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Old 2nd March 2008, 07:53 PM
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Not her brand ?
That's not what people have said years ago :

-> http://www.ahsforum.com/forum/showthread.php?t=2665
-> http://www.ahsforum.com/forum/showthread.php?t=5905
Yeah, but those people are technically wrong. XD [especially with all the evidence out there now]

I mean, they had collaborations for a while, where Ayu wore their clothes and some dancers did as well, but I think that ended in early 2004.

She also had a collaboration with PUMA before MTRLG and TEAM MESSAGE.
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Old 2nd March 2008, 11:28 PM
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wht? team message isn’t about ayu too
I look stupid now...xD

I always thought Team Message
was a T-shirt she wear during CDL & Tour
but instead of Team Ayu it was 
Team Message
always thought there was a link
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Old 2nd March 2008, 11:51 PM
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I don't know if any other artist does it, but Ayu tends to commission certain brands to make her goods, like ASHxDIAMONDS or TEAM MESSAGE.

It seemed like she had a really long relationship with MTRLG [from 2001-2004] but I think her affilation with TEAM MESSAGE has lasted a while longer..

Usually she has some sort of trademark on the shirts like MTRLA[yu] with the A symbol or TeamMess[A]ge or [A]SHxDIAMONDS. XD

She also tends to have her own personal encore shirt covered in diamonds. XD
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Old 3rd March 2008, 03:07 PM
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heavenark looks so boring and typical, while mtrlg had something...I always wanted tpo buy a cap/bag/t-shirt with that logo
ugh...
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Old 3rd March 2008, 04:18 PM
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this sucks.

I knew she just promoted their brand, but, still...

I liked their clothes.
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Old 4th March 2008, 08:34 PM
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Some people say that MTRLG (and MTRLB) brand clothing basically stopped being popular once Ayu stopped endorsing them. I think even a lot of Japanese fans thought it was her line and bought the clothes because she was involved. But once it was clear that she wasn't, sales declined.
I haven't seen anything regarding why the brand name changed (maybe there was a legal issue).
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Old 4th March 2008, 08:42 PM
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Ohhh wow I thought it was HER line too... A lot of people swore up and down that it was. I had no idea TEAM MESSAGE was the name of a clothing line! I thought that's what she called the talking segment of her concerts!! Like, her team was getting out a "message" to the audience.... >_< Not that weird I guess when her fangroup is called TEAM AYU.... Right?
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Old 23rd March 2008, 08:22 PM
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Everything comes to an end at some point... I never assumed AYU "owned" mtrlg/mtrlb.... but i shuuuure as heck love the name and the concept that was behind it (obviously)~

MTRL**** happens.

I'm glad I grabbed some stuff while it still said MTRL_ on it... because honestly HEAVENARK sounds pretty cheesy, and their website looks like it too...
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Old 26th March 2008, 02:29 AM
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豊田 夏来
1976年5月26日生まれ
109『MATERIAL GIRL』の立ち上げスタッフとして press cheaf/バイヤーを5年経験した後、 2006年7月に『Girkey』を起業。
セレクトショップ 『Girty's Key』のオーナー兼バイヤー (各国からセレクトアイテム) 同時期、オリジナルブランド『TWOKEYS』を立ち上げる!
年齢と共に、変わりゆく体系をカバーしながら美しいスタイルを魅せるテーマにしています。
オリジナルブランド『TWOKEYS』に関しては、 通販カタログで絶大の人気を誇る『PEACH JHON』 on the カタログ『gj』にて2007年spring summerより 継続販売中

seems like ayu is not alone involved in MTRLG
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Old 26th March 2008, 04:17 AM
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That blurb is about Toyoda Natsuki (allegedly the friend of Ayu's who passed away). It just says that this woman was part of the staff/was a buyer for the Shibuya 109 Material Girl store, and was involved for other clothing lines as well.
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