Adventures of a Vagabond

This may sound a bit random: I’ve got a clothing label!

For the few months, I’ve been working with Matt Lu, Mark Guerrero, and other friends to create a clothing label here in Beijing. Matt, who’s an awesome graphic designer, has for 15 years wanted to create a way to give back and and wear cool stuff at the same time. We put in a some time and money to make this real and as a result:

short+savage is a non-profit clothing label for the urban, hip-hop, and skater communities.

Each shirt has a design that’s eye-catching, curious, and a conversation starter for increasingly cold urban societies.

Like: “Why is your shirt missing a sheep?” or “Wunder Bread and Tuna?”

Each shirt also has a little something extra on the flip in English and Chinese.

Last Friday, we got our first batch of shirts delivered. Saturday, at the Forbidden City, we did our first photo shoot. Sunday, with support from stage one productions, we launched our label here in Beijing, selling 110 shirts and donating 1063 RMB to the Oasis House!

We can’t be more thrilled—we’re out there, making an impact!

This is a side project, as all of us have day jobs. Anyone who’s ever done one of these knows that it’s a lot work, late nights, and pushing each other to keep going. Launching is a huge milestone. Our goal is to grow this thing and help the street youth of China—but that’s a future post. =)

Interested in being part of our story? Reach out!

[short+savage website / short+savage flickr]