- Threadless Submissions Of The Week: Instead of hitting you with half a dozen okay tees, we've got two solid ones for your persual this week... Sorry You're Safe is nicely done classic design while I'm In Love With Your Spin Cycle is a wonderfully quirky gem. Together, they fight crime!
- American Apparel Watch: The Jewish Journal Of Greater Los Angeles has got some great in-depth coverage of the pending sexual harassment suits with some pretty choice quotes from Dov Charney himself...
“I’m an atheist, but I swear on the Torah, my bubbe and my zayde, that I had one fantasy about these women,” Charney said. “Want to hear it? I wanted to fire them all. I thought they were all lousy employees from the beginning.”
Snap, yo.
We all know that dryers are the enemy of t-shirts everywhere - but just hanging a shirt up to dry doesn't usually seem to dry shirts very quickly. I thought that you or your readers might be able to provide some tips for t-shirt drying that won't damage the shirt.Being a fan of the slow yet effective hang method, I really don't have any advice that I think Adam could use, but I know some of y'all might... So please, suggest away! If you have a question for us, feel free to start a topic on the forum or shoot a question into our inbox. We'll do our damndest to spotlight some of the better questions that come down the pipe. Cheers!|W|P|112266103645950462|W|P|Ask Preshrunk: Drying Shirts|W|P|boogah@gmail.com
I'm pretty sure the web developer geeks in the house are going to dig this one. Well, I hope they do. Of course I'm only going by what I like, so your mileage may vary.
But man, what's not to love about the brutal simplicty of a pixely document icon? Sure it's bound to ilicit its fair share of blank stares and confused questions. But at least it'll be way easier to explain to non geeks than almost any shirt from the likes of Jinx or ThinkGeek. Besides, it looks better than most of the crap either of them sell. Just sayin'...
P.S. How rude of me not to initially mention that Gordon McLean sent this one along. That was a dick move on my part. Sorry Gordon!
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Dear Gonzo Journalists of the Internet,
You are not - nor will you ever be - the second coming of Hunter S. Thompson. The first coming was more of a freak accident than anything else, and I doubt it will ever happen again. Please, quit trying to be him. It's a sad thing to have to watch.
I understand that he was an inspiration to you. Y'know what? He inspired the hell out of me too. But I don't go around writing half fictionalized accounts of my tedious life where I get to call a bank teller a pig fucker. And I swear to god, if I have to read one more short story that starts out with "We were somewhere around [blank] when the [blank] began to [blank]..." I'll fucking lose it.
So please cut it out already.
Thanks In Advance,
Jason
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Yeah, I'm pretty sure wearing this tee and walking around in Los Angeles [Or any urban area the Bloods/Crips happen to reside in] is bound to get you fucked up. Like a lot.
No, really. I don't think there's any way you can win if you sport this anywhere other than rural Nebraska. But if you insist on sporting this tee in LA, I see it going down one of two ways... You'll either get stabbed for making fun of the Bloods or someone will beat you down for wearing a tee that says that you're a Blood. Even if it's painfully obvious that you're not one. Trust me, I've seen people get their ass kicked for less while riding the Metro Blue Line.
But hey, if you like living life on the edge, go ahead and pick this one up. Just don't say that we didn't warn you...
P.S. Much love to Casey and Kristen for bringing FYOKO to our attention. Thanks you two!
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Okay kids, today we're going to have a little audience participation. Sound like fun? Okay, let's go...
First, can I see the hands of everyone who has seen a reel to reel machine before.
Now, keep them up if you actually remember seeing one somewhere other than Pulp Fiction.
Those of you who have your hand raised, continue to keep it up if you've actually touched or used one before.
Alright now, ladies and gentlemen... Most of the people who still have their hands up are either well into their 30's or functionally retarded. Maybe both. I mean, who the hell raises their hand while they're sitting at a computer? *shakes head*
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This one may be a bit nerdy for some of y'all. But it's a sexy kind of nerdy, so that makes it okay. Wait, that does make it okay right?
*shrug* Even if it doesn't, I bet you could land at least one or two cute, geeky gal's phone numbers rocking this at the Apple's SoHo Store or DNA Lounge. Do be aware that this shirt only comes in a paramilitary olive. That being said, you may want to dust off your BDUs and combat boots to properly rock this one. It's a pitty that it doesn't come in black, but what're you gonna do?
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Color us impressed with Heartache Clothing's designs. They may sit a little too firmly on the indie rock side of the spectrum for some people, but hey different strokes for different folks...
Another nice thing about Heartache is that all of their shirts manage to clock in at £10. Sure, the exchange rate on the weak US dollar means that their shirts cost around $17, but that's still pretty fair for a tee from London. A shirt that no other kid in your neighborhood/school/etc. is likely to have. Well, you know, unless they read Preshrunk too... *shrug*
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Holy fucking shit! I want this so badly I can't even think straight. I guess I'll let the Cohen Brothers help me phone this one in...
Jesus: Let me tell you something, pendejo. You pull any of your crazy shit with us, you flash a piece out on the lanes, I'll take it away from you, stick it up your ass and pull the fucking trigger 'til it goes "click."
The Dude: Jesus.
Jesus: You said it man. Nobody fucks with the Jesus.
Walter: Eight year-olds, Dude.
Oh wait. It only comes in lemon and pink? Eh, I'm not that hyper over it anymore. Wow, it's funny how quickly that rush wears off. If it came in baby blue I might be more prone to beat my chest a bit more, but lemon and pink? Oh hell no.
Fuck it, I'm going bowling.
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This is an absolutely brilliant [not to mention pitch perfect] piss take on Experimental Jetset's Beatles, Ramones and Rolling Stones tees. Of course, if you have no familiarity with the original designs this is just another t-shirt with some in joke that you don't understand. But those of you who are familiar with the source material are probably losing your shit and scrambling for your credit card like I am right now...
Even if the shirt does clock in at well over thirty dollars after shipping, an in joke that you actually get and can lord over unsuspecting people is worth its weight in gold.
P.S. If someone [anyone, really] doesn't eventually follow up with Public Enemy and Run DMC riffs on the same design, I'll be a bit sad.
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- Threadless Submissions Of The Week: The recently submitted feed that Justin hacked together for us is proving to be really helpful. Our submission surfing has gone from leisurely and half assed to organized, concentrated and streamlined. Basically, browsing subscribing to the feed is like trying to get a swig of water from a fire hose, but we sort of like it that way...
Now, despite being overwhelmed, we've managed to dig up six solid submissions that we think could use some love. You'll give Reluctant, The Trap Is Set, I [heart] Hearts, Haunted House Of Love, Got One and Bolt! at least a passing glance, won't you? - Revolution Is Just A T-Shirt Away: Guy Trebay over at The New York Times has done up a nice piece on the current t-shirt boom. He even managed to slip a few companies into his article that weren't even on our radar. Bonus points to Guy for pulling that off...
Why the hell wouldn't Zach Morris have a posse? I mean, the cat was rocking a huge ass brick phone [In 1989, no less!] and he could land all the fly honeys without trying. Also, he always managed to pull one over on Mr. Belding - the coyote to his roadrunner - or any other adult for that matter.
Of course, some may argue that since the show primarily focused on Zach, all this shit came to him pretty easy and he never had to work to hard. While that might be true in some instances, I still think he's a hustler. And if just being a straight up hustler isn't enough to get you a posse, what is?
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- Hey Kids, It's Design Time! David from Dadawan was nice enough to send a little note along tipping us off to a little summer design contest that both they and I Love Your T-Shirt are throwing. With both a themed 2D category and a free form 3D category, this ought to be an interesting one to keep tabs on.
- Speaking Of Design Contests... There's a lovely King Kong submission that's really worth voting for over at La Fraise. To be honest, we'd really like to be able to buy it. And the only way that's going to happen is if you go vote on it. Pretty please, with sugar on top...
- Bad Puns, Ahoy! The venerable J.Ko was nice enough to send along a pointer to Typotheque's color of the day tees. You'd think we'd return the favor by not calling him J.Ko, but we're sort of jerks. You should know that by now.
Anyhow, the concept behind these tees is a solid one... Seventy five folks who all work in creative fields were surveyed to find out what color they associated with a particular day. There must've been a lot of New Order fans surveyed though... How else could you explain the blue Monday shirt?
While sewing things onto t-shirts is nothing new, normally people use pretty standard fabrics like felt or corduroy. Yes Labs decided to take a different route with their Northcote tee. Sewn onto this tee is a 100,000 dinara note from Croatia, circa 1993 that has been dyed along with the organic cotton shirt. It's a novel idea that's got me wondering what else people will start sewing onto their garments in the name of fashion.
Now while it may be a bit odd to sport actual forigen currency on your tee, it's still a pretty unique idea. By the way, if the forty dollar price tag is too rich, nothing other than laziness is stopping you from making your own logo free knock off. All you'd need is a 100,000 dinara note, a blank American Apparel tee, a bottle of Rit, a sewing machine and a free afternoon.
Hell, I'd even go so far as to wager that you could do it for under a Jackson...
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- Threadless Submissions Of The Week: I swear that New Yorker and Sound Garden had 7 days worth of voting left when I picked them out on Friday, honest. Unfortunately, I've been battling an abysmal Summer cold since then and have just been too damn lazy to post them until now. *sigh* There's always an excuse with me, isn't there?
- Oh, Speaking Of Threadless: You know, combing thru submissions every week to find a favorite design can be a tad bit tedious at times. Fortunately, our pal Justin Mason was nice enough to rig up a killer scraped RSS feed of the most recent submissions at our request. Thanks for this, man. I totally owe you a pint!
Look kids, a MySpace reference!
Were I actually the type to hang [or even have an account] on MySpace, I'd probably think this shirt was pretty clever. Otherwise, it just seems like a piss poor chat up line to me... *shrug*
P.S. Sorry if it seems like I'm sort of doing this one quick and loose. I'm trying to weed thru my favorite slogan submissions and pick a winner. Hopefully we'll have an announcement later tonight or tomorrow morning.
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Yes, this is a fifty eight dollar shirt. No, I don't have any problem running it. If you think it's too expensive for what you'd end up getting, don't buy it. That's simple, isn't it?
But I happen to think that the stuff Saltlick NYC turns out is worth it. Hell, every shirt is lovingly crafted and hand sewn. The folks at Saltlick also offer you complete control over the customization of your garment. They actually seem as if they want you to be happy with what you order, which is an admirable trait in my book. Y'know, not a lot of places offer that sort of service. To me, that makes their garments a little more worthwhile than a standard screenprinted tee...
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While Tian is busy running over Combo Clothing's kanji with a fine toothed comb, we're digging on their lovely console collage. Maybe it's because a lot of the gaming systems on this shirt bring back fond memories of spending too many Summer afternoons indoors building up severe cases of gamer's thumb.
Then again, it could just be that I'm a huge nerd who's more thrilled than he should be over the fact that they remebered to include a Dreamcast in the design. And while my inner Comic Book Guy is frantically looking for both the 3DO and TurboGrafix16, he's still nodding his head approvingly at what they managed to cram onto the shirt. Good job, new guys.
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While I'm normally not that fond of brown tees, I must say that I'm rather taken with this shirt from La Fraise. The simple silhouette is rather nice, not to mention beautifully executed. And even tho I'm a cheapskate, I'm debating breaking out my credit card and buying this [or Tape] despite the less than stellar dollar to euro exchange rate.
Now, I know that some people may be put off by the fact that store is in French. Unless you're a xenophobic wingnut, you really shouldn't be. We've been assured by a number of our readers that ordering is pretty self explanatory. So even if you don't parlez vous, you shouldn't have a hard time buying anything from them if you're really interested in what they're selling. And believe us, there are plenty of great designs that are worth your time if you think the whole silhouette thing is played out.
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- Threadless Submission Of The Week: We may be a little late with this week's pick for our favorite submission, but hopefully the solid Rock HOWTO will more than make up for our tardiness.
- American Apparel Watch: The New York Times seems to have as much of a hard on for AA as we do. This week they're covering the three sexual harassment lawsuits that have been filed against AA head, Dov Charney.
- Desperately Seeking Slogan: Thanks to everyone's who's sent in a submission to our slogan contest. All y'all have sent in a bunch of awesome ones and a few not so awesome ones. We're going to have an extremely hard time picking - seeing as how we've got a lot of favorites - but we should have a winner announced on Wednesday.
If you've got any ideas floating around, you've got until 11:59 PM PST on Monday, July 11th to send something in. So, uh, hurry or something!
- Well, it looks like Preshrunk pal Josh Spear is giving away a free Bamboosa shirt a day for the next thirty days. This is the perfect opportunity for you to give our favorite t-shirt a try without having to, you know, actually pay for one.
Now, we're not trying to say that they're not worth every dime... We're just saying that free stuff rules. Especially when it's really high quality free stuff.
At $32.00 a shirt, Altru's Eveready logo reproduction tee can be expensively infringealicious - but the quality of the work makes it seem like it's well worth the cost. In fact, both their men's and women's reproductions are worth a look if the Eveready logo isn't your thing.
No really, there's a whole plethora of vintage logo reproductions that would seem at home in a Tarantino flick: RCA, Mo’ Better Meaty Meat Burgers, Yum Yum Donuts, Sunset Palms Motel. We could seriously write up loving, carefully crafted posts on all of these tees, but that'd make our carpal tunnel act up. And when our carpal tunnel acts up, we get cranky.
Still, you should be aware that if you end up browsing thru their store, you will very likely have a hard time deciding which one's your favorite. Hell, it took us almost a week to figure out which one we were going to run and we're professionals...
Okay, maybe not professionals. But you get the idea, right?
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- Wired's got a really great mini-interview with Shepard Fairey [of Obey Giant] and Rick Klotz [of Fresh Jive] about the re-appropriation of corporate logos on tees.
- A few of you have mailed to ask when we're launching our second weblog Drinkish. All we'll say is, it'll launch when it's ready. If you really want to know, join the announce list. Any updates we have will go there first, honest.
I've never been much for logo wear. That being said, I do sort of fancy the logo tee the guys at Blame Clothing have turned out. It's probably because the shirt has a really nice mix of print and embrodery. It's really refreshing to see a smaller t-shirt company do something like that to set themselves apart. Also, the fact that they're doing mixed techniques but keeping it under $20 makes the shirt even more attractive.
So while I still generally loathe logo tees, I honestly do dig this one. Then again, the syphilis may have rotted my brain to the point where judgement faltered. *shrug* Who's to say?
P.S. How rude of us not to mention that Ian Macnider was nice enough send this link along. Thanks Ian!
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Since I'm not made of money, I don't get to do a hands on review most of the products I pimp here. Sometimes I end up lucking out and a smaller manufacturer is nice enough to send me a review sample after I post a link to one of their tees. It's more of a thank you, really.
So when the fine folks at Bamboosa sent along a couple tees, I buzzed with a little more anticipation than I normally do. After all, it's not every day that one gets sent free t-shirts made out of bamboo. What really sold me on them tho was Josh Spear's mini rave about the ones he'd gotten. He claimed that they were among the softest, most breathable tees he'd owned. They sounded like the perfect shirt for Summer.
After wearing the shit out of them for the past month, I've gotta say that my hunch was right. These tees are very warm weather friendly. They're also cut very generously. One of my initial worries was that they'd be more of an American Apparel fitted type tee. AA's tees force my 2XL frame into a "God I feel fat" 3XL, which I sort of hate. Bamboosa's 2XL on the other hand is a nice and roomy interpretation that feels just right on my large frame.
I don't know how my gal is gonna take this, but I think I'm falling in love with a t-shirt. How do I know it's love? Well, I haven't posted an after the fact review for any other thank you tee I've gotten. That's gotta mean something, right?
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The wonderful t-shirt re-creationists at Found Item Clothing have inspired me to rewatch some of my favorite films to scrounge up designs to fire off to them. Well, that's not my sole intent for rewatching them. Honestly, I just really like movies... Still, I find myself keeping an extra sharp eye peeled for a neat one off. *shrug* It's a better OCD to have than incessant hand washing.
As I watched "The Big Lebowski" with my girlfriend earlier this week, I thought I'd found the perfect one. When the Dude pays his second visit to the Big Lebowski he's sporting an awesome Japanese baseball jersey. The second I saw it, I remember pausing the movie and saying, "Oh shit. I wonder if the guys at Found Item are hip to this." I'm pretty sure the girlfriend rolled her eyes, but she does that a lot. It's almost like a reflex with her.
So imagine my surprise when I visited Found Item's website to find them already selling that exact design. It was almost creepy. Then it got even weirder... I dropped an IM to my interweb pal Matt Haughey to share my find. Apparently, he'd ordered the shirt mere minutes before my IM! Half jokingly, he urged me not to post the tee so he could have a little time with it before all the other cool kids got one.
Being the nice guy that I am, I told him I'd hold off on posting to give him a head start. Six hours seems fair, doesn't it?
Update, 07.01.05: According to the trivia section on IMDB, Jeff Bridges also wears this shirt in "The Fisher King". I don't have this movie handy, so it's a bit hard to verify that claim. Anyone care to do it for me?
Update, 07.05.05: Chris Ross and Christy Jewett both independently confirmed the "Fisher King" connection. Christy said that the t-shirt could be spotted roughly an hour and fifteen minutes in while Chris was nice enough to send along a nicely cropped screenshot. Thanks, you two!
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- Threadless Submission Of The Week: Love Will Choke Up The Gun does a wonderful job of reinventing two well worn Threadless genres - the heart tee and the gun tee.
- American Apparel Watch: Fanciful Pop Music Theories has done up a wonderful little essay turning the Nike/Minor Threat controversy into a discussion of corporate policies - which eventually focuses on the sexual environment at AA. It's a worthwhile read even if you don't have the hard-on for AA that we obviously do.
- Go Ahead, Laugh: Although it's over a month old, Blagg Blogg has a scathingly funny bit on Urban Outfitters "ironic" tees.