Bruno Blum Tees @ I’n'Eye

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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!

Free Tee Contest at Sperel

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I’ve not come across the Sperels before, all I know is that they’re cute, the kids will love ‘em and Sperel.org are holding a free t-shirt contest right now. Here are the details…

Win a Free Sperel Tee

The criteria is a little dubious, essentially it’s a PR drive to bump up their social network status via Twitter (http://www.twitter.com/savethesperels) and Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/sperels). There are two chances of winning a freebie tee, but both are being kept secret right now. It’s all based on the numbers of followers and fans they get, if they’re after a 100 of each that’s fine, if they’re looking for world domination I’d start handing over some cash too lol.

Friendly Monsters Tee by Jason O’ Dowd

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Jason O’ Dowd is a talented designer from Galway in Ireland, a nice friendly toon style and a crazy love for monsters of all kinds, especially the friendly ones :p Check out his highly limited tee at (you guessed it) LTD Tee. It’s still got a few days on the clock if you fancy saving a few dollars with their presale price of $26.99 (usually $29.99). Available in sizes S-XXL for men and women, and comes with a limited edition screen print, a cert. of authenticity, some stickers and a lovely box. Save yourself 10% extra by using the code MNSTR at the checkout too!

Friendly Monsters Tee

If you’re brassic at the mo’ then you can always download their free Friendly Monsters wallpaper here.

Aaitski! T-Shirt Contest

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Our pals at Aaitski! Coolafied Clothing are holding an exclusive free t-shirt contest this August through Buy Tees, so if we’ve wet your appetite in the past and you fancy winning three of their highly original cartoon character t-shirts for yourself or your kids then here’s the lowdown…

Simply answer one question correctly and send it along with your size, name, address, email and phone number. The competition question is…

What is the creative alter ego of  ‘The Aaitski! Bros.’ ?

(Either the names, the url or both).

The contest ends on the 31st of August and the winner will be selected randomly via Random.org. Send your winning answer and details to us via our contact form or email us and you’ll have a chance at winning three freebie tees by the Aaitski Bros. Here’s a couple of tees to remind you of their signature style…

Ninjaboy Tee

Party Girl Tee

So get cracking and find the answer (which is at their site www.aaitski.com) today!

Happy Birthday Justin Hustlin

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It’s the mad and bad toon t-shirters Justin Hustlin‘s 1st Birthday & they’re offering up a new collection and are having a party to celebrate their first year in business.

If you’re in London on Saturday 12.12.09 you’re welcome to pop along to their Xmas bash at the newly refurbished Hustlin’s Bakery, but be prepared for disappointment as i’d lay good money down the place will be packed before early evening! The address is at the Hustlin Bakery, 68a Merton High Street, London SW19 1BE. Click here for event details. On the night music and big tunes will be provided iamsarahyoung.com and Jammy from 8pm – late. There will also be a special catering service provided by Shacky Sweet-Tooth consisting of crates of Ros√© and delicious cakes so make sure you arrive early for that. Do bring a bottle btw!

The big event coincides with a new collection of limited edition T-shirts that will be made available on the day. Inspired by early 80′s & 90′s arcade/console classics, from Nes to Neo Geo, Space Invaders to Street Fighter 2, Justin Hustlin will be presenting its latest series entitled ‚ÄòSince 81′ series. Each piece is produced by hand in extremely limited amounts, is silk screen printed and will be released exclusively at Hustlin’s Bakery.

Check these out for some arcade inspired tees:- read more

Fifty Percent Off Tolky Monkys Tees

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Woot! If you’re after a bargain and are one of the first five people to read this post then do I have a bargain for you! Totally mad t-shirt label Tolky Monkys have done it again, here’s the thinking behind the offer in their own insane words…

“When last year the Tolky Monkys sent the Resales, Sally and Sally, back home, they thought that these naughty twins would never come again to make a visit. They were wrong. Surprisingly, they have knocked at their door and in only 10 minutes they have destroyed the whole studio. How naive they were… After that, they have created for us a special coupon with a 50% off.“

I know once again the reasoning behind Tolky Monkys‘s wisdom has been lost in translation, still, all you need to know is this…

The first 5 readers to use this coupon code: REBUYTEES can buy any adult tee at just 50% of the usual price. The offer doesn’t include posters, metro-wallets, but does include boys t-shirts, girls t-shirts, hoodies and polos. You have from Wednesday 23rd till Thursday 1st of October to use this coupon: REBUYTEES. But be quick, only the first 5 readers will take advantage of it.

If you need a recap on the madness of TM then check out this past review, but hurry, the first 5 to order get a real bargain!!

Unleash The Madness At Tolky Monkys

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Welcome to the crazy world of Spanish Pop Art label Tolky Monkys. It’s a veritable Euro designer fun house over at http://www.tolkymonkys.com/ but if you ‘no habla englais’ then you should head straight to the English language version of the store at http://www.tolkymonkys.com/en/. However if you’re in Spain, or around the Med you might want to see them in the flesh as it were, you can see their sizeable list of stockists here.

The fact is that for me at the very least I needn’t worry about language barriers, good design concepts will always carry through and this is certainly true of TM, their quirky style, insane graphics and world of strange characters and situations need little explanation. As with many cult trends out there you may find that yours will literally immerse them self in the cornucopia of Tolky-esque fantasies; there are t-shirts for the lads and the girls (as well as hoodies), postcards, posters and even wallets which I’m sure they’ll all be showing off to each other before you know it.

Tolky Monky’s is one of those few labels that I can imagine becoming an animated series one day, their style is so unique and instantly memorable, if you “get it” or don’t it doesn’t really matter, visually the impact is so overwhelming that this range is sure fire bet for a future international “yoof” brand, perhaps if they get the right backing, promotion and sponsorship far more. If you want to see plenty more large images (than I can possibly show here) of their products pop on over to their Flickr stream and gaze in wonder of the madness that is TM. Whilst you’re at it keep up with all the latest Tolky monkys news at their blog.

As for the products, expect the highest quality, printed clearly and crisply each design works its way around both front and back, as well as sides and seams of the garment, extending and extenuating the tale told Although I have to admit I must simply be too old these days because I can’t really fathom what’s going beyond the fabulous design work – ah well c’est la vie. Anyway all their highly original tees are on offer for ‚Ǩ22 each for girls and ‚Ǩ20 for the boys plus a few reduced to just ‚Ǩ15. Available in sizes small to large (not sure how large – perhaps mum and dad can get them too and embarrass the kids), and are now shipping right across Europe and the USA. So if you don’t want to blend in with the crowd on any beach from California to the Costas you know where to go!

Conceptually I will have to take a back seat in this particular review (which is a first for me) and let the gang at Tolkys Monkys do the talking, after all it is ‘their world’ I am featuring here! So, when you’re ready, put your space suit on, grab your favourite magic robes, forget everything you’ve ever learned in the humdrum ordinary age of the 21st Century and fly with me to an alternative parallel dimension where characters like Roger The Lab Rabbit, Eggbeater and Blind Mucus, Olegario The Gregarious Zombie and other bizarre characters from the minds of Tolky Monkys rule the day. If you want to learn more about all the characters at TM click here. read more