“WE DYED THINGS IN THE BATHTUB AT HOME…“

“We had to improvise a lot in the early years, but it was great fun. We already had a style of our own; our clothes looked a bit military or like workwear. They were made of comfortable materials and had a loose cut. We dyed loads of things in the bathtub at home, then hung them up on the hooks to dry. People would grab them while they were still damp, saying, “No, it’s okay, I’ll take it like this!” Everyone wanted those T-shirts with the wide stripes, women and men alike would be fighting over them. The quality of the cotton was insane, tightly knit two-ply cotton, made by Duarig in the Vosges Mountains. It was originally meant for rugby shirts. We still sell them today. We buy the cotton and dye it ourselves near Paris. Not much has changed, really. Except my bathtub has an easier life now.”