I can’t believe that I’m going to hit the heights of fashion blogger cliché-dom, but Local Celebrity are so hot right now. I saw one of their tees on MTVs Real World, and they’re being worn by Pax Jolie-Pitt, Nick and Aaron Carter, and Carrie Underwood. I know those guys aren’t A-list, but it does get me a little excited that I get sent the same tees as a a freakin’ Backstreet Boy!

In a lot of American sitcoms there seems to be a group of people that meet up once a month and play poker, it seems to be as much of an American pastime as baseball. It isn’t quite as big in the UK, but there’s been quite a lot of poker tournaments on our sports TV channels, and when I was at university quite a lot of people seemed to be into playing a casual game, even if we would often squabble about the rules. Whether the game/sport is popular in the UK or not, clothing based on gambling seems to be pretty big, cards and poker slogans seem to really lend themselves to vintage look tees and polo shirts. I can only presume that this kind of clothing is just as popular in the US.

The tee has a good vintage look to it, and the two-tone printing on the orange helps to enhance that 70s feel. The stitching on the shoulders feels as if its a bit thicker than with a usual tee, and I don’t know why, but that kind of gives it more of a vintage feel as well. In terms of quality, it feels like an American Apparel tee, and its cut like an American Apparel tee, so it may very well be an American Apparel tee.

As an added bonus, if you buy this tee, you’re automatically entered into a prizedraw in which some people will be flown to either Los Angeles or Las Vegas to play in a private one table tournament with a pro-player called Michael “The Grinder” Mizrachi, pretty sweet, eh?

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I always burn with anger (inside, I’d remain the consumate gentlemen on the outside) whenever I see anyone wearing a tee with Che Guevara on it. I get the feeling I may have mentioned this pet peeve of mine before, but this tee is actually pretty clever, so I’m going to let it slide just this once, especially since its based on Rebel Ape’s classic Planet of the Apes/Guevara mashup logo. I get the feeling this tee is reversible, because there’s a picture on Karmaloop’s site of the ape logo itself.that has the unusual label of ‘inside view’, and, well, it is called ‘The Flip Tee.’

Oh, and it has gold foil, so obviously I was going to give it a mention!

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Ahhh, sack races, one of the most pointless forms of racing at school sports days. I say pointless because I never really worked out how to move quickly whilst in a sack, thus I lost the races, and if I couldn’t work it out then I’m pretty sure that its a waste of everyone’s time. Nice graphic though!

“Product Information
wee sackrace hoodie - every body jump!!! jump!!!

small print positioned on heart <3

hoodies designed by tee and toast: a funky t-shirt brand with a quirky sense of humour. unique, limited and independent!”

There’s quite a large colour selection for the ladies to pick from, and happily, it is also available for dudes.

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