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, it helped a lot that I was reviewing excellent shirts, these reviews might have been a bit of a struggle if I had to find nice ways to describe crap for the past couple of weeks.

Yet again, PDC are employing that retro consumeristic style that everyone seems to love so much by heading back to the days when if you had a ‘mobile’ phone you needed a bag to carry it around in. As if having such an old cellphone wasn’t enough, this phone may well be the same design as was sported by Zack in Saved By The Bell. Okay, okay, I just really hope that this is the same phone as Mr Morris had in Saved By The Bell.

The design is big and strong, just like the rest of their ‘mega’ range. I would have usually expected more detail in the design, although its entirely possible that they made a version that had all the letter and numbers put in, and then decided that it was just a bit fussy, and I can see how it would be. The colourway certainly isn’t for people who are shy, but the green and brown do work really well together if you’ve got the balls to wear it out in public. I should point out that the first two pics in this review best represent the actual colour of this tee, the flash kind of threw off the colour in the rest.

For the seventh and final time, the tee quality is top notch, and so is the printing.

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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 only $10, you can’t go wrong!

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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.

* Long-sleeve drawstring hoodie with metal front zipper. All-over silkscreen print. Two front pouch pockets. Ribbed hem and cuffs. 80% cotton, 20% polyester.
* Available in charcoal.
* Sizes: Small (34-36″), Medium (38-40″), Large (42-44″), X-Large (46-48).”

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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! :)”

After my faux-mockery last time I mentioned Black Sea’s hoodies I’d like to think that I was something to do with that line! But since it was Fathers Day on Sunday (and I bought a card but forgot to write in it or call home because I was too busy rocking out) I thought that their message might resonate better with some people.

The design is pretty cute, fairly different to what I’d normally associate their aesthetic with, but fun nevertheless, and the colourway helps to maintain the rather light hearted nature of the design.

Oh, and its good to see a brand that doesn’t price out the very people that they want to buy their product.

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