We are not just a local brand but also a small team of employees and a community of customers and friends. We, like you, are dealing with these unprecedented times with quarantine and worry of the ...
By Adam Karlin In a nation divided between individual liberty, puritan morality, and the good of the public, the portable drink is a nod to freedom in a daiquiri-friendly carrying case. It’s liquid...
Bill Banzai White Tennessee, 2025 It started well before the tshirts. There was an energy among those who started Dirty Coast to move the city of New Orleans towards being more equitable and progre...
Blake’s early partner in crime with the launch of Dirty Coast in the city after Katrina. From friends to partners, Patrick ran the day-to-day operations from 2006 to 2014. Here he and Blake remin...
Absinthe: Double the Vision, Double the Fun
Vintage spirits, bohemian New Orleans, and fine illustration. In 2009, Dirty Coast raised a glass to one of New Orleans’ most notorious muses - absinthe. A drink that blurs the line between sin and...
Blake HaneyFounder Looking back, I realize not many people know how Dirty Coast really began. There was no grand plan. I wasn’t imagining retail stores, employees, or a business that would last dec...
Our First Screen Printer, Diego.
Before Dirty Coast had its own rhythm — before we had regular photo shoots, calendars, or a reliable lineup of printers — there was Diego at La Chiva. His shop on Tchoupitoulas could make eight col...
The most prolific of all the designers we have had the luck to work with over the years. Burton Hals from Lafayette and was for a time a full-time designer for Dirty Coast and our other company, ...
Hired in 2013, Chris soon became a frequent creative contributor for new product designs and then in 2015 he stepped up as General Manager. He is now living in Los Angeles with his wife Kylie and...
One of our earliest supporters and friends, Zack Smith has been a photographer and creative collaborator for us over the years. He calls Chalmette home with his family. Interview by Price and Blake...
Mandy Barton was one of Dirty Coast’s early multi-tool team members — a writer, shop manager, and creative spark rolled into one. Starting at the tiny Magazine Street “cave,” she helped shape the ...
Every company has a “first” - the person who isn’t a founder but steps in when an idea needs to turn into a real operation. For Dirty Coast, that person was Michael Lamanola. She was there when the...
Our full time screen printer since 2008, Michael’s business Purple Monkey has grown along side ours. He has helped us with not just Dirty Coast products but also the production of many items for ...
A designer and musician, Scott crossed paths with Blake sometime in the late 2000s - the origin story still TBD. Good thing they did: his analog, rough-textured touch turned scrappy ideas into cl...
Avery was one of the earlier illustrators who could handle very ornate and detailed concepts. Whatever we sent his way, he knocked out the park. A talented artist who now resides in Ann Arbor, Mi...
We’re finding ourselves at odds with trying to move on with business as usual when an act of terror rocks a community like ours, but that’s the response necessary at a time like this. We feel it’s ...
The 10% Forever Discount Lagniappe Coin
As a small brand we have built up a great following since 2005. We are always bewildered by the interest we get all over the world and the folks we meet in our shops from all corners. Many of you h...
Ten Things That Haven’t Changed Since Katrina
So much has changed in ten years. Or has it? An essay by our friend Maurice Carlos Ruffin.
Restore the Mississippi River Delta Coalition Contest
Submit your slogan ideas for our restore the coast contest. The 3 best ideas will be chosen in 2 weeks.
The Debris Ep. 4: "Generations"
Episode four of our ongoing podcast series with WWNO.org. This episode focuses on the storm's impact across the generations of New Orleanians that weathered the years together - young and old.
