Rebel 8 at The Alternative Store!

Thu, 16 Dec 2010 15:36:00 GMT

We've been following the Rebel8 Brand for some time, and now it's arrived at The Alternative Store.

Founded in 2003, REBEL8 is a San Francisco streetwear company with deep roots in skateboard, graffiti, and tattoo cultures. Joshy D. and Mike Giant met in the late 1990's in San Francisco's then bustling graffiti scene. Josh ran the popular graffiti website, HiFiArt, and Mike was one of the city's most notorious writers. Years later, and having had some experience with a previous clothing venture, Josh approached Mike about creating a handful of t-shirt graphics. Mike agreed, and a small batch of shirts was made. Josh sold those shirts out of a messenger bag around the city, and REBEL8 was born.

Today, Joshy D. runs the business and Mike Giant sees to the art as REBEL8 finds itself growing in many creative directions at once. Now an internationally recognizable brand, REBEL8 is still committed to the communities from which it comes, and strives to reinforce its unique lifestyle with every product.

Every REBEL8 graphic by Mike Giant is hand-illustrated. Unlike most clothing graphics, which are created by digitizing the original artwork into vector format, Mike's graphics are exact reproductions of his original art. No part of the original inked line is compromised in this process, lending an edge of authenticity seldom seen in today's mass-produced market.

The first items that we secured earlier this year were the anticipated collaboration between Rebel8 Clothing and legendary workwear brand Dickies. After some persistent chasing we're now stocking a great range of items from the Rebel8 range. We've got t-shirts, hoods, jackets and hats, all with the trademark styling that has made Rebel8 one of the hottest brands on the planet. This ultra-limited selection is a little taster of what's to come in early 2011 when our next wave of Rebel8 is due to drop... Can you tell we're excited?!

Criminal Damage Skinny Hoods now back in stock!

Fri, 29 Oct 2010 16:06:00 GMT

Great news! Criminal Damage Skinny Hoods are finally back in stock. There's been a bit of a delay with us receiving stock from our suppliers but now we're more than a little chuffed that most styles are in stock. We've got Criminal Damage Hoods in most colours and sizes, the only colour we're waiting for is Dark Grey and we're told that they'll be back in next week. While we're talking all things Criminal Damage, we thought we'd tell you about the brand new styles we have...

First up, we have the Burgundy Club Hood , which is one of the latest in Criminal Damage's line of college-inspired designs. This Burgundy and White hood features an embroidered CD logo breast patch, and embroidered 'choppers' on the sleeves, with contrast piping at the cuff and hem. The Club Hood is also available in Black.

Next up we have the Chipper Hooded Shirt . Check shirts are a staple part of the Criminal Damage range, and the Chipper continues that trend. It's a 100% cotton red and grey check shirt with an embroidered synthetic CD logo tag on the breast pocket.

Staying with shirts, we have the Hombre Hooded Shirt . A new addition to Criminal Damage's range of hooded shirts, the Hombre is a hooded denim shirt which features denim tabs and cotton drawstrings. A must!

Also new in stock are the new range of Criminal Damage Joggers . We have the Uni Joggers in both Black and Grey, which are perfect for the gym or the street. They have a Drawstring at the waist and ankle, with 'CML DMG' logo embroidery, large 'C' print and the Chopper logo embroidered on the rear pocket.

Be sure to check out our full range of Criminal Damage clothing here

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Rebel 8 at The Alternative Store!

Criminal Damage Skinny Hoods now back in stock!