Perks and Mini

Be ready to greet the aliens with Perks and Mini tees.

Love and fashion. This magical combination makes the world go round for the Australian design duo Perks and Mini. Together they are creating their own special style and shocking the street with their eclectic vision of fashion. They are making out of this world streetwear, unique accessories and much, much more. Perks and Mini are genuine artists who are creating artwork for various exhibitions, publishing art books and making toys for clever children.

The two Melbourne based artists founded Perks and Mini or the P.A.M. fashion brand in 2000. They just wanted to be free to express themselves and not lose their creative urge. That is why one can say that the couple simply makes clothes for themselves. However, no one can deny that many streetwear enthusiasts worldwide wear their creations.

Perks and Mini are the graffiti names of the artists Shauna Toohey (Mini) and Misha Hollenbach (Perks). They met at the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology where Hollenbach studied painting and Toohey studied fashion design. Their common love for little green aliens, Sun Ra and the desire to change the world brought them together.

Their innovative collections for both men and women are famous for the bold use of intense colors and ingenious graphics inspired by alien technology, graffiti and skate culture. The brand is also famous for the various fashion designers and artists who collaborated with Perks and Mini. To get a taste of the creative minds of the brand’s clothing, here are some of the collaborators that have worked with Perks and Mini in the past: Fergadelic, Susumu Mukai, Mike Kelley, Two Many DJ’s and Joseph Szabo.

Tees from Perks and Mini 2009 Spring/Summer Collection.

P.A.M. label is not just about pleasing the customers. They want to change the world too. That’s why when you buy Perks and Mini merchandise keep in mind that all of their clothing is made entirely of environment friendly fabrics. And what’s best is that some streetwear are made from waterproof fabrics from Japan that contains an innovative UV protection material. It is like owning a protective shield in your clothes.

The name of P.A.M.’s 2009 Spring/Summer collection is “High Summer Injection”. With artists like Barry McGee, Josh Lazcano and Bea Nettles putting their creativity at into Perks and Mini’s recent collections, it is no doubt that the brand is in good hands. This season, the graphics are strong on their tees and the details on pieces like the tonal hoodies and nylon jackets are phenomenal.

As Perks and Mini’s current collections begin to be make strides in the streetwear scene, we an only image what they’ll have up their sleeves in years to come. So what are you waiting for? Check out some of Perks and Mini’s fresh apparel.