Running With Scissorhands Tee

admin    T-Shirts     Depp, Scissorhands, funny t shirts, movie tees, sports t-shirts, springleap

It’s funny, I was just writing about how most funny t-shirts need to improve in the artwork department. Well, here’s another example of why one doesn’t need to compromise another. It’s the latest winning t-shirt at S.A crowdsourcing site Springleap.

Running With Scissorhands Tee

Designed by Kookylove (don’t worry that’s not their real name) and available for £17 in sizes S-L for girls and S-XL for the guys.

Cake And Rockets

admin    T-Shirt Reviews     Cake And Rockets, Chicago tees, funny t shirts, funny tees, humor tees

Cake and Rockets, a marvellous name for a rather funny yet talented Chicago based t-shirt label. You can read the whole story behind the choice of name here. What I really like about C&R is the fact that unlike too many labels out there who produce ‘funny tees’, they have kept their eye on the ball when it comes to the quality of illustration and design of their latest four tees. Their artists include the awesome Joshua Kemble, the highly talented Tasha Chapman and the supremely intricate Laura Barnard. I’m always getting requests from dodgy t-shirt labels that flood the market with ripped off jokes printed on cheap tees. Cake and Rockets, if there are saints in the t-shirt world, should be the patron saint of funny t-shirt brands. They shine the light and show the way forward for all those lazy poorly designed humour-based t-shirt brands out there.

Abe’s Civil War After-Party (Beer Pong!) Tee

First of two insanely long tee titles. Still the artwork is great, this one’s by the über cool Santiago Sanchez. Available in baby blue, sizes S-XL for guys and S-L for girls at $19.99 each.

Ahab Enjoys Starbuck’s Coffee While Moby Plays In The Background Tee

Available in lime, sizes S-XL for guys and girls at $19.99 each. Mad, but ultimately loveable illustration by Tasha Chapman.

Astronauts of SoHo

We’re talking N.Y SoHo and not the kinky one in London here in case you’re wondering. UK illustrator Laura Barnard encourages all you New Yorkers to share in her imagination – no they’re not water towers, they’re rockets. Lovely black on silver tee in S-L for girls and S-XL for guys at $19.99 each.

Del Toro Lane

Being a Brit, and an old git, I’ve no idea where Del Toro Lane is. I will take Joshua Kemble‘s word for it that it is indeed brimming with bullfighters :0 6 Colour illustrated tee in sizes S-XL for guys and girls at $19.99 each.

The rest are more text based tees, not too much to my liking, but I’m guessing these four tees definitely mark the way ahead for Cake and Rockets! See more at www.cakeandrockets.com.

Miles To Go

admin    T-Shirt Discounts, T-Shirt Reviews     Coty, Greg Kerr, Miles To Go, art t-shirts, artist tees, graphic t-shirts, illustrated tees

Greg Kerr, the guy behind Miles To Go Clothing is a multi-talented t-shirt visionary with his finger most definitely on the pulse in the tee scene. There are a couple of great interviews if you fancy learning more here and here. This guy started off selling hand printed tees in a Phoenix market, now he’s procuring designs from artists worldwide, and respected ones at that, to produce great collection after collection. Anyway, let’s move straight on to the fine collection of tees on offer at MTGC, including a bunch of great unisex discharge ink t-shirts at bargain prices!

The Invisible Man Tee

A lovely antique style toon tee available in coffee in unisex sizes XS-XL (2XL sold out) and small for girls at $24.99 each.

Medusa Tee

Amazing artwork and a superb 4 colour discharge ink print… stare and be turned to stone :0 Available S-XL at just $15 each! Also available as limited edition screen prints here.

Dulce Muerte Tee

Aka “sweet death”, another excellent design, in its final print and only S-L sizes left at $15 each.

Paradise Lost Tee

An absolutely beautiful design by Dan Mumford that takes inspiration from the 1667 poem by John Milton. It’s on its last print and only sizes XS-L are left at $15 each. It even comes with a free belt! If you like custom belts Greg Kerr runs www.milestogobelts.com as well.

Alone Poe Tee

This beauty’s by Russian designer Rob Dobi who we’ve featured a few times here at Buy Tees. This time inspired by Gothic horror writer Edgar Allan Poe’s poem Alone. Again on its last print and only sizes XS and M-XL left at just $15 each.

See more tees, hoodies, track jackets and belts at www.MilesToGoClothing.com.

Win A Free Tee or 365 @ Tee Blitz!

admin    T-Shirt Contests     T-Shirt Contests, Tee Blitz, free t-shirt, t-shirt competition, t-shirt contest, t-shirt giveaway

Tee Blitz are a new comic art lovin’ time limited t-shirt store which hasn’t quite launched yet, however they’re holding a couple of t-shirt contests right now, one involves signing up to their newsletter and “introducing” 3 friends via a form on their homepage. The other, for a far lesser prize but still worth the trouble, will help them decide which version of their first t-shirt is better, “red or black?“.

Black vs Red Tees

I’m guessing the finished product will be called “High Voltage” judging by the names of the product images. Nice style, I prefer the red one myself. I’m not sure if this design is by Dan Norton, but they do mention him quite a bit at their blog. To win one of 5 of these tees just do this – but do it by the 3rd of March!

• Follow @teeblitz1
• Tweet: “I just entered to win 1 of 5 #FREE t-shirts from @teeblitz1 – check out the shirts and get all the details. http://bit.ly/iiJrwY“

That’s it! Two simple steps for a chance to win one of these awesome tees. Tweet/Retweet daily to qualify for each day’s give way!

Norse Projects

admin    T-Shirt Reviews     Emperor of Antarctica, Michael Rytz, Norse Projects, Pica Pica, minimalist tees

Carved from a solid block of ice in Copenhagen, Denmark, Norse Projects was conceived with a steely vision that the Vikings would have been proud of. Their street fashion invasion has slowly spread across the world as word spreads far and wide of their clean minimalist(ish) art tees, shirts, jerseys, jackets, trousers,  (I ain’t saying ‘pants’, I’m a Brit :p) and more. They bring a cool, calm, collected and intrinsically design-led acumen to the t-shirt market, or in Norse speak ‘the swarthy masses of the lowlands‘.

Plenty of great artists contributed to the latest collection including The Emperor of Antarctica, Belgian artist collective Pica Pica, Jens Funder Light and Danish artist Michael Rytz. The tees are rather pricey at 50 Euros (plus shipping) each, although each one is supplied with a limited edition print. They’re all available in sizes S-XL unless they’ve sold out a size and the tees are made in Europe too.

Circle Tee

Looks like a Spirograph made from thread, lovely, and strange how cool it looks, even if it is something we all did in art class as a 5 year old. Very sweet actually. Pica Pica are great at producing cute designs like this one. S-XL.

Sculpture Tee

Another ‘crafty’ tee by Pica Pica, it looks like their sculpture’s fallen down, lol. Still, as far as tees go it’s a cutie, only L-XL left!

Funder Black Tee

Yep it’s white, howzat for arty? Lol. Jens Funder Light’s artwork looks a lot like a Joy Division album cover. Moody! M-XL.

Instinct Tee

I couldn’t agree more! S-XL.

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Dephect

admin    T-Shirt Reviews     Dephect, UK t-shirts, designer, graff t-shirts, graphic tees, hip-hop t-shirts, indie tees, urban tees

I’ve been meaning to get around to reviewing UK label Dephect for ages, I have no excuses bar the fact they’re so well known I wasn’t sure what I could “add to the mix”, but seeing as I’ve already reviewed their mates over at Sutsu it seems only fair! If you haven’t come across Dephect before (where have you been?) then you’re in for a treat. As for all those more familiar with the label I’ve lined up a few of their delectable screen printed tees from their latest Spring / Summer 2011 Collection. So it’s all good ;)

Dephect was borne from the mutual love of skater culture, the 90′s hip hop scene, and the passion of four friends in London for underground art and design. All this and more was to collide in a symphony of creative energy that eventually developed into a signature urban Brit fashion label with fans across the world. The site is as slick as the tees, and this latest collection pulls out all the stops when it comes to street savvy style with a London bad ass attitude that takes no prisoners.

In addition to their classic graphic tees Dephect have released a selection of high-end progressive cut and sew pieces, heightening the quality and experimentation for this unique brand all the more. Original design is abound at their store, created by hand picked artistic talent from around the world, each with their own cool biography page. Men’s tees are RRP. £24.99 but with the sale on there are plenty up at just £14.99 and for the girls £22.99 RRP and just £9.99 for the sale items!

Scrawl Tee

Damn, nice style! Designed by UK graff artist Dan Kitchener, this takes me back to the good old days, 2000 AD, Alan Moore knows the score. Sweet. (Also available in white).

Face Tee

This one’s by El Niño de las Pinturas (The Boy of Paintings) who’s something of a cult hero in the streets of Granada. A dreamy graffiti style tee that’s available in a selection of colours and cuts.

London Black Book Tee

This limited edition shirt, designed by old school London graf artist Met, to accompany the London Black Book which features rare and unseen sketches and characters from over 200 of London’s top graffiti artists including Elk, Zomby, Drax, Mode 2, Cazbee, Goldie, Teach, Coma, Vibes, Neas and Met plus many more. Also available in white. Funny thing is the book is cheaper :0

Skull ‘N’ Mics Tee

The ultimate pirate tee, if you’re gonna’ rip that beat do it in style ;) Also available for guys in heather.

Finally a couple of real bargains from the sale section…

Mr Vinyl Tee

Love it, vinyl nostalgia, the best there is. Get this one in heather and charcoal for the guys and olive for the girls.

Staying on the vinyl theme here’s another total bargain from the sale…

Remixomatic Tee

Ver..ver..ver.v..v..v..very funky with a nice set of colours to match you can get this at £9.99 for girls and £14.99 for guys. Loving the gold version to bits, or should that be bytes?

There’s plenty more on offer including sweats, hoodies and prints, plus videos and tunes when you’re brassic. Unleash your dephectiveness at www.Dephect.com.

T-Shirt Party

admin    T-Shirts     British tees, London t-shirts, gangsta tees, indie t-shirts, rudeboy, t-shirt party, underground t-shirts

Let’s get this straight from the start, T-Shirt Party is a Brit label, they’ve got some really cool tees on offer but the site is a mess, and those dodgy Youtube videos don’t help. But what the hell, it’s all about the (t-shirt) love, so let’s partay!

All the tees come in sizes M-XL in white – ‘because G’s only wear white!’ and prices including postage range from £10 to £15 depending where you are in the world. Original ideas, great designs, edgy, dodgy and heaving with attitude, definitely one for the rudeboys. If you can stand the heat enter the T-Shirt Party…

Get ‘em all here.

Lucky Brains Tee

admin    T-Shirts     7th Ink, Irish tees, Leprechaun t-shirts, Lucky Brains Tee, Seventh Ink, funny tees, zombie t-shirt

Yes it’s another tee by 7th Ink, and for those wondering out there, and no I don’t work for them (even if I do write a lot of posts about them). I suppose it all comes down to the sin of pride. I really feel like I’ve helped move this label up to centre stage as far as the t-shirt market is concerned. And with good reason!

Lucky Brains Tee

Here’s my fave from the latest crop of new tees at Seventh.Ink Apparel. One of my faves so far in fact, the Lucky Brains Tee is on pre-order for $20 each (rrp $24) and starts shipping March 11th. Get it in sizes S-XXL for guys and girls.

And here’s my fake backstory :p  “A factory is built upon an Indian Burial Ground/secret cache of weapons grade Uranium/a secret cloning laboratory, and when they receive an order to manufacture a million boxes of a popular brand of breakfast serial, all hell lets loose. Lucky Brains, coming to a kitchen near you soon“.

Johnny Cupcakes Is Coming To London

admin    T-Shirt News     British t-shirts, Johnny Cupcakes, London fashion, exclusive t-shirt, graphic tees

To mark the opening of their new London retail store on Saturday the 12th of March at 1:00pm in 10 Fouberts Place, Carnaby, London, Johnny Cupcakes is pulling out all the stops with an exclusive London tee and a fab toon to keep you occupied until the big day!

Brimming with Yank clichés of London like the word ‘shoppe’ which hasn’t been used in London for a few hundred years and a guy in a top hat reading a newspaper which is more suited for Newmarket or Aintree racetracks than the capital, the design is still rather sweet.

Still, I’m sure Johnny will see how much we’ve all moved on since Charles Dickens wrote ‘A Christmas Carol’ when he steps ashore this septic sceptered isle of ours. Johnny, just a warning, don’t give beggars less than a quid (if anything) or they will shout abuse as they set their rabid dogs on you, apologise for George ‘W.M.D’ Bush before Obama ‘bamming strangers into a brief coma,  and don’t cite Dick Van Dyke as your favourite actor or someone will surely kick you in the nuts. All that asides, have a nice stay!

In the meantime Johnny will keep you occupied with this cartoon, hey, it’s like being a kid on a Saturday morning all over again =}

For the rest of the world who can’t make it to London here’s a few of their non-exclusive tees :p

See ‘em all here.

Win $1250 – Springleap Contest

admin    T-Shirt Contests     crowdsourcing, springleap, t-shirt competition, t-shirt contest

Springleap have hooked up with Vodacom in South Africa to offer a very generous $1250 in their latest contest, yep that’s US dollars and not South African Rand, so if you’ve got some design talent and you’ve never tried your luck there, this would be the time to start! The theme is “connectivity”, essentially it’s all a clever piece of marketing for a phone company who’s marketing department seemed to have got caught up in the whole idea of crowdsourcing, people hooking up with each other, that kind of jazz. Anyway, forget the hype, all you need to know is that:

The deadline for submissions to win $1250 is March 25th 2011.

The theme is “connectivity” and in particular imagining a life without Vodacom, without SMS (without mobile phones beeping incessantly… trains full of business jerks texting Eastern European call girls because their wives are screwing their fitness coaches… interruptions at dinner, or when you’re getting it on with that someone special… a life without mobile phones? Bliss.)

If you’re not a member then sign up at www.springleap.com and get cracking on that vision of a quieter, better dull and boring world without Vodacom!