Interview by Rachel Gottesman

Hi Olly! Welcome to the cool kids table.

Thanks, it's great to be here.

What's it like being tall, handsome and British? Are you really James Bond?

Thanks, but I'm more Mr. Bean than Mr Bond.

By the way, I'm being facetious so don't get any ideas.

Damn.



What are some of your favorite words that the British spell wrong, like "color" as "colour" etc?

I have lots of FAVOURITES.

Way to be a champ, Olly. I bet you won all the spelling bees in elementary school.

So enough about you being British and me making fun of you for it. I hear you have plans to come stateside for a while.

Yeah, I'll be coming over and staying at Ross Zietz place again. Do you know how long that guy spends in the shower? It's a little frightening.



Right. I'll pass on that mental image. What was your favorite part about your last trip here? It was the Mishmash wasn't it?

Bob's party was pretty fun, but also the thing I remember the least about. I'm almost sure Joe gave me a piggyback.

That's it? Your favorite part of your trip was riding around on Joe's back?

He has a glorious back. And it's low enough to the ground that I wouldn't get hurt if I fell off.

You're a strange person.



You've been around Threadless for a long time. How old were you when you got your first print?

I think I was 16. Maybe 17. It was so long ago I can't remember.

Yeah, right. You're like 20 now? Have you got alzheimer's or something?

21 and a quarter. My knee hurts when it gets cold.



Good one, old man. Anyway, congrats on your Bestees. Tell us what that was like, finding out one shirt earned you two trophies.

I'll pay you three thousand dollars not to answer that question.

Done. Send it to me via money order, please.



How do you come up with all of your designs? How do you know that they're all going to be so sell-able before you even create them? What I'm trying to ask is, what's your special secret design recipe? Seriously... I need to know.

I come up with my best ideas in the shower, or in bed. Clothes obviously confine me.

You just inadvertently told the entire internet that you sleep naked. Congratulations!

It's the only way to go. Don't you agree?

I'll give you back the three thousand dollars not to answer that question.

Done!

Interview by Rachel Gottesman

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