Monday, January 31, 2011

Black History Month Collection by Safari Brand

In honor of Black History Month, the 75/03 section of our shop will be open for all of February. Here's a look at what's inside...

I Love AFRICA
I Love Africa shirt

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AFRICA crest
Africa Crest

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AFRICA horizon
Africa Horizon shirt





These, & other designs from The Black History Month Collection are now available here.

Wednesday, January 12, 2011

"I HAVE A DREAM" T-shirt

It's that time of the year again, where we live out our dreams...

Expressionist shirt - "I HAVE A DREAM"
"I HAVE A DREAM" has been part of our collection for about 5 years now.



We revised it a tad bit, with a cleaner look.



Close-up shows the 3-Dimensional paint, which also shines like no other.



Hand-painted logo on back of left shoulder in Green paint.

Hand-painted logo on back of left shoulder

Hand-painted design!

"I HAVE A DREAM" is now available here.

Thursday, January 6, 2011

Safacebookari

So we started off with a Facebook Group. Then they tell us we gotta have a Facebook Page. I can't tell you the difference, but now we have both. Woo...hoo.


Monday, January 3, 2011

2011 years later...

Every year that goes by seems to go by faster than the previous year. The world still turns in the same speed & direction, but the life we knew yesterday doesn't coincide with the life we will know tomorrow. This has been the theme of the world since it's creation.

Technology & boredom have been pushing people to the edge for redesigned & improved lifestyles. I mean, this Dell computer that i'm using right now shouldn't be more than 6 years old, & it already looks like an 80's prototype.

Change is something that can come gradually or suddenly. And on that note, i'd like to show you an example of a gradual change that happens at Safari Brand. This is one of our more popular Nationalist shirts (Dominican Republic). You have been requesting it for more than 7 years now, by that time, you'd think people would get bored of the same design. But in reality, changes were made to it, only in a gradual way.

ThenNow1.jpg Dominican Republic shirt
Take a look at our logo's on the top & bottom of the flag, & you will see a difference in script. One of the more obvious changes is the "DR" in the middle of the flag. This was added to make the flag look more lively, rather than our 2004 design of just 4 blocks of color. Personally, i look back at the 2004 design with shame.

Being the first post of the year, let us start off on a fresh note. Look forward to our gradual & sudden changes at Safari Brand...Happy 2011!

IMG_6635.jpg Custom Onesie's by Safari Brand

Sunday, December 12, 2010

CrossArm

As you saw in the last post, we took a quick look at what is new at Safari Brand. And now I want to show you details. We call this CrossArm.

1 & 5/8 inch cross

The idea of hand-painting a cross has been on deck for quite some time in my mind, but it has only recently come into play. Years ago, while traveling to Armenia, i had purchased these hand-carved, cross necklaces. They have a very unique & distinct look, which is rare to find in crosses. Yes, we've all seen the typical straight-edged crosses, but not many stand out like these.

IMG_6832.jpg Exclusive item, only sold here! Only 25 available!
The back of the cross remains with it's natural wood finish.

IMG_6834.jpg Natural wood finish on back

Each cross has been hand-carved in Armenia & hand-painted by Safari Brand.

Cross-Arm-2.jpg Hand-carved in Armenia, Hand-painted in America

CrossArm is now available here.

Sunday, November 28, 2010

I'm bored, give me something new...

As we count down the last few hours of this long weekend of stuffing & sales, we can also start counting the days left in 2010. A year balanced with an uneven amount of bright & dark days(you know who won), 2010 will definitely go down in my book of "What the Hell is Going On?". Arite, don't wanna get too sensitive now, let's get back to what we are here for, something new!

In the next coming weeks, there will be a fresh new batch of designs hitting each of our collections. In no particular order, new t-shirts, hoodies, & goodies will be added to the Impressionist, Expressionist, Nationalist, Apparel(SBA) & Accessories collections.

Here is a quick look at what we all have to look forward to...

Nationalist Collection:
Starting off, the Expressive Nationalists will have a few new additions, like these 3 amigos. JAMAICA, HOLLAND & ECUADOR.

IMG_6363.jpg Expressive Nationalist shirts - Jamaica-Holland-Ecuador

One particular flag that was left out of the Impressive Nationalists should apologize for it's late-coming. Brazil in it's most detailed design yet, will soon make it's way home into our online shop.

IMG_6778.jpg Impressive Nationalist shirt - Brazil

Another brand new addition to the Impressive Nationalists will be the national flag of Armenia. The red has stood for the blood shed by Armenian soldiers in war, blue for the Armenian sky, and orange represents the fertile lands of Armenia and the workers who work them.

IMG_6778.jpg Impressive Nationalist shirt - Brazil

This design has been requested many times, but we never put it into play because we thought it didn't make sense with the times. And now the time has come, the world has come to it's knees. There is so much confusion, instead of coming together, we seem to be drifting away & making things more difficult.
Sinternational will be added to our Multi-Flags section of the Nationalist Collection.

IMG_6778.jpg Impressive Nationalist shirt - Brazil

Expressionist Collection:
As you know, the Expressionist shirts are about expressing yourself in a few words. We have re-designed one of our more popular shirts, "Yo Soy El Mejor".

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These designs have been locked up in the vault for quite some time. A quick look at "I Skate SF", "I Skate NY" & "I Skate LA" .
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There will be more shirts added to the Expressionist Collection, they are boiling on the back burner on a low heat.

Impressionist Collection:
I love abstract art. It's simple complication with no real meaning but a connection of the brain, heart, eyes & fingers.

This is Donegg...

IMG_6797.jpg Impressionist shirt - Donegg

IMG_6799.jpg Impressionist shirt - Donegg

A design we first wanted to introduce through our Ladies line, has been put on hold, but will make it's first appearance through our Men's collection. This is El X.

IMG_6720.jpg Impressionist shirt - El X

IMG_6720.jpg Impressionist shirt - El X

Mural is the first collaboration between our Impressionist & Expressionist collections. They will be listed on our Impressionist page.

IMG_6720.jpg Impressionist shirt - El X

SBA (Apparel):
The SBA line has been quiet for quite some time now. And that is mainly because Safari Brand's specialty is hand-painted shirts. As you know, our Apparel collection stayed away from the hand-painted designs, & focused on more of a clean look with t-shirts & jackets stitched with a patch or two. We have decided too change it up a bit & bring some paint into the collection.

Here we have The Card tees...
IMG_6620.jpg SBA shirts - The Card T-shirts

Meet The Card pullover hoodie...

IMG_6790.jpg SBA - The Card hoodie

And The Right Side zip-up hoodie...

IMG_4403.jpg SBA - The Right Side hoodie

Besides adding new items to our collection, we will debut Accessories by Safari Brand . To kick things off...

IMG_6830.jpg Hand-painted crosses by Safari Brand

Will keep you posted...