SUAS Company Spotlight: Psyko Clothing

SUAS: Where was the idea for the creation of PYSKO CLOTHING born from?
JD: The idea for Psyko came when I was home trying to figure out what I can do with my all of my drawings and digital images. It seems that the name Psyko fitted well after every person I would show my drawings to apparently thought they were a bit too psychotic. So, I just rolled with it and this was the summer of 2006. I also have always been a big fan of Jeremy Beightol artwork and his look of things so without any hesitation I immediately approached him via Myspace.

SUAS: Jeremy is an amazing artists so it’s safe to say that we will be seeing some of his designs in your upcoming line?
JD: Yes, Jeremy Beightol has been a big part of the brand look and esthetic. Me and Jeremy will pitch ideas back forth every week. He has been on board since 2009 and has been pumping out his work such as the Hunted tee, No Love tee, Luna tee and the brands logo. So, you will def see more his amazing drawings and compositions in the future.

SUAS: On the topic of your art and Mr. Beightol¹s designs what is the thought process behind the unique designs that your clothing displays?
JD: This is one of the toughest things that we do here. What we do is we pick two themes of things we like to discuss. We talk about them for few days to research ideas for inspiration and then we draw things out. After about 7 drawings we pick out the 4 best that fit in to the themes. Everything is made in-house from drawings to printing. I do most of the printing in my shop and package everything so it is a true hands-on skater owned company.

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New Psyko Clothing Hats

Psyko Clothing posted up these new photos on their Facebook page revealing the company’s latest project. The new Psyko hats are printed on genuine New Era hats and are said to be released this Fall.

Remz & Psyko Best Trick Contest Photos

Winner of the contest Evan Grimball – 720. Photo: Manny De Los Santos

Check out the photos taken by Manny De Los Santos from the Remz & Psyko best trick contest that went down earlier this month at the Pier 62 skatepark in Manhattan, NY.

Psyko COW: Alejandro Brooklyn Section

Check out the edit of Psyko team rider Alejandro Velez during his stay in NYC. “Alejandro Velez spent a week here in Brooklyn skating some spots check him out as well skating with his new pair of Psyko jeans” – Josh Diaz.

Psyko Clothing Spring/Summer 2010 Look Book + LRNY Sale

Psyko Clothing has been racking up a sick team including Damian Wilson and Franky Morales and now a sick design team including Jeremy Beightol (Kaspa Clothing) and Robert Lievanos the man who’s responsible for pretty much any good design in rollerblading. “Psyko has been through a lot of changes over the past year. It feels like we have finally found our own style and aesthetic. We’ve always been a dark, aggressive graphic company. But now we happen to have the great talents of Jeremy Beightol. He is a great, and really talented artist, and the coolest dude on the planet! Combine that with Robert Lievanos, and myself, and the brand has become a force to be reckoned with. A lot of effort and thought goes into the graphics at psyko. All our graphics are hand drawn, then vectored, we do not use any clip art. We do use inspiration. Join or die” – Josh Diaz. See the full Psyko Spring/Summer ’10 look book here.

Josh Diaz of Psyko Clothing will also be at tomorrow’s Lets Roll NY session selling the “We eat your young” Psyko tee on sale for $13. Support NYC based companies and get yourself a tee!

New Psyko Clothing Riders

NYC’s Psyko Clothing has been making moves adding two new riders to the team. Daniel Pope and Dave Lang have been added to the Psyko team. Psyko also just released their new “Join or Die” advertisement. See Daniel and Dave in action below.

Psyko Clothing Puerto Rico Tour

Psyko Clothing wrapped up their Puerto Rico tour recently and posted this edit showcasing the sick tricks and adventures that went down. Featuring skating from Damien Wilson, Franky Morales, Miguel Ramos, Alejandro Velez and new team rider Casey McFarland.

Psyko Clothing BCSD Spring/Summer Look Book 2010

Check the latest from Brooklyn, NY’s Psyko Clothing. The Spring/Summer 2010 line will be premiering at this month’s Bitter Cold Show Down. Josh Diaz has teamed up with Jeremy Beightol of Kaspa fame for the latest line. See the Psyko online look book at the Psyko Blog.

Psyko Clothing Spring/Summer 2010 Sneak Peak

Psyko Clothing has posted a sneak peak of two new designs for their new Spring/Summer 2010 line. “The Hunted” by Jeremy Beightol and “We Eat Your Young” by Josh Diaz. Psyko Clothing is also currently touring with team riders Damien Wilson, Franky Morales, Miguel Ramos, Alejandro Velez and friends. More on the tour as the updates come.

Josh Diaz Photo Journal #4

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Brooklyn, NY’s Josh Diaz, owner of Psyko Clothing, took a spontaneous flight out to Puerto Rico one day and captured some great photos documenting his stay resulting in ONE Magazine’s newest photo journal entry. “I had to be at the airport by 10 pm that night, so after a few hours I called a friend to see if he wanted to get few blade shots in, and this is the shot I felt most fit this random trip to PR. Here you have it, a switch Sweatstance on a ledge in Fajardo” – Josh Diaz. See more photos and read all of Josh’s photo journal on the ONE website.