“The heat, the heat” is the chorus that reverberates from every street corner and unroofed patch of land these days. Once the usual complaints about prevailing climatic conditions have turned into suppressed groans denouncing the weather gods, you know you’ve made it. Summer time, excellent! Now it’s your turn to take advantage of people’s need for new gear and fresh designs. Need inspiration? Here it is…
BBQ Season
Char-grill enthusiasts and those who like it rare agree: there ain’t no season but summer season to make those steaks sizzle. Devotees of tenderly sated loins and limbs eagerly check the weather forecast and take the first warm rays of sunshine as a welcome chance to get the grilling season started. They proudly wear mantras like “You kill it, I grill it” on aprons and grease-stained T-shirts, and nothing will keep them from overindulging in the unrestrained consumption of sirloin steaks and whopping burgers.
And that’s where you come in. Show some humor and add some spice to your Shop.
Suitable products: BBQ apron and T-shirts
Travel Bugs on Holiday
We’re all going on a summer holiday! Just for a week or two without any work or worries. Whatever rocks your boat from Pier 39 to Botany Bay, there’s still a whole lot of potential for designs that have not yet been created and added to the Marketplace. Just think of all the people taking a staycation this year…
Suitable products: bags, bags, and definitely bags! Also t-shirts, long-sleeves and hoodies.
Wedding Frenzy
Ever wondered why people get married in the summer 9 times out of 10? For a start, bridal gown and tuxedo would look nothing under a winter coat. And then there’s the perpetual threat of rain and sleet that would ruin any decent photo. So let’s all stick to the summer wedding celebrations with sunny receptions outside the church or registry office, and let’s create more designs for accessories that can adorn the new home of those who’ve just married. T-shirt designs for the “Matron of Honor“ or the “Bride’s Father“ will surely rock the informal part of the ceremony as well.
Suitable products: pillow covers, mugs, aprons, t-shirts
Festivals and Beach Hippies
It’s a very romantic ideal of our day and age. Chilling in the sun, listening to music and dancing till your beady-eyed friends come back to the tent when the drugs wear off. As we want to make it clear that we don’t in any way condone the latter, there’s still a lot of the old Woodstock feeling left at any open air festivals, even in the summer of 2015. For designs to cater to the occasion, think flowers, 70s patterns, crazy colours and allusions to rock, folk and hip-hop music.
Suitable products: Loosely cut t-shirts and tank tops as well as draw-string bags and totes
Channel your fresh inspiration and upload your new designs to the Marketplace or your Shop as we look forward to seeing them! What designs have proven a success for you this summer? Just leave a comment below.
