October is a t shirt printing, screen printing, garment sourcing and embroidery supplier established in 1990. We source a wide range of clothing and accessories to fit the most demanding of specifications. Although we print and embroider for a variety of sectors, our speciality is fashion.
With this in mind we offer a full service including garment sourcing, graphic design input, range development, technical screen print and embroidery advice, label supply, re-labelling, bagging, swing ticketing and bulk distribution.
This isn't everything. That would just be too massive, but it is a cross section of all our favourite T-shirts, sweatshirts, hoods, polos, hats etc. It's what a pretentious bell end might call a curated edit. Feel free to call us with any questions, and let us know if we left anything out.
It all started 25 years ago. Paul finished a degree in obscure eastern religions, and was surprised to find he couldn't get a job. Not a problem, a friend had a sewing machine,
It’s not just that screen printing by hand allows for greater control of print detail, as we can see here, it also allows for varied intensities of colour within the print.
The majority of pricing for screen print allows for a couple of straight pulls of the squeegee blade across the screen, but due to the large heart and the true craftsmen’s approach of our very own Matt, we spotted him layering up colours at no extra cost, with a slightly more freestyle and creative approach.
He’s a modest man, so we filmed him secretly, but hope you agree that our screen printers have a tendency to go beyond the call of duty…
A big up to the Teehunter. “A daily fashion, style and tshirt culture and design blog dedicated to showcasing the worlds best clothing brands, collections, tshirts and designers.”
Tee Hunter is Edited and run by Liam Thomson. He fanatically hunts down and showcases the most exceptional brands, designers and clothing collections. There is still a strong emphasis on tshirts on the site, which is in keeping with the heritage of teehunter.com. What originally started out as a fleeting passion project / tshirt design blog has blossomed into the site you see today. Largely because of the wonderful readers and brands who make this whole operation tick.
October is still all about printing for and supporting brand new brands, and the brand new Venon are no exception. In their own words…’The Venon team is all about design, creativity and having fun. The teams interests are skiing in the winter and surfing in the summer, with the aim being to develop a sports lifestyle brand around these sports… We are only small but should you want to get in contact drop us a mail at alexspringett55@hotmail.com‘
We wish them all the best, in store, on slope and sea..
St Pauls Lifestyle, the brand’s distinctive photographic-based designs are a combination of the founder’s twin passions – Britain’s edgy cultural heritage and punk era, and full blown romance.
Inspirations for St Paul’s grainy black and white photographic designs, with a floral motif, are eclectic, ranging from punk icons The Clash, to Constance Spry, the original high society florist. The designs started with the St Paul Lifestyle love story. Designs feature photographs by artists including Zoe an exhibitor at the National Portrait Gallery and one half of the artists “The Girls” (who recently completed an installation at Selfridges). St Pauls Lifestyle also supports and celebrates emerging musical talent: all the models on St Pauls’ website, and who appear within the designs themselves, are musicians who have been scouted by the founder, Rose Paul.
Born in Kuala Lumpur to English parents, Rose Paul’s embarrassed father would introduce his daughter as ‘Fifi the au pair’ on account of her black and yellow and shaven Mohican hair style. Fashion runs in Paul’s blood, her grandmother Jessie Phillips was a fashion designer who supplied her own label to Harrods, and designed uniforms for the QEII.
St Pauls Lifestyle gives young musicians a showcase on OVERGROUND SOUND which is featured on the BLOG at www.stpaulslifestyle.comOVERGROUND SOUND is a place for airing new music (so pass the word around please to any band or artist you know looking for a platform — tell them to email info@stpaulslifestyle.com). It also hosts music reviews, and interviews. It is a huge success.- Recent interviews on OVERGROUND SOUND include “Pulled Apart by Horses”; the multiple award winning Canadian superstars Joel Plaskett with Peter Elkas and “Bury Tomorrow” on the eve of their major Japan/US Tour.
J.A Clothing is new to the fashion industry reaching out to all demographics. Started by Terrance Andre and Ed Kizzie, J.A Clothing is starting to create a buzz on the streets grabbing everyone’s attention. With their diverse style and concepts, you can always expect something out of the ordinary from J.A Clothing. Motivated by the people around them or things they’ve seen or been through, Terrance and Ed try to convey those messages in their clothing.
To find out more visit them at: www.ja-clothing.com
After this freezing cold winter one thing is crystal clear: a hot summer is in store for us! If you have not only set your sights on the perfect style, but also on the right materials, you are just right at Naketano.
With light summer knitwear Naketano is extending its former collection, providing even more comfort on hot summer days: bamboo is the innovative natural fibre which cools in summer and warms in winter. Compared to cotton, clothing made of bamboo viscose fibre does not crease and can be ironed at a very low temperature. The material does not shrink when washing and is quick to dry.
The creative heads from Naketano in Essen have also worked on the cuts, patterns and colours. Naketano is becoming more and more feminin, featuring a great choice of dresses. Naturally, the “feel good” and individuality factor still have top priority. The new forms, such as A- and O-silhouettes, create a symbiosis of nonchalance and elegance. The same applies for the many female elements – smocking, gathers, box pleats, cording, volants and frills, to name a few.
The new collection is not missing the famous Naketano hoodies, neither. The Naketano colour-blocking hoodies are supplemented by rounder patches.
Last but not least, the collection is completed by light, waisted summer jackets made of soft polyester, as well as a partly smocked summer coat. The pleasantly soft jackets are available in three lengths (short, medium, long).
Flourishing fashion – with the Naketano summer collection 2010!
“These are one-of-a-kind tees. Before we print a run of shirts we test the design on a tee to make sure there aren’t any leaks, pin-holes and overall defects in the screen. After a while the designs overlap creating layers and layers of greatness. Every single test tee varies a bit. Also, there may be finger smudges or other attributes that add character to these artifacts.”
A Canadian based clothing brand inspired by snowboarding and our tip is that Nomis will become a Snowboard and skate clothing paradise.
The company team is: Pro Snowboarder Simon Chamberlain, including snowboarders Mark Sollors, Risto Ruokola and Skateboarders Ronson Lambert and Morgan Smith.
They have produced some very unique, high quality designs with durability in mind not forgetting looking very cool doing it. Well done guys. We love what are doing.
The portfolio of designs include: T shirts (Tees), Fleeces, Jackets, Tops, Denim, Caps, Shorts and accessories. Includes a good range for Men and Women.
“This is our new home. The door is always open. Come in, relax, get comfortable. There is no work to be done, because if you wanted to be working you wouldn’t be here in the first place, right?”
That’s what it feels like when you’re Borny. Those moments when your mind wanders. Those moments at your desk when you can’t wait for the day to end and the evening to begin. Those nights when you’re out and all you want to do is drag the person you’re with all the way home straight away. When you’re bored and you start flicking through that mental flick book of mischief in the back of your mind, thinking about making some more. When all you want to do is down tools and get dirty. That’s when you’re Borny.
Everyone gets Borny. Borny is knowing that a part of the weekend never dies. Borny is where work ends and play begins.
And so this site, our home, is for everyone. Because, to paraphrase a soft rock standard, Borny is more than a feeling. Borny is the name of the newest, coolest clothes in town. Tees, jeans and underwear for sexy, stylish men and women who know what it is to be Borny… maybe a little too often.
We do.
So, like we said, come in, relax, have a look around. There is a little shop full of our latest designs modeled by the faces of Borny, people so sexy it’s criminal. There are our party snaps, videos, music and loads more for you to explore.
Chris, Arran and Max of Super Indelible have created yet more beauty at the Chateau Roux shop in Newburgh Street.
Some of Chris’s past work includes projects for X-box, Zoo York, Jones Lang Lasalle, Pernod, Asos, Don’t Panic and Rough Trade, while being featured in Dazed and Confused Magazine.
See more at www.superindelible.blogspot.com and www.chateauroux.co.uk
Drool Gear is an exclusive indie fashion label from London selling bespoke and small-run garments from screen printed fabrics.
We make anything from casual streetwear with a twist to haute PUNKcouture garments, simple cute tops with nasty prints to hotpants with a labia. It all depends on our mood when we start splashing about fabric inks or abusing the overlocker machine. One thing is certain, all clothing runs are very small (if not one-off) and you won’t find any of that corporate sweatshop rubbish in our studio, so no wholesale orders please.
Genius is in the detail, Drool Gear is in textures and tailoring. We take inspiration from the romantic decay of the facades of old buildings. Elegant yet barely legible graffiti scribbles overlap the rusty construction signs, fade, get painted over, crossed out; walls are a living breathing constantly mutating organism, and Drool Gear textiles document that organism in the urban landscapes.
We “digitally shoplift” the graffiti from the walls, bridges, trains of Milan, London, Berlin, Tokyo… Using the snapshots of the tags we recreate that unique texture onto fabric. Multiple screens are employed with overprinting, random placement of designs and variant colour ways.
We print and overprint jersey fabric with textural designs. We cut the fabrics into ribbons, mix up contrasting or matching colours and sew them back together. Textiles, as well as the meaning of words in the print, undergo a dada-ist treatment… And that’s when we cut patterns for the actual garment.
For special orders and the readily available garments inquire through droolgear@gmail.com.
We mostly work on commission basis so that the customer can get a truly unique piece designed and fitted specially for them. We try to use as much of recycled textiles as possible. We often build a garment around the customers’ old t-shirt with their favourite design. (Drool garments combine brand new t-shirts with recycled quality second-hand textiles.
Visit >> http://www.myspace.com/droolgear >> for more info.
Founded in 1998 by graphic designer Leke Adesoye, Aerosoul had humble beginnings but always harboured grandiose ambitions. Central to Leke’s vision was to see his label become a premier British streetwear brand with world-wide appeal.Hence, some seven years later this goal has been achieved. Not only has Aerosoul gained a well-deserved reputation for its highly-quality merchandise. but also ground-breaking designs which reflects the rapidly evolving themes of British urban culture today.London-born Leke began his design venture in the early nineties when, greatly inspired by the burgeoning drum n’ bass and hip hop scene, he sought to capture that energy and innovation in his clothing.By skilfully fusing different elements of these disparate yet interwoven tribes, Aerosoul managed to reach out to several at once. His much-loved “Junglist Movement” T-shirts became the underground logo of a generation, but the brand was soon to establish a wider clientele.Whilst street culture remained Leke’s core inspiration, Aerosoul was soon being sported by indie rockers and sugary teen bands alike. The brands wide demographic was now firmly established and forever growing in diversity.One of the central plans of the Aerosoul philosophy has always been for the clothing to be marketed by the cultural icons of contemporary British street youth culture. Considering Aerosoul appeal, there was little problem in executing this desire.As the label’s notoriety expanded, so did the list of those underground a.list artists who featured as models. Aerosoul has always had a keen eye for up-and-coming talent. The fact that many who’ve modelled for the label have since blown up on the British urban music scene is demonstrative of Leke’s intuition.Included in these, too numerous to mention artists are: Estelle, Roots Manuva, Damage, Paradox, A.I , Karl hinds, Rodney P, TY, Omar and Normski.In 2004 sales in the brand reached their healthiest growth yet. , Meanwhile, innovation, quality and the desire to remain at the pulse of youth culture will continue to be Aerosoul’s over-riding motivation and drive.As the global streetwear market expands at an eye-popping rate, the future only holds endless and exciting possibilities for Aerosoul limited.
FUSION
Since its creation Aerosoul has prized its inspirations from the streets. As such the designs incorporate the vast melting pot that composes British urban culture. Our designs reflect that lifestyle. An ever-evolving movement; inclusive, free-spirited and never predictable.
DIVERSIFICATION
Whilst the Junglist Movement T-shirt was for a period an Aerosoul mainstay diversification was, of course, a necessity. And so AS xtreme Sports was born. This division successfully tapped into the skater/snow boarder market. Meanwhile Leke responded to the cries for a feminine twist to streetwear and founded Soulero Sista ”feminine wear 4 urban livin”. Both strands have proved a popular addition to the ever-evolving brand’s portfolio.
PROMINENT AFFILIATIONS
Aerosoul is also proud to have had a 6 year sponsorship association with Acupuncture footwear, a uk ground-breaking brand whose designs have featured in all our promotions.Alongside this successful affiliation we are also sponsored by Kirk Originals who provide the essential eye wear to compliment the Aerosoul vibe.
GLOBAL SUCCESS
In 1999 the Junglist Movement T-shirt achieved global cult status when it featured prominently in the wardrobe of the cult British dance movie, Human Traffic.
Along with the ever-growing on-line store, the brand has been available at ,
TK Max, Top Shop, Blackmarket, HMV, ASOS, Dr jays as well as a range of specialist outlets from America, Germany, Japan to Amsterdam.
Visit >> http://www.aerosoul.co.uk >> for more info…
