STEVE WALDON swaldon@theage.com.au
THE Australian Catholic University is about to announce an entry scheme that looks beyond year 12 scores and assesses potential students' character and attitude to community service.Fine, but if you just want tertiary cred without all the fuss, you might consider Christos Harisopoulos' range of faux uni T-shirts. Try his Broadmeadows University top, with the slogan "Nothing soft comes out of Broady", or the Coburg Uni top with an image of the old Pentridge prison and this guarantee: "We can put you in any bank". Harisopoulos sells his wares at the South Melbourne market and reckons customers are happy to reject international brands in favour of something intrinsically Aussie.
The Essendon man, 39, is an alumnus of Aberfeldie Primary School, which puts him in the same company as Joan Kirner and Temporary Diary. (Keep your thoughts to yourselves, please.)In Melbourne's north-west he has something of a reputation as a campaigner for his beloved Bombers, particularly last year's loud objections to Essendon agreeing to change its jumper to avoid a "clash" with St Kilda (there was no clash for 80 years, then suddenly people couldn't distinguish vertical stripes from a diagonal sash, apparently).
Harisopoulos' red-and black "Save Our Sash" T-shirts (that's him in one below) are being worn around Australia and overseas. The website for his company, Sumthink, says "the vibe" of its casual, retro and sports clobber is about fun, compassion, tolerance, global harmony and historical significance — the latter explaining Harisopoulos' exhaustive research into Essendon's early days.
http://www.theage.com.au/opinion/warney-set-to-spin-some-magic-in-vegas-20080630-2zf0.html?page=-1
Cheers,Christos Harisopoulos
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