2011 COLLECTION

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BUBBLE GUM

Many top sport stars including golfers chew gum when competing.

But what happens to all of the old flavourless gum? It’s ok when you’re at school, you could just stick it under the desk or onto someone you don’t like.

Korean designer Sung Yeon Ju has created a range of clothes made from ‘wearable foods’ including this tasty spearmint flavoured bubble gum dress.

Now you can stick the old gum on yourself.
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MPG

The average golfer walks about 900 miles a year, and drinks 22 gallons of alcohol.

That's about 41 miles to the gallon.

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THE ROYAL WEDDING

After the shock announcement of a Royal Wedding this week, our designers have been burning the mid-night oil to submit their ideas for a wedding frock suitable for a Princess.
Our musical selection for the ceremony includes a track from The Smith’s. I’m sure we’d all like to hear the gathering crowds outside Westminster Abbey sing;

"Two lovers entwined pass me by and heaven knows, I’m miserable now"
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SWIMWEAR GOLF EVENT

We’ve had a great response to our one-piece bathing suits which use graphics taken from our graffiti and original black golf balls.

http://www.golf-refugees.com/stories_swim.htm

This got us thinking if it were possible to hold a swimsuit golf event next summer?

Our initial thoughts are for players, dressed in swimwear, to select a single golf club and play say three holes and then be able to jump into the pool or into the sea.
If you have any suggestions for a venue or format please comment below.
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DISPOSABLE GOLF BAG

Here’s our ‘bin bag’ at the prestigious Wentworth Golf Club, where even the fairways smell of money. They probably didn’t know what is was, so the officials waved it through security.

The idea for a disposable golf bag came about from when we invited some of our skateboarder friends to try golf. Unfortunately the crazy rules of golf only allow you to share clubs but not a golf bag. Hence we thought about a really simple foldable bag that could hold just a few clubs and balls. At the end of the day or week, you could chuck it in the bin.

With our experience of developing the original heat absorbing black golf ball, we had some concerns that the black bin bag, made from part recycled materials, would melt on very hot summer days. Product testing involved us hanging bin bags on trees during the summer to see if it suffered from heat stroke.

Here’s what Patricia Hannigan aka Golf Girl Media said;
"Golf Refugees bin bag, in fact, is one of the most awesome and innovative golf inventions ever. In history. It's an ultra-light, disposable Sunday bag, and it's what I'll be using... from now till the courses close for winter... to carry my reduced arsenal of three woods, two irons, wedge and putter."
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ANGER REHAB PERSPECTIVE

Taken from our new collection for 2011.
Dynamic 'anger rehab' graphic organic cotton t-shirts & polo shirts.
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PLAY WITH ME

NYC based fashion designer Ayako Nakamoto for her excellent label 'ninanina golf'. Reminds me of 'new romantics'
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BELT UP

Part of Golf Refugees new 'anger rehab' 2011 collection.
Unisex belt strap is made from recycled fire hoses.
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LEAF SHIRT

With all of the Autumn leaves covering the fairways, it’s even harder to find your little white golf ball. Here’s a great eco solution, recycle the leaves to create a dashing zero footprint shirt. Creative genius Dave Rittinger is pictured here modelling his beautiful leaf shirts.

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GOLF FASHION - JAPAN

With Japanese golfer Makoto Takemura.
Nice denim skirt and printed top.
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