The Simple Things

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I’ve tried looking up the exact quote but essentially it’s The Simple Things that count, at least when it comes to fun, and you guessed it, simple graphic tees. Based in rather idyllic Cornwall and run by Adrian Blake, a guy on a mission to escape the dreaded 9 to 5 and spread his fun and quirky view of the world via his online store. There’s a nice selection of mid-priced tees and buttons on offer, leaning on the typographic but they work. What’s more no sign of generic fonts, nice hand rendered text and a good choice of colours.

Each of the following are on sale from £17.99 to £22.99, most available in sizes S-L. However ladies will miss out on my fave as there are only medium sized Add Colour tees left :/

Add Colour Tee

As mentioned only men’s mediums left for this one, obviously a popular shirt, very funky.

Love The Simple Things Tee

Very nice hippy styling, reminds me of something off a psychedelic record cover. Groovy. On sale now at £17.99 for girls and guys in sizes S-L.

And Found Tee

A slightly cryptic title for a nice little piece of semi-abstraction spelling out the word ‘lost’ in a rather pleasing safari-style cut-out font. Sorry girls this one’s just for the guys in sizes S-L for £17.99 each.

See more funky British tees at www.TheSimpleThings.co.uk.

New Trompe L’oeil Tees From Koolto

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A message about new Trompe L’oeil Tees From Koolto has just arrived in the Buy Tees inbox and this is something many of us tee fanatics have been looking forward to for quite a while. If you haven’t heard of this label, check out Koolto.com or read our review of the label at http://buy-tees.net/2008/10/top-trompe-loeil-tees-at-koolto-com/.

They’re an Italian design house that specialise in creating illusionary graphic tees, nothing too far fetched, simple and bold designs that are realistic enough to stop people in their tracks and wonder, is it real or isn’t it? They’ve been developing this idea for quite a while now and have extended their range to encompass all kinds of illusions including fake accessories such a ties, bow-ties, pockets, necklaces, and more.

Here are examples from their most recent additions to the range including African jewellery and the newspaper series, which features all kinds of newspapers from around the world including The Times (England), The Herald Tribune and Wall Street Journal (USA), and Le Monde (France). Check out the examples:- read more