Following stints at Tsubi, Marcs and Milk & Honey, fashion designer Ben Turner met the multi-talented Daniel Lindsay at a house party in Melbourne and the two Bondi lads created Thousand Reasons shortly thereafter. Easily identified from the clashing colours and pattern-rich prints, Thousand Reasons is bringing it’s own brand of brightness to fashionable cities everywhere - after two successful domestic seasons the latest collection of underwear and apparel will soon be stocked in Los Angeles, New York, London, Sweden and Japan. [see also Now You Own Us]
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Ben Hanly said | 2 February, 2007
Kick ass guys! Love all this gear… wear at least one bit of Thousand Reasons every day.
Andy said | 8 February, 2007
Really digging the style of the guy’s shorts… contrast piping is making a comeback!
Design your own underwear with Bonds - lostateminor.com said | 29 March, 2007
[…] numbered and is accompanied by a certificate. As loud, colourful undies from Sydney’s Thousand Reasons continue to turn heads in boutiques across the globe we’re sure some of the more outrageous […]
Mär said | 7 April, 2007
absolutely love it! and the models are fun enough as not to fall asleep with the typical puckering lips!!
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Gary said | 1 February, 2007
Cool apparels. Retro. The checkered-pants are awesome! And I’m totally loving the rooster logo.