Barnes and Noble Cajun Store

[Cajun Monkee]

understood, thanks.

But are they selling red and calling it cardinal or are they actually selling cardinal colored items?

They are calling it "cardinal." (ex. "black" hoodies, "white" hoodies, "cardinal" hoodies).

Look, I get it...I have dozens of pieces of UL clothes and a variety of shades of red.

I know we're not gonna get vermilion and I'm more than fine with that.

Heckfire, we don't yell "vermilion" and "white" back-and-forth at each other; its "red" and "white."

And not being in the textile business, I can still see where getting vermilion colored garments as opposed to red colored garments is just gonna be more expensive.

But don't call it "cardinal."

It's insulting.

[Turbine]

I'm sorry but the colors Louisiana has consistently used ever since I can remember (almost 50 years) are red, white and black.

Those are the colors of my university . . .

Your 50 year memory is defective because black is a post 2000's implementation.

Thanks Gerald Hebert.

Its no coincidence, black is the cheapest to manufacture. Vermilion among the most expensive, historically at least.

[Cajun Monkee]

Can you expand on the manufacturing costs? I did not know that.

Again, not having much knowledge of the textile industry, but red is a primary color.

Vermilion is a mixture of colors and that formula for creating vermilion the color increases the cost. I'm guessing it just adds another step (and cost) to the manufacturing of the garment.

Turbine, care to critique my assessment?

[CajunVic]

Your 50 year memory is defective because black is a post 2000's implementation.

Thanks Gerald Hebert.

Its no coincidence, black is the cheapest to manufacture. Vermilion among the most expensive, historically at least.

My memory is in fact defective as a result of occurrances which have transpired over the 50 years, especially the last one.

So, I am 2/3rds correct for 28 years and 100% rock solid for 22 years. Considering my current state, that is pretty darn good . . .

[Turbine]

Again, not having much knowledge of the textile industry, but red is a primary color.

Vermilion is a mixture of colors and that formula for creating vermilion the color increases the cost. I'm guessing it just adds another step (and cost) to the manufacturing of the garment.

Turbine, care to critique my assessment?

Correct. Also the smaller the production run the more expensive it becomes.

Historically Vermilion was made from a powdered mineral, cinnabar. Cinnabar however was found to have a certain level of toxicity so Vermilion became really hard to produce mid 20th Cemtury.

Fire red and tomato red are close.

[ZZeebart21]

Thanks. Us fat boys need to stick together.

Yes, but I like to use the term "portly"

[facelessjonmoon]

Now open on Johnston at Legacy. Good selection of just FDL, Louisiana, or Ragin Cajun gear. Still with the UL Lafayette sweatshirts and various things...overall, those products are somewhat in the minority...

I'm assuming this is the location at the Heritage apartments?

[LouisianaB]

Vermilion red and Evangeline white.

[ZoomZoom]

So basically we’re red because it is a primary color and cheap.

[KajunKrazy]

I'm sorry but the colors Louisiana has consistently used ever since I can remember (almost 50 years) are red, white and black.

Those are the colors of my university . . .

Unless the baldwin era was 50 years ago, my school traditional wore red and white for the vast majority of that time period. You never saw black during or prior to the stokley days.