about the brand

MY NAME IS LUKE, AND I STARTED MONOGLYPHIC IN 2024, ORIGINALLY JUST MAKING TEES FOR MYSELF.

AS SOMEONE WHO WAS OBSESSED WITH VINTAGE DESIGN AND COLLECTING OLD TEES, I WAS TIRED OF DEALING WITH THE UNSTABLE RESALE MARKET PRICES, AND THE COLLECTIBLE PIECES ALMOST TO “RARE” TO EVEN WEAR, BUT I DIDN’T EVER WANT TO GIVE UP MY LOVE OF PURSUING VINTAGE STYLE, AND THE HIGH QUALITY AND FIND DETAILS THAT GO ALONG WITH IT.

THAT’S WHEN I DECIDED TO START MONOGLYOHIC. I STARTED WITH A SMALL PRESS, PRINTING SHIRTS IN MY PARENT’S GARAGE. MY GOAL WAS TO DESIGN TEES SERVED A CERTAIN PUPOSE;

TO THE NORMAL PERSON, I WANTED THEM TO LOOK COOL OF COURSE, BUT IN A WAY THAT YOU MAYBE COULDN’T QUITE PUT YOUR FINGER ON WHY.

BUT TO THE ENTHUSIAST, IT WOULD BE A TEE THAT LOOKS COOL, BECAUSE YOU UNDERSTAND THE UNIQUE DETAILS THAT ENCOMPASS A TRUE VINTAGE OR VINTAGE INSPIRED TEE, IN ITS FULL AUTHENTICITY.

INCLUDED IN THOSE DETAILS ARE THESE POINTS THAT, FROM THE START, WERE NON-NEGOTIABLE FOR ME:

• HEAVYWEIGHT - OURS ARE A THICK AND RUGGED 8.5OZ OPEN END COTTON

  • VINTAGE TEES WEREN’T ALWAYS HEAVYWEIGHT, BUT IT’S A NICE TOUCH THAT MAKES THE TEE FEEL MUCH HIGHER QUALITY, LOOK BETTER, AND FEEL MORE COMFORTABLE

• TUBULAR - VINTAGE TEES ARE ALMOST ALWAYS TUBULAR, NOT UNTIL ABOUT THE 90S-00S DID TEES WITH SIDE SEAMS BECOME POPULAR

• MADE IN USA - IT WASN’T SPECIFICALLY THAT TEES WERE ALWAYS MADE IN THE USA, HISTORICALLY, BUT MORE SO THAT THEY WERE MADE IN THE COUNTRY OF ORIGIN. AND WITH MONOGLYPHIC BEING BASED IN THE US, AND THE CULTURE OF VINTAGE TEES BEING RELATIVELY PROLIFIC HERE, THE TEES NEEDED TO BE MADE HERE. BUT WHAT IS JUST AS IMPORTANT IN THIS ASPECT IS KNOWING YOU ARE GETTING A PRODUCT MADE BY PEOPLE MAKING A LIVEABLE WAGE, WITH HEALTHCARE AND INSURANCE, IN PROPER WORKING CONDITIONS.

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