About One Ear Brand Bandannas

ONE EAR BRAND — Intro

One Ear Brand is a concept about fashion with its roots grounded in the spirit of the bandanna. These simple pieces of cotton cloth have a long history that spans the globe. Bandannas are familiar objects with innumerable uses, strong cultural meanings, and no particular style of pattern design. They can be anything and everything. This is our canvas.

One Ear Brand works closely with illustrators and artists to create what we term “cultural procreation.” The mixing of ideas, influences, and imagery to give life to unique and charismatic designs is our personal contribution to the world of apparel. We are interested in taking things that already exist, bringing them together in unexpected ways, and creating something that feels entirely our own.

The name One Ear Brand is a play on words and an allusion to Vincent van Gogh, whose severed ear has become part of the mythology surrounding his life and work. There is something interesting about the relationship between art and love, and the sometimes unreasonable lengths we go to for the things we care about. We like the idea that making art requires a little bit of that same devotion. We love the medium, and we put that love into the things we make. The name is a small joke, a reference, and a reminder not to take ourselves too seriously.

In an increasingly hazy world of apparel, we have chosen to let loose our creative ambitions and submit to the will of the dance. For us, this means freedom of expression and the opportunity to explore ideas without being too concerned with where they are supposed to fit.

Personal expression can take many forms. Color, design, pattern, knotting, wearing — whatever. The bandanna makes it easy to experiment, to add something of yourself, or simply to enjoy an interesting piece of cloth. Our collection of designs, colors, and sizes is constantly evolving, with the intention of making things that fit naturally into people's wardrobes while still offering something a little different.

Whether your personal style is simple or wild, a bandanna can add just the right amount of spice to your flavor of fashion. It can be practical, decorative, sentimental, or completely unnecessary. We like all of those possibilities.

At the end of the day, we make art-inspired bandannas because we love the medium, the history behind it, and the freedom it gives us to create. We hope you enjoy wearing them as much as we enjoy making them.