Darren Handley Shapers Tee

Darren Handley on his first Skull logo:

“Back in the ’90s, everything was raw—skulls were everywhere, and life felt footloose and fancy-free. I had two skull logos during that time. The first one, with the star on the skull, was really my first proper logo. I was riding for Pipedream back then, and when I left to go out on my own, I kept that logo on my boards. It became one of those iconic marks for a while.

I tend to run with a logo for about seven years before I change it. Around the same time, while I was finishing up with Headworx, there was an artist working there—he’s a tattoo artist now—who created another skull logo for me. I liked both, and for a while, I’d just put them both on the boards.

But the one with the star really stuck. That’s the one everyone connected with, so we kept that one going.

It was a great time in my life. Eventually, we transitioned into a new logo—just “DHD” with a small skull. And over time, we phased out the skulls completely. People moved on from that style, and so did we.” 

This very tee was screen printed here in Australia, from the gentle hands of washed up surfers in farmland that you would picnic in. Each tee is produced in numbered small batches with a sustainable future in mind.  100% premium heavy weight cotton, made in the USA, printed in Northern NSW.

"Original Shapers Tees"
Artwork licensed by Rare Surf.
Designed and screen printed in Australia. 

• Unisex
• Cotton grown on a U.S farm.
• Hand printed in Australia.
• 207gsm