Bootlegciaga is an experiment in fashion/retail artistry set up by myself and Omar Karim. Our manifesto is completely bootlegged. We see ourselves as renegade creatives exploring ideas and notions through the medium of fashion. These tees are our first products with more to come!
As part of our first capsule collection, we created meme-friendly, brand hacked t-shirts that embody our attitude and ethos. When we thought about the state of the world, we saw the bad and the good, a finite balance of progress and regress. To celebrate this ebb and flow we turned back the clock to a punkier time, where rules are for fools!
I have a few favourite T-Shirts. My Dr Dre is a massive fave, but I don’t have a photo of it that I can find. My Shaolin Temple orange tee is precious. It helps me get into warrior mode when I’m practising my kung fu.
Then there’s this one - Chabuddy G tee. My mate Marvin gave it to me, helping MASSIVELY up my street creds and making me officially be COOLER THAN MY KIDS. I have two teenage dirtbags whom I adore, Charlie and Dot. They find me exceedingly embarrassing, which means I’m doing a GREAT job of mumming! Lol.
And finally, what are you doing to survive lockdown?
Right now I’m playing a lot of GTA Online. Lockdown has been all about going for walks in Los Santos and finding the yarrow and wild flowers up in the Vinewood hills. There are peaceful places you can find in the world, if you want to. I go on bike rides and get tattoos.
I’ve always got a stack of books on the go. I keep them in different parts of my flat.
When I’m on the train: The Princess Bride [on my kindle]
My bedtime story: The Octopus Man by Jasper Gibbs
For the bath: The Secret Life of Plants, by Peter Tompkins [Also just started The Magic of Obelisks, another mystical classic by him]
On the sofa: Be Water My friend, the true teachings of Bruce Lee by his daughter Shannon Lee.
I’ve been listening to a lot of playslists compiled by DJ Sunburn. Alongside Italian disco and Gopnik music, he introduced me to the cosmic sounds of Harold Budd. I’m Sunburn’s one follower. His real identity is kept secret, but I have a sneaky feeling he’s actually my lover…
Been listening to the meditations on the app Synctuition. It’s a new find. My dreams are even more weird and wonderful as a result of playing them just before I nod off.
