At the start of 2007, a strange thing happened amidst the rubble of broken dreams and the boozers of East London. Some pilgrims to this savage land decided to pool their industry experience, raw talent and shamelessly egotistical aspirations. After much beard-stroking and arguing, the-affair was born.

Slightly more intelligent than your average brand, the-affair makes graphic tees influenced by subjects that delve a little deeper than your standard pop-references. Too high-brow? Actually, we’ve just got a little more faith in our customers.

So who are we? Begun by Zoltan Csaki and Dave Black, we’re all about Sydney, South America, Siestas, Cigarettes, Canberra, Comics, El Camino de Santiago, Barcelona, Backgammon, Black Tea, Metal, Mo’s and Matchboxes. Phew.

All our shirts are printed on beautifully soft American Apparel shirts because we believe they are the best cut around. We also believe in the value of scarcity, so we only produce 200 of each design.

the-affair

Limited t-shirts for the thinking man.
Designed and screened in London’s East End.