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.

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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.

Sick Mart Now Open!

admin    T-Shirt News     2 sick bastards, 2sickbastarrds, Banksy, UK fashion, funny t shirts, funny tees, graffiti tees, political tees, stencil tees, street art t-shirts

If you’re easily offended I’d move on now… as for the rest of you social delinquents I am happy to say that ‘SickMart’, the new online store by the t-shirt crazy punks 2 Sick Bastards (yes that really is their brand name) is open for highly subversive business. 2SB are graffiti artists, screen printers, t-shirt designers and all round trouble makers and I feel somewhat relieved that at last someone has the Cahunas to knock  out some quasi-intelligent smut rather than the inanely offensive crap from sites like T-Shirt Hell… These guys roll around in the gutter press like pigs in clover and I love it. They’ve been getting quite a bit of attention lately, and yes, some of it is even positive :p

They will be releasing 2 new limited edition T-shirt prints every 2 weeks in the lead up to Xmas. They’ve kick off with ‘Petrol Bombed’ and ‘Eazy Tiger’ which are available now at a ‘special’ pre-order price. All new designs are available exclusively at ‘SickMart’ in limited runs of 50 pieces each. All their tees are screen printed and available for guys at a whopping R.R.P of £29.99 each and £24.99 for the girls (although you can pay with other currencies too) – however there is a sale on so at least one of their best tees Disgraceland is available at £19.99 right now. If you’re sick of the B.S and love a anti-media showdown you’ve come to the right place!

Back To Smack Tee

Disgraceland Tee

Eazy Tiger Tee

In Greed We Trust Tee

Rest In Pieces Tee

Enjoy Kate Tee

For more gloriously grubby art shirts see the rest of their collection at www.2SickBastards.com.

Wake Up… It’s Lazy Oaf!

admin    T-Shirt Reviews     British fashion, Lazy Oaf, UK fashion, indie scene, lazyoaf.co.uk

If there’s one thing British indie fashion collective Lazy Oaf aren’t, it’s lazy. The highly energetic creative bunch at LazyOaf.co.uk have a wide (and I mean as wide as the Blackwall Tunnel) range of just about everything under the sun that can hold one of their uniquely zany illustrations, produced by one of a small army of artists under their wing.

Lazy Oaf’s big bright pop art tees are a familiar sight around London, delivering a quirky sense of humour and a fresh alternative to many of the major labels, this is a truly emancipated label run by a team of frenetically creative women from their studios in the East End. The Oaf’s are slap bang in the heart of London’s urban art scene, within spitting distance of a wealth of excellent indie galleries and often contribute to print projects, exhibitions and events.

Founded by Gemma Shiel back in 2001, selling hand screen printed tees from a market stall in East London, the Lazy Oaf empire hasn’t looked back since, selling their fabulous wares via a whopping 150 stockists worldwide. In 2004 saw they set up what will most probably be the first of many retail stores, if you’re in Soho it’s well worth a visit, where you can see all their collections and further Oaf oddities sourced from Japan and the US first hand.

If you love the 80′s, pop art and a wacky sense of humour you’ve come to the right place. Here’s a few tasty morsels to whet the appetite:-

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Rockomoda’s On A Roll

admin    T-Shirt News     Footage, Rockomoda, Rockomoda.com, UK fashion, designer tees, discount brands, discount fashion

Rockomoda.com are a UK based discount designer label with a passion for t-shirts – so much so they’ve even started up their own brand Footage. Rob, the man behind the operation is an old hand in the urban fashion scene, with over 15 years in the business you can be sure that Rockomoda have their finger on the pulse. Asides from grabbing a bargain t-shirt from a plethora of big name labels like Obey, Junk Food and House of Gods and creating their own tees, Rockomoda have strong ties with the music scene. As it happens their next big do features “KILL THE YOUNG” and “This Machine Is Off” at The Ruby Lounge Manchester if you are round that way on October 1st. If you want to keep up with all the shenanigans be it t-shirt releases, fashion discounts and music promos, you’d be best off hooking up with Rockomoda at Facebook.

There are so many bargains to be had it’s difficult to know where to start. First off if you order £75 or more of their gear your delivery is free, there’s a newsletter that enters you for a contest to win free trainers for a year, plus of course their summer sale is now on with prices slashed at up to 75%! If you want an example of just how low the prices are at Rockomoda right now just check out this black/gold print NY Yankees tee for a staggeringly low £8. There a couple of Supreme Being tees selling at half price, and plenty of Old Glory tees at the same or even cheaper. But if you’re like me, an independent minded indie label loving t-shirt snob at heart, then you’re most likely better off checking out what Footage has to offer. Bright, poptastic, slightly generic at times, but overall a very strong start from what could be a major name in the future if they can grab themselves a decent distribution deal. The collection maybe limited in number right now, but with the experience and financial clout of Rockomoda behind them I wouldn’t doubt if this label eventually becomes a whole new company in it’s own right.

Here’s a few of my faves from their current season… read more

Navel Gazing With Big Fluff

admin    T-Shirt Reviews     ASOS, London, UK art fashions, UK fashion, art shirts, big fluff, bigfluff.com, fashion tees, hand printed t-shirts, womens t-shirts, womens tees

Big Fluff have some big ideas which are perfectly transformed into hand printed high quality t-shirts for the connoisseur t-shirt aficionado. You can really tell that BF thinks long and hard about its concepts and performs the same due care and attention when it comes to the production of their high quality urban wear. Amongst their range of tees, tops, sweaters, hoodies and dresses are some superb large scale prints, many of which could as easily transfer to wall art if they chose to do so.

Using a simple, bold and effective stencil style, everyone of Big Fluff’s concepts are designed to make an immediate and long-standing impact on the wearer and those around them. What hits you first about their range is the generously proportioned size of their prints, almost all completely cover the front of their tees, I’d love to see them venture into all-over printing in the future as their ideas certainly lend themselves to an even greater artistic expression.

I’m not particularly keen on the store design, it doesn’t really do justice to the quality of their collection (although this could be very easily remedied), I’d rather be free to focus purely on the products in a plain and simple (even sparse) shop layout. I’d also like to see a little more customer interaction (although they do have a newsletter that seems a little “old hat” for such a vibrant company), perhaps a blog or a mere link to a Twitter account can do wonders! Nevertheless Big Fluff as a label are seriously going from strength to strength, based in London, their hand printed, coloured and finished tees are sold across Britain and the world both on-line and off-line, including the highly successful fashion catalogue firm ASOS and as it happens my GF Christina’s eye has been caught by their offerings as she’s a fan of ASOS herself. They’ve even been featured in Heat Magazine a number of times, so we’re rather impressed that BF have chosen our little blog to review them!

Expect the highest quality t-shirts, they use sweatshop free and fairly traded garments which are produced to very high ethical and environmental specifications and only the highest quality 100% cotton t-shirts and organic t-shirts where specified – using ring spun combed cotton for a smooth, soft feel as the standard. What’s more all their products come with free delivery for the UK!

Gaze in to the navel of Big Fluff and experience a bold and adventurously surreal vision of the world! read more

Are You a Junk Funk Junkie?

admin    T-Shirt Reviews     Brighton, UK fashion, UK t-shirts, indie t-shirts, junk funk, junk funk tees, junkfunk, junkfunk t-shirt, junkfunk.com

Don’t let the name fool you, it’s all top quality street wear at one of Brighton’s (UK) most prestigious urban labels, www.junkfunk.com offer a wide range of cool tees, hoodies and other groovy gear, and of course they produce their own snazzy line in graphic tees. Their range is particularly popular with the Brits however you can order their clothing from anywhere in the world. They also have their own rather entertaining art and fashion blog if you’re in the mood for more background info on Junk Funk and all their latest offerings and top picks from the urban and designer scene.

Expect to find plenty of revolutionary designs from predominantly the latest and greatest UK indie labels as well as JF’s own homegrown fashion line, keep an eye out for Mr Wingate, Sixpack, Katy & Paul, NOI and of course Junkfunk! Whilst you’re there, if you’re an art lover you might want to check out their prints and paintings too, I especially like the Jon Burgerman wallpaper (which you can colour in!). If you know someone with a birthday coming up you might want to consider getting one of their gift certificates whilst you’re at it. Anyway, let’s check out those t-shirts! read more

Papa’s Got A Brandneusense

admin    T-Shirt Reviews     Bench, Dephect, EIO, House of the Gods, Joystick Junkies, Local Celebrity, Negrete, UK fashion, UK streetwear, brandneusense, brandneusense.com

Excuse the James Brown pun, I couldn’t resist it heh. Brandneusense is definitely one for the hardcore UK fashion lover, although they take international orders it’s a major coup for the Brits, why? Well first off half of the brands they sell are imports, so unless you want to tackle the strong dollar exchange, pay the shipping and a probably a little tax on top, take it from me, Brandneusense is the place to go.

Don’t think I’m saddling you with a bunch of square retailers either, the people behind the label love fashion to death, heck they even make it themselves, their own brand is as you can guess called Brandneusense, which stands up well against the competition on offer including some of the most popular t-shirt brands in the market such as Boxfresh, Dephect, House of the Gods, Joystick Junkies, Local Celebrity, and Religion as well as their own label of course.

BTW If you happen to be from somewhere other than Europe then don’t worry about extortionate shipping costs, Brandneusense have it covered. They offer worldwide shipping and offer an automatic 15% to all non-EU residents, it’s applied automatically when you enter your address at the checkout – smart thinking! They’re also always on the look out for new talent, so if you think you can make the grade and compete then contact them on +44 (0)845 618 5381 (local rates for UK) and have a chat!

More than shirts, they also have a wide range of apparel and accessories in stock, of course they deal with a whole range of clothing, but as usual, this is a t-shirt reviews blog so I’ll be focusing on what I love and know best, tees! read more

Congrats to House of Thieves!

admin    T-Shirt News     Glass Boutique, London, UK fashion, fashion jobs, fashion news, glassboutique.co.uk, house of thieves, men's fashion, t-shirt contest

You may remember my review of HouseofThieves.com a while back (read it here). Well I’m sure you will join me in congratulating Pete and his crew for their latest triumph, they’ve just nabbed third prize at GlassBoutique.co.uk‘s summer t-shirt design competition. Glass Boutique are a UK based Men’s Etailer with a penchant for stylish and wearable togs sourced from across the world. read more