The first of MANY post that I will contributing for the Triumvir crew.

The long awaited Triumvir x Shadaloo Psycho Brigade is around the corner. Triumvir started their pre-orders since yesterday!… SO GET ON IT! Each item is limited to 50-60 made world-wide and of course all made in the USA since Brandon & the fam wanted to bring back the production back to their own backyard in Orange County. Click HERE to do your pre-orders.

Here is what Brandon had to say about the collection:

“What I wanted to do with Shadaloo Psycho Brigade was to create an unorthodox approach from the “video game/anime x clothing line” genre that we are used to seeing here in the USA. I really respect the cool products that other collaborators in Japan and the rest of Asia create when it comes to a clothing label collaborating with a video game/anime/manga related title. When it comes to these related merchandise, the quality and concept in Asia is top-notch and you get a sense of the attention to detail the creative and development team put towards the product and concept. And that kind of dedication is what I wanted to mimic from our neighbors across the pacific. Recently I noticed my little cousin wearing a Japanese made Gundam hoody that costs somewhere around $150.00 with the nicest construction and material I’ve seen used and it wasn’t just a screen printed character of Zaku. So this is only part of the reason for creating a whole separate mini website for the Psycho Brigade Collection, I wanted to give the feeling of it being its own entity away from Triumvir, a detailed concept, in my opinion it is more about the concept of the Psycho Brigade character than the clothing itself, because the clothing was created for the character…

I understand there are different types of collectors within every genre and I do not expect all Street Fighter fans to like what we’re doing… it’s not about that. I myself, am one of those collectors who is lucky enough to work with a company like Capcom and fortunate enough to say, “hey wouldn’t it be cool if Shadaloo came out with a jacket like this…” and actually be able to produce it and share it with fellow Shadaloo fans. At the end of the day, I understand that these pieces may be too militant or too dark, but isn’t that what Shadaloo is about…? Have you really looked at Vega (M.Bison)..? For this reason, much of the Psycho Brigade Collection is very limited, because it’s not made for the general Street Fighter consumer… it’s made for the Shadaloo consumer.”

Brandon, creative director of Triumvir, did a showcase on Karmaloop TV about the current collection at their showroom in Orange County. Check it out!

Triumvir has released their Autumn line on October 16th and a few days before the release Brandon, brand director, did a write up on his vision for the upcoming season of their A/W 09’. One of the reasons why Triumvir is one of my top independent brands is that they inform their cliental on their reasonings for their ideas/visions on each season… and this season is no different. The whole premise of these season is that Autumn is the protagonist, “Blind Faith”, and Winter is the antagonist, “Hell Is For Heros”, that is derived from many influences. These includes Constantine the Great, the Knights Hospitallers, the German BMW R75 motorcycle, the German Panzerdivision, WWII air squadrons, Mad Max, and the Fist of the North Star. Brandon had chosen the religious & military aspects from those influences to be the main direction for these seasons. Also starting in these seasons, the cut & sew production is back in Orange County and their tees will be a slimmer fit previous seasons. With these changes, the increase of quality in the production & materials will be in definite.