Pete Wentz of Fall Out Boy held a signing for the grand opening of his clothing store Clandestine Industries in Chicago Saturday, October 20th 2007 If you arrived passed 9:30am you couldn’t miss the store, for there was a string of Clandestine/ Wentz fans standing all the way down West Newport. The line was chaotic and the “L” track that everyone was under just contributed to the noise. Shortly after 10 am the line slowly began to move, but came to a halt when ABC news trucks pulled up around 12:30 pm (to get footage of the event). Fifteen minutes after the scheduled time of the event a black SUV drove into the alley accompanied by screams of, “Oh my god! It’s Pete!” Cameras began to flash, Joe Trohman (guitarist of Fall Out Boy) stepped out first. Wentz followed, accompanied by girlfriend Ashlee Simpson. Soon after security came out and went over rules; only one item could be signed per person, you could take photos of Wentz but not with him, and the line had to move quickly because of the number of fans. The first 100 fans were let in first and were the only ones allowed to buy items from the store. It was told beforehand that only the 1st 100 fans would be the only ones to meet the bassist, but after the 100 came out, they let in four fans in at a time. The store’s slightly small the design is white crisp walls with black trimming, wooden floors and hanging above a black beaded chandelier. The words "This Machine Kills Fasion-ism" were bold in black on the wall above the shelves. The items were hung on wooden hangers and shelved in neat piles on black metal shelving. Outfits were displayed on mannequins with sleeves knotted at the ends. The store front had frosted windows with a black batskull heart Clandestine logo on the main window. The door reads,
clandestine [klan-des-tin] industries:
CHARACTERIZED BY, DONE IN, OR EXECUTED ITH SECRECY OR CONCEALMENT, ESPECIALLY FOR PURPUSE OF SUBVERSION OR DECEPTION.
Wentz ,Trohman and joined later Marc of Gym Class Heroes sat behind a black check out counter under 13 Vodka bottles shelved above. Both signed and greeted fans. After the signing, about 20 dedicated fans waited by the back of the store in the alleyway to catch another glimpse of Wentz. Most fans had left and were off to Fall Out Boy’s The Young Wild Things Tour, held at the Allstate Arena in Illinois also that night. The ones that continued to wait were not disappointed. Overall, the signing was pretty rushed. There were hundreds of people there, and they wanted to get everyone through the line. Some fans left with one of the four exclusive, hand-numbered shirts, limited to 250 each only two were sold per-person, these shirts are only sold at store. For the rest, the store is open and they can come back anytime and purchase the latest in Clandestine. - CashDolla Industries Correspondent -Taylor Schmidt: Chicago IL Clandestine Industries 952 West Newport Chicago IL, 60657 Store Hours: Friday 4-10 pm Saturday 12-6 pm Sunday 12-6 pm
http://www.clandestineindustries.com
Photos of the event Here!