I thought about creating a digital strongbow print using photoshop, but as I unfortunately I didn't have the time to make a shirt from scratch, I realised that there was no point designing my own fabric. Instead, I decided to use heat transfers to put my strongbow illustrations onto my shirt. This method meant that I also had more control over the positioning of each picture.
To make this shirt more unique I decided to extend the hem, adding 20cm to the front and 40cm to the back to create a very contemporary and interesting shape. On the back of my shirt I added some text of the full 'Srongbow' conversation between the 'lads' at the pub, as i really wanted to emphasise the story behind the initial inspiration for this shirt.
Like with my other shirts, I added an embroidered ghost on the pocket to symbolise that George was also a big inspiration behind this shirt. I felt the colour was a bit plain so took inspiration from western-style metal collar tips and sewed some strongbow can metal ring pulls onto the tips of the collar. I am very happy with this shirt and I actually also like how it looks on me worn as dress so could even be a unisex piece.
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