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Turtlehead Tshirts

markj | May 10, 2008 | 9:49 am

Turtlehead are a collective based in Ireland with one eye on the establishment, another on the subversive and another on stuff we like. Their goal is not to bring down corporations or presidents, it’s to show that they care. They are not about saving rain-forests or puppies, but if they can help we will.

Their designs are part social commentary, part public art, part rant, part up theirs and part down with this sort of thing. Everything is limited to 500 pieces and all their t-shirts are printed in Ireland on ethically made and environmentally friendly 100% cotton tshirts.

Contributing artists include: David Shrigley, Will St Leger, Chris Judge, Dave Comiskey, Keith Walsh, Chris Haughton, Laurina Paperina, Adam Cruickshank, Frankenstyles, Marc Johns

Check out the tees in the shop over here

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Paste Tshirts from Brooklyn, NYC

markj | May 8, 2008 | 10:59 pm

Paste, Jason Laurits’s graphic t-shirt line, associates itself not only with indie fashion, but with art, culture, and humor. Paste uses both silkscreen and foil on enzyme-washed tees with the perfect vintage cut and feel. All t-shirts are made in the USA and hand-printed in Brooklyn, New York.

A bit about the history of Jason and the brand:

While pursuing a career in music in his early 20s, Jason Laurits taught himself how to silkscreen for posters and t-shirts to promote his shows around NYC. His music, a mixture of rock and electronica, eventually took him to London where, to help fund his recordings, he used silkscreen to create one-of-a-kind t-shirts and successfully sold them at indie fashion markets.

Eventually deciding to take a break from music, Laurits returned to NYC and attended the new school for writing, During this time he continued to sell his silkscreened tees, slowly growing a fan base. By the time he finished school the now-name line, plaster, was doing well enough for Laurits to put all his energy into developing it further. Soon, Plaster unfolded into a full contemporary men’s line.

As the focus for Plaster began to stray away from silkscreens altogether, Laurits started a new line, Paste, devoted to graphic tees. With the indie, abstract, cooler-than-thou tshirt market becoming oversaturated, Laurits decided Paste would take itself less seriously, be a little more fun(nier), and priced at a more moderate level for artistic tees.

Currently, both Plaster and Paste have made it into progressive boutiques across the USA, as well as Japan, with the European market on the horizon.

Buy all these badboys at Pastetshirts.com

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Bad Brains x Supreme

markj | May 6, 2008 | 9:27 pm

Bad Brains is an American Hardcore punk band formed in Washington, D.C. in 1977. Highly regarded as being among the pioneers of hardcore punk, though Bad Brains themselves have objected to the term “hardcore” to describe their music.
Bad Brains has had a major influence on skate culture, therefore it was only natural for Supreme to join the band to produce a small capsule collection. Supreme have released a Vans Sk-8 HI in three colorways, harrington jacket, and two t-shirts.

Big thanks to Marcus for letting me take the shot!

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Premium Label x BKRW Tee

markj | | 9:20 pm

For the second collaboration item for BKRW’s 1st anniversary, BKRW has teamed up with Premium Label to create this tee. The tee is inspired by the hip hop artist, Kanye West, as well as the high profile model, Kate Moss. This combination of these two icons has created an interesting graphic. Three colors will be available each limited to 50 pieces. Available now at the BKRW shop.

Source: Hypebeast

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Orgasmic from Insitubes @ Sixpack.fr

markj | May 3, 2008 | 6:04 pm

Headed up to Pure Groove last night for the Institubes instore, which was quite frankly, disappointing. Arrived and they were leaving - basically there were more of them than the general public - why - who knows -but it seems that no one either heard about it or could be bothered to head up to Archway. I mean, Archway, it’s not great for much apart from possibly a suicide destination off the bridge going over the A1…

Anyway, whilst there, they were offering up some nice Institubes tees and seeing as I was saving money on beer, figured I’d shell out on one. Available from Sixpack France

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Timeless classic.

markj | | 6:00 pm

Mark Ronson. Aaron LaCrate. Mickey Mouse. This guy, Hugo, is hitting the big time with a timeless classic all over print of everyone’s favourite, Mickey

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This is UCON

markj | May 1, 2008 | 9:25 am

Jochen from UCON emailed me the other day with details of the company and a link to their online shop/portfolio. UCON are based in Berlin and hitting all the right switches when it comes to creating cutting edge, clean living street wear. These guys are really doing the business! From slick denim to new era hats and clean simple design tshirts - they’re keeping it to the highest level! Great work guys. Check out the shop here

And check out the website here

This is UCON.
It is far more than purely an interest, or passion. Since day one we have relentlessly pursued our dream to become one of the most innovative clothing brands on the market, and we have created our own unique brand, which we invite you to become a part of. Our goal is not to make interesting clothing, it’s to make clothing interesting. We cut no corners, spare no expense, and are relentless in making sure we bring the absolute best we can to the world. The true test of a great company is not sales, not fame, but the test of time. We’ll be here forever.

Philosophy:
Dedication.

It’s what separates us from the others. The leaders from the followers.

It consists of the time, effort and love that we put into every one of our garments.

From the designs, to the cuts, to the stitching, we put everything we can into our clothing so you will be proud to put on four letters: UCON


Urban CONquest.
It’s not a battle, war, or altercation. It’s about truly coming together with the objects, obstacles and buildings that surround us. It’s simply a matter of evolving, taking something and making it our own. Skating is creativity in an increasingly bland, dull and dumbed-down world. Conquer the limitations that get in your way and make something unique. UCON.

Garment:
Give me your blood, sweat and tears. I’ve got your back, as well as your front. Try your best, fall down, then try again. Take your time, I’ve got all day. Throw me, rip me, neglect me. Just don’t forget me. A good garment is hard to find.

Impression:
Liars, cheats, and crooks. They are everywhere, telling you one thing while they mean another. Whether they are companies, or people, the fact is everything and everybody wants something from you. UCON does too, we want you to represent and wear our garments. You deserve to wear clothes from a company that respects you and wants you to look good.

Look beyond the label. Respect doesn’t come on a logo.

My favourite garment:

Isn’t it the little things in life that make it worth living? Little things that bring a smile on your face when you think about them? Little things like a piece of clothing. But not just a piece. It’s more. It’s your favourite piece. It carries your smell, the blood from your hard learned tricks, the perfume of your girlfriend…everything. It’s a part of you. You even wear it the day after a hard party night although it smells like beer. Something you associate so many things with. Like a best friend or a simple melody. Something you want to wear all day and all night long. All the time. Everywhere.

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3 new tees on Glennz

markj | April 29, 2008 | 9:09 pm

A bit about Glennz and these ace tees:

Hello, I’m Glenn Jones, a graphic designer and illustrator from Auckland, New Zealand.

Welcome to my new store
So what’s the story? Well, I’ve been designing t-shirts as a bit of a hobby for the
last few years, so now I decided to spend a bit more time doing that. I’ve teamed up
with some friends in the US and kicked off my very own line of T-Shirts.

So what can you expect?
If you’re a fan of the work I’ve done for Threadless,then I think you’re going to like
what we’re creating here. We’re starting with 6 initial shirts for launch, 4 revised
editions of some of my older designs and 2 new ones. We’ll look to add to these
regularly.

How did a New Zealander, start a t-shirt shop in the US?
I teamed up with the guys behind Despair and they’ve helped me get this off the ground.
They’ve got a lot of experience distributing their own stuff with the help of their sister
company, Amplifier, who is handling shirt production, order fulfillment and customer
service for GlennzTees.

Tell me about the Tees!
Alright then- we print GlennzTees exclusively on American Apparel tees- which are
fantastically comfortable and great. It makes it a bit more expensive overall but it’s worth it
for something that feels as great as it looks.

Check them out and buy at Glennz

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Your Eyes Lie

markj | | 8:51 pm

In design, as in dancing, the fun depends more on your attitude than on actual innate ability.

It’s not how much you know, but how much you’re willing to try. Think of the amusement of your hips doing the Cha Cha when you’re trying for the Twist or rocking on your head whilst about to try the worm.

This is us, and that’s how we try and do things, were a collective of artists who have grouped together under the umbrella of YEL or Your Eyes Lie - don’t believe everything they tell you…

Your Eyes Lie have a SUPERB range of tshirts available on their site, with bold, striking black and white designs on either grey or white - some of this shit is unreal! They have a huge variety designs for both men and women, and range from £18 to £22 - and realistically I need to remortgage my house and get everything they stock!

Check out EVERYTHING they have - and make sure you’re wallet is ready! Great stuff

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IrateMonkey Tshirt app on Facebook

markj | | 8:32 pm

IrateMonkey is a Facebook application that allows people to submit and vote on tshirt designs that users have submitted.

They pay artists 20% of the total profit from their t-shirt (with a $500 minimum), and are located exclusively on Facebook, and they have a monkey as their mascot.

To get the application, check here

About IrateMonkey

How do I score submissions? Once you login to IrateMonkey, all you need to do is go to the ‘voting’ section and start reviewing the designs. Score them by selecting a response from ‘Ewww’, to ‘Awesome’ if you would definitely buy it. You are not actually obligated to buy the shirt, but we get a pretty good idea of how popular a design is from this option.

How are the winners chosen? IrateMonkey looks at the top few hundred designs every couple of weeks and picks from 6 to 10 shirts to print up. First we look at the voting score, the number of ‘Awesome’s, and read all the comments. From this we get a good idea of what you want, and we announce the winners!

I have a picture of myself wearing a winning t-shirt. How do I send it in? Please post your picture to our Facebook Page, IrateMonkey. We look at the new submissions and if you are chosen, we give a free t-shirt of your choosing.

How do I submit a design? You are encouraged to submit as many designs as you want! Once you add the IrateMonkey application, just click the ‘Submit Your Design’ button at the top right of every page and follow the instructions!

Once your design is submitted, if you followed all the directions, after a week or two your design will be posted in the ‘voting’ section and will be voted on by everyone! If you are in the top few rated designs, you have a good chance of being chosen for printing.

What do I win? When your design is chosen, you win $500 cash or 20% of the total net profit from the sale of your design (whichever is more), a chance to win the $10,000 end of the year prize, and some nice perks!

Who’s behind IrateMonkey? Neil Schultz and Mason Browne started IrateMonkey on July 23rd, 2007. Neil is studying at college in Philadelphia, while Mason is a programmer back in Montana where they both grew up. There are also two artists Casey Rathie and Jeremy Kessler who help keep IrateMonkey creatively functioning.

Do you like monkey jokes? Of course, but they drive us bananas.

What is Thinknit LLC? Thinknit LLC is the underlying company IrateMonkey functions through.

How do I get a hold of you? Drop us a line at support@thinknit.net. If the matter is pressing, call us at (215) 386-1435.

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