This Saturday (from 1pm-6pm) fall through the shop for the Un-Tapped Clothing pop-up shop… word on the street we’ll be pregaming for the Sig Sig carnival at the “same damn time” #RossiOnDeck lol

Sometimes we get so caught up in our day to day and being so focused on “what’s next” we neglect to celebrate our wins… Last month we were honored with a CityBeat best of Cincinnati award!!! If you didn’t have a chance to grab a paper when they we’re out you can check out the DIGITAL VERSION HERE… we’re on page 88

Thank you to everyone who has supported the shop over our 2 years here in Cincinnati, thank you to CityBeat for recognizing us, also thank you to all of our great brands and special shoutout to Floyd, Originalitees, and Dope.Boy.Magic, of whom designs were specifically called out.

Below is the direct passage from the issue:

“BEST FRESH THREADS:
Original Thought Required is downtown’s
premiere men’s and women’s contemporary
streetwear shop. They carry a variety
of goods, including Ohio-based shirts with
slogans like “Ohio Against the World,” a
combined Reds Chanel logo T-shirt and
“Born Raised” with the state of Ohio instead
of the “o” in “born.” 1307 Main St.,
Over-the-Rhine, otrfresh.com.”

The Original Thought Required Follow The Leader Initiative is an ongoing apprenticeship which is designed to expose participants to the day to day operations of running a small business in the retail category, exhibition to effective marketing strategy & execution, graphic design and multimedia. The main focal point of this program is to develop the participant’s leadership skills, readying them to become an impactful person in his/her community or working environment.

Types of apprenticeships available:
-Marketing Strategy/Execution
-Graphic Design
-Multimedia
-Fashion Merchandising

Ideal candidates:
-Creative yet critical thinker
-Follows through on ideas
-Takes initiative
-Interested in marketing
-Familiar with or willing to learn Adobe Photoshop
-Has excellent written/verbal communication skills
-Heavy user of Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and/or Tumblr
-Proficient with the Microsoft Office suite
-Has his/her own laptop
-Available at least 5 hours per week (on/off site)
-Has reliable transportation

Benefits:
-Hands on marketing strategy/execution training
-Invaluable networking opportunities
-Professional recommendations
-Personalized OTR E-Mail
-VIP event access
-Exclusive discount
-Free copy of Photoshop CS5

Please forward all resumes to:
Obye Davis - Obye@OTRfresh.com or James Marable – James@OTRfresh.com

Original Thought Required
1307 Main St, Cincinnati Ohio, 45202
www.OTRfresh.com
www.Twitter.com/OTRfresh

Remember…

“if you lead, they will follow.”

Download the Follow the Leader 2012 information letter here.

Another 365 days have gone by and we are so blessed to be here and excited about what great things will come about over the next 365. Come out to FB’s this friday night and party with us…

We’ve got an insane lineup of DJs for the night, and I’m super stoked to have Bandcamp and Clockwork on the same bill they’re def our favorite DJs and two guys that we’ve been able to work with ever since they started out. Its also gonna be extra dope to have Magnificent and Deepfro along for the ride because they have made great names for themselves in a short amount of time because they know what it takes to get the crowd moving!!!

With all that said, make sure you bring your dancing shoes this Friday night.

Tribute: An OTR 2 Year Anniversary Party
1.27.12
10pm-2:30am

@ FBs
126 W 6th St

DJ Clockwork x DJ Bandcamp x DJ Magnificent x Deepfro

This Friday head down to the shop and toast with us as we enjoy our 24th Final Friday. Final Friday is definitely our favorite monthly event, because we get to hang out with all of our favorite people and just talk, laugh, and listen to great music. I can’t believe it’s been 2 years, but as they say “Time flys when you’re having fun.”

Final Friday 24
Original Thought Required
1307 Main Street
Cincinnati Ohio 45202

Friday 1.27.12
7pm-10pm

After Final Friday, meet us at FB’s for Original Thought Required’s 2 year anniversary party… and please bring your dancing shoes!!!

Meet us at the shop this Friday and toast with the OTR crew at the last “Final Friday” of the year!!!

We’ll def have some great end of the year deals as well, so come kick it!!!

**The Final Friday of 2011**
12.30.11
7pm-10pm

Original Thought Required
1307 Main St
Cincinnati Ohio 45202

AFTER FINAL FRIDAY WE’LL BE ROLLOING OVER TO FB’s TO CAP THE NIGHT.

This Saturday head down to Mixx and help us celebrate the release of our latest design… The “Don’t Drink and Drake” movement is all over twitter right now and with the release of Bandcamp’s mixtape along with the tee, thermal, and sweatshirt it’s going into overdrive!!!

Bandcamp x Bruni x DJ Magnificent on the wheels so you already know we’re goin to the moon. Dez Arnez from the Columbus Kingsrowe crew will be in the building holding down host duties.

Everybody free if you rock a Don’t Drink & Drake shirt!!!

Download the mixtape from www.DJBANDCAMP.com

COP A SHIRT:
INSTORE: 1307 Main St

WEBSTORE: Tee (unisex), Thermal (mens), Tri-Blend Sweatshirt (ladies)

**Don’t Drink & Drake Release Party **
Saturday 12.10.11
@ Mixx Ultralounge
1203 Main St.

Stop by the shop or hit up the webstore to check out some of our new crews and sweaters, we def got some heat in for ya’ll…

#HurryUpAndBuy

Webstore: Men’s x Women’s

Saturday October 1st 2011, we’re debuting an event that we are extremely excited about… we call it TRIBUTE. Every first Saturday of the month we will be dedicating the night to two special artists… playing music from all of their albums, songs from they’ve guest starred on, or tracks they’ve produced.

Aside from dedicating the night to our favorite artists, we will def be bringing along the illest DJ’s from all over to help you pay TRIBUTE all night!!! TRIBUTE is designed to be a party’s party, so don’t come and not expect to hit the dance floor…

Our first TRIBUTE is dedicated to Jay-Z and Kanye West.

Along with DJ BANDCAMP, DJ SINCEER, and DJ MAGNIFICENT we are bringing the homie VIC LLOYD from the Chicago Leaders crew to turn the night on it’s head.

If you don’t know VIC, he runs one of the best streetwear shop’s in the world as leading the nightlife scene in the Chi… def check the kid’s resume.

The homie Joe “Freshgoods” will be in the building holding down the hosting duties, with Dope.Boy.Magic gear on deck!!!

**TRIBUTE**
#WTT Edition

@ Main Event
835 Main Street

Saturday 10.1.11
10pm

Last Saturday the homie came thru the shop to kick it with the crew… Shout’s out to everybody who made it down through all the confusion of the night.

Full album here