WHAT THIS IS

THE PROPAGANDA DEPARTMENT IS THE PHYSICAL ARM OF PEN VS SWORD MAGAZINE - CLOTHING, PRINTS AND OBJECTS MADE FROM THE SAME IDEAS THE MAGAZINE WRITES ABOUT. POLITICAL HISTORY. PROTEST ART. FEMINIST ICONS. CULTURAL MOVEMENTS THAT CHANGED THE WORLD.

EVERY PRODUCT CONNECTS TO AN ARTICLE. EVERY OBJECT HAS A STORY BEHIND IT.

BRITISH-MADE WHERE POSSIBLE. ORGANIC COTTON. PRINT ON DEMAND.
NO FAST FASHION. NO EMPTY SLOGANS.

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NEW TO PROPAGANDA DEPARTMENT? START HERE WITH THE POLITICAL ART AND ACTIVIST FASHION THAT HAS RESONATED MOST WITH PEOPLE. MADE TO ORDER AND SHIPPED WORLDWIDE.

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ART AND SOUL

NEW PROPAGANDA DEPARTMENT COLLECTION - FROM MONDRIAN, KANDINSKY AND ROTHKO TO BAUHAUS, DADA AND CUBISM - a unique range of clothes and art prints that have all emerged from our Magazine.

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PETER KENNARD COLLECTION

Our Exclusive Collaboration using Peter Kennard's photomontage's that have defined the visual language of protest in Britain and beyond.

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REVOLUTION

Protest art clothing, political t-shirts and activist prints from the long tradition of radical political art and the moments when ordinary people decided enough was enough.

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Electric Band - Partisan Faction Print - Propaganda Department

POLITICAL AND PROTEST PRINTS |FRAMED AND UNFRAMED ORIGINAL ART

All released editions are produced by Partisan Faction and Promises Project. These imprints originate from the pvsmagazine.com physical publishing studio.

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RESISTANCE

From the suffragette movement to Black Lives Matter, from Solidarnosc to Woman Life Freedom - Activist clothing and protest art rooted in the iconography of resistance.

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EXCLUSIVE COLLECTION → PETER KENNARD

Our Exclusive collaboration with one of the most influential political image-makers of our time. These garments carry Kennard’s visual language beyond the page and into ideas you can wear.

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EXPLORE THE STORIES BEHIND OUR DESIGNS

Pen vs Sword is our independent online magazine pvsmagazine.com exploring the intersection of art, literature, music, social justice and activism.

We often examine the stories behind the imagery on our clothes and always feature other thought-provoking articles, reviews and ideas covering topics like history, politics, philosophy and the arts.

Image rich with fantastic music, join us and thousands of regular visitors where we foster critical discussion and champion ideas that inspire change.

Rojava Revolution - All - Over Print Women's Crew Neck T-Shirt - Propaganda Department

WE SELL BOOKS AND E-BOOKS TOO

In the UK? We get a 10% commission when you buy a book or E-Book from our #AmazonFree online Pen vs Sword Bookshop.

These digital bookshelves are curated to try to express and encourage educated conversations, provide escapism, make you laugh, make you cry, give you hope, give you options and achieve positive change with amazing books.

Browse from range of 4000+ books and E-Books! We've got classics, climate, science, futurism, revolution, identity, scifi, cultures, empire, russia, refugees, migration, poetry, MENA, ukraine, feminism, lgbtqia, socialism, humanrights, graphic novels and lots more.

ABOUT PROPAGANDA DEPARTMENT

The Propaganda Department is the shop of Pen vs Sword Magazine - we are an independent British publication covering art, politics, resistance and cultural history.

We make protest t-shirts, political art prints, activist clothing and feminist apparel from original artwork connected to the magazine's editorial. Our range includes organic cotton political t-shirts, protest hoodies, unique all over print dresses, original framed and unframed prints, political mugs and activist gifts.

Our clothing features original and vintage protest graphics, culture jams and political art including a collaboration with Peter Kennard - one of Britain's most important political artists.

All garments are made to order. Most clothing is printed on organic cotton. We ship from the United Kingdom where possible.