Enter the Swell Taco x The Salt & Sea collab series. Our friends over at Swell approached us recently about doing a collab project featuring the vibe that overlapped our two businesses and also about helping local charities. This is a long sleeve t-shirt featuring the pen and ink styling by Gene Rogovitz. This piece explores the fluid symmetry of line as it relates to the ocean and it’s many counterparts.

A portion of the proceeds from this product will be donated to the John Thiesen Foundation of Wantagh, NY. Their goal is to cheer up sick children in the local hospitals during the holidays. They buy tailored gifts for children and deliver to them in the hospital during the holidays. BACK STORY: John Thiesen had the same brain tumor as I and when we were kids (his surgery was 4 years prior to mine) and he called me up without knowing me at all and wanted to check in on me. Some of the side effects of the surgery were scary and the doctors didn’t really inform the patients properly about what was to come. That’s where John came in and made sure a scared kid didn’t feel so alone. A few years later he went on to start his charity foundation. Hell of a guy and an amazing foundation he runs.

The front design features the ST x TS&S collab series type treatment on left breast

The back design features the pen and ink Water Sun styling and collab text graphics

Left sleeve: The Salt & Sea

Right Sleeve: Swell Taco

Materials: 100% Heavyweight Cotton / Garment dyed + ring spun

Color: Ice Blue (Comfort Colors)