Also known as the Kraken, the giant mythical sea creature was feared by sailors. The contemporary common octopus has been extending their range northward to Ireland as water temperatures rise through the effects of climate change.
This tee is made from our new thicker ultra soft organic cotton. It feels amazing on!!
This graphic is inspired by an old Irish sign and it's true some of us can't go fast enough. (As worn by Ronnie Wood at the May 2018 Rolling Stones Concert in Croke Park).
A motorcycle to the west coast always leads to a wave taking you back to the east. Ride west- surf east. This custom café racer illustration depicts two of our lifestyle loves.
This design is taken from a 400bc carved stone found in the national museum of Ireland. The stone originally found in the west of Ireland features Celtic La Tène style repeat patterns which remind us of waves.
Our heritage "Kavanagh" tee draws from the old motorcycle advertisements found in newspapers all around Ireland in the 1920's and 30's.
The first pneumatic tyre factory in the world was set up by John Dunlop in Golden lane in Dublin city in 1889. The very first prototype tyres were tested in Lindsay's motorcycle repair garage 50ft around the corner on Ship St. The motorcycles used won all of the local races they entered and motorcycle racing was revolutionised all around the world.
Ireland has a rich motorcycle heritage. Nearly 20 years ago, the motorcycle union of Ireland was the first motorcycle federation in the world to celebrate their one hundredth anniversary.
In 1972 Ireland hosted the European surfing championships for the first time. While the completion conditions were not ideal, the surfari which followed has gone down in history as one of the most fun road trips of all time where some of Ireland’s top surfing locations were discovered by the group of teams as they made their way from Co. Clare to Co. Donegal.
RS No. 9 Carnaby is located on the world renowned Carnaby Street in the West End of London, this brand new exciting flagship store is inside a beautiful historic building under the famous Spirit of Soho mural. Carnaby Street’s history of music, art and retail from the 1960’s to the present day is the perfect setting for the Rolling Stones.
We are so excited to announce that we have teamed up with “RS No. 9 Carnaby” to create a version of our Speed tees as worn by Ronnie Wood during the “No Filter” tour. The 3 tees use the stores distinctive Rolling Stones Red, black and white colour palettes and are available in both short and long sleeve versions.
The collaboration comprises a three t-shirt collection, incorporating the iconic red synonymous with the Rolling Stones onto the t-shirt design Ronnie Wood wore on the tour. The three styles include one long sleeve tee in black, as well as two short sleeve t-shirts in white and black respectively. The t-shirts are all finished with a shamrock label, a symbol of our proud Irish roots and the RS No.9 Carnaby logo is emblazoned on the inside of each tee.
2019 marks the 100 year anniversary of the first transatlantic flight, which on the 15th of June 1919, landed on the Atlantic coast of Ireland.
We celebrate this momentous achievement with the nod to Alcock and Brown’s flight with our Vickers Vimy propeller Tee.
Ireland has a rich motorcycle heritage. Nearly 20 years ago, the motorcycle union of ireland was the first motorcycle federation in the world to reach 100 years old.
In the 1920's and 30's, Irish beach races such as the Tramore races and Portmarnock strand races inspired beach races and time-trials on sandflats around the world.