Chunk T-Shirts – The Essence of Cockney Style

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I really wanted to write about “Cockney Empire”, there’s a tiny little mention of them at Margin.tv and this picture is all I could find on them. Cockney Empire is the brainchild of an ex-senior designer from Chunk T-Shirts, don’t ask me which one because I honestly don’t know. I did a little detective work, okay I Googled “Cockney Empire” and found a completely empty site at www.cockneyempire.com and so I assume I’m a little too early for the party and thought I may as well do the next best thing and review the beloved t-shirt label Chunk.

Sure this post is nothing new, anyone who knows anything about cool t-shirts will have heard of the name, they sell their tees everywhere from TruffleShuffle.com to UrbanRetro.co.uk to MoreTvicar.co.uk

Chunk started as do all great British institutions over a pint in a pub between mates. A mutual friend had just bought a beaten up Ford Capri Mk1 and as luck would have it, it came with a Haynes manual. She was so proud was she of her new purchase, she took the manual to very same pub and as the future members of Chunk sat around admiring the cover someone said “wouldn’t that look great on a T-shirt”. And that, as they say, the rest is history. read more