Triple Skull T-Shirt
A one-of-one I never put into production. I made the Triple Skull T-Shirt for a friend in Las Vegas around 2008–2009, spray-painted with three stencils, set with brass grommets, and finished with an upside-down tag that marked it as special.
This one is one of a kind. I never put the Triple Skull t-shirt into production. I made it for a friend of mine in Las Vegas around 2008–2009, back when Vegas was where I did all my printing.
Two on the chest, one at the hip.
Why the tag is upside down
If you look closely, the tag is upside down. That’s on purpose. Back then, I did small things like that to mark a piece as special rather than regular, and at the time, an upside-down tag was how I did it. If you have one of my pieces with a flipped tag, now you know.
Upside down means special.
How it came together
It takes the Triple Skull from the hoodie and moves it onto a t-shirt, with a few changes:
Hand-printed with spray paint, using three stencils
An all-over print made using sheet metal
Grommets set through both the patch and the t-shirt, so the eyes go all the way through
My signature shoulder stitching
I also filmed the original video of this shirt for my YouTube channel, Fashion Enemy, back then.
Three stencils, brass grommets, frayed muslin.
What’s next
I’ve been thinking about bringing this one back in some shape or form. It may not come back exactly like this, because this one stays one of a kind, but the idea isn’t finished yet.
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