OUR STORY
We're Mick & Paula
We create streetwear tees inspired by the 90s alternative culture we grew up on. Printed on heavyweight cotton that does the art justice.
This is a story of finding our way back to ourselves.
We grew up in the 90s when anything felt possible
Nu metal on repeat. Small town gigs that felt like the center of the universe. X Games and MTV. Burnouts and sneaking out to parties where everyone was trying to figure out who they were.
It was the freedom of doing what felt like you, before you knew that's what that feeling was.
We didn't know it then, but we were living in the last era when authentic felt normal.
Fast forward to a tin garage in Canberra in 2013
We were attempting the responsible adult things. And it wasn't enough. We wanted something different.
We bought a vinyl heat press and started designing in the garage when the kids were asleep.
We put art on anything we could. Shirts, mugs, key rings, blankets, phone cases. We sold them on eBay and to local businesses looking for merch.
We threw a launch party at the local Irish pub. As usual with our crew, it was a night everyone's got a story about.
For a moment, it felt like we'd found our way.
But bills don't pause for dreams. We sold the press to make ends meet and went back to The Man.
The spark dimmed, but it never died.
Then we hit 40 and realised we'd been sleepwalking through life
So we sold everything and moved across the country. The reset did the trick. We knew we had to write our own rules and do something we loved. And we had the guts to give it a go.
The trade-off...to make it happen we'd have to head back to Canberra to fund it.
OMENZ was born in 2022 with a clear vision:
Graphics you can't get anywhere else
Screen printed on premium cotton
A better quality product than our competitors
No compromises on art.
No compromises on quality.
THE ART
Tattoo inspired art with old school attitude, and our unmistakable Omenz new era energy.
THE CANVAS
180-280 GSM heavyweight cotton that gives the art room to breathe and structure to last.
THE PROCESS
Screen printing the proper way. One colour at a time, with premium inks that bond into the fabric.
Omenz is our kind of crazy
Reapers, roses, skulls and engines. Our style crosses subcultures, because the 90s alternative spirit was never about one scene. It was about the feeling of doing what felt real to you.
We don't do focus groups or trend forecasting. We make what we want to wear and trust that there are others who think like we do.
If you're into moto culture, tattoo culture, music culture, or just anti-boring culture, these are for you.
No one makes what we do. And we're cool with that.
