From the monthly archives:

November 2007

Cotton Filter: 301107

by Andy on November 30, 2007

in Coupon Codes,News

Just a quick one before the weekend lands upon us:

Karmaloop TV: Karmaloop launched a web TV station a couple of days ago, looks pretty cool, and they’ve got some pretty big names in their launch content. As I’ve mentioned previously, my soundcard is dead so I can’t really comment on the content, but it looks good.

Shirt City: They’ve given their front page a bit of a spruce up, and they’re giving a €5 off voucher to people making their first purchase when you signup through the right link on the front page (which is pretty obvious to find). They’ve also launched a Christmas mini-site with lots of festive extras, check it out here.

XLarge: Use the coupon code xmascheer to get 20% off your order until December 31st of this year.

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Winged Car Hoodie by Slowshirts @ Etsy

by Andy on November 30, 2007

in Hoodies,Mens,Womens

slowshirtsil 430xN.12559355 Winged Car Hoodie by Slowshirts @ Etsy


Slowshirts
nail it once again with this car+wings=weird but cool design.

When I saw this just as a design, I thought it was far more suited to a tee rather than a hoodie, as some designs are, but then I saw the picture above and my feelings changed, and the ‘neon jade’ print works really well on the hoodie. So if you’re a fan of the 1971 Honda AN600 (and who isn’t?) then this may well just be the hoodie for you.

Costiness=$39 Link

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Tract by Cindez @ Dadawan

by Andy on November 30, 2007

in Mens,T-shirts

 Tract by Cindez @ Dadawan

Well, after a week in which there’s been massive amounts of rioting and violence in France, a lot of which has been described as more intense and well organised than the rioting of a couple of years ago, its only natural that I post a French-language tee that has a balaclava-clad person on it requesting that the less-than-savoury elements of French society ‘unite’. That’s why they call me a class act!

Pretty much a standard white tee otherwise, probably not a good idea to wear this if you’re actually planning or are involved in subversive activities, I don’t think that the hidden-in-plain-sight theory works in that kind of situation.

Costiness=€30 Link (link goes to size large but if you click around a bit then you’ll find the other sizes)

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Mimoco Apparel x HYA* Contest Winners!

by Andy on November 29, 2007

in Competitions,News

2063536083 081e823319 Mimoco Apparel x HYA* Contest Winners!

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In no particular order, there are the 3 winners in the illustration contest, not half bad, eh?

Congratulations to Ric, Eugene, and Claudette (their entries running from top to bottom, respectively) for creating some excellent illustrations and winning a tee from Mimoco‘s apparel line, they’ll be in the post to you very soon. Well done guys, thanks a lot for taking part!

Check out the rest of the entrants over at this special set on Flickr.

Keep an eye out for future competitions on HYA*, and if you own a tee store and would be interested in working together on a competition, get in touch and we’ll see what we can do.

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Disgusted With Humanity by Black Sea Apparel

by Andy on November 29, 2007

in Mens,T-shirts,Womens

BlackSea 525 19 Disgusted With Humanity by Black Sea Apparel

Wow, that is one depressing title for a t-shirt, just once couldn’t they do something about kittens and puppies playing together in a field?

Whilst we’re feeling down over the name, we might as well be brought down by the blurb as well:

While we try to encourage others to have a positive attitude and be proactive in making this world a better place, some of us cannot help letting our minds and hearts become weary and overwhelmed with the ugly things in this world. Terrorism, homicide, betrayal… even just taking advantage of one another… it’s enough to disgust us.

All joking aside, this is a great design, I really love the colourway and placement.

Costiness=$17 Link

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Naive’s new season is awesome

29.11.2007

Well, you can tell what I think of the latest line from Naive, they seem to just keep pushing themselves further and further, each new line goes up a level every time. Get on over there and check it out for yourself. If you want me to sweeten the deal a little bit more, how [...]

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Lorax by LRG @ Karmaloop

29.11.2007

Is it a finger-print? Is it a severely warped cross-section of a tree? Or am I missing something and this is a bit like staring at clouds? The light green on light heather works really well, although I think I would be a bit more impressed with the design if the print flowed naturally from [...]

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Review: Just Loving Music by Benny Kohl @ Scribtee

28.11.2007

Remember when I gave Scribtee a shout out a while back? Well, now I can back up my claims that it doesn’t matter how many shirt design competitions there are as long as they keep the quality up. I know it can feel like “another day, another tee design competition,” but let’s consider just how [...]

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Reservoir Colors [sic] by LaFraise

28.11.2007

Ahh, I just can’t let the whole colours/colors thing go, can I? Really great, colourful design from the Strawberry, who’ve been kicking out some great tees recently, they really don’t get as much press as they deserve. This image from Reservoir Dogs is pretty iconic, at least in terms of cinema, and this little twist [...]

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Octo Hoodie by Boygirlparty

28.11.2007

Susie Ghahremani really knows how to push my design buttons, she can create some really beautiful images. I like design on the olive hoodie too, although I imagine it might work quite nicely on a heather grey hoodie too. Costiness=$30 Link

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Jack by Howies

27.11.2007

I can’t really see myself wearing this, since I always find it a bit awkward when people read my tees and it takes more than a few seconds (which happens a lot in this line of business), but its a pretty fun tee, maybe one for wearing down the gym? Costiness=£20 Link

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Ransom Hooded Twill Blazer by Volcom

27.11.2007

I really can’t decide what I think of this, although I’m erring more towards the ‘hate it’ than ‘love it’ side of things. I didn’t realise that wearing a hoodie and a blazer at the same time was considered a ‘look’, and combining the two to make a Franken-blazer justs seems kinda wrong. Seriously, are [...]

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Cotton Filter: 261107

27.11.2007

sales, sales, sales… Mimoco x HYA* Illustration Contest: The entries are in, check them out in this Flickr set, winners will be announced shortly! Hugsmugglers by Brandon Dunlap: This guys a great artist, check out him and his clothing line. 7 hottest tee models on the net by Threadspot: I’m not so sure if I [...]

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Pink Bird by Victrola35 @ Etsy

26.11.2007

Dang, this hoodie‘s so nice I wish that it was made for guys and not just girls. The colours, the placement, the layers, all really nicely put together, another great example of someone on etsy putting out really nice design work. Costiness=$46 Link

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Review: ‘Speaker’ by The Ryde

24.11.2007

Let’s check out the blurb: Music blends into art, art mimics life, life is a box of chocolates. Our interpretation of seeing what music looks like. Riiiiight…. Very cool image, even if, just for a change, I’m not entirely sure of the meaning of the design, despite reading The Ryde’s own interpretation in the above [...]

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Repeated Block Head hoodie by Lazy Oaf

23.11.2007

Oh lazy oaf, you so crazy! Personally, I think it would probably be a bit better if the bright blue kangaroo pocket panel was the block head pattern, but I guess they wanted to break it up a bit and throw in a contrasting dash of colour. Costiness=£58 (with UK postage) Link

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The Reality Check by LRG @ Karmaloop

23.11.2007

LRG seem to really have a knack for picking out colour palettes, the strong and bright colours sit so well on the black tee, and the blue and pink pairing works really well together. It is a fairly bizarre image though… See, bizarre, non? I’m really digging the lettering though. Costiness=$22 Link

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‘Digg me’ tee by some dude on Instructables

22.11.2007

Some of the more eagle-eyed readers may have noticed that I’ve started adding Digg buttons to my larger posts such as the list of t-shirt blogs and the list of 50 robot tees. I’m not putting them on everything, just the ones that take a few hours of effort, and if you think my work [...]

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‘Everything is Going to be OK’ by Divine Clothing

22.11.2007

I’m not really a fan of tees and hoodies that try and force a message onto you. Sure, have your personal beliefs, but don’t shout them at me in t-shirt form. On the other hand, this hoodie from Divine Clothing has a fun/serious balance. I really like the idea that you could unintentionally brighten up [...]

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‘Cut and Paste’ by Soliloquy Clothing

22.11.2007

Lovin’ this design, it’d be cool if they included a piece of cardboard with the design printed on it so that you could make a cube Earth, maybe they do, who knows? (owners of the store, previous customers perhaps) Who says the world is round? Don’t believe everything the men in white coats tell you… [...]

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