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Clout X Low Life Clothes

admin — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 15:09:22 +0000

Low Life Clothes and USA’s graffiti magazine CLOUT have teamed up to present the “City of Broken Dreams” t-shirt in both black and white. Printed in black, white, gray and graphite the detailed illustration depicts a layup in the backround with an elevated subway train snaking its way through a smoke filled city by way of tunnels nestled amongst contrasting facades. Passing by multi-windowed buildings, streetlamps and destroyed police cars, the subway train emerges in the forefront. Our first overseas collaboration, the “City of Broken Dreams” t-shirt is available in adult sizes S – 2X only on CLOUT’s online shop!

Based out of San Jose, California, CLOUT is the leading graffiti lifestyle magazine in the United States featuring street influenced art, fashion and music and the creative individuals behind those putting in work. Each issue is packed with full color photos and in-depth interviews with original and innovative artists and brands as well as features on must have consumer products and fashion. With the first issue printing in 2002, CLOUT continues to bring a unique and exclusive look at street influenced culture in print format.

This one is for the Ladies

admin — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 20:47:12 +0000

This one is for the Ladies

admin — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 19:58:30 +0000

Since day one Low Life has produced clothes for both men and women alike, putting the same amount of energy and time into the production of both. However, the ad campaigns have always been geared towards men showcasing women models from all over the world.

Enjoy ladies!

As our female supporters grow, we have the ever-growing feeling like we need to give something back. Manuel Abella linked up with part 1 of model and Low Life supporter Kim H. to bring you these exclusive photos.

Limited Edition Poster

admin — Fri, 26 Feb 2010 13:54:12 +0000

The Low Life Team joins forces to bring you this limited-edition poster, for hard-core collectors only.
Read on to see well thought out explanation of the process of the production of the poster by a silk screening professional coupled with amazing photos by photographer Manuel Abella introducing you to the technique of serigraphy.

I was 12 years old when I first wanted to design and wear my own shirts.
I soon began to invent some personal techniques and started putting my drawings on t-shirts. A couple years later I heard about the technique of silkscreen, however, nobody could help me do it or even take the time to explain it clearly. When I started studying graphic design in my older age I finally began to learn all the possibilities to learn the silk screening process. In the beginning I quickly realized all the possibilities to print on nearly everything, be it shirts, wood, glass, pvc (plastic), metal, paper, carton, sticker; everything!

You can print just about any color and even special colours like gold and silver.
You can even have colours that smell like chocolate or other scents. Nowadays I am more and more interested in the imprecision you can provoke in scrolling the layers on each print. There are a lot of experimental possibilities in silkscreen you can use in an artistic way, which is the most important thing to me and what has draw me to it.
You can do everything you want in silk screening and the only important thing is that it is authentic and ascetically cool.
After all the time I have spent silk screening I would love to learn the technique of woodcarving and etching as well as basic techniques like lino-cut. Different techniques require you to have to draw differently and adapt to the differences between the different techniques.

In the art of printing shirts, silkscreen is the most important technique of all.
Of course there are other techniques but silk screening stands above them all as the best and gives you the highes quality you can receive. It gives you a big coat application provoking a clear graphic language important in making t-shirts. Ultimately you end up with one or more colored surfaces that come together to create an entire image. No other print technique exists that can print such clear and pure colors onto a shirt, hat, window, poster, or anything of the sort which is what gives it its magic. With this particular piece, we first had do find the right colors and the best inks.

You have to find the right colors in considering the hierarchy of the single symbols.
The printing process is always the same, no matter how or what you want to print it on. You have to make sure that every layer fixes on each other and nothing overlaps the previous one. Once you start to print it is very important that you print fast and that the color has the right balance between color and solvent. In the dimension of a poster you have to do everything just right or you will end up problems. I truly feel like the colors are absolutely brilliant and the poster portrays everything anyone silk screening would want to exhibit when when doing a project like this.
To buy one of those limited edition posters right now click here!

Wien / Vienna

admin — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 15:07:52 +0000

did u know that in an international comparison is the Vienna U-Bahn relatively young. The question of the establishment of a Vienna U-Bahn had already been over 100 years the subject of heated debate. From 1844 to the 1960s, numerous U-Bahn plans were ignored or simply rejected. The city of Vienna focused on the planning of a U-Bahn network until the outbreak of the Second World War.By the end of the war, the U-Bahn plans were discontinued. In 1969, an entirely new transport system was created in Vienna.

The Vienna U-Bahn is relatively young.

The test run was recorded in 1976 and the first opening took place in 1978.
Today the Vienna Subway made his way tru tunnels and stopped on on of our “Our City Our Trains” t-shirt. Check out our “Our City Our Trains” and specially the “Vienna t-shirt” in our shop!

foto: Manuel Abella / model: Laura Abella / txt: wikipedia

Lowlife Clothes / NYC

admin — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 15:40:45 +0000

During some days in Brooklyn, the Low Life team had the chance to meet up with one of NYC’s most talented tattoo Artists. Marina Inoue showed us some of her skills and surprised us with a lot of kindness.

young, ambitious, Marina Inoue

Please visit “her Website” and if your’e in New York City, don’t forget to get a fresh tattoo by Marina!

Check out Marina Inoue for Low Life Clothes, New York City 2010.

WIN A LOW LIFE TSHIRT!

admin — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 10:38:09 +0000

UPLOAD YOUR BEST FAN FOTO ON OUR “FACEBOOK FAN PAGE” AND WIN A FREE LOW LIFE T-SHIRT AFTER YOUR CHOICE!

OUR CITY OUR TRAINS

admin — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 14:36:46 +0000

OUR CITY OUR TRAINS was the first collection of Low Life Clothes.

Soon we will have different Blog entries about each city with people form the area, including fotos, storys and interviews.

follow Low Life Clothes on Facebook and Twitter and make sure u dont miss any of our new releases!

“No Love For Cops”

admin — Wed, 13 Jan 2010 14:45:09 +0000

This one goes out to all our female supporters who know what they want or what they won’t! There is defenitly no love for cops in our reality! Finally available. A clear statement for all of our female friends! Is there more to say?“No Love For Cops” is the must have t-shirt for all outlaw – girls!!

Female outlaws unite!

White, rosa, dark grey and black high quality silk print on grey shirt.Only available in girl sizes!

Go and check it out in the shop!

“Bad To The Bone”

admin — Mon, 04 Jan 2010 07:41:00 +0000

Screaming, argueing, spitting in somebodys face, starting a fight or just beeing a enemy of the state…we know it, you know it, and from now on everybody should know that you’re just bad to the bone!!!

Don’t hide your lifestyle, wear it!

We proudly introduce u to the new „Bad To The Bone“ t-shirt available for men and women.

the white silk print on black t-shirt lays the fact down– you just gotta have it!
Go and check it out in the shop!