Some great product shots this week, with Nesting Dolls being a really great way of handling the subject, incidientally, when I went to Russia and saw nesting dolls on sale a lot of them were actually American cultural icons, which I thought was both odd and perfectly logical at the same time. Something else which is very logically done (can you feel the segue?) is the new critiques feature. I like how they’ve built it so that you can see the evolution of a tee, making comparisons with previous versions of designs very easy. If you want a good example of the process, check out ‘The Great Mousetrap‘ where Threadless bigwig Jake Nickell throws his opinion into the mix.

I know this is meant to be a pick of the week, but ‘Star Men in Moon’s Milk‘ is pretty much a perfect choice for a Kids tee, especially since it’s partially printed with glow in the dark ink. ‘A Voyage of Discovery‘ is a great, well thought out design, although the bottom three books feel a bit unnecessary for me, although I can understand why they’re in there.

My pick this week is ‘destroy NYC‘, its a fairly busy design, but the simple lines of the not-very-threatening monsters really balances things out. I think that the colour of this tee also really compliments the design, something that I often feel is lacking in some Threadless submissions. The hand drawn style really lends itself to this kind of design. As one rather insightful commenters says “I’m thinking about framing this,” how long do you think it will be before Threadless start releasing some canvas prints?

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Not enough people reference Tatu in their post titles nowadays, what a shame.

To me, this feels as if it could be the unofficial hoodie for PostSecret. I love the way that despite being very simple, it seems to be a very powerful message. I usually assume that you need a graphic to get an emotional response, but I think that in this case it is simplicity that gives such a great design. I don’t really know if this hoodie is actually meant to be looked at seriously, or if it’s meant to be interpreted on an personal basis, but I guess that’s the glory of typography. [via Notcot]

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Critique on Threadless: Good idea this, it should help them bring up the quality and let those poorly implemented designs with potential get more of a chance when they’re eventually submitted for scoring.

Old Threadless back in Stock: This item is the reason why I’m posting on a weekend, they’re gonna put it in their Monday mailout that they’ve got a few old designs back in very limited stock, but Jake let it slip a bit early on his blog.

Burton Travel Hoodie: Pretty cool hoodie for travellers from snowboarding giants Burton. It has an inflatable pillow in the neck for when you’re on a plane, comes with earplugs, and internal pockets for your iPod and passport. There seems to be some confusion as to whether this is actually available yet, since it’s part of an ‘08 sneak peek, yet there are people in the comments and on the Burton message board from people that already have it and say it’s awesome. It will be priced around $125 USD.

Divine Clothing Co.: Bill’s launched his latest season, not everything is available yet (should be within the next few days) but there’s some great stuff to check out.

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Or perhaps I just couldn’t quote because I don’t like to swear in my post titles. Yep, this is a Jay and Silent Bob referencing hoodie, I usually wouldn’t force my taste in movies on you, but I remember watching this movie so many times in my first year at university and got a bit of a kick out of seeing this design a couple of days ago, and if Cosper can run tees that remind him of days-gone-by then I’m damned if I can’t!

To be fair, the hoodie’s actually pretty well done, it has the look of merchandise from a theme park, which I guess is the point, although I don’t really know how necessary it was to use a yellow hoodie. Did staff at Mooby’s wear yellow uniforms? That might explain the colour choice, but I still think that black or grey would have been a better choice.

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After many hours of searching I finally decided that UNICEF would be a good cause to kick things off with. They’ve got a good ethos and I really believe in what they’re trying to achieve for children around the world who didn’t get the kind of start in life that most people reading this blog did. It is amazing to think that our donation of £25.38 (around $50) could actually save lives. And all this from writing about hoodies!

I’d like to thank Enclothe, Oddica, Indie Threads, Quixotic Clothing, Karmaloop, and those who purchased space through Text Link Ads. If it wasn’t for them then this donation would have been a lot smaller.

If you have any suggestions for next months charity then please feel free to comment on this post.

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Yes, I put a ‘piste’ pun in my title, no, I will not apologise for it.

Sometimes when I post a hoodie I really think that quite a few of you will like it enough to buy that item (or at least something else in the same store), but I can’t really see it happening with this hoodie, not because of the styling, it’s more because of the price. This simple yet stylish hoodie will set you back $340.

Still, I’ve got a soft spot for innovation like this, and presuming that it’s actually functional as a layer when you’re on the slopes (or just somewhere cold) then it is actually quite a good idea rather than a gimmick. Besides the hood, the cut of it looks really well fitted, and I really like the inclusion of velcro sleeves. [via Gohgirl on Stylehive]

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Just two bits today.

The Handsome Sausage: He’s back! After being out of the game for way too long (for me, at least) doing a redesign of the site, Rafael is back and he’s making an assault on your eyes. The new site is bright, really bright (and very nicely put together), but hey, so are his designs so would you really expect anything else?

Oddica: Who said that 13 was an unlucky number, fools, that’s who. For the next 12 days Oddica are having a clearance sale, you can get 2 tees for $28 or just $12 a piece if you buy three or more tees. Then on the 13th of Feb. new designs will be available, including a few things that aren’t on their coming soon page.

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