Archive for 'T-Shirt Lines'
Miles To Go Clothing New Release (0)
Published on June 9th, 2009. By The Taddict, under T-Shirt Lines.
It has been awhile since we have mentioned anything about Miles To Go Clothing. Their skull tee the T Addict featured before is still one of my faves and I get compliments every time I wear it. Well that shirt has nothing on their latest release.
The Stay Free tee is simply unbelievable. I think part of my awe has to do with knowing Greg at MTG uses discharge printing when most others wouldn’t feel the need to go the extra mile. Just take a look at this bad boy:
And I have to give credit where credit is due, a hat tip goes out to Coty Gonzales for posting about this one first. Being second to Coty is still a win in my book. 
Riot Tuxedo’s Look Book Pics (0)
Published on April 9th, 2009. By The Taddict, under T-Shirt Lines.
The T Addict has been known to harp on the importance of making your product shots look as cool as your brand. Yes, it takes a lot of extra work, but the payout in return is well worth the effort. It just adds an extra level of polish to the overall theme of your brand.
The T Addict got an email the other day suggesting a looksy for Riot Tuxedo, so I took a few minutes to check them out. The product shots in their look book amazed me. Obviously, a lot of time was put into the cut-and-paste style of design on their model images. It worked beautifully because it drew me in to look more at the t-shirts. The logic is simple… if you have the skill to make your product shots look top-notch, then it goes without saying that the products will be top notch as well.
It just shows that good taste and artistic skill, coupled with attention to detail, can be the difference maker in the appearance of your line. The last adjective that comes to mind when looking at these images is “amateur”. The line’s punk style and attitude couldn’t be represented better any other way than by these product shots.
It’s time for me to quit yapping and time for you to go to Riot Tuxedo to see what I’m talking about.
The Gloves Don’t Fit (0)
Published on April 6th, 2009. By The Taddict, under T-Shirt Lines.
You know the saying…”if the gloves don’t fit, you must acquit.” And for those of you who didn’t see the video of O.J. Simpson trying on the gloves in the courtroom, Bodega has immortalized the imagery by printing it on a t-shirt.
Although the situation surrounding the events is tragic, I think we can all agree that O.J. Simpson is a joke. In their own words, Bodega is rotten to the core with bad taste guaranteed. This is the first tee in their Canned Goods Tee Series.
Zombie Stars Are The Celebrity Undead (0)
Published on March 20th, 2009. By The Taddict, under T-Shirt Lines.
These zombie tees keep getting better and better. One niche that’s been born out of the zombie style, is taking celebrities and showing us what they would look like as the undead. I’ve posted about the “Hip Hop is Dead” shirt from Word Apparel before in this next one takes it to another level. It comes to us by the way of Zombie Stars, designed by Brandon Heart.
The amount of detail in the design is amazing with the use of shading and color gradients to catch the lighting. You can practically see the bling pop off his grill. Although I’ve never seen a zombie in real life, this has to be what it would look like. Especially if that zombie had one of the best-selling albums of 2008.
Apparently the plan behind Zombie Stars is to release a new undead celebrity tee each month. I’m looking forward to see what is next. Hell of a job on the first one!
Hat tip to Emptees for the find
Staple Design Tees for Spring 2009 (0)
Published on February 25th, 2009. By The Taddict, under T-Shirt Lines.
I just saw two shirts on Mash Kulture’s post about Staple Design’s offerings for Spring 2009. One is cool because of the technicality of the all over print and the way it works so well with the shirt. It appears as if the Earth is melting. A statement on global warming perhaps? Either way, a cool theme and even better execution.
The other shirt is one that every screen printer and designer should get a kick out of. Someone finally went ahead and printed the PMS book on a shirt.
Hip-Hop Tees You Should Buy (2)
Published on February 1st, 2009. By The Taddict, under T-Shirt Lines.
Now the Taddict is very aware that there are thousands of hip hop themed t-shirts across the interwebs and I am not claiming these are the only two. The thing is though, these two that I want to share have struck a chord with me. The first, “Can’t Stop Won’t Stop”, is based off a Diddy phrase that he has littered throughout almost every rap song that he has ever produced. It is brought to us by Heroine Clothing and isn’t just the typical typographical tee either:
The other is from the Taddict regular - Word Apparel. Not only is the artwork pretty sick but it features what it looks like to go from “a Goon to a Goblin”. It you feel what I typed in the quotes, then you feel Lil’ Wayne.
Kid Robot Store Opening Video (0)
Published on January 26th, 2009. By The Taddict, under T-Shirt Lines.
Kidrobot has been on the Taddict’s radar for a while because of their wears but apparently they got their cool status from the toys they sell. I like the style they have when it comes to the apparel they produce because it stays true to their overall theme. Many companies make half-assed attempts at clothing and this isn’t one of them. They recently opened up a pop-up shop in a swanky London store and here is the video to prove it:
Kidrobot x Selfridges - Ye Olde English Dunny Launch Party from Kidrobot on Vimeo.
Lowdtown Friends & Freaks (1)
Published on January 20th, 2009. By The Taddict, under T-Shirt Lines.
I received an email yesterday from Ray Masaki talking about the official launch of his new clothing line Lowdtown Friends & Freaks. I checked out the site and thought the designs were pretty cool and I really liked the attention to detail on the shirts. The custom tag is screen printed in the shirt, there is an embroidered label on the bottom of the shirts and the prints are fairly technical. By technical, I am referring to the oversized printing and the use of soft inks. The site grades out pretty well in keeping with the overall theme of the shirts and Lowdtown could get some traction.
The only problem I have is the presale option. Are the shirts currently being printed and just not ready? Or worse, are they being presold to fund the printing and check interest? Ray, feel free to weigh in on this in the comments section. If they are currently being printed, when will they be available?
**UPDATE**
Ray responded in the comments stating that the presale is for a limited run of the sewn-on labels at the bottom of the shirts. No pre-purchase, no label.
Flying Coffin X Manik Skateboards (0)
Published on January 12th, 2009. By The Taddict, under T-Shirt Lines.
I just came across a t-shirt that looks pretty technical because 4-color process is not easy when printing on dark t-shirts. To top that off, they went with a gold outline. That is what I call blog worthy because they are pushing the envelope by not going for the cookie-cutter print.
If you don’t know about Flying Coffin, they have t-shirts, hats and even skateboard decks. This print actually goes along with a series of skateboard deck designs for Manik Skateboards. They have a style all to their own and it fits with the Seattle atmosphere. Good collabo on a limited run.
UNDRCRWN X Obama (1)
Published on January 11th, 2009. By The Taddict, under T-Shirt Lines.
I had to wonder during the Presidential election process if the Obama tees were going to be a short term trend or if they had long term legs. Apparently there is some more juice to be squeezed from the fruit because UNDRCRWN keeps bringin’ it - Obama style. The latest is an inauguration shirt inspired by basketball legend, George “The Iceman” Gervin and Honest Abe. The t-shirt touts equality and has President Lincoln’s Gettysburg address printed on the back. The image on front has double meaning with the appearance being similar to the Abe Lincoln Memorial and the Ice Man sitting on his ice throne. There is a lot of symbolism with equality being the message. Check it out at UNDRCRWN:
