Artist Series - 2FiftyUnderground

Samantha Stretch

I'm just a shy Polish housewife

Artist: Samantha Stretch

Profession: International trash icon
Lifestyle guru
Professional band mole

Current location: Dirty back lane gutter

Rumors say that Samantha Stretch is in fact half Japanese, half Polish. Her mother was a harajuku girl whose passport stated milkmaid as profession. Her father was a Polish butcher who secured a well fed childhood for his big boned daughter.

The family emigrated to Sweden where Samantha's father was appointed as the head butcher at the Polish Sausage Embassy in Stockholm.

Although Samantha enjoyed all the trimmings of a loving family home she was hungry for more. On her 18th birthday Sammy decided that Stockholm wasn't big enough for her wide imagination.

Nothing screams Ricky Lake style remake like a bit of hair dye AND a swift name change. Samantha went from brunette to super blondie, abandoned her birth name Krysztyna Kielbasa (Krysztyna Sausage in polish) and learned the art of consuming a lippy. Bucket loads of it.

Sammy worked uber hard to fulfill her wet dream: tranzcontinental airline ticket. She jammed that coin slot with all sorts of dirty coinage. No coin rejected.

It didn't take long before this plus-sized model embarked on a voyage to a new life in the promised land down under. The Australian border control had been pre warned of Europe's proudest house wife's arrival.

A thorough cavity search set the benchmark for what later on in life created legends. Mrs Stretch learned from that start in Australia no cavity is to deep and no job to hard, you get in there, you get the job done and before you can let your hair down knock back a cold bevvie or two.

Samantha set up camp in Melbourne and decided to follow her fathers diplomatic ambitions by becoming the Aussie rep for Euro Trashlandia.

The legend of Samantha

Every house wife has a hobby. Between bleach spray cleaning her house to perfection Sammy has a deeply developed appreciation for anything involving rockbands. Whether it was an actual band member, a roadie, or another fan of a band, Sammy always had someone getting her another drink and never had to walk home alone.

The Blow Waves - Resident trash icon

Very soon she gained super star status in the global groupie community. No gig was complete without some strethism thrown into it. Melbourne disco punk rocker unit The Blow Waves got smitten by the Sammy magic and soon installed Samantha as their head band mole/band mascot/spokes wo(man).It wasn't long before the Stretch avalanche torpedoed through Australia soon to spilling over to Europe, America and beyond.

What is her motivation? What gets this inspirational icon out of bed? How does she deliver 100% pure camp on daily basis? Sammy says: "I'm doing it for the kids"

When asked about a deeper meaning to her existence Sammy states: "You see Darlinka CAAAAMP is a lifestyle, a simple survivor technique. It's the perfect antidote to the ugly world we live in"

She finishes up with "You can do it. Get in on it. Get involved. Tomorrow you may die and then what you gonna do? Dress for success Darlinkas life is to short not to".

Caaaamp is a lifestyle

Behind the scenes

See Sammy's photoshoot...

Stretch marks

Designs the first Blow Waves T-Shirt with trademark LIPPY.
Samantha Stretch fan club opens up in Zurich.
Becomes a radio show host and Invents the “Promosexual”.
Appears at the Gershwin Room wearing family sized veiled disco tent. Lucky punters get to enter her camp fun sphere.
Appears alongside CINDY LAUPER at the Sydney Mardi Gras.
Gets a HOT DOG tattoo on her foot and a LIPPY on her calf.
Hosts the first ever live rooftop concert on Joy FM, Melbourne.
200,000 views on Youtube, and her first stalker.
Gets escorted out of the Sydney Opera House after a backstage fight at the 2009 at AHFA.
Appears on stage in the documentary film of legendary Berlin icon CHANTAL (of CHANTALS HOUSE OF SHAME).
Athens based DJ produces the first Samantha Stretch Song.
Features throughout The Blow Waves 2009 European Tour.
Vanishes in dirty Berlin gutter, found later in London Ghetto.
Produces VIDEO VIDEO music video for BERLIN BERLIN.
Hosts the WANNA B party in Athens with Tatu.
Broadcasts EXCESS LUGGAGE radio show from London.
Rumored to be involved in the creation of Stoff.
Appears at Horse Meat Disco’s BOILER ROOM session.
Featured in London’s Summer Rites festival Promo 2013.
Spreads havoc at Lovebox 2013 / gets into a fight with Kellis bodyguards.
Featured in the ARTIST SERIES from London based clothing brand 2FiftyUnderground.

Stretched

By Samantha Stretch

Screen printed in London, front and rear
Heavyweight ethical american cotton
Engineered to keep shape and not crease

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100% Preshrunk American Cotton ^*1
Heavyweight 190 g/m2 Jersey ^*2
Strong Double Stitched Hems
Seamless Shaped Collar
Ethically Made with Fair Labour
No-Crease ¼Twist Construction
Washable up to 40°c ^*3

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Made in the UK

Shirt size	Measurement A	Measurement B	Measurement C
Small	46cm	71cm	43cm
Medium	51cm	73cm	46cm
Large	56cm	76cm	49cm
XLarge	61cm	79cm	52cm
XXLarge	66cm	81cm	55cm

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Heather Grey 90% Cotton 10% Poly Blend & Dark Heather 35% Cotton 65% Poly Blend.
White Tee is 185g/m2 100% American Cotton Jersey
For the environment, and the longest shirt life we recommend washing at 30° inside out. Iron inside out, and allow to dry naturally or tumble dry on a low heat.