XTG Underwear collection marks four years with the new 2009 collection and grows to currently become one of the most important companies on the market being faithful to the transgressor design rules set by Luis Mentado, designer. During this short period of time, he has created trend introducing different designs to the usual ones full of funny and crazy patterns, which are combined with a large range of colours faithful to its slogan, Extreme Game. Once again, the brand is inspired by tattoos, sporty designs and smart plain clothes. In its second collection of the year, XTG uses religious and comic themes, among other motifs. The Winter 2009 Collection consists of boxers shorts, classical briefs, T-shirts and short sporty trousers. Its fundamental premise is comfort. This is why first-class materials have been used in order to manufacture the garments. This kind of material enhances for its softness and fits like a glove, such as cotton and micro synthetic garments. It is the first time the company introduces fabrics such as modal (cellulose fibre, known for its flimsiness) or elastic silk in one only upper category design, the Gold Dig. In a particular way, due to the industrial division of the company, the details are always meticulous: comfortable elastic waistband with the brand or the slogan on it, clothespins and lengths enhancing the shapes Something really special we have to mention is the use, for the first time in some models, of the logo in tattoo or in a stud printing and the kind of dyeing: a high performance spun making the garment specially comfortable. XTG offers, besides, a wide range of designs and sizes (from XS to XL) suiting to every kind of body. Concerning the basics and the accessories, versatility on design of briefs, T-shirts and shorts makes the XTG man possible to use the garments both as underwear and sportswear. EXTREME GAME 2
GENERAL CLASIFICATION: LINE TATTOOS PRINTS AND PLACEMENT PRINTS PLAIN, STIPES, SQUARES BASICS FAMILY AXEL (Brief y T-Shirt); CANNIBAL (Brief, Boxer y Tank) RELIGIOUS (Brief, Boxer y Tank); SWEET HONEY (Brief y Boxer); MEN S RUIN (Brief, Boxer y T-Shirt) ZENIT (Brief y Boxer); AVALON (Brief); AUSTIN (Brief y Boxer); GOLD DIG (Brief); GUNS (Brief, Boxer y Tank); ECCO (T-Shirt); XAGON (Pant) LINE CLASIFICATION: LINE TATTOOS FAMILY AXEL (Brief y T-Shirt); CANNIBAL (Brief, Boxer y Tank) The tattoo world is always recurrent in the XTG creations. In order to give more character to these designs, the designer Luis Mentado has used the colour black as the background in all garments of the Cannibal and Axel families. These families also have in common the use of roses in its decoration. AXEL (Brief y T-Shirt). Religious inspiration is one of the main sources of the tattoo world. This creation, which is composed of a Brief and a T-shirt, combine roses which are used as the main offering in all religions around the world- and the Rosary Cross and Rosary beads that are used to count the prayers in the Christian, Muslim and Buddhist religions. The Brief, with red & grey trimming, has roses and rosary beads printed on the front, but the back is the most important part with a Cross, Rosary beads and roses too. This design is the one that wears the T-shirt on both sides, but this time it crosses the T-shirt from left to right and from bottom to top. It is important to emphasize the pattern in the Brief because it is overall print, and it has the brand name XTG in red and centred in the elastic waistband. 3
CANNIBAL (Brief, Boxer y Tank). Cannibalism is the act of eating members of the same species. Most of the tattoos have a profound hidden symbolism and with this style, Luis Mentado wants to show the trail left by the female man- eaters. So firstly, with the Brief and the boxer, the designer wants to show in the front side how much these women hurt men using symbolic skulls decorated with flowers and leaves over a spider- web background. On the rear, the all Seeing Eye is shown together with 2 blue birds as messengers. He also uses a blue lettered tattoo of American style with the text Cannibal Bonbon written in the shape of a pyramid. The waistband features two stripes, white and red, and the brand name XTG centred in white color in the front. On the rear, on the right side you can see the word MENSWEAR used as the slogan of this collection. The sleeveless black T-shirt has blue trimmings and a pinup picture in the front. There are the 2 faces of a cannibal woman, one sweet and the other wicked. The both figures are leaning against each other; they have white hair with grey highlights and their bodies are completely tattooed. They wear a fitted golden top and a harlequin style skirt, with white, light blue and dark blue stripes. They are displayed over a bed of roses and skulls with the words Cannibal Bonbon over their waists and the messenger birds of the all Seeing Eye watching them. The rear is black. 4
LINE PRINTS AND PLACEMENT PRINTS FAMILY RELIGIOUS (Brief, Boxer y Tank); SWEET HONEY (Brief y Boxer); MEN S RUIN (Brief, Boxer y T-Shirt) RELIGIOUS (Brief, Boxer y Tank). This religiously inspired fantasy stands out with the use of a red waistband wider than the one used normally (6cm). Besides, it has as decoration 2 tattoos in gothic letters: the XTG brand in the front and LA VIDA LOCA in the rear. With a white background and red trimming and waistband, both the boxer and the Brief have a light printing with flowers and leaves in the front and a black cross in the centre. This style features in the rear a picture of Jesus crying for the sinners with a crown of thorns, surrounded in an aura of light and flowers and carrying a crown in his hands with the brand name XTG. The design has shades of red, yellow, orange and green to give it more energy. The sleeveless T-Shirt also has a white background, red trimmings and the same Jesus Christ print in the front, but in the rear it has a similar composition: a Virgin praying for the sinners (those that are living la Vida loca ). The XTG tattoo is repeated under the neck with gothic letters that the Brief and the boxer also have on the waistband. 5
SWEET HONEY (Brief y Boxer). As sweet as honey, this seemingly innocent design uses this inspiration to give this model a sensual and spicy component. In two fading shades of orange and blue, the fabrics are combined with red trimmings that stand out against the plain coloured waistbands. On the rear, both the brief and the boxer have the same picture: a round label with an XTG honey jar in which you can read Honey Underwear and Menswear, with a dripping honey dipper in the centre. The brief repeat this picture centred on the front but the boxers divides this picture in two smaller pictures, one on the left side and the other one on the right side. The style features a chocolate colour XTG logo contrasting the orange waistbands and an electric blue logo contrasting the blue waistbands. In both colours, XTG is centred in the front and on the right side in the rear. MEN S RUIN (Brief, Boxer y T-Shirt). Using the comic world for inspiration, XTG dedicates this line to gambling, drinking and women that, as the title say, are the downfall of all men. The brief, the boxer and the T-Shirt are printed in bottlegreen with an all over print displaying a lot of pictures that represent these vices. Both, the boxer and the brief feature a light blue trimming and an elastic waistband of the same colour with the green XTG logo repeated all along the waistband. In the front, the dollar symbol represents the lust for money and dice and cards the addiction to gambling. In the rear some of these pictures are repeated and, besides, it includes women in sexy poses and drinking with a bottle. The short-sleeved cotton T-shirt with a round collar has on the front the title of this family and, although it uses the same designs, it changes their position on the front and on the rear. 6
LINE PLAIN, STRIPES, SQUARES FAMILY ZENIT (Brief y Boxer); AVALON (Brief); AUSTIN (Brief y Boxer); GOLD DIG (Brief); ZENIT (Brief y Boxer). A striped print, navy inspired style available in two colors: chocolate brown background with three color stripes (white, red and green) and turquoise trimming, and navy blue background with three color stripes (white, red and light blue) and white trimming and waistband. On the left leg it features a lion design white badge that symbolizes the XTG power. The full elastic exposed waistband features XTG logo in the front and this collection s motto: MENSWEAR. AVALON (Brief). The XTG Avalon brief features a combination of white, red and blue stripes that gives it brightness and joy. The 4 cm wide waistband features a centred XTGEXTREMEGAME slogan in black and red. 7
AUSTIN (Brief y Boxer). This country style brief features a Scottish tartan pattern in brown and greenish tones, with white shades and a contrasting apple- green trimming. The full elastic waistband features XTG logo centred in the front and MENSWEAR motto in the back. GOLD DIG (Brief). This style is dedicated to all those who want to be surrounded by the best things in life. It is available in two colors: green and metal blue. Gold Dig features an elastic silky fabric with dark gray trimming and black elastic waistband with the XTG logo made of metallic studs. A luxurious underwear. 8
LINE BASICS FAMILY GUNS (Brief, Boxer y Tank); ECCO (T-Shirt); ; XAGON (Pant) GUNS (Brief, Boxer y Tank). This family of unicolors stands out due to its high quality modal fabric. It is made of briefs and boxers and it is available in three different blends of colors: blue with white trimming, black with red trimming and white with black trimming and features a soft black waistband with XTG logo in white and EXTREME GAME slogan embroidered in red color. The tank top is 100% cotton and it is available in three colors: black, white and blue, with grey arm and neck openings. This tank top displays XTG logo in golden color on the left side. ECCO (T-Shirt). Oval neck slim fitted cotton T-shirt features original piping in the front for a clean finish on back. It is available in petrol blue and black color featuring the black trimming bordered by mustard piping. The XTG logo appears in blue on the right shoulder. It could be worn together with the Xagon short. 9
XAGON (Pant). This short sporty pant is made of soft cotton and is available in two colors: petrol blue and black. Comfort-back exposed elastic waistband features the word SPORTWEAR in the front. The double mustard trimming in the front fits with the zip of the back pocket. For a more comfortable fit the pant features two open pockets in the front. It could be a good combination with the Ecco T-shirt. 10