I’m off to Nottingham and Birmingham for the weekend, to drink and be merry on Saturday, and to spend the Sunday in the dark rocking out to bands I’ve never heard of. I just can’t keep up with the heavily eyelinered kids anymore (much like the corresponding day last year).

I’m driving back on Monday, so I may or may not post anything that day, since I’ll probably just get home and crawl up in bed.

Have a good weekend everyone!

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I don’t really know how you feel about me posting items from Karmaloop, because it feels like lazy blogging to me, but they release so many great hoodies that I feel like it would be a shame not to expose you to their wares, even if I do it several times a week. It also feels a bit lazy for me to post about such a big company as DC, but just like Karmaloop, if they’re making good hoodies, why the devil not, eh? Blurb:

“Full zip front sweatshirt with hood; kangaroo pockets at waist; colored laces “skew” print on front left; 100% cotton.”

You would have thought that in that kind of technical blurb they would have mentioned that the zipper is shaped like the DC logo.

Costiness=$62 URL

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David may be taking about short break from the tee world in May whilst he moves to New York, but he’s still managed to find the time to release a new hoodie. He’s only printed up quite a small initial print run of this new design, so I think the plan is to print up more when he gets back in the game after the break, depending on how much demand there is for it. When I say small run, I mean it, there’s only around 5 pieces of each size available, so get moving!

I like it, hardly a surprise coming from a self-confessed Seibei fanboy, but it’s another of those cute, cartoony images that I just can’t resist. I’d say that its a typical Seibei design, not in terms of style (practically every design showcases a different aspect of design), but definitely in terms of spirit. The only sticking point I can see for some people is that its printed on white, which could be an issue for those of us that tend to end up wearing our food more and more often now that we’re entering BBQ season.

Also, congratulations to David on a mighty fine beard!

Costiness=$55 URL

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I like this, they’ve taken what is pretty much a subdued wallpaper pattern, and embroidered it onto this crazy colour, and put some dots onto the inside of the hood for good measure. At least I think its embroidered, it doesn’t look to me like its been printed on.

Costiness=$130 URL

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Split the Atom do seem to be able to put out consistently high quality tees, they don’t release that many, but I’m usually pretty impressed. They seem to have artists that have real skill when it comes to cartoon style graphics, which is why I picked one of their latest releases to show you today.

Simple, cute, funny, and quite a complimentary colour palette too. Although I’m not sure how much I like the red being under little Jose’s feet.

Costiness=£15 (+ shipping) URL

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I think Clear Cut Case might only ship locally (i.e. only in Germany), but it’s still pretty good to showcase the products they’ve got, and if I remember correctly they’re hoping to ship internationally soon anyway. That, and HYA is surprisingly popular in Germany so why not show them some love? They also seem to be one of the few places around that offer sweatshirts that I think are pretty cool. There’s a lot going on with this design, but I like it, especially the telephone poll in the middle with the lines wiggling off from it.

Costiness=€64.99 URL

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It’s interesting that All Favourites use the English (I like to call it the ‘correct’) spelling of ‘favourites’ when they seem to be an American company, a pat on the head to anyone that can unravel that mystery.

I like this tee, I have no idea what the shapes on it are (birds?), but I don’t really care, it just seems like a cool design, slightly random, simple, and elegantly executed. I’m afraid its only available in unisex medium and large sizes, which is a bit unfortunate for those of us that don’t fit in that category, but what ya gonna do, eh?

Costiness=$29.99 ($5 US Shipping, $7 international) URL [via Stylehive]

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Dammit, Cardboard Robot seem to have a magic touch when it comes to hoodies. They’ve got that great wraparound snake print, what I hope is faux-snake skin for a pocket, and even a cool looking zipper. I’m not too hot on whatever it is they have going on with the arms, but the rest is pretty cool.

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It’s been a little while since we rocked the Kazbah, and it’s also been a long time since I mentioned a t-shirt I don’t actually own, I also thought I’d try and capitalise on all the hype that has been gathering pace around the new Transformers movie. So this post actually performs several functions… much like a Transformer! (That joke probably wasn’t worth the effort…)

I’ll be honest, I probably wouldn’t buy this, but I can’t deny the quality of the design, both of the head and its background. There’s a huge amount of detail on this, especially on the bandana, and the Optimus Prime looks pretty accurate (although that’s only from my memories of well over a decade ago).

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Time to clear out my inbox again:

HYA: I’m trialling a newish format of doing two recommendation posts a day, largely because I had a lots of links backed up and I want to move through them before they all sold out, and also because I’ve got a bit more time on my hands at the moment for writing. I’m also tending to write shorter posts, since I often feel like I ramble on a bit. Like it? Hate it? Let me know through the comments or e-mail.

ISO50: How have I not mentioned Scott Hansen before? ISO50 was one of the labels that I knew about and liked before I even got into HYA, so you would have thought that I’d be keeping tabs on him, but I guess with there being so many labels out there I lose touch with quite a few of the brands that I like. He has said that he might be doing some sleeved stuff fairly soon, so I better had keep my eye out!

Artful Dodger @ Azalea: They’ve had a sale on all weekend that I forgot to mention, but if you’re quick you might still be able to get 15% off Artful Dodger products today by using the coupon code ARTFULDODGER at the checkout.

The Chop Shop: These guys have been getting a bit of blog attention recently, so instead of me talking about them and their slightly retro designs, I’m just going to let Rangga and Karl give you their more in depth thoughts.

Oddica’s Octopus Trilogy: Three octopus based t-shirt designs, postcards of the designs, pin buttons, 2 Oddica stickers, and a 5-inch poseable vinyl octopus. All housed in a limited edition, numbered (only 49 sets available) tin can. And all of this is just $49. Awesome!

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