About RIOT

RIOT is a fictional streetwear label, made to show the POLYMATH theme. Heavy fabric, loud prints, small drops, and nothing in between.

We release a few pieces at a time, on a date we announce. Sizes come back in restocks, not every week. (Demo copy.)

By the numbers

Heavy on purpose

Illustrative figures for the demo store.

gsm in our heaviest fleece
480
drops so far
07
from order to dispatch (demo)
48 h
colour per screen, per pass
1

How a drop happens

From sketch to street

  1. Red and black diagonal stripes, the first sketch of a graphic

    The graphic

    It starts on a wall

    Every graphic is drawn big, taped up and argued over until one survives.

  2. The Heavyweight Hoodie in black, from the back

    The blank

    Heavy or nothing

    We cut the blank first: 480 gsm fleece, boxy, with a double-layer hood. Samples get worn for a month before anything is printed.

  3. Close-up of the puff print on the Noise Graphic Tee

    The print

    Pulled by hand

    Screen printed one colour at a time. Puff ink rises in the dryer, so the print stands off the fabric.

    How we print
  4. A city skyline at night with an acid-green moon

    The date

    Then it drops

    A date, a time and one email. That is the whole marketing plan.

    Shop Drop 07

House rules

Four things we don’t bend on

  • Heavy fabric

    If it feels thin in the hand, it does not make the drop.

  • Printed by people

    No transfers, no stickers. Ink, a screen and a squeegee.

  • Sizes that tell the truth

    Measured flat and posted on every page, so boxy never means guessing.

    Size guide

  • Drops, not seasons

    A few pieces when they are ready, not a rail every quarter.

Heavy or nothingPrinted by handWear it loud

Next up

Be there for Drop 08

One email when it goes live, with the time in your time zone.