Bruno Blum Tees @ I’n'Eye

admin    T-Shirts     Bruno Blum, French designer t-shirts, French tees, I and Eye, cartoon t-shirts, funny tees, music tees, reggae t-shirt

Bruno Blum is something of a legend in France and the world of reggae, being a singer-songwriter, guitarist and music producer (nicknamed ‘Doc Reggae’) you’d think he’d have little time for anything else. Think again. He’s also a celebrated cartoonist, illustrator, painter, photographer, writer and lecturer. What’s more a brand new French fashion label I’n'Eye who are heavily influenced by the reggae scene (can’t you tell?) have chosen 3 of Blum’s magnificent illustrations for their first release. A set of 3 tees, all of which are also available individually, screen printed with loving care, (although the designs are a little bit small for me I guess that’s the way they do things in France), and on offer in sizes L/XL at €20 each or 3 for €50.

The Dread Brothers Tee

A very furry freaky design, can’t help thinking the prints should be far bigger though. Anyone remember the Freak Brothers? When the hell is that coming out as a movie? Anyone? Okay give me the money and I will make it :p

Don’t Drink and Drive Tee

…Smoke and Fly! Sounds good to me, bad to most of you I’m sure, but it’s one of many reasons I think I might have been French in another life, I love the  arts quarter café culture there. If only they could add a little Amsterdam shenanigans into the mix, I’d probably emigrate!

Mystic Vibes Tee

Yeah man, peace out, groovy. One big happy family of freaks, this is the way life was meant to be.

Let’s hope for larger prints for the next series, until then buy one Bluno Brum shirt or the lot at www.ineye-shop.com or keep up-to-date via their blog at www.ineyeblog.wordpress.com. Make sure you brush up on your French (or at least Franglais) first though!

Janine Tee @ Oneiroi Apparel

admin    T-Shirts     Janine Tee, Oneiroi Apparel, UK fashion, art shirts, ilustrated t-shirts

Oneiroi Apparel (pronounced on-e-roy) is a rather subconsciously inspired London indie fashion company. Taking inspiration from dreams and their emotional pull on us all, be they burning desires, cherished aspirations, ambitions and ideals that roam our collective subconscious and give each and everyone of us the will and drive to get up every morning and do something with our lives.

Exclusive: Save 15% off this and all their shirts with our permanent code BUYTEES. Just enter it at the checkout!

I’ve always had a suspicion that dreams have some kind of homoeostatic purpose, and were deeply connected to living life to the full. In fact I found out recently that an average human being can live longer without food than they can  without dreams! Oneiroi Apparel’s mantra is ‘No Tax On Dreams’, which lies at the core of their ethos, weighing up the power of hope and vision, coupled with self belief and a strong work ethic, this should be all you need to reach your goals.

Janine Tee

A rather beautifully hand rendered illustration, the Janine tee exudes Art Deco and Film Noir, I love the slightly deranged scribbles towards the bottom of the image and tears and cigarette smoke heighten the mood. There’s rather a wonderful Hindu mantra on the product page too… ‘Good work done with bad intentions inevitably leads to failure. That is why one should refrain from evil tendencies.’ – Yajur Veda. You can buy this shirt in sizes S-L in white for £25.

See more t-shirts at www.OneiroiApparel.co.uk.

Lamp Tee @ Plane Clothing

admin    T-Shirts     20th century design, Lamp Tee, UK t-shirts, classic tees, designer tees

If you’re as much of a fan of classic design as I am, you will definitely appreciate the love that UK indie label Plane Clothing are showing for the humble anglepoise. Invented by British architect George Carwardine in 1932, it’s still a familiar site on many office desks to this day. If you’d like to share the tribute then you’ll appreciate Plane Clothing’s Lamp Tee. The design is actually based upon “a photograph of our favourite lamp in the studio, found abandoned at the Upmarket.”

Lamp Tee

Available for £20 in white, sizes S-XL. An enlightened design.

Brand info:

Set up in East London 5 years ago by designer and photographer Gerry Buxton, who designs and hand prints (with water-based inks) all the tees and hoodies at www.planeclothing.co.uk. For more information about the design process and a behind the scenes look at Gerry’s studio, check out his Facebook page. Plane Clothing can also be found on the Upmarket next to Brick Lane every Sunday and on Spitalfields on Fridays.

Honour Over Glory

admin    T-Shirt Reviews     Honour Over Glory, Scottish t-shirts, graphic tees, tattoo t-shirts, tattoo tees

I am shocked to find I’ve never featured this incredible brand before. The 13-strong artist collective Honour Over Glory was established last year in February, HOG are based in Aberdeen Scotland, and their illustrated fashion range is quite phenomenal. Leaning towards the tattoo-style illustration, their designs are punchy, bold, and highly recognisable.

If you want to learn more about the team of artists at HOG click here. Asides the tees they offer hoodies, vests, hats, crew-necks and more. Their prices are sound at £12.99 each (when you see the quality you’ll see why they’re great value), in sizes S-XL, with quite a few goodies awaiting a reprint, I won’t tease you so only those in stock are featured below.

Warrior Girl Tee

A very celtic, tribal, powerful tattoo style illustration by Scott Gunner.

Young Heart Tee

Another cool tattoo style tee, you can never go wrong with wolves ;) This one’s by the art supremo Rik Lee.

Serpent Ties Tee

Perhaps my fave of the lot, love the snake, a great illustration by Callum Green.

Muertos Tee

Okay I’d tie the last one with this one, too many good tees, which is never a bad thing. Another great design by Scott Gunner.

Deer T-hoody

Yep it’s not quite a tee and not quite a hoody, but I have to include this one, very snazzy at £14.99. Should be a hit with the girlies.

See more fabbo tees at the almost irritatingly brilliant www.HonourOverGlory.com.

Third Time’s The Charm Tee

admin    T-Shirts     Beau Clothing, graphic tees, third time's the charm

I’m not particularly superstitious, I do walk on the cracks in the pavement, Friday the 13th doesn’t seem to be any unluckier than Thursday the 12th, however I do avoid walking under ladders, but that’s just common sense. The number 3 seems to have a powerful place in society, there’s the Trinity in Christianity, one of my all-time faves Three is the Magic Number and then there’s these two interchangeable sayings, “Third Time Lucky” and “Third Time’s The Charm”. Beau Clothing have gone with the latter as the inspiration for their rather cool Third Time’s The Charm graphic t-shirt.

Third Time’s The Charm Tee

I had to persuade Beau Clothing to upload a couple of detail shots, but I think you’ll agree it’s worth it. A very clean and cool tribute to the lucky number 3. You can get this unisex t-shirt in sizes XS-L for $21 each.

See more tees at www.thebeautee.com.

Horizon Tee

admin    T-Shirts     Africa t-shirt, African tees, Graybow, Horizon Tee

Take a look at the Horizon Tee at Graybow. Hwowane Johnnie the founder of Graybow contacted me today and this t-shirt definitely jumped out of the collection for me.

Horizon Tee

There are just 8 of these left, the bold design definitely sums up the theme at Graybow, you can get it in black, sizes S/M/XL for $32.

Here’ a little more info about the label:

“Graybow intertwines the wisdom of Africa with a contemporary message and modern expression in a unique life style brand that blends high fashion men’s/women’s wear with cutting edge iconic street wear elements.  Graybow designs are at times poetic, rebellious, and always charged with emotion rooted in our heritage.

Born and raised in Brooklyn, NY and with reverence to his native home, Graybow stems from Grebo, the tribe of our founder’s family in Liberia – West Africa.  The spelling was changed to put our own interpretation on it and to make sure it’s said correctly.  The crane represents longevity…what we all strive for…“

See more African inspired tees at www.graybownc.com.

Heart Red Logo Tee

admin    T-Shirts     7th Ink, Valentines t-shirt, heart t-shirt

Seventh.Ink‘s new Limited Edition 2011 Heart Red Logo Shirt is on sale just in time for Valentine’s Day in guys, girls and youth sizes. The Heart Red Logo Shirt comes with a Limited Edition 1.5″ button that is only available with the purchase of the shirt.

Eau de Mars

admin    T-Shirt Designers, T-Shirt Discounts, T-Shirt Reviews     British t-shirts, Craig Robson, Eau de Mars, Helmi Himawan, UK tees, art t-shirts, indie tees, t-shirt discounts

Hmm… the smell of Mars? If it did have an atmosphere I think it have a whiff of sulphur, but who cares this brand spanking new indie Brit label is definitely not a stinker! In fact Eau de Mars are already firing all guns in order to quickly find their place in the market, with a very slick site and store, a couple of discount codes, and top street fashion t-shirt designs by top artists, many of whom have worked in the past for cool labels like Vicious History and Honour Over Glory.

A few tees are already available already, namely their selection of artist designed (highly) limited edition shirts (200 each), there’s also a premium and classic section, however you’ll have to wait for those. Here are the discounts:

For a massive 20% discount on any limited edition tees use the code SECRETSALE at the checkout.

Take the time to click ‘like’ at their Facebook page and get an even bigger 25% discount off all their tees using the code WELOVEUBACK at the checkout.

Here are the latest tees, each comes with a free poster illustration and other freebies when you pre-order.  Ships 01/03/2011 and be warned there will be no reruns for these:

Ritual 2.0 Tee

Available in both black (looks more like dark grey to me) and white editions, pre-order for £24.95 each in unisex sizes XS-L. Another classic heavy metal/tattoo style design from Craig Robson.

Undercover in Creature Town Tee

This one’s by the illustrator Helmi Himawan. Again black and white editions on offer. If u love monsters you should be in mutant hog heaven by now… pre-order for £24.95 each in unisex sizes XS-L.

For more updates on their latest tees catch a whiff of EDM at www.eaudemars.com, or via Twitter and Facebook.

Latest Tees at Ardentees

admin    T-Shirts     Bene Rohlmann, Hansomoto, Iain MacArthur, Waldez, ardentees, art shirt, art tees, illustrated t-shirts

I featured some superb tee designs at Singapore based Ardentees (a.k.a ARDT) last April – well here’s a load more courtesy of their latest collection.

The PR blurb says “The theme revolves around the protagonist’s dreams. A digital video error has been intentionally manipulated and controlled to create a unique effect known as datamoshing, which was made famous by Kayne West in one of his videos.” (ooh fancy schmancy!)

This collection introduces 8 exclusive designs from new global artists like Russian Vladimir Snegotskiy aka Waldez and fellow Brit Iain MacArthur and the pick of their current crop of artists Jack Crossing and Hannes Hummel. The latest range of designs offers a riot of colour, ultra intricate print details and portraits of the fairer sex to form an eccentric mix-mash of designs furthering the credibility of Ardentees as a major art shirt label. This latest collection offers a better range of t-shirt colours and fitted styles for the girls. All of the following are priced at 50 SGD each (which works out just under $40 US) as unisex tees in XS to L.

Beauty in Versicolor Tee

Gorgeous illustration, I’d take Versicolor over Technicolor any day :p See more of Hansomoto’s work at www.blog.vintagekitsune.org.

Another Karma Tee

Take a look at the detail shot, this is most definitely a phenomenal skull tee. Totally crazy design by Waldez.

Beauty Tee

Beauty is on the inside. Lovely design by Iain MacArthur.

Rice Rice Crispies Tee

Love the Dada influences in this design by the highly talented Bene Rohlmann.

See more extraordinary tees at www.ardentees.com.

Free T-Shirt Tuesday @ rockworldeast

admin    T-Shirt Contests     ROCKWORLDEAST, free t-shirts, metal tees, punk t-shirts, rock tees, t-shirt contest, t-shirt freebies

ROCKWORLDEAST, the highly popular rock/metal/punk merchandise outlet have just announced the launch of their all new Free T-Shirt Tuesday event. To win a freebie tee from them all you need is a Twitter account and a little bit of luck :D

The fun starts tomorrow Tuesday Jan 25th, 2011 at Noon. Here’s the technical bit:

1) Follow @ROCKWORLDEAST

2) Enter #freeTSHIRTtuesday

3) Visit www.rockworldeast.com, and find the t-shirts that you love, hit the tweet button, repeat and sit back and wait to win.

4) Contests will run from 12:00 AM midnight – 11:59 PM all day (Atlantic Time), every Tuesday.

5) Users can enter as many times as they like for as many different t-shirts as they wish, there are no limits.

6) No less than 1 winner will be selected randomly and announced every Wednesday morning to win a T-shirt (including shipping) they have selected using the tweet button at their site.