To be honest, I hadn’t taken a good look at Enclothe for a while, even though I see them popping up there in the advertising box every so often. I really should check in more often, because just because Enclothe has been around for longer than most tee companies on the net does not mean that their designs have gone stale.

This Fallen Angel hoodie looks great, although I would have liked it if the detailed picture actually had a detail of the print rather than the front of the hoodie, because I think the angel looks cool, but I’d like to give a better look. Here’s the blurb:

..And I cast you down from the heavens, for you are not of the flesh of man nor beast, and your vessel carries no soul. Go forth and labor under the will of man, for that is your destiny as a fallen angel, for all of eternity.

… way over my head…

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There’s been a couple of things in my inbox today, so I thought I’d pass them on before I write up a ‘real’ post.

Go Ape: Three new tees available after a quiet couple of months, and I love them all. The Boo Boo Walker hoodies are still available as well, and Go Ape clothing now features customised tags, no pics of them yet, but they sound cool.

Enclothe: Derek needs to clear out stock for new products in ‘07, so he’s running a winter sale, with most tees down to $13. Enclothe now has a blog with some pretty cool links and store updates, check it out.

Secret Handshake: They’re having a secret sale where ALL of their tees are $15, problem is, it’s just for people on the mailing list, so I guess I shouldn’t give you the super secret sale URL, but maybe if enough people add themselves to the mailing list in the next couple of days then they’ll send out a reminder.

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There seems to be a lot of sales and news coming in at the moment, so here’s a roundup:

Invicid: Place an order before December 18th and you won’t pay a dime for shipping. Us international folks will pay $6, which is lower than usual. The new fall and winter line is still available, though stock is getting pretty low on most items.

Blame Clothing: Big, big, big sale going down to clear out stock before the new line drops, everything is crazy cheap, with some tee’s down to $8, and belts down to a waist-pleasing $6.

Akomplice Clothing: Blogger’s seem to be going crazy that ACs new line will be available across the globe this week, I can see why, so I’ll be taking a closer look some time in the future (perhaps with an interview too), they’ll also be added to the roster at Digital Gravel too, but I can’t see them on there yet.

Owl Movement: Not exactly the hugest saving of the year, but 2 OM tees for $36 is still a pretty sweet deal. The sale runs till December 15th. Also, their robot hoodie is back in stock (and presumably still looking good).

Young Lovers: This Sydney based street-label has just released their 2007 line of tees. They’re hot.

Enjoy!

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Usually I’m not too into hoodies with crests on them, it all feels a bit country club for my liking, but when Subscript bust out a hoodie with this much detail I have to sit up and take notice. The only thing that disappoints me is the artificial distressing of the fabric, on the front it looks pretty good, but on the back it looks a bit unnecessary and messy, but I usually take issue with ‘distressed’ fabric, so take that view with a grain of salt.

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Get up to 20% off at Karmaloop (and help HYA pay for its’ hosting) by using the following affilate code at the checkout: AS7594

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Shockingly, I’m not very well versed in the workings of Dancehall music. I know that it’s from Jamaica, I know that one of the Queeniest Dancehall Queens is Japanese, and I know that dancing to Dancehall music would most likely lead to an injury on my part. That’s a pretty short list, but I can now add something to it,I know that flyers for Dancehall clubs look cool when they’re printed onto the back of a hoodie. Since it’s Friday I’m sure you’ll forgive me for using the Digital Gravel blurb (especially if it helps us skip the awkward moment where I attempt to work out what ‘riddims; are…):

SELECTOR! brings you some of the most classic and celebrated riddims on the map, done in the style of a dancehall flyer. The large and distressed print features such bonafide riddims as ‘Satta-a-masagana,’ ‘Sleng Teng,’ ‘Full-Up,’ and many more all done in an impressive array of typefaces, surrounded by stars with a crown in the center and the brand logo at the top. The front is completely blank and the print is on the back, for a refreshingly different look. Fits about a size to a half size large.

Have a good weekend.

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I know what you’re thinking, what on earth am I doing promoting a(nother) social network?

Well, it’s because Indie Threads is designed for people like me, and by extension, people like you. And what are we you might ask? Lovers of high-quality independent clothing labels.

Indie Threads, the brainchild of Brad from Quixotic Clothing, is in it’s very early days, but shows a lot of potential. Members declare themselves as a ’shop’ or a ‘fan’ during sign-up, then you create a profile (which I hope don’t get ruined by MySpace memes), after which you can yourself into some profile-on-profile action by declaring that you are a fan of certain people or shops, which basically means you want to be their friend.

There is also a blog, which will presumably serve as the mouthpiece for site updates as well as the more traditional posting of a tee blog (whaaa!!! another competitor!). Other features include contests, featured stores, and interviews. The current interview is with David from Seibei, it’s an interesting read, but I love reading David’s blog so I would enjoy it, wouldn’t I?

So sign yourself up and tell me you love me at my rather threadbare profile.

Full disclosure: Quixotic Clothing is a non-paying advertiser on Hide Your Arms.

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I’m pretty sure that this hoodie is a HYA first, unless my eyes are deceiving me. Is the design really on the inside of the hoodie?

Admittedly, I’m more into their tee’s (which are fantastic), but when I saw such an interesting hoodie I just had to mention it. I wish that there was a higher quality image of it on the Kindred site, but from what I can tell it has a design reminiscent of a club crest or emblem. And I guess that’s a sew on patch on the front with the ‘k’ logo on it.

So it’s a cool hoodie, but do you really want to buy something which no one can see the coolest part of, or is that what makes it great in the first place?

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[Thanks to Les for the tip-off]

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I know that cassette’s on hoodies isn’t exactly a new idea, and was covered on these hallowed pages back in the summer, I still love it as an image, and clearly a lot of designers feel the same way.

The design from Divine Clothing is fairly similar to the others that you’d find with a quick search of the almighty G, but it is done with a nice style, and the text is worked in nicely (so it probably shouldn’t annoy the text haters), and each hoodie is printed to order and by hand, so each version is unique.

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Threadless, the ever-popular purveyor of tee’s is having another of it’s infamous sales (wasn’t the last sale about a fortnight ago? have you ever bought anything from them at full price?), and this one is longer than any other I can remember, as there is 29 days left in what they have dubbed their ‘30 Days of Threadless $10 Holiday Sale’.

Funny thing is, that isn’t the big news, they’re also running one of their biggest contests ever, and you even need to be a vector art maestro to enter! The prize is… wait for it… every design they print in 2007, which will apparently be more than 550 t-shirts, perhaps they winner should also be given an IKEA gift voucher so that they can buy a new wardrobe.

Go to the Loves Threadless page to enter (and you get entered an extra time for each tee you buy, which makes me feel a bit ‘ick’), oh, and look at Zach Braff too!

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I’ve returned from France and no longer have any excuses for letting you down in terms of quality posts, so expect some exciting new stuff in the coming weeks.

So how’s about a print-and-patch mashup to get you going for the week? This hoodie from 28 Black has got quite a lot going on, all revolving around a nautical theme. There’s the tattoo style graphic on the shoulder, a large galleon-style ship image dominating the back, what looks like a couple of holes (with fabric under them) on the back right shoulder, and some creative use of stitching. It’s done in a vintage style, and yet retains vibrancy within the colours and clarity of image. And it’s aqua, everyone loves aqua, right?

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