Hot off the agoodreed wire…

The Comune, from left:  Corey Smith, Chris Thomas, Howie Marchbanks, Mike Quinones and President Frank Delgadillo.

Novelist F. Scott Fitzgerald famously wrote “There are no second acts in American lives,” but Frank Delgadillo plans to prove there are second acts in the worlds of skate and active apparel.

Delgadillo started new men’s brand Comune after resigning on Aug. 1 as president of well-known skate label Ambiguous, the label he started in his college dorm room in 1996. As president of the line, he eventually placed it in prominent activewear boutiques such as The Closet, Jack’s Surfboards and Active, as well as Nordstrom. Now he is hoping to repeat his success with Comune.

The soft launch for the debut of the Fall 2009 collection is Oct. 17. He said he plans to exhibit at trade shows such as Agenda, Class and the Project Global Trade Show.

The new line’s retail price points range from $54 to $150. Items will include a motorcycle- inspired trench coat as well as longsleeve and short-sleeve buffalo plaid shirts. There will be seven styles of jeans, including a few styles coated in wax. (full article at apparelnews)

Damn. You know yr hot when you are likened to a Fitzgerald line. agr is excited to see what Corey Smith and company come up with. We can safely say that whatever Comune produces will shine in comparison to what we accomplished in our college dorm room: an addiction to Pop Tarts and a really awkward late-night encounter with our roommate.