Fugazi's anti-consumerist legacy collides with a streetwear brand sharing their name
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Tom Breihan
Summary
This article explores the tension between the legendary DC punk band Fugazi's long-standing anti-consumerist stance (they famously refused to sell merchandise) and the emergence of a separate streetwear brand also called "Fugazi," which recently collaborated with Vans. The piece clarifies that the term "fugazi" existed as a word before the band, and examines the confusion and irony surrounding the situation.
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the 'this is not a Fugazi T-shirt' T-shirts that were omnipresent in the '90s were all bootlegs
Even at a time when plenty of other canonized '90s cult artists have cashed in on streetwear collabs, Fugazi have continued to abstain from all merchandising
But now there's also a streetwear brand called Fugazi, which has created some confusion
The term 'fugazi' was a word before the band Fugazi
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