From the monthly archives:

September 2006

Bark, bark, bark, woof

by Andy on September 29, 2006

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The All-Mighty have some great new stuff available and I’d say that the designs have gone from strength to strength over the time that I’ve been watching them.

There’s lot of cool and cute little touches on this hoodie, like the printing on the hood drawstring, frills on the cuff ands pockets, and yes, even elbow patches! Their use of the dog patch on the back left might not to be everyone’s taste, but if you don’t want a dog on your clothes then the All-Mighty really isn’t the place for you.

Costiness=$68 URL

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 Brooklyn Industries: Griffin Instarsia
I realised today that I simply don’t do enough sweater posts, and it’s not because I have anything against them, there just doesn’t seem to be as many out there when compared to the ever-popular hoodie (zipped or not).

Luckily our friends over at Brooklyn Industries can always be relied on to put out quality designs, and whilst I’m pretty sure that the Griffin Instarsia design isn’t exactly new, its still good and will provide some much needed warmth now that the nights are closing in and the leaves are turning (expect me to say that for the next couple of months).

I like the stripes on the cuffs and hem, it feels like a bit of retro nostalgia. The griffin design on the chest might be a bit Pringle-ish for some, but I’d argue that it suits the style of the jumper, especially considering the stripes.

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I feel a bit sickle

by Andy on September 26, 2006

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Communism (especially the Soviet kind) seems to be a pretty popular draw for clothing designers, and whilst most of the designs and prints are pretty simple they do have a bit of charm, despite my constant reservations over politically aware clothing. On a side note, the novelty/retro Commie-clothing that I saw in Russia was far less attractive than any ‘Hammer & Sickle wear’ that I’ve seen coming out of the US, though we are going back a few years with my reference, so the Ruskies may be undergoing their own t-shirt revolution that I don’t know about.

Red Army Co is a company dedicated to putting iconic Soviet style images on well-priced items of clothing. It seems fitting that a company like this keeps their prices low, though I’m not sure what Lenin would think about them using Amazon to power their shop! They also seem to be very active within the skateboarding and music communities, if their news page is anything to go by.

Some of their designs are the pretty standard fayre, eagles, the colour red, yadda yadda yadda, but there are some more creative offerings as well, such as this Imperial Guard hoodie (also available as a tee or track jacket).

It’s a pretty cool design, with a largely hand-drawn style, and its refreshing to see a distinct lack of red in the design.

Costiness=$27.99 URL

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Diamonds Aren’t Forever

by Andy on September 25, 2006

I don’t really get it when websites have hidden items and secret sales, it just feels like they’re trying not to sell what they’ve spent time and money making. Although in the case of Owl Movement, I’m willing to make an exception, because I know they’re only keeping it on the down low since their new hoodie is seriously limited edition (ie, there isn’t that many of them available) and presumably they want to give loyal fans first dibs on getting one.

And even when they wanted me to know about it, it still took me rather a long time to find out where it was hidden. Whilst I am a nice guy, I’m not going to spoon-feed it all to you, so you’re going to have to find it yourself (coughlookatthetitlecough).

As hoodies go, it’s got a lot to get you hot under the collar, skulls, diamonds, and yes, even an all over print on the back (which I guess isn’t technically all-over, but that seems to be the term that ‘we’ use). The detail on the front with the skull design is contrasted nicely with the simple diamond background, which has a subtle look with the light blue print laid over the heather grey fabric.

In keeping with OM’s idea of keeping things hidden and secret, you’re going to have to click ‘read more’ to see some pics.

Costiness=$40 on American Apparel, URL

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A bit on the Side

by Andy on September 22, 2006

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Sideline is a new-ish company out of the UK which offers talented young designers from around the world the opportunity to display their ideas on peoples chests. Nowadays that would usually mean a Threadless style contest, but they’ve gone down more of the Oddica route and are keeping it exclusive, very exclusive actually, they have just three designers at the moment. And those three designers are of a high calibre, I don’t know anything about their backgrounds but I do like all the tees. They all have a simple calmness to them, there isn’t too much colour, and the designs are too busy. They’ve also got some interesting placement options (so it’s not just on your chest!), which I always like to see, tees with everything in the middle can look a bit standard sometimes.

They also sell some artworks created exclusively for Sideline by Rob Malpensa, oh, and a skateboard deck that is probably meant to be hung on a wall rather than grinded on.

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Poll closed: Landslide announced!

September 22, 2006

Well, the poll turned out how I imagined (but I would say that, wouldn’t I?) with a massive win for zip-up hoodies. The figures stacked up thusly: What style of hoodie do you prefer?With a zip: 69 (82%) Pullover: 15 (18%) Total votes: 84 When I can think up another poll that will help me [...]

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Yack Fou: total German hotness

September 21, 2006

Yack Fou is new to me, and I must say that I am very, very impressed. Impressed to the point were I’m not at all concerned that they’ve slapped their name on almost all their products! There’s a lot of strong, bright and vibrant colours, combined with well-defined vector art based designs. The style creates [...]

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This post goes to 11… just like the rest of them!

September 20, 2006

Even though This is Spinal Tap was made 22 years ago it has managed to retain lodged in the psyche of popular culture, and the infamous ‘eleven’ scene seems to have become a prime target for clothing designers. So I present to you a couple of designs that have caught my eye over the past [...]

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What’s my Size? I’d rather not say

September 19, 2006

Props where they’re due, this post is via Highsnobriety. Size? is a UK chain which caters more for sneaker freaks than most UK shoe shops (Schuh is pretty good though too). But what am I doing talking about a shoe shop? Well, they’ve branched out into selling clothes online, which means they’re now right up [...]

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Ummm… gnarley?

September 18, 2006

First things first, this is totally, totally stolen inspired by a post from Teees last week. I always used to think of Fullbleed as selling clothes for emo kids (though that wouldn’t be a bad thing), but their latest season seems to be a lot broader (i.e. less depressing), and there’s some gems in there. [...]

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Tigers need a fill up every so often

September 16, 2006

I went to see Talledega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby this evening (its a movie where Will Ferrell plays that guy that he has been in every movie he’s ever made, think of it as Anchorman on wheels), and there is a scene involving a cougar, so when I saw this track jacket by [...]

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It’s simply Divine

September 15, 2006

I’ve been keeping a close eye on Divine Clothing for a while now, since their first season in fact, but I was holidng out until they started selling hoodies to do a post (which they will be by October, expect a follow-up post), but since they’ve got a sale on at the moment I thought [...]

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My head is a freakin’ mess

September 14, 2006

We don’t get ‘peeps’ here in the UK, by which I don’t mean shorthand for person (i.e. “I’m jus’ hangin’ wit’ ma peeps”, which I say all the time, as you would imagine), I mean those bizarre, fluffy, sugary things that look awesome but I imagine are actually kinda nasty, on account of them being [...]

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A Spiteful sale

September 13, 2006

Marla from Spitefuls (the people that want us to embrace bitterness), just told me that she’s running a sale at the moment. There’s three tee designs going cheap ($10-12), and one card. She also said that the sale is for a limited time only, but hasn’t decided when it will end, which kind of adds [...]

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Ooohh, flowers!

September 13, 2006

Now, I don’t want to conform to a male stereotype and alienate the female readership, but you girls do like glowers right? Either way, I think this is a cute hoodie, with some tasty embroidery, and subtle tones over the flowers, where you would usually expect to see a big brash design with bright colours. [...]

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Constantce-ine came walking down the stairs

September 12, 2006

Constance Clothing was set up by a couple of skaters who wanted to make wearable art for their poly-ply loving brethren, but the ones who truly cared for their sport. And whilst I personally don’t see the hoodie I’m promoting tonight as art (its a logo hoodie, what were they meant to do?), I do [...]

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Rock the vote: Hoodies

September 11, 2006

I’m trying something a little different (meaning that I don’t know if its going to work) and try and learn something about the people that visit HYA. Since this is meant to be a predominantly hoodie based site, I’d like to know what kind of hoodie it is you prefer. It’s simple, there’s only two [...]

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Either way, there’s still resistance

September 11, 2006

Iron-On Resistance, who I’ve written about before, have decided to change their name because people seemed to think that they were selling clothes with iron-on prints, when everything they sell is actually screenprinted in Tampa. Also, the name was a bit long, which is why they have changed their name to… Resist Today I like [...]

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The Cotton Filter – 100906

September 10, 2006

Haven’t done one of these for a while: I was away for the weekend at a wedding (2 in 2 weeks after none for years and years), and refused to pay £12 at the hotel for wifi to give you the daily dose of goodness. You’re probably not concerned, but I don’t feel comfortable leaving [...]

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