SHIRT HEADS: TED'S DRAWS
Ted Pearce is one of VICE's longstanding objects of fascination and contributors. He also did a load of portraits for our recent book The World According to Vice. That means when Ted does something he wants people to know about, he can arm-twist us into helping.
After doing nothing but trying to drown his brain in wine and whiskey while watching approximately 20 hours of cookery programs a week for the last four years, he has finally put his underused drawing skills to better use and is making a series of limited edition t-shirts for his new line, Ted's Draws. The first three are Madonna, Prince, and Raekwon. He won't be making any t-shirts of shit musicians he doesn't like, so you had better hope you share his taste. And no, he doesn't do discounts either, so if you try any of that shit, you can, to use Ted's favourite quote, "go fuck yourself".
Vice: So Ted, after me and John, and basically everyone you know, telling you to do something like this for years you finally got it going. Why now?
Ted Pearce: Because, two of my friends actually sorted out the printing and put the money up. I've had a few friends willing to do this with me before, but they've just been too busy, and I'm too useless and lazy to do anything other than drawing.
What are you going to do about all your mates asking you for discount? I always figured that sort of thing probably kills businesses early on?
We have a zero tolerance policy on discounts. There aren't many of each for sale, and I've always been the poorest person anyone knows, so it's a worthy cause. Unlike Save the Whale, or Save the Children.
How many are you going to be making of each?
40 in total.
And what about future designs? Who else do you have lined up?
There will be more musical heroes at some point, but maybe next time I'll do my favourite film people like Christopher Walken, David Lynch and er, Larry Fishburne? I don't have a masterplan, but I'll keep drawing and pick three winners.
If you make your millions doing this will you still spend most of your time in the kitchen watching MasterChef and slow-cooking anchovies?
What else is there in life? Apart from eBay. And wine.
WORDS: BRUNO BAYLEY
PHOTOS: ESTHER CLOE THEAKER
MODELS: JESSICA BARNARD, WING LEI LOCK, COLIN OGBODO
blanca
May 18, 2011 11:27pm
go fuck yourself... nice. I want Madonna's!
sdfsdf
May 19, 2011 08:55am
Elly Robinson
May 19, 2011 06:06pm
Brilliant! Well done Ted!
Illustrated Ape
May 20, 2011 12:12pm
These are really bloody awful.
ugh
May 20, 2011 03:44pm
These really are fucking crap
jaw
May 20, 2011 07:37pm
where can i get the weird-ass hawaiian shirt thing from? it's better than having raekwon on my chest
bbbbb
May 22, 2011 01:17am
this is an ad, why dress it up?
dur
July 14, 2011 12:16am
It's pretty transparently not dressed up, dickhead.