ABOUT UC
ABOUT | UNIFORM CIRCA
UNIFORM CIRCA is the product arm of Los Angeles–based artist and designer Aristotle Circa. Founded in 1999, the practice has always operated at the intersection of art, culture, and applied form. Rather than functioning as a traditional fashion label, Uniform Circa uses garments as a surface — a medium through which printed works are released, circulated, and lived with.
The studio produces new print collections on a quarterly cadence. Each quarter functions as a contained body of work, released in limited numbers through staggered drops from the beginning to the end of the season. Once a quarter closes, its prints conclude. This structure allows each collection to exist as a focused study rather than an ongoing catalog — finite, time-bound, and reflective of a specific cultural moment.
Uniform Circa’s work has always been rooted in commentary. Early collections examined wealth identifiers, Southern California excess, and the theater of status; later bodies of work expand outward to address consumption, fame, identity, and the shared psychological weather of contemporary life. Some collections speak broadly, others personally — reflecting the internal state of the artist at a given moment. Across all of them, the intent remains consistent: to communicate an idea structure. The prints are not decorative. They are signals — visual language designed to frame observation, irony, and reflection.
Garments are selected for their utility and longevity. Sourcing has long included found, recycled, organic, and ethically produced blanks, chosen not to dominate the work but to support it. Each piece is meant to be worn in, lived with, and carried forward — an artifact of its moment rather than a trend-driven object.
Uniform Circa is not seasonal fashion in the conventional sense. It is an ongoing art practice, distributed through clothing, using print as its primary voice.
PRESS / QUICK FACTS
• Founded in 1999
• Based in Los Angeles, California
• Artist & Designer: Aristotle Circa
• Medium: Printed works applied to garments
• Release structure: Quarterly collections with staggered, limited drops
• Each collection concludes at the end of its quarter
• Garments function as delivery surfaces, not fashion statements
• Themes include culture, consumption, identity, irony, and social reflection
• Materials emphasize quality, longevity, and responsible sourcing
• Practice blends art, commentary, and applied form