About Trickster
Launched back in 2003, Trickster™ is a label created to inject some fun into life.
We follow our hearts in the knowledge that everyone needs a little playful spirit in their lives. Have fun, be creative and subversive.
Become a Trickster.
Our designs reflect our company ethic of fun and creativity.
We aren't political, nor are we trying to change the world. Instead we hope to inject a little of our carefree and mischievious spirit into life.
You can find out more about our products by viewing our shop.
Quality
We insist on the highest quality products. We only use 100% cotton, double stitched Tees with a larger cut for a more comfortable fit. Making sure our clothes start out life well, means they also last longer, standing up to washing, wear and tear better than many more expensive products. Many of our customers are still getting great wear from tees we made back in 2002/3, so we can honestly say you'll get good value from a Trickster garment!
Why Trickster?
The theme of the Trickster appears in almost all traditional cultures around the world as a spirit who is creative, subversive and mischievious.
In Native American culture, the trickster
is an imaginative, mischevious spirit, often portrayed
as a Coyote or Raven, who gave the sun to humanity and
who represents creativity.
West African trickster stories star Tortoise, Anansi the Spider, Zomo the Hare (African storytellers brought the latter to America where it was integrated with the native American hare eventually becoming Bre’r Rabbit).
In Japan, tricksters are Badger, Tengu. , mischievous trickster spirits, and Kitsune, a shape-shifter. In Europe and South and Central America the trickster can be Fox or Wolf. Norse mythology has Loki as their trickster. Greek mythology has Hermes as theirs whilst the Trickster in Aotearoa (NZ) and across the Pacific Islands is Maui.
Our Coyote head logo (show above) is borne out of this ancient global tradition.
Suggestions?
If you have a suggestion for a design, why not let us know. We always strive to improve our offering, so please let us have your comments and ideas.
Links
See a few sites that tickle our fancy on our links page. If you'd like to exchange links, please let us know.