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If you love guns, have a bit of disposable income, and need pants, a bind: Whose hot new conservative clothing line best represents your interests — gun manufacturer Remington or outrage manufacturer Glenn Beck? Allow us to point out some differences to help you make up your mind.
Remington's line came to our attention thanks to Reuters report on Monday detailing the efforts of "traditional brands" (old companies) to become "lifestyle brands" (companies that sell more things). Remington is selling sweaters, "bottoms" (pants), shoes, you name it. Reuters has a favorite:
Perhaps the most eye-catching part of the collection is the "Double Derringer Leather Vest" with two "zippered ambidextrous concealed weapons pockets."
Not sure how that works? No problem. The catalog features a picture of a grim-looking male model, eyes cast to the ground, drawing a blued-steel semiautomatic pistol from one of the secret pockets.
This vest costs $300.
Beck, on the other hand, focuses mostly on T-shirts and jeans ("Denim: Made in America"). We'd say that Beck's best item is this fox hunt-focused rugby, for no real reason.
Both companies, for differing reasons, are named after years. Remington's line is called 1816, after the year of the company's founding. Beck's is 1791 Supply and Co., for a reason that isn't immediately obvious from the website but probably relates to that year's passage of the Bill of Rights. Which century offers better inspiration for brand-extension fashion? Answer these questions, and we'll tell you which to pick.