DEAD MAN WALKING

FEATURES.

FIT: BOXY, OVERSIZED. DROP SHOULDER. FITTED, RIB NECKLINE.

WEIGHT: 310GSM [HEAVYWEIGHT]

FABRIC: 100% ORGANIC COTTON.

LABELS: OUR SIZE & CARE LABELS ARE BIO-DEGRADABLE. OUR SWING TAGS ARE MADE FROM BAMBOO.

THREAD: 100% ORGANIC 4 WAY STRETCH COTTON.

DYE: WE DON'T USE HARMFUL DYE.

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WHY?

CERTIFIED SPORTS WAS NOT BORN THE DAY MY CAREER ENDED.

NOT WHEN FULHAM RELEASED ME WHILE I COULD BARELY WALK.
NOT AFTER YEARS OF PAINKILLERS AND INJECTIONS.
NOT WHEN MY PARENTS WENT INTO DEBT JUST TO FIX WHAT THE FOOTBALL CLUB DID TO MY BODY.

IT WAS BORN WHEN I SAW WHAT HAPPENS NEXT...

WHAT THEY DO TO THE ONES THAT DON'T "MAKE IT"

NO CONTRACT. NO HELP. NO PLAN.
JUST DISCARDED AFTER GIVING THEIR ENTIRE CHILDHOOD TO THE GAME

I WAS BROKEN, DEPRESSED, ASHAMED - FORCED
BACK INTO MY PARENTS HOUSE FEELING LIKE I FAILED EVERYONE

BUT I HAD A ROOF OVER MY HEAD

MOST DID NOT

HOMELESS. BROKE.
SLEEPING IN PLACES THEY SHOULD NEVER BE
NO EDUCATION, NO PATHWAY TO A BRIGHT FUTURE, NO WAY OUT

FORGOTTEN BY THE SAME SYSTEM THEY GAVE EVERYTHING TO.

WHILE SIGNING ON AT THE JOB CENTRE,
I STARTED SELLING CLOTHES.

EVERY POUND WENT BACK TO MY BROTHERS;
THERAPY WHEN THEY WERE LOSING THEIR WILL TO LIVE.
TRAVEL WHEN THEY NEEDED SOMEWHERE TO GO.
SUITS / WORKWEAR SO THEY COULD WALK INTO INTERVIEWS WITH SOME KIND OF PRIDE.

BECAUSE NO ONE ELSE WAS COMING TO SAVE THEM

THIS T SHIRT IS NOT FASHION

IT IS WHAT WE FELT AFTER GIVING EVERYTHING TO THE GAME

EMPTY
DISCARDED
INVISIBLE

DEAD MEN WALKING

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HOW IS IT SUSTAINABLE?

OUR GARMENTS ARE MADE ENTIRELY FROM 100% ORGANIC COTTON.

ALL FABRIC IS SHIPPED FROM OUR MILLS TO OUR FACTORY, VIA ELECTRIC VEHICLES.

CAREFUL PRACTICES ENSURE EVERY STEP IS TAKEN TO MAINTAIN OUR CARBON NEUTRAL GOAL.

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PROFITS FROM THIS T-SHIRT GO TOWARD:

• SUPPORTING WHISTLEBLOWERS AND PROTECTING THOSE BRAVE ENOUGH TO SPEAK OUT [IN ANY SPORT].

• MAKING FILMS TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC ON ISSUES PREVIOUSLY HIDDEN BY POWERFUL ORGANISATIONS; SHINING A LIGHT ON TOPICS LONG LEFT UNSPOKEN.

• CHALLENGING INSTITUTIONS TO CHANGE, TO DO MORE & TO CREATE NEW SYSTEMS THAT SAFEGUARD AND PROTECT THOSE WHO NEED IT MOST.

• HIRING LAWYERS WHERE NECESSARY AND PETITIONING MPS TO DRIVE LAW REFORM.

• ENSURING REAL, MEASURABLE CHANGE IS MADE BEFORE WE MOVE ON TO FIGHT THE NEXT INJUSTICE IN ANOTHER SPORT.