the event.

"but you gotta drip it like it's marble cake..." -the wally champ

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most of june sixth was spent printing the tees for the event that night. aside from finishing them on-time, registering the screens presented the biggest overall problem as micro-registration on the press i was using came closer to brute patience than finesse. luckily, everything came together quite smoothly and the tees were ready to go well before we left for octane.

as soon as we arrived we knew we were in good company. our friends from epidemik coalition had already set up a booth and were busy selling their ATL Kicks tee along with several other designs from their collection. this was going to be good. immediately after we put the shirts out, they began to move; and before we knew it, they were gone. no argument here, though. following hours of design and print work, it was great to watch those original 50 limited tees disappear.

i ended up talking with a host of amazing designers and streetwear enthusiasts about the methodology of the tee. everyone stood behind the throwback aesthetic and asked about a second run. initially i didn't want to produce another batch, if you were at the event, then you got the tee. that was the idea. but after a slew of phone calls and emails throughout the following months, i started to think differently...

thanks to everyone who supported the event with their creativity and/or with their donations. you made it the success that it was.

enough verbosity. apparently pictures are worth thousands of words so i'll let them do the talking then.

(the event, click for more)








(photos courtesy: original uploaders)