Von Dutch

How He Revived The Von Dutch Brand
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Saw this and was impressed by how much money he was able to make. His success depended on his having the right contacts, and his willingness to put forth the effort to go out and talk to them. Might just be his nature, some people are people-persons. Anyway, now I'm wondering just who or what is Von Dutch.

Von Dutch is an American multinational fashion brand posthumously named after 

Kenny Howard, a.k.a. "Von Dutch", an American artist and pinstriper of the Kustom Kulture movement. - Wikipedia

Okay, so who's Kenny Howard?

Kenneth Robert Howard (1929 – 1992), also known as Dutch, Von Dutch, or J. L. Bachs (Joe Lunch Box), was an American motorcycle mechanic, artist, pin striper, metal fabricator, knifemaker and gunsmith.

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His most lasting work is the creation of the special "pearlescent" color used to paint movie star Marilyn Monroe's car, known as Candy-Apple Red. Many automobile, motorcycle, bicycle and ATV manufacturers still offer a Candy-Apple Red on their vehicles today.

Okay, he was an accomplished guy. I remember Candy-Apple Red, it was popular back in the 1960s. It was certainly eye-catching, I mean I still remember the color distinctly. I thought people were making too much of a fuss about it. A coat of paint can improve a cars looks, but it's what under the hood that counts, or at least that's what I thought at the time. And if you were broke that was the most important thing - i.e. will it start?

1961 Candy Apple Red Corvette

I went looking for Marilyn Monroe's Candy-Apple Red car. Couldn't find it, but I found this Candy Apple Red Corvette.

Marilyn Monroe Playboy Centerfold 1953

I remembered the centerfold, but I didn't realize I was two years old when it came out.