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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From the monthly archives:
June 2007
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.
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.
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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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 code “search” 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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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.
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?
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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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!
$55 URL
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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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