High end fabric

[Thierry]

I noticed there are a lot of people who aren't celebrities but have their interiors decked out in either gucci, LV, versace, or some other exspensive designer. I was wondering does anyone have a clue where they get it? I called up a versace store and told me they only sell their fabrics to certain wholesalers to keep the interity of the brand from falling. Or do I have to go tto west coast customs to pimp my ride.:signdammit:

[m0nster986]

Most of them are imitation, and there are certain site you can buy them from...

[firelizard]

98% would be imitation, because most houses will not sell their signature fabrics under any circumstances.

I'm actually surprised Versace wholesales it.

[widebody_Q]

99.999999999% of it is fake.

[LuxFaction]

sweet...anyone have a link at all? bwahah

[kaizer]

There's alot of those for sale in Malaysia... :lol:

[intezza]

I think the site is www.urbansell.com (http://www.urbansell.com) or something like that

[OG]

haha, which one of you is gonna rock this:

http://www.urbansell.com/product/20085190165643399.jpg

[Green Poupon]

^ Bryan (Wald GS) hahaha

[platnumnutz276]

I have gucci all in my accord, i m getting rid of it though, tired of it, going for a sublt black leather w white stiching. Here are some pics...

http://b4.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/00583/43/68/583568634_l.jpg
http://a362.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images01/38/l_73233ff890ad18dd0273fc7cecc9d311.jpg


I had a shop do it, so i m not sure where they got it but google designer fabric replica or something and you should get some sites.

[Green Poupon]

If you don't mind posting it, how much did that interior cost you and what work was done?

[platnumnutz276]

I ll send u a PM, lol I got raped cause I m in norcal.

[firelizard]

So "Stop The Copy" only applies to car stuff for you guys?:slap:

[SikNLow]

it applies to all i believe... hahahaha

[OG]

So "Stop The Copy" only applies to car stuff for you guys?:slap:
:werd:

[urmyhero4now]

So "Stop The Copy" only applies to car stuff for you guys?:slap:

so if i want my seat to have LV fabric i have to buy hella LV suitcases to use the fabric? cuz they wont sell it to us...or should we ask Gucci to make some VIP seat covers? cmon this stop the copy is getting out of hand if you guys push that fact on this.

[platnumnutz276]

fellas stop the beefing lol we grown men. I posted a pic to show what my interior looks like to help someone who had a question. I clearly stated in my post I was going with a simpler, timeless interior,. If the man wants that then let him get it and overtime he may want to go back to simplicity like i m doing, if not then thats what he whats and its his decision.

[DaygoVIP619]

down the street from my shop they have a huge upholstery fabric outlet.. and most of there stuff is pretty cheap, I drove by a couple months ago and decided to check out the place and they had a grip of fabric and all kinds of upholstery, I remember asking them if they carried ostrich leather in dark brown and beige and they took out huge rolls of it. They even told me most of the leather like ostrich, croc, and snake are fake and designer brands too. Most upholstery shops around my work get there fabric through them. Just buy your materials and find a guy who can do it for you because other places jack up prices for cheap materials you can buy. Here's there website..http://www.ufofabrics.com/

[firelizard]

so if i want my seat to have LV fabric i have to buy hella LV suitcases to use the fabric? cuz they wont sell it to us...or should we ask Gucci to make some VIP seat covers? cmon this stop the copy is getting out of hand if you guys push that fact on this.

I'm just sayin'; everybody is super anal about who makes what wheels and who they got the design from, but rampant obvious funk faking in the upholstery department is fine? That doesn't make sense.

Besides, I thought the point of getting designer fabrics was to show how baller you can be. Buying fake designer stuff is nothing to be proud of.

Those are my guns and I'm stickin' to them.

I don't think we should be having double standards for knockoffs.

[Razzi]

I'm just sayin'; everybody is super anal about who makes what wheels and who they got the design from, but rampant obvious funk faking in the upholstery department is fine? That doesn't make sense.

Besides, I thought the point of getting designer fabrics was to show how baller you can be. Buying fake designer stuff is nothing to be proud of.

Those are my guns and I'm stickin' to them.

I don't think we should be having double standards for knockoffs.

couldnt agree more. people are super anal about which car can even be VIP'd. your super VIP'd lexus with $1000 a piece wheels and accessories that are worth more than the GNP of zimbabwe and you got fake fabric made by cheng the 5 year old from china

[urmyhero4now]

ok i understand about getting real fabric....but how are you going to get LV fabric when they dont even sell it out like that? That leaves you with no other choice.

[REV-01]

i remember a old issue of vip style's diy section. they tell you to cut up a lv bag and use its material to do the insert on the door panels.

i guess that is what the japanese are doing.

[firelizard]

ok i understand about getting real fabric....but how are you going to get LV fabric when they dont even sell it out like that? That leaves you with no other choice.

What makes LV special in the first place is that it's difficult and expensive to get - so yeah, start cutting up luggage and purses I guess.

[OG]

more importantly than status is the fact that the prints are property of their respective companies. knocking them off is stealing and buying it is supporting thieves.

someone who opposes knock offs for the right reasons will challenge them across the board, so get used to it. that's what stop the copy is about, not buying baller s**t.

i actually used to want to do my interior in a faux print, but i used to have different views on a lot of things.

[MELLO*VIP]

I used to live down the street from the fabric district in downtown LA. You could find all kinds of patterns, some nice stuff and even crazy shit you would never even dream of on your wildest mushroom trip. I'm not a fan of the Gucci/LV patterns, I think they're extremely overused and really not that attractive to begin with but to each his own!

Offtopic, but to the guy with the accord above: I'm not really feeling the overall style of your ride, but I have to say that the interior looks like it was done very nicely. I was curious, how well does that fabric on the seat wear? Or is that just a show car that doesn't get abused enough to make a difference? I would think seat inserts like that would fade/rip/discolor from UV very quickly

[widebody_Q]

Some girl forgot a real gucci bag in my car and we stopped talking to each other. I was considering cutting it up to use in my interior but instead I had it dry cleaned and gave it to another girl

[OG]

and that's why he's the king of the turds ladies and gentlemen.

[m0nster986]

I'm sure girls would cry if they see this thread. haha

[widebody_Q]

I'm sure girls would cry if they see this thread. haha

They would get over it and then cling on to ur n*ts because their fake gucci bags match the fake gucci interior that they are sitting in

[RotaryAE86]

ehhh, i hate all that lv/gucci crap too, WAY over used and not my style.
i like to keep my sh*t simple, clean black leather with high quality foam, sorta like a lawyers office

[platnumnutz276]

its cool homeboi, as you can see I m re doing my car. I m big on Hip Hop so I can admit my taste was influenced by that, an import car should not really have fanci fabric interior. The Interior was done nice, I photoshoped how I wanted it and just had the shop follow my design. As far as how well does it maintain, the car was just a show car so the material was fine for me, I have had it for 2 years so far and its fine, the white vynil was actually hard to keep clean. There are two types of prints, theres cloth and then therea vynil version, mines is cloth and as I said it held up fine for me, some people go with the vynil but I did not like it.

as far as the style on my car goes its currently getting everything changed except the engine and suspension (air runner), and actually I m thinking of putting a K24 in it. But I am changing the corny chrome halo lights for blackhoused JDM ones, lambos are off, I am getting a simpler grille, i.e. mugen, going 5 lug and getting some baller wheels (iForged or DPE) re doing interior black w white stiching and I am getting custom bumpers on the car, most of ya ll are familiar with OnTop's vipstyled dark green accord. I was inspisred by him so its going to be something along those lines, not necessary VIP but looking for a cleaner look even though i ve gone widebody. Anyways I have learned my lesson in going wild like i did w custom paint and white and gucci interior, difficult to repaint at times and the interior is anoying, I did not want to drive my car because I did not want to dirty it, so Im going with black now so I can enjoy my car this time around, its being built to compete but to be driven, its for me not really car shows but I will show it.

heres a photoshop I did of somewhat what it should look like...

http://i33.photobucket.com/albums/d67/B_EZ_Shawty/WideBody_Chop.jpg

I used to live down the street from the fabric district in downtown LA. You could find all kinds of patterns, some nice stuff and even crazy shit you would never even dream of on your wildest mushroom trip. I'm not a fan of the Gucci/LV patterns, I think they're extremely overused and really not that attractive to begin with but to each his own!

Offtopic, but to the guy with the accord above: I'm not really feeling the overall style of your ride, but I have to say that the interior looks like it was done very nicely. I was curious, how well does that fabric on the seat wear? Or is that just a show car that doesn't get abused enough to make a difference? I would think seat inserts like that would fade/rip/discolor from UV very quickly

[REV-01]

^since you are taking everything out to redo. will it be easier to sell the car as is and pick up another accord to mod?

what about the gs how is that doing?

[platnumnutz276]

to the thead owner, i aint trynna thread jack, my fault, I hope u dont mind.

^^ the wide body will be done in like 2 weeks. Its not a big deal, plus this car has a history with me and my girl, I m not allowed to sell it lol I do want to trade interiors with someone so if anyone knows anyone who might be interested in trading their stock accord for mine in exchange for a few bucks let me know

[Green Poupon]

^ Just take out your interior and sell it on ebay. It'll go FAST.

[platnumnutz276]

man, what will it cost to ship all that, i d have to do a local sale

[Green Poupon]

It'd cost ~150 to ship it. Pack the door cards in on box, seats in another.

[Green Poupon]

Ieven crazy shit you would never even dream of on your wildest mushroom trip.

Hahahaha you have no idea.... shrooms and snails muthafukure!!

[burgy]

Plato's CLoset and second hand stores to buy used designer bags!!! I have been trying to track down a genuine Coach in this printhttp://lh3.ggpht.com/_ad7ZcoIX7r0/SCMXpQP2-qI/AAAAAAAACCI/mdrPIcKc2M4/DSC_0034.JPG
to do the door inserts on my girls car.

[vzuptnguyen]

I'm just sayin'; everybody is super anal about who makes what wheels and who they got the design from, but rampant obvious funk faking in the upholstery department is fine? That doesn't make sense.

Besides, I thought the point of getting designer fabrics was to show how baller you can be. Buying fake designer stuff is nothing to be proud of.

Those are my guns and I'm stickin' to them.

I don't think we should be having double standards for knockoffs.

well pretend the fabric was unlicensed mickey mouse designs...would u still say stop the copy?

would u walk down a chinatown street or a swapmeet and say stop the copy?

i do believe in "stop the copy" as well but only on replica kits.

[PANCAKES!]

Designer companies don't sell there fabrics (the real ish), if they did that would be a diffrent story!

I have LV headrest! Made them my self! I got yards of this material left! And it only cost me $70
Can't remeber where I got it from though!
:shrug:
http://i179.photobucket.com/albums/w308/o2bbabe/100_1364.jpg
http://i179.photobucket.com/albums/w308/o2bbabe/100_1368.jpg

[firelizard]

well pretend the fabric was unlicensed mickey mouse designs...would u still say stop the copy?

would u walk down a chinatown street or a swapmeet and say stop the copy?

i do believe in "stop the copy" as well but only on replica kits.

Uh yes?

Seriously, fake Mickey Mouse? That's so ghetto. Just get your own mouse design, cheapskates.

Even though fake fabrics don't actually affect the labels, aside from their image, when used in making items like this, it's still super corny.

[PANCAKES!]

Corny or not, I love mine and that's all that matters! :biggthumpup:

[Caoboy]

I'm with the canadian on this one.....super corny for sure.

Oscar, had you taken real LV bags and cut them up and made head rests out of them...that's some shit. Not only are you crazy for buying expensive bags...it's just baller to be cutting them up for your car lol.


"So...you buying all these for your wife?"

"Nope, for my car"


Who says you can't treat a car like your girl lol.

[PANCAKES!]

LOL! That would be baller!
My chick has every bag they've made, wish I could use those! LOL!
But on the real, it depends on the quality of the material. There's really bad replicas and there's really good ones. Yes it's all fake but I rather have mateiral that looks 99% like the real deal than 10%. I guess my shit is corny though......oh wells!
:shrug:=)

[vzuptnguyen]

not bad pancakes. but are the 2 compeletely diff sizes or is it just the pics?

where did u purchase the fabric from? hows the elasticity.

[PANCAKES!]

not bad pancakes. but are the 2 compeletely diff sizes or is it just the pics?

where did u purchase the fabric from? hows the elasticity.

Naw, it's the pic. One seat is leaning more than the other.....

I gotta find where I got it from, some spot I found online. I forget where.
I hand stiched them and it was a BITCH!!!!!!! to poke through! Well for what I needed it to do.

Really need a industrial sewing machine.....

It's pretty flexible for what it is. Like if you were gonna wrap seats or sumthin

[vzuptnguyen]

damn i wanna do my panels black and white checkers now.

[Caoboy]

Oscar, seeing your neckrests, I have to say, if you didn't claim they were LV, they'd not be a knockoff, you know what I mean?

They don't have any LV logos, just a plain ole' checker print...I say make your own, like you did, and claim them custom. Why feel like you are fakin the funk, when technically, you aren't?

I know this can get touchy though, when people say 'oh but it's the same colors, oh they have a bag of that design'...but really, if he didn't say 'these are LV knockoffs' I'd think they were just checkered neckrests to match the woodgrain!

[platnumnutz276]

I can't believe this was bumped for 09 lol I m big rap fan, at the time I did this interior I thought it was cool. After dealing with the white getting dirty easily and the loudness of it I want to tone it done and re do my interior all black w either red or white sticking, simple. Anyways we are broke compared to basketball players and rappers and they take pride in this "fake" material so I guess either you love it or you don't. I m over it now

[PANCAKES!]

I think mine might say LV somewhere on there, but never the less. They do look like a choclate checker board patteren and that's ok to me, cause chicks love choclate, LV and who don't like checkers?! LOL!

On the real, it aint that serious and hands down I dig mine fake/custom or whatever.....

[platnumnutz276]

when I did shows the chicks could not stay away from the fabric. They love it, so if you want to impress dudes than do the type of custom stuff that dudes notice but if you want to impress chicks go for some fabric lol they love it and i m dead serious

[PANCAKES!]

when I did shows the chicks could not stay away from the fabric. They love it, so if you want to impress dudes than do the type of custom stuff that dudes notice but if you want to impress chicks go for some fabric lol they love it and i m dead serious

See! Told ya!

Hahahaha! Reminds me of the Manswers episode I caught last night, where they said the one smell that makes females want to have sex, is the smell of other females! LOL! :biggthumpup:


*Chicks also like curtains! :giggity:

[firelizard]

when I did shows the chicks could not stay away from the fabric. They love it, so if you want to impress dudes than do the type of custom stuff that dudes notice but if you want to impress chicks go for some fabric lol they love it and i m dead serious

hahaha, this is true, I noticed that as well

Chicks loved my fake Louis sakura belt that I got for 10 bucks as a joke. Got me thinkin'

Maybe when I'm growed up and baller I'll cut up some cherry blossom print purses and do my seats! :smiley-rofl:

[platnumnutz276]

lol its def a chick magnet

[golfkid777]

Was so close to ordering some black Fendi fabric when I found a large sheet of suede in my closet and said eff it.

[cdn_vip]

id rock some toki doki, or dome bape fabric lol.

[G33kY97]

Some girl forgot a real gucci bag in my car and we stopped talking to each other. I was considering cutting it up to use in my interior but instead I had it dry cleaned and gave it to another girl


HAHAHA

LOVE IT

[ELFATHER F50 CIMA]

Some girl forgot a real gucci bag in my car and we stopped talking to each other. I was considering cutting it up to use in my interior but instead I had it dry cleaned and gave it to another girl
pimp that little girl agi :biggthumpup:

[ultra vip]

I think Stop the Copy applies to imitation fabric patterns. Especially now that designer brands are moving into the automobile market.

Coach is in with Lexus. Yes they dont use the signature C pattern all over but the leather is the type they use on their bags.

An even the heavy hitter Versace came out with a Lambo.

http://i94.photobucket.com/albums/l112/hks_dc2/versacemurc6.jpg
http://i94.photobucket.com/albums/l112/hks_dc2/versacemurc5.jpg
http://i94.photobucket.com/albums/l112/hks_dc2/versacemurc4.jpg
http://i94.photobucket.com/albums/l112/hks_dc2/versacemurc3.jpg
http://i94.photobucket.com/albums/l112/hks_dc2/versacemurc2.jpg
http://i94.photobucket.com/albums/l112/hks_dc2/versacemurc.jpg

Tho it isnt their signature medusa head or the exact fabric you would find on their clothing or bag line. It does have their copy righted signature greek key design.

So even making something that the company hasnt made with a fabric that uses a copy righted pattern (ie design or design and coloration) would be copy right infringement and fall under the "Stop the copy" movement most of us are following.

[OG]

that lambo is freakin sick.

[burgy]

anyone know where to find a sweet cherry blossom design with a black background?? trying to keep it close to the Sessions Sakura design

[Kohinoor]

that stuff is pretty cheezy IMO. using imitation fabric defeats the purpose of making the car more luxurious, right?


what makes the lambo nice is the intricate stitching. that looks 100x better and is 100x classier than patterned fabric

[Green Poupon]

All i'll say is this...

You can build a car to impress enthusiasts (other dudes) or you can build a car to impress girls. Not that fake cheesy fabric is going to impress all girls, but it will impress a much higher ratio then %99 of the stuff we do to our cars.

That lambo though is ballerifficaspiritofsantoose.

[urmyhero4now]

fake fabric on a car is dope..i dont care what people say. find me a place that sells legit fabric from louis vuitton or burberry and then people can start preaching the "stop the copy". Cuz if they made the real shit in rolls for the consumer to buy im sure the "Ballers" who want it would actually get it.

[OG]

interior chops can stitch patterns and it would have the same effect as some cheesy fake fabric. i won't put fake gucci on my body, fake nikes on my feet, fake rolex on my arm, etc. so why would i put fake gucci in my car?

and if you gotta put some corny fake name brand print in your s**t to impress girls then you got bigger problems. i build cars to impress me and i don't find s**t impressive about fake anything.

i'd be lying if i said i didn't want to do black on black gucci at one point, and the concept is still ill but i refuse to rock fake anything. might as well be knock off wheels as far as i'm concerned.

[VIPS60]

I'm sure girls would cry if they see this thread. haha

LOL...this girl didn't cry. I was actually thinking of a LV interior or Coach. I went to the outlets a couple of times to see what the price point would be if I was to buy and cut up a whole bunch of bags.

[OG]

that's whats up... y'all need to learn from this one.

[Green Poupon]

Another thing to point is out there are 6 million different patterns that AREN'T knock offs of anything, they are just cool patterns. I'm rocking the black with tiny white flowers red floral scroll as we speak. It's pretty funky I like it. Hit up joanne fabrics and look around there are a ton of choices. You can even get skulls with tiny red ruby crystal eyes ;)

[firelizard]

If there's one designer pattern I would actually do for my car, it's black on black Fendi. I love it. Understated, classy, not played out just all around nice.

As much as I like it, I wouldn't be caught dead buying the fake stuff.

That's just they way life goes. Sometime you can't afford stuff, no sense in pretending.

[burgy]

Another thing to point is out there are 6 million different patterns that AREN'T knock offs of anything, they are just cool patterns. I'm rocking the black with tiny white flowers red floral scroll as we speak. It's pretty funky I like it. Hit up joanne fabrics and look around there are a ton of choices. You can even get skulls with tiny red ruby crystal eyes ;)

Thats what I am going for....unless I find a pair of black on black coach bags I can use....been looking for them for a year or so and never find them at a price that makes sense or in decent enough shape to put in the car.

[Avantgarde]

I'm on the fence about this one. I never understood the whole "print" thing until i came to the south...

The broads go gaga over the prints, and it's kinda funny to see it. That said, it does ad a bit of "motion" to an otherwise boring part of the car...the reason that Lamborghini is "hot" is because the idea of the print isn't a bad one...just the execution of it seems be hated on mostly by guys LOL.

I had an ill idea for an interior/exterior Aegean blue ghost Gucci print but i wouldn't do it for real unless I was gettin sponsored for it.

Some cats in Japan put the gucci print in their sports seats for their Drift S14...Some big name car modifier put Gucci Print in the inserts of a Porsche GT3...

I don't know...the "stop the copy" only applies to those without any ingenuity. If you buy a fake kit to throw on your Q45 then that's your fault...if you buy a fake kit to chop up and make your own to stick on your Custom F50 President retrofit, that's a whole different type of "copy"

I don't know which side of the fence this Fabric-in-the-interior stuff lands on. I can tell you straight up, you're a retard if you go out and buy bags at retail just to cut up for your interior.

[Green Poupon]

This is what I have in my 4 doors right now. I thought it was funky and cool and a little something different from suede or leather or any of that stuff. It compliments my headliner and doors so I like it. I'll probably be pulling it when I rewrap the interior but for now it is pleasant and enjoyable.

http://www.vipstylecars.com/photopost/data/500/temp_doors.JPG

[ultra vip]

fake fabric on a car is dope..i dont care what people say. find me a place that sells legit fabric from louis vuitton or burberry and then people can start preaching the "stop the copy". Cuz if they made the real shit in rolls for the consumer to buy im sure the "Ballers" who want it would actually get it.


the reason everyone likes the fabic/patterns is because the exclusivity of it. we all like it because those companies have made a name and status symbol of their propriety pattern/logos.

thats why companies like louis vuitton, coach, gucci, versace doesnt sell their fabrics to just anyone. if they did it would lower their exclusivity. in turn lowering the appeal factor.

we all make vip cars here. which have the aire of high style/luxury. why bring that down using fake fabric?

If true "ballers" want designer fabric interior. True ballers will buy bags from respective companies and cut them up plain and simple. Thats the only way to get the fabric for the masses.


anyone know where to find a sweet cherry blossom design with a black background?? trying to keep it close to the Sessions Sakura design

you ever thought of just getting black suede and having the cherry blossom pattern embroidered on? if thats something you might consider and need help with the embroidery pm me.

[golfkid777]

Eh, I have had plain suede headliners in every car i have modified. And I dont personally take offense to a copy of something you cannot buy. And will probably do some form of black designer fabric for the headliner in the y34.

[Franklin]

I got real close to getting black Gucci print. I found a few websites that had some decent looking Gucci prints last summer. Prices were reasonable for sheets too. They even send you a sample if you want.

I skimmed through this thread, but if the original poster wants me to help him out, let me know.

[burgy]

This is what I have in my 4 doors right now. I thought it was funky and cool and a little something different from suede or leather or any of that stuff. It compliments my headliner and doors so I like it. I'll probably be pulling it when I rewrap the interior but for now it is pleasant and enjoyable.

http://www.vipstylecars.com/photopost/data/500/temp_doors.JPG
LMK when you pull it, I may be interested in this for a few small parts on the girls car!

[burgy]

you ever thought of just getting black suede and having the cherry blossom pattern embroidered on? if thats something you might consider and need help with the embroidery pm me.

I am interested in the suede with embroider option...that would be the easiest way to mimic the Sessions Sakura pattern too.

[VIPFlame]

yo green grundel that shit is fly. I dig it. My homeboy went with emu on the back deck and emu on the door panels. I am getting emu for the arm rests and the center console but in tan with diamond stitching. Gonna put smooth leather for the headliner and the the pillars. Dash is chocolate comfort suede with double stitching everywhere. Then the doors (not panels) in chocolate leather.

No print fabric for me. i just don;t personally like it.

[Green Poupon]

burgy PM me your address i'll throw a yard in a envelope and mail it to you. I have quite a bit laying around cause originally I was going to do my headliner in it. The glue ended up bleeding through it so I didn't. If you have a use for it i'll be glad to get rid of some. I'd love to see the pattern live on in someone else whip.

Interiors are fun =)