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Forget Pearly Kings and Queens, forget about doing the Lambeth Walk, don’t walk, RUN! This is the heavy heavy style of THE COCKNEY EMPIRE! Oh my gawd it’s been a long time since I’ve got this excited about a post, if any t-shirt company out there is right up my street it has to be these guys. Sure I’m not a cockney born and bred, well not at all, but my father and his father were born within the sound of Bow Bells so I have a massive connection with the East End (London) culture, and Cockney Empire are about to take it to the dizzying heights of a whole new level in London style.
Okay, okay so the website isn’t ready, but I was totally chuffed when I received an email from Mike “Mauler” Crosby and Steve “Guvnor” James at Cockney Empire who said that my recent review of Chunk T-Shirts and the big mention I gave them has given them a major proverbial kick up the backside and made them realise they’ve got to pull their finger out and start rolling out the fashion and online presence big time. But don’t think CE have been sitting on their laurels, it’s all go go go since they’ve started their promotions at this years Margin streetwear fashion trade show in London and you know what, I expect big big BIG things for Cockney Empire! They’ve already got international streetwear buyers clambering for their gear, so I’m sure when I say, these guys are heading for the big league, you know it makes sense buster. For More information on Cockney Empire and its fantastic range, contact Steve James on (00) +44 0208 519 2500 or email steve@cockneyempire.com.
Just take a look at their insignia for starters, I mean “maybe you have to be a Londoner” (cue music) to really appreciate exactly how cool it is but mixing up Two-Tone style, football and death, well you just can’t get better than that in my opinion. To be fair their influences stretch far further than the East End including New York’s Rockabillies and the Biker gangs of San Francisco, but expect a little more edge, a little more twist in their style compared to the usual crowd. Such as original, edgy graphics and quirky detailing, with classic to lightweight distressed V-necks and Crews, all constructed in top quality fabrics and superb graphics for starters! Anyway let’s take a look at the amazing tees they are already knocking out. They’re set up as two halves, a design agency that creates stunning work for the likes of Joystick Junkies and Chunk (Mike Crosby is an Ex-Chunk senior designer BTW) and their own exclusive fashion label that offers NO licences, that’s right you’ll only be able to buy these from the Cockneys, so keep your eyes peeled and polish your knuckle dusters, it’s time for a fashion beating! read more
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
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