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ZooomrI totally forgot to mention that I saw the worlds most hyped hoodie when I was in Tokyo. Yep, I saw 2 of the LRG full skeleton hoodies that people were going crazy for and buying on eBay for hundreds a few months ago. I didn’t actually go into “Larry’s Sports & Outdoorwear” when I took these shots because we were in the middle of a hardcore day of sightseeing, but when I went back a few days later they were both sold out, I tried on another hoodie by LRG, but since I didn’t know if Kanye West owned it, and it didn’t glow in the dark, I didn’t really see any point buying one.
I’ve also put up a load of Tokyo photos on my Zooomr page if any of you fancy a gander.
This shirt is pretty dark, not in a gothy kind of way, it’s just that when you put animals heads and blood on a tee you’re pretty much slotting yourself into a niche, aren’t you?
I must admit it took me quite a long time to realise that ‘alaska’ was actually skillfully written into the body of the design. I was resizing the photos for this post when I had one of those “oooooooh” moments of realisation, and then I felt a bit stupid, because now that I know its there its pretty obvious. I think its that kind of attention to detail and complexity of design that shows what kind of direction that alaska! (a freelance designer in Los Angeles) will be heading in when they release more designs in the future.
The print feels pretty good, and my experience tells me that within a couple of washes it will have softened down a bit, as with most tees with this much ink on them it does take a little time before they reach their peak. It’s printed on a Gildan tee, which is funny because I always associate Gildan (and FotL) with tees that I used to get at rock gigs, and this tee kinda has a rock aesthetic and attitude to it, especially the typeface for ‘alaska’, so I guess that’s kind of fitting. The tee feels soft, quite a bit thicker than your standard American Apparel tee, but not really all that heavy. I don’t really know how much stock Gildan tees are, but alaska! have really managed to keep the price down on this and you can pick it up for just $12!
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As usual, more pics after the jump.
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