Beijing's Original T-shirt Brand

I’m feeling British today! Which is strange because after spending half of my life here in Beijing I sometimes forget where I’m from. The reason I’m feeling more British than usual is because of the chap in this photo, the new British Ambassador to China, Sebastian Wood CMG. A couple of weeks ago I was [...]

Sun Zi and the artof War Reality TV program
 
Last summer I spent 3 weeks being filmed by BBC reality TV crew who were filming a show called Sun Zi Art the of War. Its a 13 part series and in each program they film 13 businesses around the world and then break down those businesses [...]

Here is my experience on China’s biggest pop culture tv show kuai le da ben ying. 快乐大本营 After the show was aired the shops have been notably more busy which is nice not to mention the odd taxi driver and young Beijingers pointing me out on the street.

Ten years ago was one of the most exciting times in my life in terms of music at least. The Scream club in Beijing was packed most nights and performing were a bunch of really great punk bands who collectively were known as Wu Liao Jun Dui (The Bored Army). Among the contingent were [...]

I Jimmy Page of Led Zeppelinn fame had been to our flagship store during the Olympics before his performance in the closing ceremony alongside David Beckham and Leona Lewis, but had never seen him sporting his Plastered T shirt before. Thanks to Steve Chiu for sending me this pic.

Plastered and danwei.org have teamed up for an online competition to designdanwei.org a t-shirt. The winning design wins 888 RMB cash so give it a go. I’ll be judging the designs along with a panel of very interesting folk. Once the winning design is chosen Plastered will tweak it so it’s silk screen friendly and [...]

We’ve built a giant 8 for our window display just to brighten up your day. The front image of the giant 8 will change every two weeks. Here is the beautiful 8’s journey from where it was made to its place in our flagship store.

Last Friday night I went to see GAR, one of Beijing’s young, brilliant bands. They played at Yu Gong Yi Shan to a massive crowd. The concert marked the official release of their first album which I now have playing in my office … all day. I hope they go on to do great things. [...]

Sponsoring music in China is one of our greatest passions. Our work withmicromu has resulted in one that we are particularly proud of. Here is a great song by Jeff Zhang, singer song writer from Carsick Cars recorded by micromu and sponsored by Plastered T-shirts. The song, Dead Flower, has been viewed on many Chinese [...]

Got this screen shot from a mate who happened to be watching “Lu You Wei Shi” tv station when these two beautiful presenters appeared Plastered. I was told they were talking about retro.