From the monthly archives:

June 2007

Gone to Newcastle, back soon

by Andy on June 28, 2007

I’m off to Newcastle for a couple of days for my cousin’s wedding, and just like every other time that I go to a city, I don’t expect (or want, really) internet access, so there’ll be no posts until next week.

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17 Review: Never Date A Guy Who Is In A Band by Delicate Tomboy

I don’t actually know what size these tees are, but I had no idea just how small girls clothes were, its crazy, I would need like four of these to cover myself!

I know some guys that are in a band (they don’t have a name, wanna suggest one?), and I think they’d agree, they’re a bunch of dicks, so once again Delicate Tomboy has hit the nail squarely on the head with this slogan.

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I’m really digging this colourway, its just so well balanced. The dark of the heather black tee, which is fairly closely matched with the purple lettering, and then its broken up nicely with the refreshing alien appliqué. The font has kind of a rock edge to it, I’m sure that there’s more than a few instances of this font on flyers for rock clubs I went to when I was at uni. I don’t particularly understand why the alien appliqué was chosen, since it doesn’t really fit with the subject matter, but DTs images never really fit with their slogans, and perhaps using this image would have made the whole tee look a bit cliché.

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As I’ve mentioned before, the quality is top notch, and the flock print for the letters works really well too. There’s something about fuzzy purple letters that just screams rock n’ roll! And again, the appliqué with metallic thread looks great. There’s a cool little bit of stitching detail on the shoulders, black thread around the seam, its only a small touch, but it really does add a certain something.

Costiness=$25 URL

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digitalretna The Digital Retna by Seventh Letter @ Karmaloop

I get the feeling that there might be a typo in Karmaloop‘s product description, and that this hoodie is actually called “The Digital Retina” but I’ll stick with the official line for now.

Its a pretty crazy design, despite the colourway making it quite fairly subdued, loads of swirling colours and I like the way that the print goes right the way across the zip, no gaps either side of the metal.

Costiness=$51 URL

Use coupon codesearch” for free shipping, although my code of “AS7594” can get you 10/20% off your order, please which ever will save you the most.

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16 Review: NY is a slut by True Love & False Idols

I have a little bit of an issue with this tee in that I don’t really know where you can buy it from. TLFI’s website is being redesigned at the moment (apparently it will “change your life”) and all they have is a splash page explaining that point. I’ve searched around for a while and I’ve found quite a lot of TLFI on sale, but not this particular tee, which is pretty unfortunate, but I guess you’ll learn about TFLI and get some eyecandy even if you can’t buy this design right now.

26 Review: NY is a slut by True Love & False Idols

Clearly, this is a pretty provocative design, but since I live in England I don’t really need to fear the wrath of angry Los Angeleans and New Yorkers (especially now that my tentatively-planned September trip to the U.S. looks like it ain’t gonna happen) so to me its more provocative because of the language used. But I guess since one of the biggest brands in the UK is called FCUK and the various double entendre laced slogans that they’ve plastered onto tees I guess that being upfront and calling a whole city a slut isn’t really that bad.

There’s a real 70s feel to the text on the left, actually, is the text on the left the same as is used with the classic I <3 NY tees? The text on the right is pretty interesting too, it kind of gives the tee that graffiti'd sign look. I like the way that the colours work too, since they change from left to right they change the way you can read it, so perhaps LA is the slut rather than NY?

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If you were wondering how they got that faded look, it has been achieved by printing (with discharge ink I think) the whole design on the inside and let the ink come through to the outside, its a pretty neat effect, and certainly does help the rock star aesthetic that I associate with TFLI. Attention to detail seems to be TFLIs bag, which is obvious when you see the inverted stitching on the sides with bright blue stitching (pic at the bottom of the post), and the incredibly detailed logo print on the inside of the tee (naturally, there is also a pic of it at the bottom). There was also this cool little hang tag that I’m sure you’re gonna want to check out in the thumbnails.

As you would expect from a high-class brand like True Love & False Idols, the quality is top notch, and sizes run slightly smaller than a standard fit, but they aren’t crazy-tight or anything.

Costiness=$? (probably in the $50-$100 region) See TFLI at Style Rocket, Revolve Clothing & Bazaar Adriatic

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trilogy Oddicas Latest Trilogy Dreams of Electric Sheep

I guess that their last trilogy went pretty well because the Oddica gang are back at it again and this time their inspiration comes from robots. You pay $55, you get 3 tees, 3 buttons, 2 limited edition stickers, and the whole lot comes in a screenprinted stainless-steel box. And there’s only 55 sets available, so if you want it get your order in sharpish!

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Quick Stitch: Skaffs.com

by Andy on June 26, 2007

Check out Skaffs.com, its the portfolio/shop of an Australian artist called Luke Feldman, he doesn’t have any clothes on sale at the moment, but I love his style so I just couldn’t stop myself from giving him a mention.

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Ooooh ohhh Diamond hoodie @ Etsy

June 26, 2007

“Do you remember that song? 100% black, light weight, size small American Apparel hoodie that is bejeweled with randomness. Stuffed 3-D jewels in green, turquoise and yellow that have been “appliqued” (I use this term loosely because it’s not a standard method and it’s disheveled looking). Jewels can be found on the back right, the [...]

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Review: Logo hoodie by Split Reason

June 26, 2007

This review sure has been a long time coming, I can only imagine the journey that this hoodie has enjoyed on its two and a half month journey from Vancouver to northern England. It wasn’t Split Reason‘s fault, there was actually a few e-mails back and forth between HYA and SR and we decided that [...]

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48/Beach hooded sweat jacket by Puma

June 25, 2007

Don’t worry, I’m not going to start a new feature under the funky name of ‘Mainstream Mondays’, but since Wimbledon started today I thought it made a little bit of sense to point out something slightly sporty. This hoodie is fairly minimalist, but there’s actually a few cool little details, like the camo print in [...]

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Review: Never Date A Guy… by Delicate Tomboy

June 23, 2007

Man, I really wish there was a Mrs. HYA to advise me on all matters female, because I like this tee, and I think that girls would like this tee, but at the end of the day its pretty much just guesswork, so if you’re hot and willing to settle for less, you know where [...]

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Review: Yes, It’s Really Me by Local Celebrity

June 21, 2007

Y’know, this tee probably takes self-indulgence just about far enough for me, I can imagine getting away with it on a night out, but only because people would know that there’s a bucket-load of self-mockery going on. There’s only two types of people that can really wear this kind of tee, people who don’t mind [...]

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Pyramid Boy by Human Empire

June 21, 2007

I’m not entirely sure if this hoodie is from their latest releases that were announced this morning, but this hoodie is looking mighty fine no matter what season it came from. Cute, fun hand-drawn style that reminds me of The Beatles Yellow Submarine image style, and the content is suitably trippy, with pyramids, clouds and [...]

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Killovision by Go Ape Shirts

June 21, 2007

This tee seems to be a bit of a departure from their usual style, but there’s nothing like getting out of your comfort zone to test yourself. Go Ape actually have lots of different artists, so my comfort zone comment doesn’t apply to them entirely, but its always good to see a brand trying something [...]

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Review: Brick Phone Mega by Public Domain Clothing

June 20, 2007

So, here we are, the last in the long series of Public Domain tee reviews. I know I wasn’t exactly writing the magna carta, but it still felt really good to take such an in depth look at a clothing company, and go off-base a bit more than usual in the reviews. And of course, [...]

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Fossil Fuel by Ten Bills

June 20, 2007

If you have room in your wardrobe for yet another tee of birds sat on a telephone line, then I really would recommend letting this tee be your choice. If it wasn’t for the fossils this would be a pretty standard design, but the fossil designs really kick this tee up a notch. And still [...]

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Dalek Space Monkey by Upper Playground

June 20, 2007

That may well be the craziest name for a hoodie that I’ve ever heard, I love it! That said, I can’t really see the association with either Daleks or Monekys in the pattern. Blurb! Dalek’s space monkeys go apeshit on this stylishly freakadelic hoodie. There’s no doubt you’ll be ready for take-off with this one. [...]

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With Family Comes Wisdom by Black Sea Apparel

June 20, 2007

I like Black Sea Apparel, they get that its quite hard for some people to get into the mindset that goes with the messages behind their designs, which is why they’ve advertised their latest offerings with the following tagline: “Just in time for Summer! New… hoodies.. WTF? Plus 2 new shirts with cheesy positive messages! [...]

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Quick Stitch: Seibei is a Renegade

June 19, 2007

Quick Stitch: This may or may not be a name that I’m going to use for quick, slightly off-topic posts. Tell me if it sucks or if you think of something better. David from Seibei had a stall at the Renegade Craft Fair in Brooklyn at the weekend and has done a quick writeup with [...]

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Nodiktat, just let me tell you

June 19, 2007

Nodiktat are a pretty new outfit (only running for 6 months), but they’re really showing some promise, and they’re located in Antibes, which isn’t that far from where I worked in France last year, and for some odd reason that makes me like them even more. Even though I can’t put my finger on what [...]

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Review: Vintage T by Delicate Tomboy

June 18, 2007

I know what you’re thinking, “Andy, that tee looks a wee bit too small for you.” And you’d be right (although I’ll have you know I have dropped a tee size this year, huzzah!), this tee is actually a HYA first, a review of a tee that is designed for girls. I was really hoping [...]

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