26 years of handmade clothing and art, and the stories behind every piece.
The Archive
26 years of handmade clothing and art, and the stories behind every piece.
I made the first Triple Skull Hoodie on a whim one morning in Las Vegas in 2007. Bert McCracken asked for it, and people have been asking for it ever since.
Fantastics Magazine asked me to define my style. I said “unconventional convention.” Reading it back years later, some answers held up and some made me laugh.
My first Alternative Press feature ran in 2004, and I priced everything way too low. Then the features kept coming, and one editor made it all happen.
A personal archive entry from Clothing That Speaks® founder Andrew Hanson. Explore the creative evolution, struggles, reinvention, and artistic journey behind 26 years of artwear, fashion, and independent creation.
Before the archive. Before the labels. Before artcore had a name. The Original F Shirt was the first piece that transformed an idea into a lifelong practice of handmade artwear and experimentation. 26 years of Clothing That Speaks® starts here.
YRB picked me up at my first trade show in 2003. Two years later, I was running ads in their magazine featuring Bert McCracken of The Used, and getting regular product features.