INTRODUCTION


WELCOME TO HOBO JACK. THE BRAND WAS ESTABLISHED BACK IN 2014 BY BROTHERS DAN AND JIMMY, THEY PRINTED THE FIRST ORDERS FROM THEIR GARAGE.

BEFORE THE BRAND STARTED, WHILST TRAVELLING THE WORLD BROKE, JIMMY AND DAN WERE ALWAYS REFERRED TO AS 'THE HOBO BROTHERS’

HOBO BROTHERS JIMMY & DAN 11 YEARS AGO IN THE AUSTRALIAN OUTBACK

THE GARAGE WHERE THE JOURNEY BEGAN

THE DREAM


BACK BEFORE THE DAYS OF INSTAGRAM IT WAS A STRUGGLE TO FIND A BRAND THAT TRULY RESEMBLED THE LOVE WE HAVE FOR TATTOOS AND TRAVEL. SOON AFTER ARRIVING BACK HOME, WE REALISED WE WANTED TO CREATE THE BRAND WE HAVE TODAY, COMBINING THOSE TWO FAVOURITE THINGS.

 

THE GROWTH


WITH NO PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE RUNNING A CLOTHING BRAND, DAN AND JIMMY STRAIGHT INTO THE DEEP END AND PURCHASED A SMALL DIGITAL PRINTER OPERATED FROM THEIR SMALL GARAGE.  EVERY HARD EARNED PENNY WAS REINVESTED BACK IN TO THE BRAND AND THAT SMALL GARAGE HAS NOW NOW TURNED IN TO MULTIPLE OFFICES AND WAREHOUSES ACROSS THE COUNTRY WITH STATE OF THE ART SCREEN PRINTING MACHINES, GARMENT FOLDING/PACKING MACHINES AND ONE OF THE BEST DIGITAL PRINTING SET UPS IN THE UK.

OUR UK FACTORY WHERE ALL YOUR GARMENTS ARE PRINTED AND SHIPPED

DOING WHAT WE DO BEST IN THE HJ TATTOO STUDIO

THE SHOP


AS THE BRAND IS BASED AROUND TATTOOS, JIMMY RECENTLY DECIDED TO BRANCH OUT INTO THE TATTOO INDUSTRY AND OPEN UP A TATTOO STUDIO WITH PARTNER AMY. THEY HAVE ALSO RECENTLY OPENED A RETAIL STORE IN THE HEART OF BOURNEMOUTH.

THE COMMUNITY


HOBO JACK IS A COMPLETELY INDEPENDENT, FAMILY RUN BUSINESS THAT UNDERSTANDS THE IMPORTANCE OF YOU AS THE CUSTOMER, AND BUILDING A COMMUNITY BETWEEN US.

THIS YEAR HOBO JACK EXCEEDED THE MILESTONE 300,000 ORDER MARK. DAY BY DAY, SHIRT BY SHIRT, THE HOBO JACK COMMUNITY CONTINUES TO GROW RAPIDLY, AND IT IS ALL THANKS TO YOU GUYS.

THE TEAM AT THE 2019 LONDON TATTOO CONVENTION

A CLASSIC SHOT FROM THE SHIBUYA CROSSING IN TOKYO

COLLABORATIONS


COLLABORATIONS ARE SO IMPORTANT TO THE BRAND; WE HAVE WORKED WITH ARTISTS, MODELS, CREATORS AND PHOTOGRAPHERS FROM ACROSS THE GLOBE TO BRING YOU UNIQUE COLLECTIONS FROM LONDON, NEW YORK, TOKYO, BERLIN, AMSTERDAM, LOS ANGELES AND ICELAND.

THE END GAME


MONEY HAS NEVER BEEN THE OBJECTIVE FOR US BROTHERS, AS WE NEVER EXPECTED THE BRAND TO GROW TO THIS SCALE. THE PERSONAL GOAL HAS ALWAYS BEEN TO CREATE A SPECIAL INDEPENDENT FAMILY RUN CLOTHING BRAND THAT COULD NOT ONLY MAKE THE RULES BUT ALSO BREAK THE RULES WITHOUT ANSWERING TO THE HIERARCHY. THIS WAY, THE GAME NEVER ENDS.

 

TRYING TO LOOK COOL DURING OUR TRIP TO DALLAS, TEXAS