Custom Clothing & Merchandise
So what can’t Pharrell Williams do!? Produce, rap, dance and now design clothes! Last Wednesday saw the launch of his two new clothing lines Billionaires Boys Club and Ice cream. So far only Harvey Nicholls has the exclusive stock! According to Pharrell the inspiration for the first collection came from Charlie and the Chocolate Factory’s … Read more
Indigo are pleased to supply t-shirts for exclusive Mayfair personal trainer and personal training studios, Matt Roberts Personal Training. Famous as a ‘Personal trainer to the stars, Matt’s clients include Naomi Campbell and Sting! Matt’s gym recently featured in the London Lite newspaper, highlighting the benefits of their two week summer boot camp! The results … Read more
London nervously awaits the results of the Mayoral elections 2008, wondering which clown won. Indigo Clothing screen printed the t-shirts for the ‘London Elects‘ staff, the organisation running the election. Last night the polls were very close, with second choice votes looking important for both Boris and Ken. I am not going to add to … Read more
Starting to get the point of twitter – some good stuff from those I’m following: CNN Headlines printed on t-shirts on-demand [via tCritic/twitter: karllong] London bike shop Velorution have Bagaboo messenger bags (photos on Flickr) – designed by messengers, very tough, great colours, in stock from £100 [via Velorution/twitter: _velorution] Also, via traditional email this … Read more
To carry on the vintage t-shirt theme (see last post about 1976 t-shirt from ISO50) I came across a controversial site the other day called “Stuff White People Like” (SWPL). It has been getting an extraordinary amount of media coverage in the US and it seems the reaction it has generated has been pretty heated … Read more
Vintage t-shirts are still fasionable and as usual Scott Hansen’s newsletter sparked my curiousity, his designs for both t-shirts and posters are so distinctive. This 1976 tee is available in 3 retro designs, printed on the American Apparel Heather Grey Tri-blend; just $23.
A trip to the Hong Kong Rugby Sevens tournament left me reflecting on the state of my wardrobe. Despite being involved in the t-shirt printing industry, it does not mean I come into work every day sporting a Gildan Ultra T-Shirt or whatever is lying around the samples cupboard (though I do confess I am … Read more
As t-shirt lovers, we were excited to see a trailer for a new BBC programme on the subject, called Blood, Sweat and T-Shirts, airing on 22nd April 2008! A new four episode series is starting on BBC THREE where six young fashion lovers swap shopping for the factories and backstreet workshops of India to make … Read more
I used the British Library for the first time last Thursday. An incredible building not far from the Indigo Clothing offices and near Kings Cross train station. Did you know they receive a copy of every publication produced in the UK and Ireland and the collection includes 150 million items, in most known languages? Trying … Read more
If choosing screen printing as a customisation option on t-shirts, or other promotional clothing, here are some key money saving tips to keep the price per item down: Print with less colours – a one colour print costs much less than a 4 colour one! Print on just one side rather than both sides. Order … Read more