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Thanks so much, girls – we look forward to 2014 and more exciting projects coming up!
We are immensely grateful for your positive feedback & are so excited to announce that our new Sabrina Dehoff x IWISHUSUN necklace has been sold within a few hours but we will be able to offer a restock by the end of November!
Once again the necklace will be very limited. If you want to be on our waiting list please email us: contact@iwishusun.net
Also, our stock of Logo T-Shirts, our bag & our MARCELO BURLON x IWISHUSUN -T-shirt runs out. Check out which sizes are left!
Photography: Jonas Lindström.
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Tom Hirota who is CEO of JOYRICH Clothing and founder of Wild Style LA Clothing Store wears our Marcelo Burlon County of Milan for IWISHUSUN limited edition T-shirt which finances a cataract operation in Bangladesh with every tee sold online.
Another shot by Kubo, CEO of GR8 co., ltd, direcotr of GIZA, supervisor of Wild Style:
Today is World Sight Day! Our eyesight is a gift, one of the greatest we can imagine and without it we would surely experience the world in different ways. 39 million people miss the wonderful and essential experience of seeing because they are blind. 80 percent of these could have been helped by operations and medical care though. They suffered from preventable blindness but often have little access to medicine or the means to pay for an operation and simply go blind. This is completely unnecessary! In cooperation with our non-profit partner organisation ORBIS International we attend to these 80 percent and therefore we need your help! Help us to decrease this number and save an eyesight with every item you buy here.
Remember the value of our ability to see! Today is a very special day to remember the importance of sight - World Sight Day is the international day of awareness to focus global attention on blindness and visual impairment. This year it falls on October 10, 2013. For this reason ORBIS offers a lot of different opportunities to show awareness and empathy but also here you can easily make a difference through IWISHUSUN, too.
Do good and feel good at the same time! IWISHUSUN provides the opportunity to receive a high quality product for a fair price, at the same time as supporting a good cause in those countries in which the fashion world and we produce our products. Browse our online shop, decide in favour of one our our logo T-shirts, our down jackets, our bags or get one of the last owl print T-shirts which were released in collaboration with Milan-based multi talent and found of County of Milan, Marcelo Burlon and save another person’s eyesight because with every IWISHUSUN product sold either a cataract operation or a pair of glasses for a school child will be financed via our partner ORBIS. That way we all profit.
100 percent of our profit go to charity!
2nd photo via ORBIS: Sean Breithaupt + Yvette Monahan Photography.
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Update your wardrobe with a piece from our IWISHUSUN charity collection and save another person’s eyesight!
Our ultralight down jackets will keep you warm and will finance a cataract eye operation in Bangladesh with every jacket sol online. Choose between three colours – men’s jackets are available here, women’s over here.
Also, IWISHUSUN is using the most classic and iconic pieces of clothing as an artist’s canvas: the T-shirt. With the words in large lettering on the T-shirt, everyone can be an ambassador and supporter of the project, or simply share the positive message: I WISH U SUN. T-shirts will always remain absolute classics, so make sure to get your own IWISHUSUN tee, our logo either on the front or printed on the back part. Check out our logo tee here, our IWISHUSUN sun logo T-Shirt here and our backprint shirts here (men’s) and over there (women’s). With every T-shirt sold, IWISHUSUN finances a pair of glasses for a school child in Bangladesh through the “National Childhood Blindness Project (NCBP)” with ORBIS.
Last but not least, we still have a few Marcelo Burlon for IWISHUSUN T-shirts in stock! Hurry up and order your owl print shirt in black or white. The sale will also help us continue our successful cooperation with our partner ORBIS and keep on financing cataract eye operations in Dhaka, Bangladesh.
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What a great surprise to see American rapper Pusha T wearing our Marcelo Burlon x IWISHUSUN charity shirt! Not only this photo by Omarion shows him and his T-shirt but also the first minutes of their video, accompanying their collaboration song “Know You Better”, feature the hip hop artist plus the black owl print shirt.
Only two black shirts are left, so better hurry up and get your own Marcelo Burlon for IWISHUSUN T-shirt to finance a cataract eye operation in Bangladesh with every T-shirt sold online: http://bit.ly/166kOFp
Check out the Omarion feat. Pusha T & Fabolous “Know You Better” video here:
Photo 1 via Omarion Instagram. Photo 2: Screenshot.
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Friend of IWISHUSUN and Milan-based multi talent Marcelo Burlon just released his new video which visualises his upcoming Spring/Summer 2014 collection. Inked model Norman Theuerkorn stood in front of the camera to showcase a much wider collection than the past ones while the short film was directed by Marco De Giorgio. Check out the video here:
Read Marcelo Burlon’s interview with IWISHUSUN here and get your own Marcelo Burlon x IWISHUSUN Limited Edition T-Shirt here. With every T-shirt sold, in cooperation with our partner ORBIS a cataract eye operation will be financed in Dhaka, Bangladesh.
Pic: Screenshot.
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Last week we launched our limited edition T-shirts by Marcelo Burlon – County of Milan and IWISHSUN by inviting everyone to a brunch at SOTO Store. Healthy breakfast, summer temperatures and interesting conversations turned this event into a wonderful experience. For all those who could not join the brunch, we have already presented the highlights here. But who else joined the brunch and took pictures? And who bought one of our collab T-shirts (during the event or online) and presents himself wearing it? We collected the best shots that have been published on Instagram. Beginning with Favelapunk (shot by Marcelo Burlon, @marceloburlon), you can check out the other pictures below:
“Berlin Familia @favelapunk @samjarou @marchilala @sotostore #bbb #bfw.” Shot by Marcelo Burlon (@marceloburlon).
“@jonasdedie representing @i_wish_u_sun #iwishusun #countyofmilan#sotostore @sotostore.” Shot by Marcelo Burlon (@marceloburlon).
David Wong (@schlitzboi) wearing our tee.
Singer-songwriter and visual artist Devendra Banhart in front of SOTO where the shop window still recalls our event. Shot by Marcelo Burlon (@marceloburlon).
Same location, a few days before: Marcelo Burlon and Cathy Boom. Shot by Marcelo Burlon (@marceloburlon).
Thanhus (@thanhus) wearing our collab tee.
“What a night!! @highsnobiety @bamaga #dudu #berlin.” Shot by Marcelo Burlon (@marceloburlon).
Sandroisfree (@sandroisfree) wearing the IWISHUSUN x Marcelo Burlon T-Shirt.
“IWISHUSUN @marceloburlon #marceloburlon #countyofmilan #icon#soyfans #jajajaja #sotostore #soto #berlin #summertimeallthetime.” Shot by thejplusb (@thejplusb).
“Catched up with @marceloburlon #countyofmilan outside @sotostore today.#allhailthetrill.” Shot by Inkobeats (@inkobeats).
“Ready for Devendra’s show @boychild @favelapunk @phil_g @marchilala#berlin #devendrabanhart.” Shot byMarcelo Burlon (@marceloburlon).
“Last day in Berlin with Devendra.” Shot by Marcelo Burlon (@marceloburlon).
About the T-shirt in collaboration with Marcelo Burlon:
Taken from his Autumn/Winter collection 2013/14, Marcelo Burlon has designed an exclusive colourway for IWISHUSUN: a limited edition T-shirt adorned by an abstract owl on the front, which also gives an insight into his upcoming collection – the perfect animal to symbolise our mission to ensure eyesight for everyone.
You can now buy your own Marcelo Burlon x IWISHUSUN T-shirt on iwishusun.net. With every T-shirt sold, in cooperation with our partner ORBIS, a cataract eye operation will be financed in Dhaka, Bangladesh.
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Marcelo Burlon
Designer, DJ, PR consultant, stylist, editor - Milan
Marcelo Burlon is at home in many places: He works as a PR consultant, stylist, and editor; he is a DJ as well as being the man behind County of Milan, his line of striking graphic print T-shirts, which have been taking the fashion market by storm. Clothing by Marcelo Burlon – County of Milan features prints of snakes, Argentinean bird feathers, and esoteric symbols with a nod to the rave and club culture where he feels at home. The symbols on the T-shirts represent Marcelo himself, his love for his native Patagonia, and also the lifestyle he has chosen to live. Marcelo Burlon has designed an exclusive colourway for IWISHUSUN that is now available at our online store - better be quick because the edition is limited to 100 pieces!
“I’m a people’s guy. I just love meeting new and interesting people. I love to connect. That’s what I do best!” he says. At our launch brunch during Berlin Fashion Week we discovered to our joy that he certainly wasn’t exaggerating and we are proud that we gained his support for IWISHUSUN. Welcome Marcelo Burlon as a friend!
What is more important to you, the sense of hearing or sight?
Both are very important, in order to live a decent and normal life but if I had to choose one sense I would say sight. Even if I’m a DJ and sound is really important for expressing myself, sight could encompass everything, even the rhythm.
You are a creative person who is at home in many places. What is your vision for your personal work?
My personal work is based on creating something unique, and my way of communicating ideas is by reprising traditional methods. I like to create moments. Moments where different feelings are expressed or being felt. From music to clothes to parties. Especially when I’m working on the sound design for the shows I always try to play with emotions and make it special.
I also like to integrate my roots: esoteric symbols from the indigenous people of Patagonia and ‘90s rave culture symbols and codes. Folk music.
Your prints of snakes, Argentinean bird feathers, and esoteric symbols pay tribute to your native Patagonia and represent your own identity. What is your favourite print?
My favourite prints are the ones that nobody buys. The ones that the commercial side of this business doesn’t get. Those are my favourite.
Strong colours and unique prints dominate your T-shirt styles. How important is the visual power of your designs?
The visual aspect of my design is everything, because that’s the method of communication here: graphics.
When was the last time you gave back and what did you do?
I gave some cash to a very sweet girl out on the streets. She was on her knees begging in front of a McDonald’s. Just when I was about to give her the money suddenly her iPhone rang, and so I put the money on top of the phone… I was super confused and the whole poetry died.
What is your tactic for making the world a better place?
Trying to feel love for everyone, trying to make love the centre of life.
What is the most beautiful thing you ever saw?
People smiling.
What would you like to see more often?
People smiling.
Sunrise or sunset – what do you prefer?
Sunset, the golden light, the beginning of the night.
What is your sound for IWISHUSUN?
Some classical piano music.