, I got to do a stint on the 'Desi Live' radio show hosted by the BBC Soundcrew.

Jon-E of BBC Soundcrew fuses music genres with indian/desi beats. The result? Funky bhangra beats that you won't hear anywhere else.

Jon-E was really cool and laid back. Greeted me and asked me what I wanted to do. Me? Free creative control? Is this guy awesome or what? I figured for the first time around, let's keep it simple and fun. We chatted about Brown Man Clothing Co., how it started, why Brown Man Clothing Co. is different and how Brown Man Clothing Co. embraces all that is South Asian.

After the history of Brown Man Clothing Co., it was time to give stuff away. After all, we love you in our stuff. Before Jon-E could even get the sentence out of "... we'll take the first caller..." the phone was ringing. We gave away a shirt in less than a minute. Also, just for the fans of BBC Soundcrew, we've given you all a special promotion code when you purchase anything from our website. Simply enter in BBC Soundcrew and you'll get an instant discount off of Brown Man Clothing Co. apparel.

What a great experience it was. In fact, so good, we're thinking of doing it again. Be sure to check back soon to find out when our next stint will be. Until then, keep it Brown!

2007-10-20T12:33:00.000-07:00

Brown Man Clothing Co.'s fan base keeps on growing. Not that we're complaining. We recently met up with Rajiv Satyal, a wicked ass funny desi comedian whose comedy is nothing but 'fun sized' (see his show to get the humour!).

Bottom line is that Rajiv likes Brown Man Clothing Co. stuff. He likes it so much that we are the works of collaborating ideas for his Hindu-Muslim Stand-Up Comedy, 'Make Chai Not War'.

To check out all of our fellow desis that like Brown Man Clothing Co. click here to check out our Brown People page. Until next time, make mine tandoori please.

Hijab 101

2007-09-22T09:52:00.000-07:00

There is nothing that I enjoy more than after a gruelling week of 'working' at Brown Man Clothing Co. is to head down to the local desi area for some great Indian food.

Last week a few of us ventured off to this great little mom and pop shop for some nan and chicken tikka. The owners, typical auntie and uncle ji types welcomed us in the true desi fashion by plopping menus down on our table and leaving us to ourselves for about 10 minutes before anyone came to get our drink orders.

Instead of the typical submissive under the table working FOB server, we were approached by a pretty hijabi young girl by the name of Hina. She took our orders and upon returning, glanced at our designers 'Hijabi's Are Hot!' shirt. We all sat waiting for a response. With a cute innocent smile, she looked at us all and said "I like that shirt!". We invited her to sit with us and to tell us her perception on what it is like being a Muslim woman that wears a hijab.

Hina related stories about being called a 'terrorists wife' or a 'terrorists whore' in university. She told us about having her hijab tugged at during lectures at school. But inspite of all this, Hina does not let any of this bother her. Instead, she uses events such as these to educate people on Islam and what it is like to be a Muslim woman.

"People who do not understand Islam will always have a prejudice against it. They understand that we do not eat pork and that we pray on a carpet," Hina states. "But what they don't understand is that Islam means peace and the religion itself preaches peace. What the Western world knows about Islam is what is broadcasted on television in order to make news worthy news."

Hina did state how she fears for the future for herself as a Muslim woman and if the prejudices that she faces today is a sign of things to come. She did state that she felt some sense of relief that Brown Man Clothing Co. is at least trying to portray women that wear the hijab as beautiful and not as repressed.

After leaving, bellies full, Hina did ask if she could forward an e.mail regarding a news report that she hopes will be a sense of inspiration for all Muslim women and for people who are trying to understand Islam. I promised that I would inclue the article in my blog so here it is. Do let us know what you think.

Only a Desi Family Would Do This!

2007-09-11T15:21:00.000-07:00

Are you even surprised that it is a desi family?

Brown Man Clothing Co. funky urban desi streetwear.

I Love Kebobs!

2007-09-06T13:45:00.000-07:00

There is never a dull moment at the Brown Man Clothing Co. headquarters I tell you. If someone is not joking around about their wedding proposals or telling a story about an auntie or even making aunties jokes, then something is wrong! Our brains may have been taken out by canabalistic aliens.

Much like every first day of the week, we all gather and sit in our brown board room and get everyone up to speed on what is going on at Brown Man Clothing Co. . Our intern, Kashif, a quiet and rather shy guy, had a funny story to relate that made us all laugh until our bellies hurt. It goes something like this:

Kashif was at his local bank on the weekend and was being helped by an older punjabi lady. As she helped him, she kept on looking at his shirt, Mohinderpal's Kebobs House. Being oblivious to why she kept on starring at him, Kashif thought nothing of it. Just before he left, the nice bank representative stopped him to ask, "... this Kebob House... where is it?" Realizing what she had been looking at now, Kashif smiled politely and answered, "Oh, um, er, it is an old shirt, it is no longer around." With her dismay, she responded by saying, "That is too bad! I love kebobs! And your shirt says that his kebobs were spicy? I love spicy kebobs in my mouth!" With that, Kashif burst out laughing and left. You can tell why.

It just goes to show you, the clothes at Brown Man Clothing Co. are not your typical desi wear.

Got an interesting story to tell while wearing your Brown Man Clothing Co. shirt? Let us know about it. Post it here or send it to us at info@brownmanclothing.com. Until then, drink chai!

All Monhinderpal's Kebob House Shirts are on sale!!

First Ever National Punjabi Show

2007-09-05T14:35:00.000-07:00

Brown Man Clothing Co. is in the midst of sponsoring the First Ever National Punjabi Show at the Imperial College Punjabi Society. This show promises to be one of the largest sudent events in the UK. Teams from all the top universities and communities will be competing at this event.
If you’re going to be in the area, stop on by or check out the website for more information. There will be plenty of Brown Man Clothing Co. apparel to be won.

If you do attend, send us your pictures and we'll post them on our site.

Hijabi's Are Hot!

2007-07-06T14:30:00.000-07:00

Welcome to the official Brown Man Clothing Co. blog site. The powers that be at Brown Man Clothing Co. assigned me with the task of creating a blog. That is what us marketing people do, we get the jobs that no one else wants to do! But don't tell them that I said that! So what am I to do? I guess tell you all about Brown Man Clothing Co. . and what we do and how we do it and who we do it for, etc. Wow, that may take some time. So relax, sit back, have a samosa, have some chai because here we go!

When people ask about Brown Man Clothing Co., they always want to know if we have ever receive hate mail regarding our images. What it comes down to is that you will never please everyone. Especially in our desi culture!

The short answer is yes, we have received 'negative' remarks regarding our clothing. Of course, as everyone can imagine, the bulk of it is about our best seller for men "Hijabi's Are Hot!"

The shirt depicts a line art drawing of a traditional Islamic woman wearing a hijab, a head garment, with the caption, 'Hijabi's Are Hot!'

What is the big deal? Some say that the hijab is to be a sign of modesty, a sign of a woman being humble and not an accessory to personify beauty. There is a story of how this image became and it when I asked the founder of Brown Man Clothing Co. he responded by stating; "... the inspiration came during a trip to the Middle East. While at a mall, I looked around and saw these goregous women all dressed in black with big beautiful eyes and sublte make up. I could not take my eyes off these women as even though they were covered from head to toe, there was something that was so intriguing! Something mysterious! It was then, when I missed my mouth while trying to take a sip from my chai that 'Hijabi's are hot!'"

Recently, during a South Asian festival, I saw a young male wearing this shirt. Beside him, was his mother who was wearing a hijab. I felt compelled to ask his mother what she felt about the image. I downed my chaat papri and my lassi and asked her how she felt about this image. Expecting to get some sort of "These bastard teenagers these days! They need to get married!' response, she suprisingly responded by saying the shirt was in fact a good promotion of Islamic women and how it indicates that the women that wear the hijab are not necessarily uptight religious fundamentals but in fact modern, liberated women.

So really, is it pushing the envelope? Has it gone to far? Or is this the first step in accepting and advertising to the world how beautiful Islam really is? We'd love to know what you think.