Journal

Stories and culture from Pauzewear
One Year Pauzewear
One Year Pauzewear
Celebrating one year of Pauzewear with four anniversary designs that bring together music, nature, pattern and wearable art. Each design has its own character, while still sharing the same story... Read more...
Speaker stack vibrating with cables that look like roots, in sand dunes
Turn Up the Bass: More Than Just Sound
Turn Up the Bass began with complete creative freedom. Pascal’s design connected naturally with my lifelong love of bass, music and good vibrations. Read more...
N.W.A, Vibealite and Tribe Called Quest cassette tapes on a wooden table
The Missing Verse
Every story has its influences. From rave and Jungle to roots reggae, Hip Hop was always there too. A look back at the records, memories and moments that played their... Read more...
The Original Junglist
The Original Junglist
Every design has a beginning. The Original Junglist takes a look back at the memories, music and moments that inspired Pauzewear's first oversized back print designs. Read more...
Five-step illustration showing how The Collective works
Understanding The Collective
Explore how The Collective connects verified reviews, Collective Portraits, personalised profiles and the people helping shape the Pauzewear community. Read more...
Lion Ghillie Built For Carnival Season
Lion Ghillie: Built For Carnival Season
The Lion Ghillie returns in a new Jamaican-inspired colourway for carnival season. From its beginnings in 2024 through to its latest evolution, discover the story behind one of Pauzewear's most... Read more...
Flyer-inspired artwork by Pauzewear featuring early 90s rave culture
Basscap: The Rave Generation
A personal reflection from Gav Pauze looking back at the underground era of tape packs, pirate radio and rave flyers that shaped his connection to music and rave culture in... Read more...
Gav Pauze wearing a Pauzewear graphic tee, standing in front of a graffiti wall outdoors
Creativity Through The Years
Creativity has always been there for me in one form or another. Long before music, radio, poetry or clothing design, it started with sketchbooks, cartoons, graffiti lettering and old rave... Read more...
Open box with t-shirts in wrapped in tissue paper
Found After The Drop
It’s the kind of piece you come across unexpectedly. Something that wasn’t part of what you were looking for, but ends up being the one you take with you anyway. Read more...
vintage flyer with found sound text and music elements
Found Sound
There’s a certain feeling to the way music used to exist. A physical connection shaped by record shops, vinyl, cassette tapes and all of the moments they carried. Read more...
A hand drawn illustration of a street with a record shop on
Why We Don’t Do Fast Fashion
Why we take a different approach to fast fashion, focusing on small runs, considered design, and pieces made to last. Read more...
DJ Pauze on the turntables in 2001
The Pauze Story
From the original DJ Pause in the 1990s to Pauzeradio and now Pauzewear. This story has never been told in so much depth, how the Pauze name began and grew... Read more...
Building Pauzewear Between Drops
Building Pauzewear Between Drops
Not every month brings a new release. Discover the work happening behind the scenes at Pauzewear, from developing new design ideas and writing the stories behind each piece, to refining... Read more...
Promotional graphic for 'Rhythm Engine Module 01' with text and sound equipment illustrations on a textured background.
Rhythm Engine: Module 01
Rhythm Engine: Module 1. Jungle, Dub, Hip Hop. A journey through bass, rhythm, and sound-system culture, from house parties in the mid-90s to the foundation that shaped how I hear,... Read more...
Graphic for 'Jungle General' with images of a lion in different settings and text.
Jungle General: Three States
The Jungle General, Shadow King, and Savannah King. Three colorways. Three states of mind. One design built around awareness, control, and presence Read more...
Gav Pauze DJing in 2001 Salvador Dali inspired
Pauzewear Origins
From vinyl and radio to wearable art. This is the story of how Pauzewear came to be. Born from a love of music, craftsmanship, and meaningful design. Discover the origins... Read more...
A Year-End Reflection
A Year-End Reflection
Notes on building Pauzewear through 2025. Stepping back from radio, learning design, and protecting the human touch in an automated world. Read more...
picture of a packaging box with a size sticker on and a pauzewear branded sticker
Why Packaging Matters
Packaging is one of those things you don't always notice straight away, but it says a lot. From recyclable materials to thoughtful design, discover why every detail of how your... Read more...
Turquoise graphic being heat pressed onto a midnight t-shirt
From Idea to Wear
Every Pauzewear piece starts long before it becomes a finished product. A look at the process behind the designs. From letting ideas settle to testing samples and collaborating with creative... Read more...
Gav Pauze from Pauzewear in a radio studio
Pauzewear Featured on Kent Business Radio
Pauzewear featured on Kent Business Radio and in the Kent Business Newsletter, sharing the story behind our music-inspired designs, UK production, and sustainable approach to streetwear. Read more...
Meet The Collective ➜
White lion logo with dreadlocks on a white background