You know the front pocket on a hoodie? I usually call it a kangaroo pocket, and that’s what I usually see around the internet too, but Factory People seem to think that its called a ‘marsupial pocket’, I know this is hardly a big thing, but I think its pretty funny.

Oh, and model, why not lighten up a bit?

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Do you speak my language? That’s the question that Vintage Vantage ask in the blurb for this tee. And it is a good thing that they’ve asked it because I didn’t really know what this tee was all about until I read the blurb. Even then, I was still pondering, are they asking if I’m fluent in foreign languages (sadly nay)? Or perhaps fluent in typography? Or am I missing something obvious?

I guess it doesn’t really matter what the tee is meant to mean, since I think it is a lot more fun for people to interpret these fairly ambiguous designs themselves. But it does matter what I think of a design (egotistical or what?!). Type tees can be notoriously difficult to pull off with any kind of originality, but VV seem to have achieved that elusive trick, the colours work surprisingly well and they’ve achieved a bit of order-through-chaos with regard to all of the different fonts being employed.

Quality: I don’t doubt the quality of this tee, its really soft, silky and lightweight, but its also pretty darned thin. So thin in fact, that if you have even a suggestion of a chest rug that you aren’t particularly proud of, then it might be a good idea to invest in some wax (girls, you’d probably be wise not to be go near the paparazzi in this tee if you aren’t wearing a bra). The see-through issue is exacerbated by the unusual nature of the fabric, VV describe it as being highly distressed and a ‘burnout’ tee, I don’t understand what that means, but I think of it as giving the fabric a kind of desert camo kind of look.

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