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Sneak Preview- Stripe Panda Hoodies

Glynis — Mon, 19 Dec 2011 20:49:16 +0000

We have exciting news here at Punch Brand HQ, we’ve been busy designing and developing a new line of crazyheads cotton hoodies. We know how much you love the Black & White Stripe Hoodies, our first batch sold out in weeks. We’ve been working hard to produce the new batch, so we’re happy to announce that we will have the Black & White Stripe Hoodies back in stock by the end of this month!! Not only that, it gets even better… we have new colors! yipeee!!! We have Black & Purple Stripe and Black & Blue Stripe as well. It’s been hard to contain my excitement throughout these last few weeks. But now we’re ready to show them to you!! Ta Da!

Black & Purple Stripe Panda Hoodie

These hoodies are super comfy and can be worn in the winter and spring months. They make a great layering piece as a jacket during spring time. They are made of high quality 95% Cotton/ 5% Spandex French Terry fabric, so they are comfortable and durable. They also have a band on the cuff and the hem. The hood is fully lined with cotton jersey.

In addition, to the Stripe Hoodies, we also have a new Cotton version of our Black Cat Hoodie (finally, I know!) and our White Panda Hoodie with Black Sleeves. So now you can finally wear our hoodies in the Spring and Summer months!! We should have these all posted in our shop by the end of this week. Stay tuned…

LIGHTS releases her new album Siberia

Glynis — Thu, 20 Oct 2011 18:46:41 +0000

Our favorite It-Girl of the moment (and fellow Canadian) Artist LIGHTS has just released a new Album “Siberia”. You may have seen her wearing our white panda hoodie. We’re lucky we’ve had the chance to meet her twice now at Fan Expo. We think she’s fantastic because she produces great music (my favorites are “Drive My Soul” and “Saviour”), has a great sense of style and she’s really nice in person. She’s currently on tour if you want to check her out. Here’s her tour schedule: http://music.iamlights.com/tour/

Here she is talking about the release of her 2nd record Siberia. In her message she talks about the album artwork and inserts which shows a panda watching Steven Seagal action movies, which is pretty rad

Here’s the video for her latest single “Toes”

Toronto visit and AWA update

Glynis — Wed, 21 Sep 2011 19:18:13 +0000

Hey Guys,
I apologize for being a bit behind on my updates, it’s been a bit crazy lately. I’ve been busy developing a new product which I’m planning to launch at New York Comic Con so I’ve been a bit crunched for time. Trying to source the exact fabrics I want has been challenging and I’m working with a new contractor to get it made. It took about a week to get the sample made and corrected. And this week I got all the things ready to go into production. I’m very lucky to have help with my production. I’ve had to work with several different contractors over the years, and it hasn’t exactly been a smooth ride. When you’re working with contractors you really have to keep a close eye on your stuff cause I’ve had a few mishaps happen even after giving exact instructions. It’s not the most easiest thing to deal with but I have to credit my production background, and working in the fashion industry for 10 years really helped. It really enables me to communicate better and deal with contractors to ensure things go smoothly. Speaking of contractors, while I was back in Toronto last month, I caught up with my old contractors who have been there since my early days. I’ve been working with this great team of people for almost as long as I’ve been in business. So it was great to see them again and this time I made sure to get a team photo. I want to acknowledge this wonderful group who helped make my hats and hoodies over the years. Thanks Wilma! Hooray!

These wonderful people help make my hats and hoodies

Where the sewing magic happens

Computerized cutting table

Sample Cutter

Just a quick convention update. We’ll be at Anime Weekend Atlanta this weekend. Come on by and check out our booth, we’re in the Dealers Room, booth# 243-244. Anime Weekend Atlanta (AWA) is a three-day Japanese Animation and comics convention held annually in Atlanta, Georgia.

AWA will be held September 30th – October 2nd, 2011, at the Renaissance Atlanta Waverly Hotel and Cobb Galleria Centre in Atlanta, Georgia.

Punch Brand Lookbook Photoshoot

Glynis — Wed, 07 Sep 2011 22:00:48 +0000

About a month ago, I had the pleasure of working with a very talented group of people. For a long time, I’ve wanted to put together a Lookbook for my clothing line. So I came up with the idea of creating a lifestyle photoshoot as part of a marketing campaign for Punch Brand.

The goal was to capture the fun, youthful energy and upbeat vibe of the Punch Brand customer. My first thought was to recruit somebody who could help me bring this fun and playful style to life. I immediately thought of my cousin Zarah! So we set up a meeting and I explained to her about my vision. She was as excited as I was to work on the project. She pretty much took the reigns and contacted a photographer she knew who would be perfect for the job.

She suggested Jeremy Jude Lee, a long time friend and photographer from Vancouver. So we met up and discussed the details with him. He had some really great ideas for the shoot in terms of the look, style and locations. Next task was to pick the perfect models for the shoot. We were so happy that Veronika and Briana came on board to be our models. It took some planning, scheduling and coordinating to get everyone together and ready for the day of the shoot. It was definitely a team effort and everyone contributed to the success of the project.

On the day of the shoot, we were lucky to have 2 very talented people do the models hair and makeup. Our hairstylist Brendan let us meet at his apartment to prep the models for the shoot. Local make up artist Jessica Noujeim, freed up her schedule for us on short notice and did an amazing job with the models makeup. Everything came together really smoothly and it turned out to be a perfect shoot.

I took video clips with my digital cam during the shoot. And put together this short video of the highlights of the day of the shoot. The actual Lookbook will be available to view on our NEW website…coming soon!

For more info of these amazing people and their work, please visit their websites here:

Photographer- Jeremy Jude Lee: http://www.jeremyjudelee.com

Hairstylist- Brendan Hopwood: http://www.beauty-a-go-go.com/

Make Up Artist- Jessica Noujeim: http://www.muahjwn.com/

New Summer Tees

Glynis — Fri, 15 Jul 2011 21:16:32 +0000

This latest update puts a spotlight on our new summer tees. The Giant Panda Jam tees and Love Cat tee, which already have shown to be a hit at the conventions. We already sold out of our first batch of Panda Jam tees and in the process of re-ordering. This latest batch, we’ve made a slight update to the design by adding a “flocking” print to the panda’s body which will make him extra fluffy. He’ll actually have fluffy arms and legs that you can feel. How cute is that?