Gone are the days when everything a man needed could be carried in his trouser pockets. The stylish man bag now caters for his every need whether that be a grooming kit to transform himself into a hottie for the evening or simply to hold a netbook, college books or briefs (in both senses of the word!).



The man bag was laughed at a few years ago but with the emergence of the metrosexual, more and more brands are launching their own… Continue

Ah the men’s belly top; something, I think we all agree, that the eighties can keep. The eighties sparked some bizarre fashion trends, some of which have had a recent revival, thankfully belly tops such as those used in Billy Joel’s “Uptown Girl” video have been consigned to the history books or VH1. Our loving tee was not customized but rather shredded to attain the belly look.



Further changes to the regular tee were its… Continue

The second part of our whistle stop tour of t-shirts begins in the 1960’s – the beginning of flower power and The Beatles. This was the age when more and more people saw the advantages of customizing tees. The plain white tee got a makeover flower power style as tie dying became all the rage.



Screen printing of tees also became increasingly popular and launched the t-shirt into commercial stardom. People realised they could customize… Continue

As I threw on my ringer shirt yesterday I wondered where and when did this little gem of a design first make its fashion debut. I decided that I probably was not the only one who pondered such and so to save you all hours on Google I have put together a series of articles on the history of the tee shirt.



Our first stop is its journey from being a piece of underwear to being viewed with contempt when first worn on the outside ala… Continue

We all remember the over sized trucker hats donned by Christina Aguilera and Paris Hilton many years ago which put Von Dutch on the global fashion map. The man behind the line; Christian Audigier; is back again and this time it is the versatile stylish t-shirts that celebrities are snapping up. The t-shirts can be worn on a casual day out or to dress up an outfit for a night on the town.



Following on from the huge success of Von Dutch Audigier licensed imagery from world famous… Continue