New Tees at SplitReason.com

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Welcome to the dark side, SplitReason.com (who I’ve featured before) have sent in a few of their latest designs and they are distinctly leaning on the macabre side, but don’t worry they haven’t left their famous sense of humour, I’m tempted to do a full whack review of this label as they have plenty of goodies on offer but I’m committed (I should be – to a mental home) to helping out a couple of new designers on the verge of breaking an exciting new label that will need all the PR it can muster.

So for now let’s take a look at three new tees at SplitReason… read more

Eroteme – T-Shirts For The Dystopian Nostalgic

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ErotemeClothing.com have only just launched their online collection of designer t-shirts this week, but are already causing a stir in the underground fashion industry. I think I may have met my match when it comes to Trey Romero, the designer and philosopher behind this radical label, have you ever read an introduction to a t-shirt store like this before?

Quote:- “In this day and age the t-shirt has become a universal medium of expression and creativity. While we do have the passion for design, our designs are incomplete. It is only with your participation in choosing the canvas that our designs truly come to fruition.“

A clear and concise mission statement which personally presses a great deal of psychological and emotional buttons for this reviewer. Trey has summed up a philosophy I have proposed for some months now. T-shirts are for the most part treated by reviewers and fans alike with a subdued contempt, a familiarity that belies the truth in what a t-shirt design can achieve in our society today. T-shirts are art. Something very strange is happening in our post-modern world of imagery and iconography. I was almost booted from my Fine Arts Degree course (many years back) for arguing the exact point with a senior lecturer at Brighton University. Art no longer thrives in the establishment of the gallery system. By the time art has made it’s way to a gallery wall it is purely a commodity, severed from social context, it loses its ability to change public perception and takes on the duller hues of self interest, commerce, and investment. The t-shirt is as much a canvas for ideas as any painting. read more

New Designs on Death at Dance Party Massacre

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Dance Party Massacre was launched in Boston, MA in the fall of 2007. Created by Alex Dakoulas it came to be after many nights of dancing in kitchens, walks in the dark, and horror movies with friends. Here’s a rundown on a few of their t-shirt releases, and be warned, they’re a strange bunch who seem to be fixated with death and the dance floor. I’m not sure if this is the kind of thing I should be encouraging so don’t take it too seriously if you happen to be a dangerous nutter who loves clubbing, it just won’t stand up in court.

I like their dualistic fatalistic/optimistic approach to life, I’m guessing they’re aiming their wares at a younger crowd, they even include a few bandanas in their collection, although the designs themselves aren’t too hardcore (don’t expect graphic blood and guts on your chest), and the message is loud and clear every time. read more