ONI Street Wear in Castlemaine is set to host a launch party tonight, Friday May 15, to showcase the winter collection of Rascal Clothing.
Rascal Clothing creator Casey Tosh said he is passionate about upcycling street wear into modern fashion.
“This is an area I started to explore after a collaboration in Seoul, South Korea, two years ago, with a fashion brand called Chemical Sister.
“I was screen printing my artwork on to vintage clothing and the two sisters would add colour and sewing designs,” Casey says.
“Since that time I have began to learn more about construction and sewing,” he said.
A chance meeting with Josh Salmon of ONI Street Wear has led to the latest collaboration.
“We met at the Castlemaine Artists Market where both had screen printed clothing displays. Josh invited me to visit his skate store and screen print shop,” Casey said.
“After seeing the space and what Josh was doing we agreed that it would be cool to work together.
“As a skateboarder and clothing designer I thought our work could be complementary, trading our different areas of expertise and skill sets.
“Where possible adding in some upcycled designs. Old fabrics are often of a higher quality in their design and materials. This also aims to address the problem of fast fashion,” Casey said.
Tonight’s launch will include a live performance by The Punk Monks. The band will be modelling some of the new designs.
There will also be a DJ set from Sir Elbow from Guildford.
The launch is part of a larger collaboration takeover, including an in-house art work, and will run for a month. Be sure to pop into ONI Street Wear at 22 Hargraves Street and check it out.
The launch will run from 5.30pm-8pm tonight, with the band to hit the stage at 6.30pm.