Three faculty mates hope to advertise the fantastic thing about Malaysia by way of their quirky t-shirts
WHILE there are numerous Malaysia-themed T-shirts out there out there, speciality reward and attire boutique Journ3y Malaysia determined to strive one thing completely different.
Journ3y Malaysia’s objective is to make premium T-shirts with the best grade cotton, and most significantly, a singular and unique design which tells the story of Malaysia.
The model focuses on making a design that has which means to Malaysians as a substitute of simply printing pictures of iconic landmarks.
The model’s T-shirts designs burst with vibrant colors and are eye-catching. Currently, the model has two collections with completely different ideas: Collage and Illustration.
Under Collage, a vibrant assortment of natural world, tropical forests, native animals like Malayan tiger and tapir, and widespread meals and drinks are assembled to create a unusual collage art work design.
Meanwhile, the Illustration assortment is impressed by native artisans and options pictures of historic and cultural heritage, in addition to iconic fashionable and conventional structure.
Behind the model
Three associates cum companions, Amirul Aliff, 31, Muhaimin Dato Mansor, 32, and Nizal Mokhtar, 37, met whereas on the Multimedia University (MMU), Malacca, greater than ten years in the past.
After graduating in 2013, the three stored in contact and sometimes introduced again T-shirts or keychains as souvenirs from abroad as presents for one another.
However, through the MCO, they weren’t capable of journey wherever and this sparked the concept to create their very own T-shirts.
“We missed travelling. So, we thought – what if we set up an apparel brand and start making our own t-shirts just like the ones we love to bring back to Malaysia as souvenirs?” stated Amirul, who additionally heads the artistic division.
They didn’t need to copy one thing available out there, however determined to enterprise into one thing new and distinctively completely different.
“First, we started finding out what was lacking in the industry. We realised that there were many t-shirt (companies) but none that focused on the quality of the fabric,” stated Amirul.
Thus, they began Journ3y in September 2020 with the goal to advertise the nation within the easiest method, by creating enticing T-shirts highlighting the fantastic thing about Malaysia to the world.
The firm based mostly in Shah Alam started to function absolutely a yr later. Currently, they promote their merchandise on-line at www.journ3y.my.
Uniquely completely different
During their analysis, Amirul had seen that Malaysia-themed t-shirts are by no means the primary selection of souvenirs for foreigners, together with for some native vacationers.
“When I visited Langkawi, I noticed foreign tourists did not [buy souvenir t-shirts] due to the low quality,” revealed Amirul, who additionally admits that he additionally doesn’t purchase such t-shirts for a similar purpose.
He reasoned he was disenchanted after shopping for some native t-shirts as he may solely put on them a number of instances earlier than the color pale and the material loosened.
In the tip, he may solely put on them at house.
In truth, in most vacationers spots in Malaysia, merchants promote the identical t-shirts, with no unique or artistic designs.
Sometimes, a particular design is simply out there at a selected location and it makes the vacationers really feel privileged to get one for themselves or for his or her family members.
Apart from high quality, Amirul additionally realised that native individuals don’t really feel a way of delight to put on Malaysia-themed t-shirts.
“Malaysians are proud to wear t-shirts from other countries but we are just not that proud of locally made t-shirts. We will proudly wear ‘I Love Sydney’ or Japan-made clothing but when comes to local, not many would want to wear it.
“As such, as a brand, we want to make Malaysians feel proud and satisfied with the fabric and with the different designs,” stated Amirul.
Hence, in Journ3y Amirul got here up with varied design concepts and collaborated with two native artists, Myra Amyn and Shazana Ibrahim.
The two would draw or add their very own distinctive contact based mostly on their very own artistic interpretation.
“We want to tell a story in our t-shirt, which will make others feel proud to wear. A memory to wear on the body.
“We want the tourists to remember Malaysia through our T-shirts, our beautiful and and colourful culture. Besides, we want to support our local artists and photographers in the process.”
Beautiful land
A patriot at coronary heart, Amirul stated there are numerous issues about Malaysia value sharing with the world. “We are not just famous for our food, we have art and culture, opera, Wayang Kulit and so on.”
“Flowers like bunga kertas (bougainvilla) commonly grow in abundance. We can spot bunga kertas everywhere. People love to plant it, and we have included it in one of our designs.”
Speaking about our nation, he stated: “We live together in a multi-cultural and diverse ethnic nation. It’s a huge loss if we don’t show it to the world.
“Our culture is very valuable and one that we would not find in any other country.”
Comfortable cotton
The t-shirts are additionally made utilizing top quality, 100% cotton, pure, appropriate for any t-shirt lovers to put on with none concern of allergy symptoms.
“Our biggest concern was how to make our t-shirts different from others. So, we did our research on the type of cotton available in the market and we picked the best – Journ3y’s PIM-T cotton – as it was the highest grade cotton PIMA cotton and it has so many advantages,” stated Amirul.
“Our cotton is an extra-long staple variety with longer fibre than regular cotton and it’s extremely soft and durable. The cotton is hypoallergenic, has a higher absorbency level, is breathable and hardly ever pills. This makes the garment long-lasting,” he stated.
He defined that PIM-T could be worn for an extended span of time in comparison with clothes made with common cotton.
Besides, planting this explicit sort of cotton plant saves water.
“We import the raw cotton from US and we will steam and yarn the fabric, before shipping it to the tailor to sew locally,” stated Amirul, who helps eco-friendly clothes.
The staff has plans to broaden into making males’s shirts, polo shirts and blouses for ladies, other than postcards.
“Our t-shirts are a piece of hard work, a meaningful gift for you and for your loved ones,” added Amirul.
