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Tupac Shakur famously said, “Long live the rose that grew from concrete when no one else even cared.” While the words of the late West Coast rapper represented the way that someone can become something great even though the person comes from an unrecognized place or an unlikely background for success, we interpret those words as the power of observing how greatness can grow at its own pace, uniquely through one’s own efforts, regardless of where one is rooted at.

And that’s pretty much the essence of how most clothing brands in Malaysia came about — each with its own unique story and background, its own special journey, growing against all odds in this creative and competitive field where hundreds of other brands are blooming together. We look across this field of beautiful blooming flowers with joy and pride, filled with inspiration. And the old Chinese saying comes to mind — “Flowers of every kind, in bloom together.” That’s what the Malaysian clothing scene is to us: a beautiful field of flowers blooming together, each flower blooming in its own special way.

It’s not about how big a flower blooms, or how fast it grows and unfurls its pretty petals. It’s about observing the process it takes, how the roots dig deep into the surface of the earth while the stems reach upwards towards the sky of dreams, the dance of the leaves as they twirl around seeking the sunshine for inspiration, until the long-awaited bud finally peeks through and grows into a unique, beautiful, and complete flower, announcing to the world its arrival. And although the petals don’t last forever, the lingering scent of the flower is enough to inspire the minds of those around it.

Inspired by the life cycle of a thousand blooming flowers and the blooming Malaysian clothing brand community, TNTCO presents an exclusive capsule release aptly named “Seed, Bloom Wilt” — featuring a collection of graphic t-shirts, hoodies, sweat shorts, a button-up shirt, and a tote bag.

Available now on our webstore and selected retailers.

We’re all taught to have dreams, to have goals, to be ambitious and to do whatever we want to. But in reality can all these really be fulfilled? What if one day you realised that your dreams are being chained down? Like an anchor holding down a ship with the weight of the chain suppressing your dreams?

In this drop, the designer’s message is being interpreted in a few extraordinary ways. For instance, the chained logo tee features a heat sensitive print on the back which changes colour with heat and then back to its original state. Could the heat be our dreams and the environment be the anchor weighing down on us?

We’ll leave all these to your imagination because after all we believe one’s mindset is the key to resolve this conflict.

Shop our chained dreams collection now on our website and list of selected retailers.

“It was the best of times, it was the period of despair , it was the age of wisdom, it was the stage of foolishness, it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity, it was the season of light, it was the moment of darkness, it was the spring of hope, it was the winter of despair.”
The collection is inspired by a quote from “A Tale of Two Cities” by Charles Dickens. We are indeed living in the the era thought to be impossible in the past. Technologies, peaceful nations, everything seems too good to be true.

But at the same time humans are shadowed behind these technologies so much and peaceful- ness is taken granted as privilege.

The look book was shot at a traditional Malaysian laundry store where a man takes care of one’s laundry chores. The reason of doing this is because we would like to highlight the traditional laundry store while everyone out there is using the high tech self service laundry.
Is technology really creating opportunities? Or is it creating darkness in our society?

The collection features a few notable pieces like the tie dyed denim jacket and holographic reflective parka. The collection will be available at TNTCO’s website ( http://www.tntco.co ) from November 11 2019, as well as all the stockists worldwide.