La Pluma Negra site back up...tenk yah

Kingston, Jamaica - Yeah we know we late, but thought I'd add it here anyway,especially as I sit writing this in one of their tshirts. Yep they back online and on track. run tings mi people. Check out la plumanegra clothing label.

A Tourist jumps into the Reggae Tshirts trade

JAMROCK TEES INTERVIEW WITH MIKE'S REGGAE TSHIRTS
JT: Why did you get into the fashion / tshirt business?


Mike: I was disappointed in the tshirts I found when I first traveled to Jamaica. So much great music came from there, but there were no cool shirts celebrating that music, other than the Marley tshirts that can be found outside of JA. I began to design some reggae tshirts for myself to wear. With the internet, I was able to make these designs available to anyone else who might like them.

JT:What's the rationale behind the angle you took in the design and statements of the tees?

Mike:The statements are simple! The designs say I love reggae, or ska or mento or dub or rock steady or dance hall or all of the above!

JT:How long have you been doing this?


Mike:A few years.



JT:Are you profitable?

Mike:If I divide the number of hours I spent creating the designs against my revenue, the numbers would make a business man cry! But I really don’t do this for profit. I did it to have some cool reggae shirts to wear. If a few other people buy some too, that’s cool!

JT:Define the typical buyer of your Tee?

Mike:Lovers of Jamaican music.

JT:What are the top two achievement you are proud to share since being in this business?

Mike:First is making the first mento tshirts. Second, is that my first dub tshirt design came out great.

JT:What is the ultimate for you?

Mike:The ultimate for me is for everyone to love Jamaican music and enjoy it wearing a Mike’s Reggae Shirt!

From the mind of a Teenage Tee Mogul in the Making.

Our Interview with Peter John

JT: Why did you get into the fashion/t-shirt business?

PT:Because I didn’t want to invest in the ideas of others when I had ideas and philosophies of my own which I too want to express. And why not earn from my intellect through clothing.


JT:What’s the rationale behind the angle you took in the design and statements of the tees?

PJ: I want to express my attitudes towards the things happening around me daily, in a way that can provoke thoughts in others. I didn’t want to follow the same old sayings that are on every other shirt. I also wanted the shirts to have a vintage college look. For the Cricket Games to be held here I’ve used some old sayings as well as created my own but the graphics are all mine.


JT: How long have you been doing this?
PJ:For about eight months.

JT:Are you profitable?
PJ: Not at the exact moment, our shop (my mother’s and I) has only just been established, and most of our sales have been to family and friends, but we will soon begin an advertising campaign to attract new customers. However I did sell quite a few shirts before and with that money I have invested in launching my shirts on the wider market. Profitability is the potential not necessarily the outset.


JT:Define the typical buyer of your Tees?

PJ:y t-shirts appeal more to the conservative, alternative and intellectual groups of customers who want something that's simple, but still makes a statement that will make people say "where did you get that?" or "what does that mean?"


JT: What are the top two achievements you are proud to share since being in this business?

PJ:My two most significant achievements for me, within these past seven months, were my interviews with Fame FM, on live radio, and a front page spot in the Outlook magazine for my interview with the Sunday Gleaner’s Outlook magazine. I am only 15 (probable the youngest registered designer?) and having my own registered line of shirts has motivated me to continue the focus of excelling in life.


JT:What is the ultimate for you?

PJ:The ultimate for me s to be a renowned scientist with a great discovery but after Crysis Riot Gear® becomes a world renowned brand of shirts. The "likkle black yute" from the "likkle island called Jamaica" making it big, making my mom, my people and my country proud.

Tees that Text Back.

USA - T-shirts have long been conversation starters, letting their wearers express bold political views, support their favourite artist or display their quirky sense of humour. Reactee takes the interaction to another level by harnessing the power of text messaging, creating t-shirts that "text back".


How it works? A customer picks a personal slogan and a unique keyword, which Reactee prints on an American Apparel t-shirt. The user gets the t-shirt and flaunts it. Anyone interested in knowing more about the slogan or its wearer can text the keyword to 41411, and will get an immediate response as set by the wearer, who also receives a copy of the message including the sender's cellphone number. The response can be updated as often as the user likes, either at reactee.com or on the fly by cellphone. The shirts cost USD 20-27 depending on size and colour, and texting only works with US phones.


WHo's gonna bring dat to the Caribbean?

Back from Haitus...

Kingston, Jamaica - Man, what a tonne of email to wade through. Mi granny! We're thankful tho. Well we're back to ride this badboy full tiem again afte exam and start another company(teezmobile.com) break.
Now we're back and what you can look out for, we're coming with two profiles for you by weekend, 876 apparel and a white dude outta Europe doing some wicked reggae inspired tees. Check wi back ppl.
But we thanks for the bless up on Caribbeanmassive.com who think we have front page appearance. Give thanks Rodney. Give thanks.