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Pause Designs

About Me


Once upon a time Eric and myself had been high school students allocating much more of our time towards artistic endeavours than work prescribed by our respective curriculum. When Eric first approached me with the idea for a youth-oriented clothing brand, my initial reaction was of course, “For the love of God, put down the knife and we’ll talk about this.” Rare is the man of his young age to be in possession of such drive and unity of vision, and though he never did put that knife down, his enthusiasm spurred me to help get this dream off the ground.The premise was simple: too frequently the price tag of a garment did not correspond with the amount of effort put into its design. A near universally accessible font of a brand name wasn’t enough for us to justify spending excessive amounts of our hard-earned cash. We wanted to treat each shirt that we produced like a proper piece of artwork – we’re just decorating people instead of walls. Reduce cost by maintaining low overhead, develop strong ties with the local music scene and consistently produce quality products and babes were sure to follow.Soon thereafter we were joined by graphic designer Andrew Sitko, who – though not the gender we had in mind – was certainly a babe in his own right. His inclusion brought a much broader production understanding as well as a new source of creative input which helped bridge the gap between goof-off high school kid’s vision and a company with a genuine ability to succeed.Since its inception Pause Designs has worked with and sponsored numerous local musicians, had the opportunity to participate in various art shows, music festivals and charity events. Plans for total world conquest are definitely in the works, though the pitfalls of trying to raise venture capital for death rays and the training of henchmen have proven a liability. Nonetheless, I remain cautiously optimistic, and if nothing else, look forward to producing some great looking street wear for years to come.-Ken

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Artists! Pause is constantly on the lookout for new and original talent to collaborate with. Whether you're into fine arts, scupture, tattooing, graffiti, writing, graphic design, painting, cartooning, etc. We want to hear from you!

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My Blog

A blog about a blog about an email about a t-shirt.

Juggernaut t-shirt blog Color Overload recently did a nice little write up about us. They described us using words like "Fun", "Refreshing", "Funny without being cheesy", and "A non-stop no holds barr...
Posted by on Tue, 19 May 2009 21:27:00 GMT

OH NO THEY DI-INT!

Here's a little teaser from one of the MANY new apparel items dropping this week. The editions of these badboys are quite small, so I'd be quick with these if you want to grab one before they sell out...
Posted by on Wed, 13 May 2009 21:09:00 GMT

Ultra Kill Bot

Ken has a clone. Not someone that just looks like Ken. I'm talking about an exact replica. Someone so strikingly similar to Ken, that Ken himself has a hard time distinguishing which one he is. Is thi...
Posted by on Tue, 05 May 2009 17:10:00 GMT

THE TORONTO CLOTHING SHOW IS DEAD. PAUSE KILLED IT. (AGAIN)

If you didn't already know, this past weekend we had a booth at the spring Toronto Clothing Show, and let me tell you, it was the best one yet. The theme for our booth this year was "children's Birthd...
Posted by on Mon, 04 May 2009 18:13:00 GMT

SEE YOU THERE!

-Eric Pause
Posted by on Thu, 30 Apr 2009 16:31:00 GMT

HOW ABOUT SOME FREE STUFF?

I've got a couple tickets to The Toronto Clothing Show for this Friday, Saturday and Sunday. Want 'em? All you have to do is email me the funniest picture you've ever seen, and they're yours! (Obvious...
Posted by on Sun, 26 Apr 2009 21:41:00 GMT

HOW ABOUT SOME FREE STUFF?

I've got a couple tickets to The Toronto Clothing Show for this Friday, Saturday and Sunday. Want 'em? All you have to do is email me the funniest picture you've ever seen, and they're yours! (Obvious...
Posted by on Sun, 26 Apr 2009 21:41:00 GMT

New Axis site!

Do you like skateboarding? Yeah, me neither. (Ba dum bum psssh!) Our good friends over at Axis skateboards have just launched their brand new website, and I've got to say, it's looking pretty slick. I...
Posted by on Sun, 12 Apr 2009 14:13:00 GMT

The Toronto Clothing Show!

It's that time again folks. The time of year when the snow starts melting, the flowers start to peek out of the dirt, and Pause Designs FUCKING SLAYS* Toronto at The Toronto Clothing Show. We've only ...
Posted by on Thu, 09 Apr 2009 13:27:00 GMT

DAMN THE MAN!

Hi Kids!That's enough small talk. Let's get down to business. Our good friends at Golden Horseshoe are throwing a party tonight and you need to be there. Here's the info:Kaz's Pub, St. Paul St., St.Ca...
Posted by on Sat, 21 Mar 2009 15:31:00 GMT