for the book see the society of the spectacle . for the film see the society of the spectacle film . this article has multiple issues . please help improve it or discuss these issues on the talk page . learn how and when to remove these template messages the topic of this article may not meet wikipedia s notability guidelines for companies and organizations . please help to establish notability by citing reliable secondary sources that are independent of the topic and provide significant coverage of it beyond its mere trivial mention . if notability can not be established the article is likely to be merged redirected or deleted . find sources society of the spectacle llc news newspapers books scholar jstor free images november 2008 learn how and when to remove this template message this article is an orphan as no other articles link to it . please introduce links to this page from related articles ; try the find link tool for suggestions . february 2009 a major contributor to this article appears to have a close connection with its subject . it may require cleanup to comply with wikipedia s content policies particularly neutral point of view . please discuss further on the talk page . august 2009 learn how and when to remove this template message learn how and when to remove this template message society of the spectacle llc . type private founded santa ana ca 2007 founder namanh v. hoang & julianne m. hoang headquarters costa mesa ca united states key people namanh v. hoang president & namanh v. hoang vice president products apparel website society of the spectacle clothing website society of the spectacle llc . is a clothing manufacturer based in costa mesa california founded in 2007 by siblings namanh v. hoang and julianne m. hoang . its name was inspired by the book and film of the same name the society of the spectacle la soci t du spectacle written by situationist and marxist theorist guy debord . the company produces men s and women s casual wear with original designs inspired by current social and political issues . contents 1 artwork and social themes 2 charitable foundation 3 references 4 external links artwork and social themes edit society of the spectacle also known as s.o.s. was founded with the intent to create an apparel brand that served as wearable artwork which would propagate social awareness by becoming a catalyst for global discussion . the company s t shirt graphics depict natural objects that have a subtext of sociopolitical meaning . 1 the company s first collection included a variety of designs that tackled numerous social issues . their color me series of designs included paint by numbers drawings of popular super models including kate moss gemma ward and natalia vodianova intended to reflect how race is a socially learned concept which is best reflected by how children who are not yet affected by racial socialization respond to the issues of skin color . other designs incorporated issues such as over consumption the interlocking directorate of media organizations 1 and alienation . fall 2008 s design titled rat s in a cage was an abstract depiction of the exploitation of labor in periphery countries . 2 society of the spectacle s most recent collection was less abstract and included more literal imagery influenced by current issues such as the military industrial complex war corporatism revolution and political agendas . charitable foundation edit society of the spectacle also supports worldwide and local communities through its self titled foundation launched in 2008 . the society of the spectacle foundation is intended to invest a percentage of the company s annual profits to charitable organizations related to major social themes that the company has focused on throughout each season . references edit a b cortado rhea november 21 27 2008 . new resources society of the spectacle . orlando fl mnm publishing corp. apparel news group . p. 11 . 50 . retrieved 25 november 2008 . harmon andrew march 3 2008 . greater depth at pool . new york ny fairchild publications . retrieved 25 november 2008 . and featured a black and white biological drawing of snake skeletons replete with intact mice trapped inside external links edit society of the spectacle website add bubbles to taste website interview julianne hoang retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title society of the spectacle llc & oldid 731886900 categories clothing companies of the united statescompanies based in costa mesa californiaclothing brands of the united statesprivately held companies based in californiahidden categories articles with topics of unclear notability from november 2008all articles with topics of unclear notabilityorphaned articles from february 2009all orphaned articleswikipedia articles with possible conflicts of interest from august 2009 navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more 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