Fashion Nerds

Carl Jones and T.J. Walker

  • Oversized sportswear
  • Graphic streetwear

Carl Jones and T.J. Walker founded Cross Colours in 1989, connecting oversized clothing with graphic messages of unity. Walker developed the artwork and silhouettes alongside Jones’s entrepreneurial direction.

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Five looks to know

Cross Colours beanie — Carl Jones and T.J. Walker, 2016

Collection selection

Cross Colours beanie

2016

The Museum at FIT dates this Cross Colours beanie to 2016; it was given by Cross Colours.

The Museum at FIT; Gift of Cross Colours
Label Logo Side Pocket Hoodie — Carl Jones and T.J. Walker, Date not stated

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Label Logo Side Pocket Hoodie

Date not stated · Official product catalog; season not stated

The box logo becomes the focus of a loose white hoodie, a representative use of Cross Colours’ graphic vocabulary.

Cross Colours
Retro Stripe Rugby Shirt — Carl Jones and T.J. Walker, Date not stated

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Retro Stripe Rugby Shirt

Date not stated · Official product catalog; season not stated

Broad multicolored stripes carry Cross Colours’ color-blocked sportswear language into a rugby-shirt shape.

Cross Colours
Atelier Architect Jacket — Carl Jones and T.J. Walker, Date not stated

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Atelier Architect Jacket

Date not stated · Official product catalog; season not stated

A sand-colored stand-collar jacket with visible workwear pockets represents the label’s Atelier range.

Cross Colours
Atelier Leather Inserts Jacket — Carl Jones and T.J. Walker, Date not stated

Collection selection

Atelier Leather Inserts Jacket

Date not stated · Official product catalog; season not stated

This dark jacket uses leather inserts and patch pockets to give the Atelier line a different material character.

Cross Colours

Archive pieces, grouped by date

1 piece

2016

1 piece · Season not recorded

About Carl Jones and T.J. Walker

By designing roomy garments with deliberately fitted waistlines, they translated the street style they observed into a distinctive brand embraced by hip-hop performers and audiences.