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WHY ARE WE SO NOSTALGIC FOR THE EARLY 00s?
WHY ARE WE SO NOSTALGIC FOR THE EARLY 00s?
Gen Z Are crazy for 2000s Teen Culture And Millennials Feel Old. Lanvin's ode to the MTV-era, Chanel's throwback accessories. Romanticising the early 00s has become a big post-pandemic mood! The fetishisation of... Read more...
The origin of Black Friday deals
The origin of Black Friday deals
80% of Black Friday purchases end up in landfill or are incinerated after one or zero uses. It’s not just the environment that's affected. Big discounts encourage one-time purchases over... Read more...
Levi Strauss & Co. . . . Since 1850?
Levi Strauss & Co. . . . Since 1850?
In march 2023 Levi Strauss & Co. turns 170 years old. It’s a milestone marked by the date, March 1853, when 24-year-old Levi Strauss arrived in San Francisco and founded his namesake... Read more...
Reading Pictures. Interviewing graphic artist, Sune Ehlers
Reading Pictures. Interviewing graphic artist, Sune Ehlers
Sune Ehlers is a graphic artist and painter based in Hørsholm, on the outskirts of Copenhagen. He has absorbed an eclectic visual aesthetic with influences from both classical and contemporary... Read more...
What Is A Vintage Single Stitch T-Shirts
What Is A Vintage Single Stitch T-Shirts
The single stitch construction shows a single row of stitching securing the hem edges and sleeve cuffs of the garment. On most modern t-shirts the standard double row of stitching... Read more...
Only black is the new black
Only black is the new black
“Unhappy, darling?” asks Gomez Addams. “Oh yes. Yes, completely,” answers Morticia, glancing at her husband and smoothing the glistening black of a corseted gown with a vampire’s collar. Black is... Read more...
The Most Parodied Painting In The World
The Most Parodied Painting In The World
Try looking up “American Gothic parodies.” You’ll get hundreds and hundreds of pages full of satirical replicas of American Painter Grant Wood’s most famous work. These comical copies of Wood’s... Read more...
The Vintage Aloha Shirt
The Vintage Aloha Shirt
Vintage Aloha Shirt, Circa 1960 The aloha shirt, also referred to as the Hawaiian shirt, is a style of dress shirt originating from Hawaii. They are usually short-sleeved and made... Read more...
Iron Maiden: Pioneers of band graphic artwork
Iron Maiden: Pioneers of band graphic artwork
Eddie The Head, Derek Riggs, hidden messages and The Final FrontierHeavy metal’s identity is rooted almost as deeply in its imagery as the music itself, and British pioneers Iron Maiden... Read more...
One Tee One Kg
One Tee One Kg
Plastic recovery: How your T-shirt purchase will prevent a kilogram of plastic rubbish from entering the ocean. For every T-shirt order made during our ‘One Tee One Kg’ promotion, a kilogram... Read more...
The Style Legacy of Spike Lee
The Style Legacy of Spike Lee
Upon release in 1989, Do The Right Thing shook the film world. Though director Spike Lee had earned indie acclaim with earlier efforts She’s Gotta Have It and School Daze,... Read more...
Reverse Weave Sweatshirt
What Makes The Champion Reverse Weave Process of the '40s So Superior
Champion is an institution. The American heritage brand established by the Feinloom brothers in 1919 in Rochester, New York, was here with an eye on quality athletic garments long before... Read more...