| Urban wears have originated from and made popular | | | | distributors who have exclusive rights to their products |
| by the hip hop generation in the eighties. This type of | | | | so the manufacturers may not be able to sell their |
| apparel is closely associated with the style that the hip | | | | products directly to you. |
| hop music artists then exuded in their music videos. | | | | If you are really determined to sell only branded urban |
| Their clothing were typically loose and baggy. Today, | | | | clothes, you may look for factory overruns. These are |
| urban clothing have evolved so much and are no | | | | actually excess items that were ordered by a |
| longer limited to the styles that were popularized by | | | | wholesaler from a manufacturer. The wholesaler |
| the hip hop genre back then. Urban wears now are | | | | intentionally orders excess quantities in order to get |
| more chic, street smart, and provide casual comfort to | | | | better discounts. The overruns may come in different |
| the wearer. They are as much in demand as they | | | | colors, styles and sizes and the availability of each |
| were before when they first took the fashion industry | | | | would depend on the stocks available. A retailer should |
| by storm. | | | | watch out for overruns because they are sold at 50% |
| There are many company brands that have | | | | off their original price. |
| successfully made a mark in selling urban apparels. | | | | Another way to get cheap urban wears is through |
| The most popular names are Marc Ecko, Baby Phat, | | | | manufacturers of non-brand wholesale clothing. There |
| Sean John, Rocawear, Evisu and many more. The | | | | are many great looking urban wears that are |
| most favorite urban clothing are sweat shirts, hooded | | | | non-brand and come at a very affordable price. Many |
| sweaters and jackets, T-shirts and jeans. | | | | of these are sub-contracted by local designers in |
| Most of the branded urban wears are quite expensive | | | | factories located in China, India and Vietnam where |
| and if you are going to retail them, it might be difficult to | | | | labor is very cheap. Because the production overhead |
| look for a manufacturer or wholesale supplier who can | | | | is low the cost of the wholesale clothing is made |
| give you a discounted rate. Most manufacturers of | | | | cheap. This then creates more opportunities for the |
| urban wears have their own wholesale and retail | | | | retailer to earn big from selling low-cost urban wears. |