

Artful Dodger designer Sydney Hawes (top)Īs a local artist, Sydney brings her own unique impact to contemporary clothing design. Her ties to the area go all the way back to her whaling ancestry, where her great-great-grandfather, Johnathan Capen Hawes, was captain of one of the most successful whaling ships (The Milo) out of New Bedford. What makes Artful Dodger special to New Bedford is the influence brought to the brand by designer Sydney Hawes, who is originally from the South Coast.

They are the prank-planning, joke-cracking, trouble-making and fashion loving bits in everyone. Each trim detail, each complex print, each stitch of each embroidery are a result of hours and days of reckless thought and careful application. They don’t do your standard basics, so each style is choc-full of details that you will come to discover and love through time. “Every piece of Artful Dodger clothing is meticulously planned and expertly executed to achieve maximum individual enjoyment and facilitate ease of havoc-wrecking. As a newer company, started in 2006 by Scott Langton and now under joint-ownership of Scion LLC and legendary rap super-star Jay-Z, Artful Dodger promises revolutionary changes in the streetwear market.Īrtful Dodger embodies and reflects an attitude that is exemplified when wearing their clothing…that attitude being to cause mischief and have fun doing it! From the karmaloop website: Artful Dodger is young, contemporary men’s clothing brand that hails from the concrete jungle of New York City.
