Stussy Tom Tom

The vintage Stüssy T-shirt featuring the complex, all-over pattern is likely the highly sought-after “Tom Tom” or “Reggae Ton Tom” design, which is rooted in the brand’s early 1980s aesthetic when founder Shawn Stüssy was translating his surf-punk sensibility to apparel. The intricate, hand-drawn pattern is based on a classic design Shawn Stüssy is said to have created with a sharpie marker around 1985, blending geometric tribal patterns with reggae and Rastafarian imagery—including illustrations of guitars, musical notes, bikes, and perhaps figures dancing—which reflects Stüssy’s deep connection to music, particularly the New Wave, Hip-Hop, and Reggae scenes popular with the brand’s early surf and streetwear followers. This piece exemplifies the brand’s original ethos of creating bold, unconventional graphics that bridged multiple subcultures and became an essential element of the emerging global “International Stüssy Tribe” of the late ’80s and early ’90s.

SIze 75x60cm
Condition 8.5/10 (Stains & Pin Hole)