STAYREAL

Creative trendy brand STAYREAL was founded in May 2007 by Ashin of Mayday and his high school classmate, renowned illustrator artist Not Good Liang. The brand name originates from "MAKE SOUND STEREO, MAKE LIFE STAYREAL," symbolizing the importance of remembering one's original intention in all endeavors and encouraging people to keep their dreams. STAYREAL believes that each T-shirt is a stage, and a good T-shirt, like a good song, can change the world! Since its inception, STAYREAL has used T-shirts as a creative stage, endowing each piece with unique creative aesthetics, blending street punk rock as the main design style, and using playful, innocent, rock, anti-war, and photorealistic techniques to continuously launch creative and high-quality T-shirt works, interpreting the brand's unique spirit! Dedicated to creating an Asian-specific fashion philosophy. Many works have achieved outstanding sales in the domestic designer trend brand market, and the brand's visibility has gradually spread domestically and internationally!
STAYREAL's insistence on products, from exquisite packaging to garment silhouettes and creative graphic designs, provides consumers with a high-quality wearing experience. Since its establishment, it has become a partner for cross-industry collaborations with many internationally renowned companies. It has launched co-branded projects with internationally famous brands such as Mercedes-Benz, PEPSI, LEVI'S, MSN, and NOKIA.
Meanwhile, attracting the attention of internationally renowned cartoon characters, HELLO KITTY, SNOOPY, DORAEMON, Osamu Tezuka, and OPEN小将 have all invited STAYREAL to reinterpret character spirits and launch new co-branded apparel series, often becoming focal topics. In 2011, STAYREAL held the large-scale contemporary art exhibition "Dream of One Carat" at Huashan Creative Park, attracting over 100,000 visitors.
In the minds of a broad consumer base, the creative brand STAYREAL has long become a window opening up trend horizons. Since its establishment in 2007, STAYREAL has created many classic creative designs, continuously launching apparel and accessory works with the highest standards of creativity and quality. It makes clothing not only a way to adorn oneself but also a means to infuse the brand's spirit into one's attitude.
Moreover, in October 2011, STAYREAL founded its first coffee shop, inviting top coffee master Lin Dongyuan to jointly create a new artistic space integrating creativity, aesthetics, and life at the trendy hub in Taipei's East District, "StayReal Café by Gabee." In addition to offering the best-tasting coffee and delicious waffles, StayReal Café aims to build a dream platform with infinite possibilities, which can serve as a cultural art gallery or transform into an unplugged live house, becoming a unique birthplace of dreams. It has cross-field invited renowned artistic photographer Mika Ninagawa, Japanese trendy designer Jun Watanabe, and Hong Kong designer Kenny, among others, to hold art exhibitions in the café.
Currently, STAYREAL has a total of 27 apparel and coffee stores in Tokyo, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Shanghai, Nanjing, Beijing, and other places, and has successively invited outstanding artists from around the world to join the team, injecting fresh design power. It has gradually become a rapidly developing international rising star brand in fields such as trends, fashion, creativity, art, and lifestyle.