BillingtonPix - vintage style retro designs

Thinking about Halloween outfits in summer might seem too early to some. For the seasoned cosplayer, however, summer is never too early to start considering what to wear for the event of the year. The best wrestling costumes are rarely assembled from one plastic packet on October 30. They are built around a character, a color story and, ideally, an entrance that makes at least one person turn around. Over the last year I have been loading up BillingtonPix with more wrestling cosplay designs for adults, teens and kids. The range now stretches from ceremonial military heroes and masked luchadores to gothic villains and full-volume 1980s showmen. Some people want a recognizable tribute to a favorite wrestler. Others would rather invent a character of their own. Both routes work, but the strongest outfits understand the same thing: wrestling style is not simply clothing. It is character made visible. If you have read my earlier post about pro-wrestling style tights for men , you will k...

What better than the drama of a retro 80s style pro wrestling match! The showmanship, the performance, the banter! Now we are pleased to announce a fantastic collection of pro-wrestling gear for men in the shape of colorful and kitsch meggings. Grab yourself a look and then head over to  https://billingtonpix.com/collections/mens-pro-wrestling-tights for more!

 I've been playing around with colour again, specifically geometric rainbow patterns in a retro 80s style. Take a look at these leggings and Hawaiian shirts in black and white. There is something rather goth about the rainbowcore against the black background. I love the drama and contrast going on here!

 I'm so excited to be able to share some news about my Etsy store! I've now opened another store on Etsy that will allow me to sell fabric panels in the same retro and Harajuku designs as the athleisure I have been selling on BillingtonPix.Etsy.com . My new Etsy store is called Pancake Patterns and can be found at PancakePatterns.Etsy.com Not only that, but I have collated a number of designs together on my Etsy shop to be able to make more sense of each collection. Here are some of the groupings I have made. Vaporwave Mandala The fabric for this graphic can be found on my Pancake Patterns Etsy store, but you can also find some of the athleisure products themselves on my BillingtonPix Etsy store. Take a look at these wonderful athleisure products which I have grouped together here : Vaporwave Mandala Underboob Crop Top This underboob crop top is one of my newest products altogether. There are only a few of these athleisure pieces on my Etsy store, but they are fast becoming on...

Grab 25% off your favourite Leggings for Men in our Flash Sale Excited to announce a whopping 25% discount in my Flash Sale on BillingtonPix.Etsy.com . This sale is for men's leggings only on all styles. If you are a fan of mens fashion then you might already own one or several pairs of meggings. At BillingtonPix I am keen that colour and quirky feature heavily in my designs. Whether you wear your leggings as festival meggings or as running tights you can be assured of wearing something unique. Patterns are usually in a retro or quirky style, such as Mid Century Modern, 80s Memphis style, 90s Vaporwave aesthetic or more contemporary such as Harajuku, including Pastel Goth and Yami Kawaii. You can find out more about my love of 90s Vaporwave design and Japanese Harajuku style by reading this blog post . I am particularly proud of my Harajuku clothing range. We also sell other athleisure items such as leggings for women, unisex sweatshirts and hoodies. With Harajuku I am able to expr...

Welcome to my world of the Vaporwave illusion  I wanted to let you all know that there is a ton of really cool Vaporwave and Yami Kawaii clothing on my Etsy store: BillingtonPix.Etsy.com . But also I want to make sure that I explain at least in a few words what is Vaporwave and how it has helped me to build out my design aesthetic. I've always been the one who refuses to follow the trend. Whenever there is a new bestseller on the Amazon book list I will remain sceptical that is perhaps just because of good marketing. I actually prefer the classics when it comes to literature, which have been filtered out over time. When it comes to contemporary design, however, I am a little more adventurous. There will always be the design classics, such as Mid-Century Modern, Art Deco, Impressionism or Arts & Crafts. I've spent a lot of time immersing myself into MCM. For all the right reasons, I feel secure in its formulaic constraints. On my BillingtonPix.com website I have written qui...

 I always try to achieve at least one thing in the day. However small. However defeated I might be from previous days experiences in promoting my website. All I can do is progress. That might be writing a blog, it might be creating some BillingtonPix vintage style designs , it might be posting to BillingtonPix RedBubble designs and patterns . Whatever it is the only way to progress is to progress. One step at a time.  Break down the huge milestones into smaller achievable chunks. For example I am currently pushing out all my BillingtonPix London vintage style t-shirts to Ebay. I spent the past week adding them to my website, then building a landing page to promote them. Now I am trying to get them to Ebay where they will enjoy the most traffic. But that is so much hard work in terms of categorisation and waiting for the pages to update. It just takes forever. I also have a background task to ensure that they are all indexed on Google and that all my SEO strategies are working...

Here are 3 incredible midcentury modern designers that made a significant impact to design in the mid-20th century. They influence me in my own work at BillingtonPix with their idealism about great design, with the honesty of clear communication that was a clear break away from earlier design. 1. Paul Rand Paul Rand is best known for his corporate logos, such as for IBM and NeXT, but his earlier work comprised of magazine and book covers. His genius was in reducing the ethos of a company down to a single logo that clearly communicated its message, by stripping away all the non-essentials to deliver an un-sentimental design that you could trust. You can read my blog about his work . 2. Saul Bass Saul Bass dedicated his life to creating beautiful movie posters and movie opening sequences, such as for Psycho, North by Northwest, Goodfellas and Casino. His style is quintessentially mid-century and you can still see it being used today. Like Paul Rand, Bass was able to reduce the meaning ...

I'm pleased to present my full collection of contemporary retro style t-shirts, for sale online from my store. These include Mid-Century Modern abstract pattern designs, 80s Memphis and urban photographic themes. These designs are all inspired from my urban surroundings in Southwark, London. I love urban and I love retro, so these designs and photography is the perfect mix for me. Here is my t-shirts catalog from my Pinterest page . For all streetwear fans, here are some new designs that have just gone up on my store. All are urban retro aesthetic themed. This includes tees, phone cases and dad caps. I'm constantly updating the collection so keep checking back if you don't see what you like at first. For further ideas check out our  BillingtonPix Pinterest Shop . This contains a complete feed of all our products from  BillingtonPix.com  as well as a collation of pins from my  BillingtonPix.RedBubble.com  shop, my  BillingtonPix Zazzle store , my  Billi...

What is the style that came out of Bauhaus and the Post War period, lasting until the mid 60s? That is Mid-Century Modern (MCM), a term coined in 1984 by an American collector of 50s furniture. I've written a blog post about this incredible design period, looking at homewares (furniture) designers such as Eames and Alvar Aalto  and graphic design with artists such as Paul Rand and Saul Bass. I also make a quick look at Atomic Style and how that is closely aligned to Mid Century Modern. The optimism coming out of the Bauhaus, using new Post War technologies, such as plastic molding, and industrial materials such as steel, together with more organic woods and leathers allowed this movement to look forward, whilst still holding on to its past heritage. For further ideas check out our  BillingtonPix Pinterest Shop . This contains a complete feed of all our products from  BillingtonPix.com  as well as a collation of pins from my  BillingtonPix.RedBubble.com  sh...

80s Memphis Style Ideas If you are looking for surface pattern designs from the 1980s Memphis style look no further than BillingtonPix.com . We have a fabulous collection of patterns to choose from. Below you will see some examples from our 2021 pattern catalog. You can also find our Pinterest page where we have a board dedicated to 80s Memphis design . In the meantime, here are some of our 80s Memphis design surface patterns that we have released in 2021. We sell these surface designs across a wide range of homewares, apparel, accessories and stationery. 80s Memphis Style Accessories These days, what we carry about our person are just as important as what we have in our home, if not more important. When it comes to our mobile phones, they define everything about us. So it is important for them to portray our personal sense of style and identity.  Memphis Style Phone Cases Memphis style phone cases are definitely fun, with their bold colors and patterns. Harking back to the retr...

 Here is a link to the BillingtonPix Facebook Shop Here is a complete selection of all BillingtonPix products to select from, including pillow cushions, throw blankets, t-shirts, coffee mugs, phone cases, greeting cards and more. For further ideas check out our  BillingtonPix Pinterest Shop . This contains a complete feed of all our products from  BillingtonPix.com  as well as a collation of pins from my  BillingtonPix.RedBubble.com  shop, my  BillingtonPix Zazzle store , my  BillingtonPix TeePublic shop . my  BillingtonPix Society6 shop  as well as numerous cool pins I've spotted along the way!

 Where can I find great 80s Memphis phone cases? Take a look at our range of Memphis phone case designs at Billingtonpix. Many abstract 80s styles to choose from! For further ideas check out our  BillingtonPix Pinterest Shop . This contains a complete feed of all our products from  BillingtonPix.com  as well as a collation of pins from my  BillingtonPix.RedBubble.com  shop, my  BillingtonPix Zazzle store , my  BillingtonPix TeePublic shop . my  BillingtonPix Society6 shop  as well as numerous cool pins I've spotted along the way!

Vintage Birthday Year T-Shirts Struggling for the right birthday present? Then take a look at these wonderful birthday year t-shirts, for sale at BillingtonPix.com ! You can get a hundred years of celebration with this tee collection! These shirts are perfect for a birthday celebration gift.  If you are wondering what to buy someone for a gift to take along to an up-and-coming birthday meal, or party, how about one of these t-shirts that show a vintage sunset with the year of birth printed below? Simple and well thought out. Or maybe you need an anniversary gift for a previous wedding or engagement event. Look no further than BillingtonPix apparel . These tees are available in black, white, dark heather, navy, sport grey and white. Sizes come in XS, S, M, L, XL, 2XL and 3XL. Take a closer look at  https://billingtonpix.com/collections/birthday-year-t-shirts For further ideas check out our  BillingtonPix Pinterest Shop . This contains a complete feed of all our products fr...

 Here are a couple of collections I have set up on Society6 shop I currently have two collections where I am selling a huge number of products, ranging from credenza chests , wall clocks , wall murals , tables , t-shirts , tote bags , coffee mugs , phone cases , cushions and face masks . Why not take a quick look and see if there are any pattern designs that inspire you? Here is a selection of the 80s Memphis Design pattern products that I have listed: https://society6.com/billingtonpix/collection/80s-memphis-style Here is a selection of the Contemporary Retro Design pattern products that I have listed: https://society6.com/billingtonpix/collection/contemporary-retro I don't have as many designs uploaded as I do at my  BillingtonPix.RedBubble.com shop or my own BillingtonPix.com website, simply because the upload process is rather torturous. I have to physically enable each product, unlike on RedBubble where I have to just switch off the ones I don't want to push live. I do ...

I thought I'd write a bit of a brain dump about a typical day for me right now. It might prove useful to someone, as well as for me to get my thoughts in order. The main aim, obviously is sales. RedBubble is most of my traffic resides, so I have that as a number one priority. You can upload up to 60 designs a day on RedBubble, so I am currently ensuring that I maximise my product uploads there every day. That is the first thing I do in the mornings. I am currently uploading manually, although I have been investigating automation. Once my uploads to RedBubble are completed (by about 10am) my day is free to look at other things. The next task to perform is to share some of my newly updated products to RedBubble. My current designs work best of t-shirts, so I choose the t-shirt type from a number of my RedBubble designs and share them to my t-shirt and tops board. I used to share as I created, which is a useful feature that RedBubble provides at the end of every upload. However that o...

 I've written a blog post on BillingtonPix.com about my wonderful collection of t-shirts on my BillingtonPix RedBubble shop BillingtonPix RedBubble T-Shirt collection Or click the image below to go straight to my BillingtonPix RedBubble t-shirt collection on my BillingtonPix RedBubble blog. BillingtonPix T-Shirt related Pinterest Boards There are a couple of t-shirt related Pinterest Boards you can also follow: All T-Shirts and Tops Boys Names Tees Girls Names Tees 80 Memphis Style Tees

Pink #Scribble 80s #Memphis Style Save the Date #Invitation - click/tap any in slideshow to personalize and buy :  Click the above link for more Memphis Style products. From the linked DesignPicker slideshow: #MemphisStyle #Abstract #savethedate #80smemphis Check out my  BillingtonPix Pinterest Shop . This contains a complete feed of all my products from  BillingtonPix.com  as well as a collation of pins from my  BillingtonPix.RedBubble.com  shop, my  BillingtonPix Zazzle store , my  BillingtonPix TeePublic shop . my  BillingtonPix Society6 shop  as well as numerous cool pins I've spotted along the way!

Lift someone's spirits with a Memphis Style Greeting Card As you might already know, I'm a huge fan of 80s Memphis style. It just makes me smile. The more bad taste, the better, as far as I am concerned.  Why not, then, share these big bold, bright shapes and colors with your friends and loved ones. Especially during this Covid lockdown period. If it makes one person smile it is surely worth it. Below are a few of my favorite designs, that I have pinned in my BillingtonPix Pinterest Vintage Style Greeting Cards board . I hope you like them! Check out my  BillingtonPix Pinterest Shop . This contains a complete feed of all my products from  BillingtonPix.com  as well as a collation of pins from my  BillingtonPix.RedBubble.com  shop, my  BillingtonPix Zazzle store , my  BillingtonPix TeePublic shop . my  BillingtonPix Society6 shop  as well as numerous cool pins I've spotted along the way!