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The Switch blog has moved!

2010-06-17T04:32:00.000-07:00

We have finally moved our blog across to our own servers for ease of use, and you can now find our brand new blog site here.

Our new blog will feature a greater variety of articles, more in depth features, interviews with and profiles of brands, and a more opportunities for you to interact and get involved with us.

To get on board with our all new look blog, and keep up to date with the latest in streetwear, fashion, music, and all things urban, bookmark or redirect your blog feed readers to the following link address:

http://blog.switchclothing.co.uk/

See you on the other side!

Dephect Competition - win £300 of clothing and get your design printed!

2010-06-14T04:22:00.000-07:00

If you would like the chance to win £300 worth of clothing, and the exclusive chance to get one of your designs printed on a tee, then Dephect are offering you the chance!

Run in association with Computer Arts, the lucky winner will not only see their design produced and used as part of a future Dephect collection, they will also have their own blog and profile added to their website, and will have a full profile and feature done on them in their next catalgoue!

Whilst the inspiration behind Dephect's collections are usually music, graffiti and urban art, there is no specified theme for the competition design - so its completely up to you and your imagination to produce a winning piece of artwork! For your chance to create the next iconic 'Scratch' or 'Natural Beats' design visit https://www.futurecompetitions.com/dephect

Work in Progress

2010-06-12T03:49:00.000-07:00

Apologes for the rather quiet blog over the last week, we are transferring over to a new system very soon and trying to sort that out has taken up most of our time (it will be worth it in the end though!) Once our construction zone is cleared and the dust settles we shall be sure to direct you to our new home!

A few things to mention that have gone online over the last few days - we've had some men and women's denim shipped in from Dickies and Carhartt, along with some other great summer bits. We've had a restock of one of our top selling denim pieces, the Dickies Steel Selvedge - quite possibly the most reasonably priced selvage denim on the market, with a high quality that completely smashes its cheap price tag! With the sun out (then in again, then out again) we've had some great shorts in for ladies - the Carhartt Womens Presenter Bermuda's are set to be a real class look for this summer. We have also got a delivery due early next week of the latest tee designs from Chunk, with their usual mix of 80s movie inspired retro classic prints! We will keep you posted here as soon as they arrive, or if you sign up to our newsletter you will get updates straight to your inbox with an exclusive subscribers offer!

Stussy x Bathing Ape

2010-06-03T05:57:00.001-07:00

Stussy's 30th anniversary this year has already seen them release some great designs and collaborations, and the latest one to emerge is another set of t-shirt designs with Bathing Ape. The all over camo collab received a slightly mixed response when it was released, but this new collection features the classic Stussy Camo Stock t-shirt, with Bape Camo design. Available in two different colour tees (black for Stussy version, white for Bathing Ape) the Camo print comes in 3 different colourways - blue camo, green camo and pink camo. Early indications are these tees will be priced as Stussy t-shirts, as they are printed on Stussy's standard cut tee.

So.... where can I buy the Stussy x Bape t-shirt? Thats a very good question, and sadly not from us - the release date is the 12th June, and they will be available from Bape stores and a strictly limited number of Stussy outlets. Its unlikely they will be available in the UK, but with such a high profile collab they won't be around for long wherever they land!

We will however have the Stussy x James Jarvis tees very soon, watch this space for details!

OBEY GIANT Pasting and more

2010-05-29T08:30:00.000-07:00

We have just uploaded some photos from the Switch archives, which include some images of our stores past and present, and a great step by step gallery of our in-store pasting from Obey Clothing. With the famed OBEY Andre the Giant Face, which kickstarted Shepard Fairey's street art campaign, now greeting every visitor to the Switch store, we take you back to a time before the pasting when all that existed was blank wall!

Netsky album finally lands!

2010-05-28T08:48:00.000-07:00

One of the most anticipated albums of the year so far, and probably one of the most anticipated Drum and Bass albums of all time has arrived in store! "Netsky" by Belgian super producer Boris Netksy looks set to propell him into the big time with his unique production and lush liquid D & B soundscapes. Netsky's sound has seen him find favour all across the Drum and Bass world, and his music has been played not just on the liquid favoured floors such as 'Hospitality' but also on many of the jump up and darker D & B floors.

Available on 14 track CD, with 2 tracks not featured on the illegally leaked promo version, this album for Hospital features a whole wealth of brand new unheard material, previously unavailable on any other Netsky release. The CDs have just dropped into our store, and will be available for official release from Monday 31st May.

Switch Newsletter Launches!

2010-05-25T09:05:00.001-07:00

Its long overdue, and been sat on the 'to do' list in the office for far longer than it should have been, but we have finally put together to create the first of our scheduled monthly newsletters!

We will be using our newsletter to keep all our customers up to date with the latest at Switch - the latest men and womens streetwear clothing and brands that we receive (or are due to receive), any interesting fashion, music and lifestyle news we have to share, and perhaps most importantly special deals which will be completely exclusive to our newsletter subscribers!

If you are already signed up to our mailout list you will have received a copy of our first newsletter earlier on today. If not, to give you a taster we gave away an exclusive discount alongside featuring some awesome products from our men and womens summer fashion ranges. If you are not are not on our list of subscribers, don't worry you can sign up by following the link below, and filling in your name and address in the simple online form:

Sign up for newsletter, with exclusive deals for subscribers by clicking here: http://www.switch-clothing.co.uk/newsletter

Motel Summer 10 Collection

2010-05-20T08:07:00.000-07:00

We've just had our long awaited delivery of dresses from Motel, and its definitely been worth the wait! The vintage inspired label release a new range of styles and fresh new prints 4 times a year, and rarely do they disappoint - this Summer range is no exception!

With a high emphasis on monochrome prints and their usual selection of figure enhancing bodycon fits, Motel have added a few striking new styles to their range - particularly the tee style 'Slash Neck Dress' and the 'blingtastic' 'Rae Dress'

Alongside this are some classic pieces such as the 'Jean Dress' and 'Bowtastic Dress' in brand new eye catching prints for this season. Check out our full range of Motel clothing here.

Fenchurch Womens Summer Range Online

2010-05-19T08:41:00.001-07:00

Good news for the ladies, we've just finished uploading our Summer Fenchurch range, and there's some great pieces included perfect for this weeks warm weather!

Great summer dresses including smock style 'Chio Dress' and strappy 'Kaffie Dress', a great range of striking summer tops including best selling chiffon Peacock print tunic 'Trisha Top' and a hot shorts option with the pinstripe 'Herve Short'.

Fenchurch's clothing ranges get better and better season on season, and its amazing to see their rise from small skate inspired label only ten years ago to the industry giant they now are. They now have a number of high profile collaborations and endorsements, including music artists like Just Jack, The Nextmen, Foreign Beggars and Rusko - there is a ton of downloadable content available at their music page.

Our Summer range for Fenchurch Ladies can be viewed by clicking here.

FREE download of A-Trak latest Dirty South Dance mix tape

2010-05-18T04:58:00.000-07:00

Thanks to the good folk at Obey Clothing the latest mix tape offering from DJ A-Trak is available to download for absolutely free!

This is the second installment in the Dirty South Dance series - the first was released in conjunction with Obey back in 2007. To get your free download follow this link: http://atrak.bandcamp.com/album/dirty-south-dance-2.

Also check out our full Obey range online here.

Final Bestival Acts confirmed

2010-05-11T05:49:00.000-07:00

Breaking news from the Bestival camp, as they have announced the final additions to this years event starting 9th September.

Confirmed new live acts include Uffie, Philip Selway, Visions of Trees, Wax Tailor and the Isle of Wight's very own Lucky Elephant and Council Estate Supermodels. Additions to the DJ line up are: Jon Carter, Justin Robertson, The Trojan Soundsystem, Kicks Like a Mule, Loose Cannons and Midfield General plus many more.

Full details of the new additions can be found at the Bestival website, along with information on their 'Back to the Phuture' line-up for the Thursday night - http://www.bestival.net/news/back-to-the-phuture-line-up-even-more-acts-announced.

Ticketline, the main outlet for tickets has now sold out, but contrary to rumours there are some tickets still available from Red Funnel and Wightlink. Get onto it quick though if you don't want to avoid disappointment!

Noise Complaints over new Skate Park

2010-05-08T04:23:00.000-07:00

Local council appear to have upset local residents in their recent installation of metal ramps at the new Bembridge skate park. Some of the locals have described the noise as being like a 'Nightmare', but were made aware of the intention to build metal ramps through all the correct planning channels several months earlier.

Unfortunately the draw back of metal ramps is quite a bit of noise, but at least its giving the kids somewhere to actually go and skate - thankfully the council are on this occasion going to stand their ground and try to reduce noise levels by landscaping round the park, and not just taking the ramps down. With Ryde's skate park still not open, despite large amounts of work to redevelop it, the last think the Isle of Wight skate scene needs is another facility closing down.

Checks still topping the style charts

2010-05-08T03:29:00.000-07:00

Its been a few years since the 'return of the check', but they are still absolutely huge and selling all over the place. Whether its simple short sleeved check shirts for guys, or the massively popular check shirt-style dresses for girls, this seasons patterns have yet again been a smash with all our customers.

With a great range of checks available for summer from the likes of Carhartt, Penfield, Boxfresh and Fenchurch we've put together a quick list of our best selling pieces for Mens and Women's so you can 'check' (sorry couldn't resist!) them out before they disappear:

Carhartt Mens Havenwood Shirt - slick looking stonewashed blue/white/grey check on a lightweight long sleeved flannel shirt, perfect for all year round wear.
Penfield Mens Tompkins Shirt - as the Penfield range edges away from checks, they still shift at high speed, this long sleeved guys shirt has a fold away collar feature giving it two different looks!
Boxfresh Mens Cerate Shirt - classic Western style long sleeved shirt with contrast check detail on the shoulders and front placket, and tidy looking fit.
Carhartt Womens Riven Dress - short sleeved shirt dress in hot pink and purple check and roll up and button sleeve detail, can be worn as dress or create a great look with skinny jeans.
Fenchurch Mens Keef Shirt - awesome looking short sleeved shirt with a Gingham style mini check, and 'micro' style collar topped off by an wicked 'slim fit' and great price.
Carhartt Mens Folsom Shirt - short sleeved yarn dyed shirt in a simple yet striking blue and white check. Featured in image above.
Carhartt Mens Peyton Shirt - almost looking like a long sleeved version of the Folsom shirt, cotton poplin in a classic red and black square check.
Carhartt Womens Jo Shirt - gorgeous looking ladies check shirt, yarn dyed in purple/blue/yellow with roll up and button sleeve feature.
Penfield Mens Anzak Shirt - one of the best sellers of last summer returns, Penfield's classic hooded shirt in Navy Blue Gingham check.
Fenchurch Mens Hank Shirt - classic western style short sleeved shirt with popper fastened front enclosure and fold over chest pockets.

Rapanui Online Store Relaunches

2010-04-30T04:14:00.000-07:00

Good friends and fellow Isle of Wighters Rapanui Clothing have relaunched their website in the last couple of days, and it has to be said its looking pretty damn fine!

The online store not only features a complete redesign, with brand new features, images and blog links, but it also features a whole host of brand new clothing designs for this season! Founders Rob and Mart Drake-Knight have built on the success of their original collection of clean, simple designed pieces, and by collaborating with other designers have produced some quality 'Ec0 themed' designs on the same organic materials as before.

This new look site and collection should push Rapanui forwards into the bigtime, and we'll be behind them all the way! Check out their new range, coming soon to our Isle of Wight store, and online on their sparkling new site: http://www.rapanuiclothing.com

Summer hits so its time for shorts

2010-04-30T03:55:00.000-07:00

Waited for the first cloudy day to post this, as anybody with any love of the sun should have been out basking in its glory for the last two weeks! The Isle of Wight is a cracking place to be when summer arrives, with festivals, beaches and scorching hot weather to look forward to - with the sun taking so long to arrive this year we were starting to wonder if someone had forgotten to order any...

Anyway we have now uploaded a range of mens shorts, with a good mix of board shorts, smart shorts and classic cargo shorts from the likes of Carhartt, Boxfresh, Dickies, Fenchurch and Obey. Our full range is available to view by clicking here, with a handy list of our top 5 best sellers below:

The Quiet Life Summer Collection

2010-04-30T03:44:00.000-07:00

We've just uploaded some t-shirts from The Quiet Life's new season, including their new t-shirt from the 'Good Cause' project.

Founded by Lakai designer Andy Mueller in 1997, and originally only producing a couple of design a year, The Quiet Life has now grown into a fully fledged streetwear brand producing two seasons of t-shirts and cut and sew each year. The focus is on unique designs, as seen on one of this seasons top pieces the 'Fox T-shirt.'

All their profits from the 'With You' t-shirt will be donated directly to the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, as part of their campaign to raise funds and awareness. This is a project that is now run each season by The Quiet Life.

Gentle Fawn Spring/Summer Collection for 2010

2010-04-08T04:46:00.000-07:00

Just added to our site we have had the fantastic new collection from Canadian based womens brand Gentle Fawn. Fawn stuff has been crossing over into the streetwear field ever since they began in 2003, with their unique stylings, fresh thinking and great use of fabrics. Some of the strongest pieces from this collection, the 'Taken' and 'Goddess' tops are great examples of this - unique looking clothing that can be dressed up or down depending on the occasion. One of our favourite styles this season has to be the 'Anna Dress', a jump-suit style dress with striking pinstripe and pocket detail, and also the appropriately named 'Glimmer Dress'.

Our full Gentle Fawn collection can be viewed here.

Liquid Lunch anyone?

2010-04-08T04:38:00.001-07:00

For any of our local followers theres some very good news musically... The Isle of Wight is finally getting a Liquid Drum and Bass night of its very own! After years of a predominantly jump-up only scene over here, we are aiming to steer attention away from the bad rep that D & B has managed to collect over the years and flip it to the kind of rocking nights and atmospheres Hospital Records put on around the UK with their Hospitality events.

This will be a very special preview night, for advance ticket holders only, and will feature some of the best local DJ talent on the Liquid Dnb scene. Its gonna be on the 17th of April, at the Raiders Bar above Ryde Arena, and its only gonna cost a miniscule £3 a ticket! Given the fact this ticket will also give you the chance to win some free Hospital Records goodies, its not really something to miss... full details can be found on Facebook event here.

Stussy Top Up

2010-04-08T04:16:00.000-07:00

We've had a topup on Stussy t-shirts from their new Spring/Summer collection - celebrating their 30th Anniversary with some wicked looking new designs. Keeping things simple with the heritage/college style 'Stussy Inc T-shirt', guest reworking of a Stussy classic by artist Eric Haze on the 'Haze Camo Stock T-shirt' and our personal favourite the mashed up 'dino-clash' design 'Dino Sport'.

Dephect raise the bar yet again!

2010-03-30T02:25:00.000-07:00

One of our favourite brands, and also one we have worked alongside since day one is a small independent brand based out of London called Dephect Clothing. They need little introduction round these parts, as since the beginning their cutting edge, on trend designs have sold in equal number alongside some of our biggest brands! All this is made all the more impressive when you consider that the brand started by Matt Drane (Drane) and Paul Kemp (Keshone) remains the work of a collective of friends and associates.

Our favourites from this latest batch of designs include Keshone's graff inspired 'Pest T-shirt', Drane's vinyl junkie homage 'Vinyl Stack T-shirt', and a couple of Dephect classics in fresh new colourways - 'Natural Beats T-shirt' and the 'Scratch T-shirt'.

These designs are also complemented by some of the best fit tees in our store - check our whole range of Dephect out here.

and Carhartt Womens...

2010-03-26T08:33:00.000-07:00

Alongside the Mens range there are also some great checks for Women, with the ever popular shirt dresses making another appearance in a different range of styles. The 'Riven Dress' is one of our key pieces this season, currently turning heads in our shop window! Alongside that there is a 'Havenwood Dress' in the same check as the namesake shirt from the Mens range.

As usual there is a selection of tops featuring some great graphics from the Carhartt Artists series, 80s inspired 'Miami A-shirt' and Playarea's 'Technicolor T-shirt'. Alongside that there is some new denim being uploaded soon...

View the Spring/Summer 10 Womens range here.

Carhartt Spring/Summer 10

2010-03-25T04:59:00.000-07:00

Very nice looking range from Carhartt this season, with some top checks, great priced denims, tidy polos and wicked t-shirt designs.

The 'Duck Polo' is a cheeky nod to the classic Lacoste crocodile, with Carhartt paying tribute to their traditional workwear standard 'Duck Cotton' with an embroidered duck patch on a short sleeved polo. Alongside that our favourite shirt for this season is the 'Havenwood', a lightweight flannel shirt with classic blue/grey/white check. The pick of this seasons tees comes courtesy of Will Kemp's 'Eyes T-shirt' with classic cartoon forest eyes peering out of a great 'Asphalt' coloured tee - and as usual there is the usual high quality selection of denims.

We've got more Carhartt on the way over the next couple of months - our current Spring/Summer range is available to view here.

Altamont Alert

2010-03-25T04:04:00.000-07:00

We wouldn't let a season go by without throwing ourselves a new brand into the mix somewhere, and for this Spring/Summer we are proud to announce the arrival of Andrew Reynolds' Altamont Apparel!

We only have a small range of a few key pieces currently in store, but they give a good sample of what the brand is about with some bold designs. The 'CMYK T-shirt' is an Altamont classic with Altamont logo layered into a bright coloured design using the CMYK colour range. Also the 'No Logo Hood' is another classic Altamont piece, with a clean looking zip hoodie with simple 'scribble out' logo on the chest. Perhaps the most exciting thing in the Altamont world this season is their collaboration work with award winning English cartoonist Ralph Steadman. Illustrator of some modern classics such as 'Alice in Wonderland', 'Animal Farm' and 'Fear an Loathing in Las Vegas', Steadman has created 4 tees for Altamont - the strongest of which the 'Delight T-shirt' we have in stock now!

Obey Haiti T-shirts Arrive!!

2010-03-11T06:04:00.000-08:00

We've just taken delivery of both colourways of the special Obey Awareness Haiti T-shirts, and thanks to some speedy work from our online team they are already up and available to buy!

Featuring the collaboration artwork of Shepard Fairey with Studio Number One's Cleon Peterson and Casey Ryder, profits raised from sales of these tees goes direct to the Haiti relief effort, led by Artists for Peace and Justice. These t-shirts are available in two colourways, and are strictly limited in numbers so won't be around for long: Obey Haiti Tee (White) and Obey Haiti Tee (Heather Grey.)

Some Stussy

2010-03-09T08:53:00.001-08:00

Thats right, some but not all... we've had our first delivery of Stussy t-shirts for Spring/Summer 2010 which are now live on the site. Stussy are celebrating their 30th anniversary this year, and as some of the tees that will be rolling in over the next few weeks will show they've pulled out all the stops to celebrate!

Along the more classic side of things the designs we've had in so far include a brand new colourway of the classic logo tee, the Basic Logo in Heather White colour, and a mixup of two of the classic brandings, the Stock Skull Mix, which has been done in a neon coloured print giving it a standout 3D effect!

The rest of our new Stussy designs can be viewed here, with a whole range of other designs due in over the next few weeks.

Fresh Out the Box Obey

2010-03-09T06:16:00.001-08:00

Some quality new styles from Obey have just gone live on our site, including the summer cut of best selling M65 style jacket, the 'Iggy'. We have also had some fresh new tees in, including 'Japanese Diamond' taken from their organics range (all with full SKAL certification) and the classic Obey pocket t-shirt 'Old Works Tee' in an allover thin striped design.

We have also just confirmed delivery of a very special run of Obey Awareness t-shirts, which are intended to raise awareness for the recent Haiti earthquake disaster and feature the specially comissioned Shepard Fairey collaboration artwork created for the limited edition prints a few weeks ago (see blog post from beginning of Feb.)

As soon as these arrive they will be made available online, so watch this space. In the meantime you can view our Obey Spring/Summer collection here.

Sun is Shining

2010-03-08T07:14:00.000-08:00

Just taking a quick break from all things clothing for us to point out this little gem to go with your sunny day!

One of our favourite artists/DJs/performers is without doubt the rather marvellous Mr A Skillz, and we've just stumbled upon a rather fantastic mix he did for Annie Nightingale's radio show that is absolutely FREE to download!

Trekking accross the funk and breaks spectrum A Skillz takes us on a journey through artists as diverse as Sub Focus, The Beach Boys, Caspa, The Jackson 5, Groove Armada, Dire Straits and the Freestylers, along with his own cheeky re-edits of some classics. If you're not familiar with his stuff this is the perfect introduction, and if you are a seasoned follower then you will know this is essential listening!

But don't just take our word for it - follow the link and get it downloaded now!

A Skillz - Annie Nightingale Guest Mix 23/10/09

Obey Awareness

2010-03-05T08:13:00.001-08:00

Freshly uploaded to our website is a selection of tees from Obey's new collection. Amongst these is the lastest Obey Awareness t-shirt, which is this season in support of animal charity 'Adopt-a-Pet.com'.

'Adopt-a-pet.com' are North America's largest non-profit pet adoption service, and directly tackle the currently out of hand problem in the US of stray animals that are being destroyed as there are too many to house. There are currently over 7,500 shelters and various organisations that rely on the support of 'Adopt-a-pet.com'. Shepard Fairey and the Obey team all take a personal interest in this cause and are more than happy to be able to help raising awareness for this valuable charity through their art and clothing.

The new tee design, featuring exclusive artwork designed by Shepard himself, is available in men and women's cuts. The guy's tee is in black, and available to buy online now - the women's will be added along with the rest of our Obey women's line in the next few days.

Penfield Spring/Summer 2010

2010-03-05T07:14:00.000-08:00

We've taken a quick break from unpacking fresh stock to give a bit of an update on whats in and whats on...

One of the most anticipated deliveries at Switch is always from Penfield, and we are happy to report they have not failed to disappoint this season! With a great collection of summer jackets, some great shirts and for the first time a proper collection of t-shirt designs to choose from.

The Gibson Jacket has already been flying out the door, with its Hudson Wax cloth construction this jacket is windproof and water resistant, making it the perfect lightweight summer jacket for all weathers! On the shirt side of things, the Kerman and Tompkins shirts are both winners with their button away collar features allowing you two different looks, whilst the Anzak hooded shirt makes a welcome return after being one of last summers best sellers.

T-shirt designs are classic looking, as you would expect, with Penfield heritage branding and sharp 'Bear' image and branding. The Big Bear t-shirt makes a return in a slightly different colourway, with the Original Logo tee and Crest tee featuring some classic Penfield logo action.

Last but by no means least, Penfield have decided to honour our support across the years by naming a jacket after us! (Whilst it would be an honour, sadly it is just pure coincidence!) All the same the Switch jacket is one of our key pieces this season - fully mesh lined, lightweight ripstop cotton jacket with zip away hood and Penfield heritage branding on the front chest zip pocket. Available in 2 colourways - Blue and Grey.

Brixton Photo Competition

2010-02-03T05:36:00.000-08:00

Massive shout out and congratulations to Matt Hillier for making it as a runner-up Brixton's monthly photo competition for February. The worldwide competition, that invites photographers to submit their best work online, runs monthly and features some of the hottest talent from around the globe.

Matt has previously worked on photo shoots for Switch, and should also be collaborating on future shoots and projects. More of Matt's work is available to view at www.matt-hillier.co.uk. For more details on Brixton's comp, check out www.brixton.com or view their blog.

Obey Relief for Haiti Print

2010-02-03T05:30:00.000-08:00

Shepard Fairey has collaborated with Studio Number One’s Cleon Peterson and Casey Ryder to create a special limited edition, signed and numbered print in aid of the victims of the Haiti earthquake.

These prints were created for www.artistsforpeaceandjustice.com and are available now from the OBEY website. All proceeds from the sales will go directly to Haiti.

Boxfresh Spring/Summer 2010 Collection

2010-01-30T06:18:00.001-08:00

First in the door for the Spring/Summer 10 season is some quality looking gear from British streetwear legends Boxfresh. Having celebrated their 20th anniversary last year, Boxfresh are looking to push forward and build on their already huge reputation in 2010 - and they've already landed some of our favourite pieces with a collection influenced by 1980s US college style graphics and styles.

The 'Bagohn Jacket' is a perfect example of this and looks set to be one of our favourite pieces this season, in a classic baseball jacket style with fully detatchable sweat hood. Continuing the collegiate theme is the 'Kursaal Polo' with contrast sleeve design and flock printed Boxfresh branding across the chest. There are some classic Boxfresh pieces in there as well with a return for the 'Kelly Polo' and the contrast colour 'Gnoma Knit' jumper in a wicked Parachute Purple colour.

More Boxfresh stuff will be online early next week including footwear, but for now check out the SS10 range here...

Boxfresh team up with other brands for special charity event in aid of Haiti

2010-01-21T04:23:00.000-08:00

British streetwear giant Boxfresh has teamed up with Ctrl.Alt.Shift, True Tiger and a host of other worthy brands for a special charity event in aid of the victims of the Haiti earthquake.

Boxfresh will be donating a variety of goodies, including a one off pair of Boxfresh sneakers to help raise money for the appeal.

"SOMEnight, London’s premier weekly dance music event is opening its doors and decks to the cream of both the U's urban and dance music scenes in a bid to raise money for the victims of the earthquake in Haiti. Having partnered with Ctrl.Alt.Shift, a charity who use popular culture to take global action, and esteemed production outfit True Tiger, some of the biggest names in the business have agreed to waiver their fee’s to appear at the event, with the confirmed line-up a cross section of the UK’s talent spanning multiple genres.

The event takes place at the infamous 1200 capacity Den & Centro (formally The End) in central London on the 20th January.

Proceeds will go to the Ctrl.Alt.Shift Haiti appeal. Hundreds of thousands of people are already feared dead and many more are believed to be critically injured. Countless are homeless. The five partner groups are are targeting areas that are getting little help from other agencies. They will provide food, tents, hygiene kits, blankets, jerry cans for water, water purifiers and medical support.

Updates on the money raised and how it’s been distributed will be available at www.ctrlaltshift.co.uk/haiti. You can also donate from the website."

For more information and full line up check out http://www.thedenandcentro.com/

First Blog of the year and its Sale time!

2010-01-21T04:06:00.000-08:00

Belated Happy New Year to all, and welcome to the first post for 2010! We've been very busy getting past the Christmas rush, and are now finally all systems go again.

First thing to point out is we are currently offering some massive savings in our Winter Sale. Discounts off all our top brands, including Stussy, Carhartt, Penfield, Boxfresh, Nikita and Fenchurch - our sale actually started a few weeks ago though, so we are starting to run low on stock. If you wanna grab yourself a bargain check out www.switch-clothing.co.uk before they all disappear!

Secondly we are gearing ourselves up for what will be quite simply our best season to date for clothing - we are adding Altamont to our already great list of brands, alongside which we have some great gear coming from The Comune, Brixton, Rogue Status and The Quiet Life. With the 20th anniversary Stussy collection due to drop in Feb, and the best Penfield and Carhartt collections to drop in recent years its going to be a bumper year for all you streetwear fanatics!

We will soon be adding a range of gifts and gadgets back onto our website, along the same line as you can find in our Newport store. With such huge local popularity we are looking to open up the same great list of products to our online customers. These will be hitting the site over the next couple of months.

Thanks to all of you who have supported us over the last year, we will be returning the favour by making sure we bring you the 'best of the best' for 2010. Keep checking out our blog and we will bring you all the news as it happens...

Pass the Robot Please

2009-12-15T06:45:00.000-08:00

The latest in Salt and Peppering comes from the Salt and Pepper Bots. These clever little robots not only act as classic looking salt and pepper dispensers, they can be wound up using the key on the side and sent accross the table at will!

This will obviously mean less leaning over tables to pass the salt, but unfortunately there will be so much fun to be had your dinner could end up with a dangerously unhealthy amount of salt and pepper on it!

These little guys have just arrived in our store, and are also available to order online right now...

Explosive Xmas Decorations

2009-12-04T08:48:00.000-08:00

Something we are going to start doing more is featuring some of the gifts and gadgets available from our store, with many being made available to buy online. But before anything else we couldn't resist uploading these amazing decorations which have just arrived (believe us they have to be good for us to be stocking any form of decorations - fairy lights and tinsel aren't really our thing!)

The 'Xmas Declerations' are delicate glass bauble replicas of hand grenades, that in their high quality chrome finish add a real sparkle to any christmas tree, whilst acting as a subtle reminder of the hardships endured elsewhere in the world around this time of year. Designed by creative collective 'Dorothy' and manufactured exclusively by Suck UK, these Grenade baubles come in sets of 6 and each pack bought will make a contribution to Ctrl.Alt.Shift's fight against global conflict.

Watch this space for future gift ideas, as we will be uploading some more of our favourites in the run up to Xmas.

Nikita Accessories Online

2009-12-01T03:55:00.001-08:00

We've had a delivery of accessories from womens Icelandic snowboard and streetwear giants Nikita, with a great selection of hats, scarves and other bits. These include some great knit beanies, the Majestic and Melita and some oversized cotton jersey scarves like the Local Scarf. Great for keeping warm this winter, or perfect for hitting the slopes now is the time to make sure your chill-proof for the months ahead!

We also have had our first ever drop of Nikita jewellery - check out the Opti Mystic necklace for a taster of that.

Our full Nikita range is available to view here.

Motel returns to Switch!

2009-11-14T06:35:00.000-08:00

Its been a few months since we've had a delivery from Motel, one of our favourite women's brands, and this seasons collection hasn't failed to disappoint!

Motel boasts high profile celebrity fans such as Naomi Campbell, Claudia Schiffer, Fern Cotton, Kate Nash and Duffy, who all love the vintage styling and super flattering fits their dresses and clothing offer. This winter collection features 90s supermodel glamour (the Helen Dress), eye catching shapes with vintage Baroque style prints (the Alice Dress), and some killer new prints for classic Motel styles (the Zoe Dress.)

Our full selection of Motel is available to view here: http://www.switch-clothing.co.uk/motel-47-c.asp

Brixton Hats and Beanies arrive...

2009-11-09T07:21:00.000-08:00

Just in time for the cold snap we've had some hats and beanies in from Brixton. Brixton have been around for 5 years, mainly specialising in a range of mens hats, but also producing several cut and sew lines. The look they have perfected with their pieces draws heavily on the traditional, but adds a clean modern angle that sets them apart - this is achieved by their 3 founders who draw on the influences around them to create their designs.

The Busker Hat is one of Brixton's most recognisable styles, military influenced and with some really smart clean branding. The Heist Beanie is a classic looking knit beanie that can be worn either rolled up or down, thanks to the double sided tab branding at the bottom. Brixton stuff tends to sell out as soon as we receive it into store, so check them out quickly before they all go!

Stussy x James Jarvis

2009-11-09T04:53:00.000-08:00

Exciting news (like all our Xmas' came at once!) from the Stussy camp - as part of next years 30th anniversary celebrations, they will be collaborating with legendary Silas and Amos Toys designer James Jarvis. Famed for his In Crowd and King Ken series, Jarvis has produced three designs for Stussy which will be available in a variety of colourways.

We've just seen the designs, and can happily confirm they are every bit as good as you would expect from a collaboration between two as big as James Jarvis and Stussy. The limited edition tees will be available Summer 2010 - its a long time to wait, but a wait that will be well worth it!

Carhartt Womens Top Up

2009-11-09T04:46:00.000-08:00

Our online shop has just had some Carhartt Womens stock added, including one of their best selling check shirt-dresses, the Leaf Dress, and a fully lined water repellant jacket - the Sail Jacket. Alongside these we have a design from Carhartt's artist's t-shirt series, and some more basics from their training programme collection.

Carhartt's womens range gets better season on season, with their designers now looking to create specific women's pieces as opposed to just changing the cuts on the mens range to suit.

Penfield Womens Jackets

2009-11-09T02:41:00.000-08:00

Outdoor specialists Penfield have made their name from their goose down layered jackets, and have a heritage stretching back many years. The good news is although the main part of their range is filled with mens jackets, they also have a few of their key pieces retweaked into womens jackets.

These include the Jupa Vest a version of the classic Penfield down filled vest with an adjustable hood, and the Millis Jacket which is in the classic shape of their down filled jacket. These are both constructed to the high level of quaility you would expect from any Penfield garment, and are fully insulated to protect you against whatever the weather throws at you!

Wight Trash Online

2009-11-06T05:14:00.000-08:00

We have finally had some stock from Wight Trash uploaded to our site - conveniently coinciding with the relaunch of their own website (www.wight-trash.com.) We have worked with Wight Trash since we started, and to date they are still one of our most successful brands. Founder John Cattle has taken them from producing a few basic t-shirts, to releasing an expansive range of clothing, accessories and hardware, and they are now one of the most recognised local brands.

Wight Trash has a well established skate team, and regularly work with the local skate community to help out and improve facilities. Their recent 'Transitions' cd series was a major success - a compilation of local artists music including songs provided by The Bees, Jackson Analogue, Mark King and The Operators - all in aid of raising money for the Ventnor Skate Park regeneration.

The "Wight Trash Logo T-shirt" is consistently one of our best sellers, along with a t-shirt design from graphic artist Nathan Holt - "Wight Trash Nathan T-shirt". You can view our full range here.

Obey Glow in the Dark Series

2009-11-03T07:53:00.000-08:00

Obey are always ahead of the game when it comes to tee designs and this latest collection is no exception. The Glow in the Dark series features a range of fresh new designs, all printed in a special kind of glow ink. Unlike other glow in the dark inks, this charges off just a few minutes of artificial or natural light, and can last for hours. Obey have done a range in both blue and green inks, and all are equally effective!

We have so far received two designs into stock - 'Party with the Posse' which uses the Green glow ink, and 'Outline' which features Shepard Fairey's classic 'Andre the Giant' face in a Blue glow ink design. As with all Obey t-shirts, these are strictly limited in number - you can check out a video of one of them in action on Youtube - Obey Glow in the Dark Demo.

Boxfresh Footwear

2009-10-28T07:49:00.000-07:00

Our latest range of Boxfresh footwear has just been uploaded to the site, featuring some of the best in smart/casual shoes from the legendary British streetwear labels latest collection. Boxfresh have only been designing footwear for a few seasons now, but already it has grown so popular the range is growing at an unbelievable pace.

Highlights this season include the return of the Boxfresh classic 'Sparko', recoloured as the 'Sparko IV'. This shoe has been a best seller since it came out, and this brand new Nubuck constructed version is a real winner. Check out the rest of our Boxfresh footwear range here.

Fenchurch Konrad Jacket

2009-10-28T07:41:00.000-07:00

Our best selling jacket this season has been the 'Konrad Jacket' from Fenchurch Clothing - and its not difficult to see why...

Fully padded and lined for extra warmth, lined hood with peak, front hand warmer pockets as well as flap sealed pockets and a double zip front - this is a whole lot of jacket for the money and its not difficult to see why our customers are snapping them up now the temperature is going south!

The Konrad Jacket is available online now, along with some more recently added Fenchurch gear - http://www.switch-clothing.co.uk/fenchurch-clothing-33-c.asp

Stussy x Dickies Collaboration

2009-10-26T08:34:00.000-07:00

We heard a rumour a couple of months back that this might be on the cards, and details have now been released of a collaboration between two of our biggest brands - streetwear legends Stussy, and workwear heritage brand Dickies.

The Supreme Cord Pant will be available from selected stores at the end of October, with subtle Stussy and Dickies detailing, and come in a range of colours. More details and pictures here

Gentle Fawn AW 09

2009-10-24T02:51:00.000-07:00

We've just had our Autumn/Winter stock from Gentle Fawn uploaded to the site, and its looking mighty fine this season! The Canadian label may only have been around for 6 years, but they have already established themselves as one of the leading women's brands to crossover into the streetwear market with their subtle mix of urban and nature in their designs.

Stand out pieces this season for the ladies include -

The Hepburn Jacket - Perfect vintage look, wool mix zip-up jacket, with great flattering cut, and multiple contrast button and lining features.

Polish Dress - Great way to turn heads this autumn with this fantastic looking dress, with custom printed chiffon lower.

Flaunt Top - Great little top that can be either dressed up or down, depending on the occasion. Gingham print around the neckline really sets this piece off.

You can view our whole Gentle Fawn collection online right now by following this link - http://www.switch-clothing.co.uk/gentle-fawn-60-c.asp

Boxfresh x Berghaus Collection

2009-10-20T04:21:00.000-07:00

Following on from last years collaboration with legendary Outdoor specialists Barbour, Boxfresh have stepped up again this Autumn/Winter to produce a collection in conjunction with another legened in the outerwear field - none other than Berghaus.

The concept behind this collaboration is to combine the specialities of the two brands, fusing Boxfresh's design with Berghaus' technicality - resulting in some of the ultimate outerwear! The collection consists of three pieces - 'Beton' a fully insulated down filled jacket, 'Baal' a waterproof technical jacket, and 'Habitue' a wind resistant fully vented fleece layer. This collection will be hitting the streets in the next couple of weeks.

Switch Top 5 Mens Jackets for October

2009-10-17T03:01:00.000-07:00

So we've finally managed to crawl out from underneath the piles of boxes that have been arriving at Switch HQ over the last month, and can now start to bring you the highlights of our Autumn/Winter collection. Each month we try to bring you a variety of top 5 essentials focusing on one area of our store - compiled from a combination of our own recommendations and our best selling pieces.

As the temperature is starting to drop, we thought we'd start with mens jackets:

Penfield Kasson Jacket (Navy)/Penfield Kasson Jacket (Melton Wool) - a jacket that should need no introduction, this best selling piece from Penfield Clothing has been around a while now but continues to deliver season on season. Now available in a brand new Melton Wool finish, adding extra warmth and style to an already classic jacket shape.
Obey Iggy Jacket - The Autumn/Winter 09 take on the M65 style military jacket from Obey Clothing, that gives one of the best looking fits in this style of jacket, whilst offering stacks of warmth and comfort. Features Obey's brand new subtle pinbadge branding.
Comune Derek Jacket - A brand new jacket from a brand new label - born out of the ashes of Ambiguous clothing, 'The Comune' have focused on unique design features across their range for this season. This baseball style jacket features loads of neat detailing, with graffiti print lining, safety pin style branding and waxed drawcord hood - also one of the best looking jackets we've seen all season!
Carhartt Deluxe Jacket - The first thing that will strike you when you see this jacket, is how amazingly warm it looks! With a 'sheeps wool style' lining, this jacket will certainly be a valuable asset in the coming months - combined with all the usual great fit and quality that we come to expect from Carhartt Clothing, this is a real winner!
Penfield Rockford Jacket - Penfield are specialists in the outdoor clothing market, so I suppose its hardly surprising they feature twice in our top 5! The Rockford Jacket is another classic, best selling piece, fully insulated with a goose-down mix, and topped off nicely with the plaid detailing to the top of the shoulders.

Penfield X Rag and Bone Collaboration

2009-10-17T02:53:00.000-07:00

Over the last few years Penfield Clothing have managed to rack up some very high profile collaborations, with the likes of Stussy, Alife, DPM and many others. Their latest capsule collection is no exception to this - joining forces with US based lifestyle brand 'Rag & Bone'.

This 3 piece collection of outerwear includes two jackets and a vest, all featuring wool and leather detailing. More details and images of these jackets can be found here: http://www.highsnobiety.com/news/2009/10/15/penfield-x-rag-bone-capsule-collection/

More Nikita arrives

2009-10-15T07:57:00.000-07:00

Alongside the earlier delivery of jackets we have now had a full delivery of Nikita women's clothing. The Icelandic streetwear specialists expand their range every season, and now not only provide some of the funkiest looking jackets and hoodies around, but also boast some really smart tops and a great denim line.

Pieces to look out for this season are the 'Fandango Hoodie' and the 'Fingerprint' graphic inspired 'Katarina longsleeve top' which emboides a theme running throughout the whole of this Autumn/Winter 09 range.

Our full range of Nikita gear is available to buy on our website here: http://www.switch-clothing.co.uk/nikita-clothing-48-c.asp - we have a load of accessories, including belts, scarves and jewellery that will be added over the next few days.

Women's Jackets to battle the Cold

2009-10-13T09:29:00.000-07:00

The temperature has been steadily dropping over the last few days, as we all have to face up to the fact Winter is well and truly on its way! Time to prepare yourselves by stocking up your essential winter layers...

Just in time for this we have had some fantastic new jackets for ladies, from Snowboard and Streetwear specialists Nikita Clothing. For those looking to stand out from the crowd we have the fully padded 'Adonis Jacket' or for the smarter, more dressy look check out the 'Afternoon Jacket'. Our full range of women's jackets can be viewed here: http://www.switch-clothing.co.uk/jackets-25-c.asp

Boxfresh Competition

2009-10-12T05:07:00.000-07:00

Just a quick note to point out the lovely folk at Boxfresh are giving away some brand new threads in a competition on Bebo Beat.

The lucky winner will win a brand new Boxfresh t-shirt, hoody and a pair of shoes from their range and it doesn't cost a penny to enter! For details of how to win follow this link - Boxfresh Competition.

Get Checked this Autumn

2009-10-08T07:25:00.001-07:00

You can't walk down the street anymore without seeing at least some sort of classic checked shirt or garment walking in the other direction. Although the return of check is not big news, this season has seen possibly some of the strongest use of checks so far! Carhartt have designed a whole programme incorporating their 'Matrix Check' into a range of jackets, shirts, bags and accessories (view our Matrix check range.) Meanwhile Penfield have added some great new designs to their range which already included best seller 'Chatham Shirt' (which also makes a return in some new colourways.)

Our current range of shirts is by far our best 'check-fest' (view our shirt dept,) but lookout for some of the other pieces on offer from the likes of Obey, Carhartt, Penfield and Boxfresh.

Graphic Heaven from Dephect

2009-10-03T07:42:00.000-07:00

New to the site today is our latest collection from Dephect Clothing, a label we at Switch are proud to have been working alongside since day one! Their focus on graphics has always made them one of our standout brands, and their recent move into cut & sew proved they can produce winning designs accross the board.

The AW09 collection sees a return to focus on graphic t-shirts, with some classics from Keshone (The Keyone t-shirt and the foil printed Chisel Tee), alongside some great designs from Garry Milne (Elephant tee) and Joseph Nigoghossian (Zombie Girl t-shirt.)

Darth Vader goes Hip-hop

2009-10-02T06:21:00.000-07:00

The latest crop of t-shirts from Chunk Clothing has offered up one of their best looking Star Wars tees yet - the 'Jay V' t-shirt! Fusing everyones favourite Galactic bad guy, with the iconic pose of Hip-Hop superstar and legend 'Jay Z', and finishing him off with a funky looking pair of shades. We've just had a delivery of these, and like all the Chunk Star Wars tees these are strictly limited edition - so don't expect them to be around for long!

The Chunk 'Jay V' shirt is available to buy online right now: http://www.switch-clothing.co.uk/chunk-jay-v-t-shirt-3043-p.asp

Boxfresh AW09 Arrives

2009-10-01T06:15:00.000-07:00

After our first season at Switch with Boxfresh, the delivery of Autumn/Winter stock was greatly anticipated - and we're happy to report it hasn't disappointed! With their original designers returning to design part of the range, and their continued collaborations with artist and designer Pete Fowler, there are some real winners in this collection combined with some classic Boxfresh pieces.

The Boxfresh 'Hister' hood (http://www.switch-clothing.co.uk/boxfresh-hister-hood-2999-p.asp) is a classic looking hoody with a subtle twist - the zip runs all the way over the top of the hood, and the hood itself has two zip out eyeholes for visibility! The Pete Fowler x Boxfresh collaboration 'Chough' shirt (http://www.switch-clothing.co.uk/boxfresh-chough-shirt-pete-fowler-3017-p.asp) not only has one of the best fits of any shirt we've seen this season, but has a custom design check designed by Pete Fowler himself!

You can view the Boxfresh range online now:- http://www.switch-clothing.co.uk/boxfresh-59-c.asp. We also have some great footwear available, which should be online by the end of the week.

Denim

2009-09-30T06:57:00.000-07:00

After a couple of technical glitches, we've finally uploaded the last of our Autumn/Winter denim collection. There's a wide choice of fits/styles on offer, from established brands such as Carhartt and Fenchurch, with a couple of great styles from new boys on the 'denim block', Obey and The Comune.

Alongside our denims we've got some classic cords and cargos, and a selection of Dickies Work Pants - there's also a few pairs of jeans we've unearthed from our storeroom that are now on there at bargain prices!

http://www.switch-clothing.co.uk/jeanspants-16-c.asp

Penfield Autumn/Winter 09 Collection

2009-09-26T07:58:00.001-07:00

The latest delivery from Penfield Clothing has arrived at Switch for their Autumn/Winter 2009 collection, and its fair to say its looking like their strongest yet. As Penfield's popularity as a brand has been growing so rapidly, so has their collection, and we can now offer a great range of jackets, shirts and hats to keep you ahead of the weather and at the height of fashion this Autumn.

All tailored to the super high level of quality we have come to expect, there are the return of some of their classic heritage pieces such as the Penfield 'Summit Jacket' and Penfield 'Outback Vest', and also some of the best pieces from previous seasons, such as the Penfield 'Chatham Shirt' (in new colourways for this season.

This brand new Penfield collection is available to buy online via our website now - http://www.switch-clothing.co.uk/penfield-53-c.asp - if you need any additional info on any of the garments, feel free to drop us an email.

Carhartt Outdoor Programme

2009-09-25T05:56:00.000-07:00

New into stock are two technical sweats taken from Carhartt's Outdoor programme. These amazing garments are fully waterrepellent, meaning water literally runs straight off the material - meaning they are more weatherproof than most standard jackets! Complete with waterproof pockets and fully taped waterrepellent zippers, these are perfect for British weather, and have the added bonus of being great looking pieces with an awesome Carhartt fit.

The hooded version (the Carhartt Hooded Zip Pocket Jacket) retails at £80, with the non hooded pullover (Carhartt Zip Pocket Sweat) retailing for a very reasonable £65. We've already sold through on some of the sizes in the short time since our last delivery of new Carhartt stock, so these probably won't be around for long!

Carhartt Hooded Zip Pocket Jacket: http://www.switch-clothing.co.uk/carhartt-hooded-zip-pocket-jacket-2817-p.asp

Carhartt Zip Pocket Sweat: http://www.switch-clothing.co.uk/carhartt-zip-pocket-sweatshirt-2821-p.asp

New Stussy Clothing arrives...

2009-09-23T06:06:00.000-07:00

Our second delivery of Stussy gear has just been uploaded to Switch Clothing website, including some tasty winter hoodies and new tees. These include a Stussy take on the ever popular 'CMYK' colour design, with their '3 Way Stock' t-shirt, and some great designs of snapback hats. For fans of the iconic Stussy logos, there is the '4 Icons' t-shirt design which incorporates the Stussy signature, Stussy skull, crown and double 'S' logo.

All our new Stussy Clothing is available online via this link: http://www.switch-clothing.co.uk/stussy-58-c.asp

Welcome The Comune

2009-09-08T09:27:00.001-07:00

We have had our first delivery of stock from hotly anticipated new brand 'The Comune' - born out of the ashes of Ambiguous Clothing, and featuring the same collective of pro skaters and designers. Although only in their first season, Comune already stands out ahead of most for their fantastic attention to detail, and unique design elements that can be found across their range.

Comune was formed from the idea that there will always be people out there who not only embrace the rawness and imperfections of everyday life but use it to creatively push the boundaries of what's possible in skateboarding, fashion, art and music their own way, with complete disregard of the consequences. Their goal is to provide clothing that reflects this lifestyle of carefree idealism and to support the people that choose to live it.

Our latest Comune stock is available to view online now: http://www.switch-clothing.co.uk/comune-clothing-78-c.asp

Obey x Al Rockoff Limited Edition Tee

2009-09-05T06:02:00.000-07:00

For one of their AW09 artist collaborations, Obey have produced a limited series of t-shirts designed in association with photojournalist Al Rockoff - famed for his work during the Vietnam War and the Khmer Rouges' takeover of Phnom Penh, and portrayed in Acadamy Award winning film The Killing Fields. Rockoff was known for taking great risks to get pictures, at a time where any foreign journalist falling into the Khmer Rouge hands could expect execution. He almost died from shrapnel wounds in October 1974, near the strategic city of Kompong Chnang.

This can be viewed along with several new additions to our Obey AW09 collection, instore and available online now:- http://www.switch-clothing.co.uk/obey-dualit y-of-humanity-1-t-shirt-al-rockoff-2738-p.asp

Fresh New Stussy Gear

2009-08-22T08:36:00.000-07:00

We've had our first proper delivery of Stussy stuff for the Autumn/Winter 09 season, with some sweet new t-shirt designs and accessories!

This includes the artist collaboration tee with Calfornian comic artist Jaime Hernandez (http://www.switch-clothing.co.uk/stussy-graveyard-t-shirt-2660-p.asp) and some wicked headwear including bobble beanies. After our first season with Stussy was such a success, we've got a load more stock on the way soon - so watch this space for any Stussy updates!

Meantime check our current range: http://www.switch-clothing.co.uk/stussy-58-c.asp

More Carhartt Autumn/Winter 09 Stock Added

2009-08-22T04:54:00.000-07:00

We received another drop of Carhartt AW09 clothing earlier in the week, which has just been uploaded to the site. Continuing one of their strongest seasons on the Carhartt artist t-shirt series, we have new designs from Eric Elms, KoolFunc88 and Zeek & Destroy - including the awesome 'Fingerprint' t-shirt. Also new stock of classic Capital Sweat tees, and some new 'Jack' flannel shirts.

Check it out now: http://www.switch-clothing.co.uk/carhartt-32-c.asp

Brand new Obey Clothing

2009-08-20T04:56:00.000-07:00

We've just had our first delivery of brand new stuff from Shepard Fairey's Obey Clothing. As well as a really clean, smart cut and sew line, the collection boasts some of the strongest t-shirt designs yet from Obey!

The 'Obey Records' project has produced some of the best of these designs, and they're live on our site right now, along with the brand new edition of 'Supply and Demand' - with 100 more pages added to the already comprehensive book of Shepard Fairey's previous works.

Check them out here - http://www.switch-clothing.co.uk/obey-clothing-54-c.asp

Brand new Fenchurch Stock arrives

2009-07-25T08:46:00.000-07:00

Hot on the back of one of a strong Spring/Summer collection, Fenchurch have landed us with some of their best yet with the arrival of AW09. We've already had a drop of some wicked new t-shirt designs, along with a few classic Fenchurch hoodys and a whole load of denim.

Having just had a peek at what coming for Fenchurch next year, we can confirm that this brand is destined for big things! This collection gives a great sample of things to come... Check out some of the new mens range online now: http://www.switch-clothing.co.uk/fenchurch-clothing-33-c.asp (Fenchurch womens online next week.)

Carhartt Heritage Collection

2009-07-24T07:18:00.000-07:00

Originally established in Detroit in 1889, Carhartt fast became legendary for supplying quality workwear throughout the US. As a tribute to its roots and history Carhartt is producing a series of clothing utilising designs and materials from the early beginnings of the brand.

The first part of this collection to arrive at Switch is the 'Heritage T-shirt', which utilises one of the original print designs used to promote Carhartt in the early days. These are available to buy instore or online now: http://www.switch-clothing.co.uk/carhartt-ss-heritage-t-shirt-2428-p.asp

Summer Sale Time

2009-07-11T03:13:00.001-07:00

Its Sale time once again, and its one of our best yet! With up to 50% off on top brands such as: Carhartt, Boxfresh, Fenchurch, Obey, Penfield, Dickies, Nikita, Gentle Fawn, Matix.... the list goes on! Stock is already starting to move at high speed, and with free UK delivery its your chance to grab yourself some tidy 'threads' for the summer at a bargain price!

Check out our page: www.switch-clothing.co.uk to link direct to our Men and Womens Sales...

Return of the Ugly

2009-07-07T07:43:00.000-07:00

The much loved Ugly Doll series has just made its first appearance since we moved stores, with a load of brand new shapes and styles invading the store overnight! Amongst the newbies, there is the long-necked 'Fea Bea', and the ghoulish 'Ugly Ghost'.

A lot of people have been asking after these guys for a while, so we don't expect them to hang around very long - there is a new range of them on the way in about a months time as well, so there's plenty to keep us 'Ugly' for 2009!

3 inch Homer Simpson invasion

2009-06-24T08:44:00.001-07:00

Anyone familiar with Switch over the years will remember the much loved Qee series of collectable keychains. Well the clever people at Toy2R (www.toy2r.com) have managed to ace themselves by licensing everyones favourite yellow cartoon family 'The Simpsons' and producing a load of limited edition figures based around them.

We've just had the 3 inch Homer Simpson figures arrive in store, with 12 different versions of 'costumed' Homer to choose from! Whats even better about these figures, is unlike the usual Qee series, which were blind packaged so you never knew what you were going to get - these come in window display boxes so you can pick and choose your favourite!

Homer Qees are available in-store at £6.00 each, we will try to get some on the site but due to the limited nature of them we may not get a chance!

DJ Yoda live at Switch

2009-06-15T03:55:00.000-07:00

We've just had a delivery of Chunk's latest Summer collection, and along with it the long awaited arrival of this summers 'must have' tee - 'DJ Yoda'. Featuring Star Wars' little green jedi master in a fetching pair of Aviator shades and headphones, this tee is available in two colourways and comes complete with a list of 'galactic' tour dates on the back giving it that classic 'tour t-shirt' feel!

Check them out along with some other cracking new designs here: http://www.switch-clothing.co.uk/chunk-clothing-45-c.asp

Rain or Shine?

2009-06-10T02:50:00.001-07:00

Well its festival time on the Isle of Wight once again, and whilst the forecast doesn't look bad its looking pretty miserable from out of our window right now!

Not that a little rain will dampen the festival spirits of the 1000s who will be turning up over the next couple of days to party the weekend away with Basment Jaxx, Pendulum, Prodigy and the rest. Full lineup details and running order etc can be found here: http://www.isleofwightfestival.com/

Don't forget if your at the Festival we're offering an exclusive 10% discount to anyone wearing a wristband - for those of you that don't like to hang on to the memories, the wristband offer continues until the end of June of you can keep hold of it!

Get Famous this Summer

2009-06-03T07:17:00.000-07:00

We've just had our Summer drop of Famous Stars and Straps tees arrive, and they are looking pretty damn special if we do say so ourselves! With a range of bold colours, and mixture of classic and eye catching designs, they are perfect for the injection your wardrobe needs now the sun has finally arrived!

Hopefully we'll be due a lot more of the hot weather before the Summer is over! All new Famous Stars and Straps designs are available online right now: http://www.switch-clothing.co.uk/famous-stars--straps-55-c.asp

Obey Pasting

2009-06-01T07:35:00.001-07:00

We were privelaged enough to get a visit from Simon from Obey last week, who gave our shop the Obey treatment! Thanks to some technical issues we are still waiting for a proper collection of our own pictures to go online, but for now you can checkout the display of Shepard Fairey's artwork on the Obey Clothing website, where we made front page news!

Obey Pasting: http://www.obeyclothing.co.uk/

Jacket Sale

2009-05-29T03:41:00.001-07:00

As the weather can't seem to make its mind up at the moment, we're offering the perfect tonic to 'Summer Showers' at Switch by running a mid season mini sale on all of our summer jackets. With 20% off jackets from Carhartt, Boxfresh, Penfield, Obey, Dephect and Fenchurch, nows the time to grab yourself some protection against those wet and muggy days!!

Available instore and online: http://www.switch-clothing.co.uk/ja ckets-18-c.asp

Bestival DJ Competition

2009-05-22T04:35:00.000-07:00

Congratulations to Willz and Jake who stormed their way to victory in the Bestival DJ Competition last night. Beating off competition from 5 other hopefuls, they have earned themselves a spot playing the Hidden Disco at this years Bestival in September. We should have an instore performance from the guys at some point - watch this space for details.

Meanwhile the sun has finally decided to show its face, and our mens tees have started to fly out - check out our full selection online now: http://www.switch-clothing.co.uk/tees-14-c.asp

Rapanui goes live!!

2009-05-19T05:20:00.001-07:00

We are happy to report you can finally get hold of the Rapanui Clothing range via all Switch channels! We've got some stock in-store right now, and the range is gradually being added online - including Mens and Womens T-shirts, Hoodys and even underwear!

If you wanna pick yourself up some of the finest, and GENUINELY eco friendly clothing around, check out the Rapanui page on our site - http://www.switch-clothing.co.uk/rapanui-66-c.asp

The Quiet Life Online

2009-05-16T05:19:00.001-07:00

Just had some of The Quiet Life tees uploaded to our site, along with The Quiet Life Camera Club Volume 2 Book. This features photography taken by Quiet Life Camera Club members - the club was set up as an online gallery for photgraphers of all levels from around the world to exhibit their own work, and favourites.

The book is 92 colour pages of some of The Quiet Life's favourites. Link to The Quiet Life here

Urbanise

2009-05-15T05:37:00.000-07:00

Head straight back to the old skool on Friday 22nd of May, as Nitrobox Entertainments host a very special evening at Southsea Pier. Featuring legendary acts and DJs, Ratpack, Kenny Ken and Mickey Finn this promises to be an all out assault of classic old skool and jungle, at a bargain price of £12 a ticket (adv).

We've got limited tickets available from our store - check the following event details for other outlets and info: http://tinyurl.com/urbanize-220509

Calling all ladies...

2009-05-14T09:11:00.000-07:00

A load of new women's stuff has gone live on our site today, with plenty more being added over the next few days. Some really nice dresses, tops and skirts from a new brand to Switch, Gentle Fawn (link to page) and some classic pieces from one of our old favourites, Icelandic streetwear specialists Nikira (link here).

Got a load more to add from Matix and Fenchurch amongst others, which should hopefully be live by the end of the week...

Rapanui Clothing

2009-05-13T06:12:00.000-07:00

Just had some Organic cotton tees from the Isle of Wight's very own eco brand Rapanui. We are the first store on the Island to stock their clothing, and will soon have their full range available to order from our website. For now check them out at http://www.rapanuiclothing.com

Live on Twitter

2009-05-11T03:52:00.000-07:00

Just a very quick note to say you can now follow us on Twitter. We're still trying to get our heads round the whole thing to be honest, but check us out at http://twitter.com/switchclothes for up to the minute news on whats going on in our world....

Leading a Quiet Life

2009-05-08T06:19:00.001-07:00

Just a very quick update to let you know we've had our first delivery of stuff from streetwear label 'The Quiet Life'. Owned and run by Andy Mueller, who works as creative director for Lakai footwear and designs skate decks for the likes of Girl, Chocolate and Fourstar - 'The Quiet Life' produce a small range of tees and other garments each season, which feature some of the most poignant yet understated graphics around.

Tees are in store now, and live on the site very soon... www.switch-clothing.co.uk

Same Switch Different Day

2009-05-06T15:25:00.001-07:00

Hello and welcome to the first Switch 45 Blog for a long time. Over the last few months we have been undergoing a lot of changes - mainly our relocation from our old store into a much bigger and better one!

Our new address for those of you paying a visit is: 23 Holyrood Street, Newport, Isle of Wight, PO30 5AZ. You can still get us on the same phone number - (01983) 822243.

Alongside a change of location, we have now rebranded ourselves to be simply called 'Switch'. As a result we now have a brand new website address - www.switch-clothing.co.uk - although we're gonna hang on to the old URL (www.switch45.co.uk) for old times sakes (and for anyone who happens not to have noticed we've changed!)

Anyway we're proud to have added some legends in streetwear to our brand rosta, and can now boast Stussy, Boxfresh and Rogue Status alongside Gentle Fawn and Matix for the ladies. Stock is currently being uploaded to the website as fast as our internet connection can carry it, and you should be able to check out all our new ranges within a couple of weeks. For now though here are some damn useful links to some of the new gear thats brightening our store:

Stussy at Switch

Boxfresh at Switch

Rogue Status at Switch

Check back here for updates, but we have some good stuff lined up over the next few weeks including uploads of all new stock, news of a Switch relaunch event, and images from the artwork pasting due in store from Obey.

2009-01-03T14:23:00.000-08:00

First post for 2009, and here's wishing a Happy New Year to all from the Switch 45 team! The only words you need to hear for now are the words SALE SALE SALE. Massive reductions across our store as we look to clear our Autumn/Winter stock to make way for all the Spring/Summer delights over the next couple of months.

We have stock on sale from all of our major brands, including reductions on Penfield and Obey clothing, savings across Carhartt and Fenchurch, and clearout prices on some other great items for some of the cheapest prices you will find anywhere! We have an exclusive weeks preview online for these discounts, with the store shut for a stockcheck until the 10th Jan - so get on the Switch 45 sale while you still can!

2008-11-17T03:20:00.000-08:00

Fresh into stock we have several things perfect for Christmas Gifts for that 'hard to buy for person'. The Terrorist Teapot from Suck UK, is without doubt one of the best looking teapots we've ever seen (and we like tea!) - complete with balaclava tea cosy and capacity to brew up to 6 cups!

Also back in stock we have everyones favourite 'unfortunate' desktop buddies - Splat Stan and Dead Fred, alongside whom we welcome their new friend Stress Paul. This week should be a biggy for gift deliveries as we get ready for the 'big rush', alongside which we should have a new drop of stock from Penfield - if we can keep it around long enough to get it on the site, their stuff keeps flying out!

2008-10-28T05:26:00.000-07:00

With Christmas just around the corner, we are starting to expand our gifts and gadgets selection, and there can be no gift more unique than the amazing 'Miracle Berries'. These incredible fruit tablets actually alter your tastebuds temporarily, making sour things taste sweet! Lemons taste like toffee, vinegar tastes of treacle and Guinness tastes like a stouty, chocolately milkshake. Eating sweet foods will cause an eruption of taste in your mouth!

These are available in our online store right now - http://shop.switch45.co.uk/miracle-berries-fruit-tablets-1147-p.asp

Obey 'Obama' T-shirts

2008-10-18T04:29:00.000-07:00

We've finally managed to secure some stock of the Obey 'Obama' t-shirt in White. Featuring Shepard Fairey's artwork - taken from a long sold out print of presidential hopeful Barack Obama (originally seen with the slogan 'Progress' underneath), these tees are strictly limited edition, and with current topical events they won't be around for long....

http://shop.switch45.co.uk/obey-obama-t-shirt-1139-p.asp

2008-10-15T02:14:00.000-07:00

Good morning and welcome to the first official Switch 45 blog...

Bear with us on this, as we're very new to the world of 'blog' - but we're gonna keep this regularly updated with all goings on inside and out of the Switch 45 world, plus provide some handy links to other cool stuff on the web.

So a quick intro for those who don't know us:

Switch 45 was opened in Newport, Isle of Wight in late 2006, after a general consensus there was a significant lack of stores we wanted to shop in. By combining a blend of the finest streetwear clothing, art and lifestyle items, we have created a store aimed at bringing mainland UK and world culture onto our Island shores. Since its incepetion in early 2007, our website has grown and developed, and you can now purchase the the great products found in store, online and at anytime.

www.switch45.co.uk

In-store we offer a large range of men and women's fashion brands and accessories, including:

Also a range of original artwork, specialist music, and unique and contemporary gifts from the likes of 'Suck UK', 'Addject' and 'Worldwide' - hand selected to fulfil the wants of urban minded individuals. The shop is eclectic in its range and taste - all mashed together in a lifestyle sensitive store environment. Our website is under constant development to provide a mirror of this, and our keen eye for customer care and service is maintained across both platforms.

Switch 45 has grown significantly since it launch, this season adding much sought after brands Obey, Penfield, Famous Stars & Straps and Motel to our already busy rosta which includes streetwear giants Carhartt, Fenchurch, Nikita and Dickies. We aim to offer upfront key trends, using independent brands where possible, and specialise in retro and art based graphic t-shirts - recruiting brands such as Chunk, Dephect and SPUK to fill this area.

We'll be using this blog as our first stop for updates, so keep checking back for regular news, new products and other 'funky business'!

First blog over - now that wasn't so difficult after all ;)