New Resources Guide: Society of the Spectacle
Society of the Spectacle’s artistic T-shirt graphics carry a subtle suggestion of sociopolitical meaning.
“It’s about design first, art first and integrating the message as best we can,” said designer Namanh Hoang. '
One shirt bears an illustrated octopus and a reference to the “media tentacle,” a term describing how a small number of large corporations control multiple news outlets. Other shirts comment on race by rendering celebrity faces, such as that of Kate Moss, as blank paint-by-number drawings. “Casualties of Peace” shows a peace dove carrying a gun to raise questions about why war is used as a method to deliver peace.
The Spring 2009 line evolved to include a small offering of casual cut-and-sew items in high-quality fabrics, such as a cotton twill miniskirt featuring silk lining, a sheer cotton-jersey cowl-neck shirt with short, cuffed sleeves, and a men’s dress shirt with festive madras-plaid trim.
Society of the Spectacle has been sold to Atrium in New York, American Rag in Los Angeles, Nordstrom stores in California and Tomorrowland Edition in Tokyo. —Rhea Cortado
Contact: (714) 457-1578; www.soscloth.comWholesale Prices Points: $25–$80nbsp;
