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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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.

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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.

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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!

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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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“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 front right, and the left side of the hood.”

I know that the product page says that its a girls hoodie, but I was under the impression that most of American Apparel’s range of hoodies was unisex, so its possible that guys might be able to wear this too, though it is probably worth messaging the seller first before placing an order.

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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 it was just about time to give up and that it had either disappeared or was now being worn by a happy though morally-challenged postman. But I guess you should never doubt the Royal Mail because only a couple of days later a rather ‘well-travelled’ (read: beat up) looking box arrived in the office with a hoodie inside it that didn’t seem too traumatised by its journey.

I don’t know if it was the aim of this hoodie was to get in a sneaky little kerning joke (a lot like this Preshrunk post that made me learn what kerning was, and amazingly, I didn’t take Jason’s bait!), but I sure like it. I know it doesn’t completely work since there are no reasons being split, but I still think its pretty clever, intended or not. Obviously, it is quite hard for me to critique a hoodie when its based upon a logo, you’re either a fan or you aren’t, but the style in which they’ve put the text on is pretty interesting. The stitched-on letters are raised up pretty far, I’d guess at a height of about 0.4cm from the hoodie, which does give a pretty dramatic look to the text, and is actually surprisingly flexible, its not exactly-discharge ink, but for something that is essentially blocks of thread I’m rather impressed.

Time to talk quality, the inside of this hoodie is really soft, and quite fluffy, I don’t know how long that will last with multiple washings, but for the moment it feels good. The fit is your standard kind of fitment, not really fitted, except it does hug in a bit at the elasticated bottom hem. The stock hoodie is by a brand called ‘King Fashions’, who I haven’t heard of before but from what I can tell they’re Canadian and 100% sweatshop free. They also like to put their logo on the outside of the hoodie (a little tag on one of the pockets, picture at the bottom) which is a little bit odd for a stock company, but it isn’t that obtrusive, so I don’t really mind it.

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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 the hood, and the inverted stitching on the arms.

“The 48 Beach Hooded Sweat Jacket is made of 80% Cotton and 20% Terry Polyester. This slim fit jacket is detailed with a graphic pigment/pearlescent print combination, Camo all over graphic printed collar lining, raw edge details and asymmetrical seam.”

Also, you’d think that Puma might be able to think up some decent names for their clothes…

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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 the contact form is!

I like this ‘Never Date a Guy…’ series that DT have loads of variations of, because its a bit like feminism or female empowerment, but it doesn’t threaten me, and on the whole I actually agree with the statements; ladies, you shouldn’t date a guy who gets fake tanned, because that is one of the most vain things I can think of, that is such a pet peeve of mine.

The quality impresses me. I don’t really know what the general consensus is about flock printing (a felt-like print to those who are technically unaware), but I’ve never really had any problems with it on an old tee I had made up by Spreadshirt, and I like the way that its a non-reflective surface as well, since I think it would be a bit of a struggle to make that font work well with regular printed ink, it might just come off looking a little amateur-ish, whereas the flock really softens up the gothic edge to the font. And the idea of having a separate bit of material with a vintage inspired design is cool too, especially since its stitched on with metallic thread.

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