Welcome to Notorietees, a new column here at Hide Your Arms that will chronicle “problem” shirts that fall a bit further afield from the general programming you’ve grown accustomed to. Tees in the news, tees making waves, tees raising hackles, tees giving pause, tees with an edge — all are fodder for discussion (and snarky commentary).

Our first controversy conteeversy (groan…) wrestles with the sticky nature of identity and authenticity. NYC & Company, “the official marketing, tourism and partnership organization for the City of New York,” has partnered with Aéropostale on a product range that celebrates city agencies such as the NYPD (sample embedded below).

Home is where the art is.

The program’s goal are moderately laudable; a portion of the proceeds from the sale of the T-shirt collection “will benefit the New York City Police Foundation and the FDNY Foundation,” but as critics have noted there’s one glaring problem: the tees are manufactured and screened in, gasp, Central America. Embarrassing… [Link]

Embedded below is a bootlegged design of noted curmudgeon Jim Leyland puffing on a cancer stick. Leyland, the manager of the Detroit Tigers (American hardball), has been reported to sneak a cig in the dugout between innings, much to the dismay of Major League Baseball and its image conscious handlers. [Link]

Drag Bunt

UK-retailer Topman posted a pair of dodgy slogans last month only to later remove them in the wake of a wicked (if predictable) backlash. [Link]

Doggone

Glimpsed on a television broadcast earlier this month at a Toronto Blue Jays game: a pair of enthusiastic fans and their randy puns that riff on baseball verbiage (and proposition the team’s studly catcher, J.P. Arencibia). [Link]

The hits keep coming.

Another week, another Urban Outfitters controversy… [Link]

Starpower

Update: the print has been removed, but the blank garment can be yours for a cool $100.

On a related note, UO is also peddling a curious creation that filters Obama through the Tim Tebow phenomenon (in the Oval Office, no less). [Link]

Commander-in-Belief

Trend fatigue at Coachella. [Link]

Summertime Sadness

Love pizza? Keep it close to your heart with this amazing print that’s been bouncing around the web aggregators. [Link]

Nom Nom Nom

Finally, the King’s Court is apparently home to a photobombing jester. [Link]

Box-and-one

For the record, this is now the second such anti-LBJ shirt to make an appearance here on HYA.

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Read more of Travis’ work at It Goes To 11.

TeeFury start the week with a Game of Thrones inspired crest that doesn’t inspire me too much.

Silly but funny spelling bee t-shirt at Shirt.Woot today.

MST3K meets Firefly at RIPT.

Futurama meets Game of Thrones in this Qwertee shirt.

And there’s another Game of Thrones shirt today, with this one coming from Shirt Punch.

Nowhere Bad have and “homage to Retro Robots and beautiful damsels in distress.”

Back To The Future is the inspiration at The Yetee today.

There’s a LOST shirt at OtherTees today.

Stupidhurts.us have a shirt featuring famous bounty hunters on a totem pole.

TeeMinus24 take us back to those Atari days.

Lord of the Rings inspired shirt at TeeRiaders today.

I’ve never seen this Tilteed design before, is it new?

Goodjoe have three shirts on pre-order for $12 this week.

Pretty nice Zelda crest at GraphicLab this week.

Made in the Now take a look at the $60 LED light bulb that will last for 20 years.

6dollarshirts have a this great Edgar Allen Poe design on tee time today.

TeeGazette list 10 shirts they liked at Big Cartel stores this month.

Easter is drawing closer (Sunday, April 8th, yo) and to mark the moment, our friends at From Hop to Pop have compiled a list of 26 designs themed around rabbits (punningly entitled, The Hare Necessitees).

Some are cute (predictably), some are chic, but others are curious, macabre and a bit further afield. Included in the mix are designs sourced from Threadless, Snorg, Shirtoid, Etsy, and points beyond…

Click here or on the pic above to link through.

Read more of Travis’ work at It Goes To 11.

The Hunger Games was one of the most anticipated movies of the year with some people describing it as ‘the new Twilight’ (in terms of popularity, and it opened this weekend at cinemas across the US to take in $150+ million in ticket sales, for the 3rd biggest opening weekend of all time(!). I know that the books are aimed at people slightly younger than me (I’ve taken seeing 16-18 year old girls reading it as a sign it may not be a book for me), but the movie certainly looks a lot more appealing than the Twilight series, and I’m definitely going to be checking it out.

I’ve seen and written about quite a few Hunger Games t-shirts in the daily roundup posts over the past few months so I thought I’d put together a nice and epic list of tees for you all to enjoy. With Hunger Games being a fairly new phenomenon I’ve found that a lot of the usual players haven’t yet caught onto it’s popularity, leaving the print-on-demand sites, most notably RedBubble (even though they have been removing copyright infringing designs lately), to lead the way in terms of apparel for fans of the series. I’m sure this situation will change in time and more brands will release Hunger Games t-shirts, and when they do I will try and update this list.

As ever with these lists, they do take quite a lot of time, so if you could be so kind as to share them with your buddies via Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest or any other medium that would be truly fantastic. Enjoy!

1. Let’s kick things off with this ‘74th Annual‘ shirt from BustedTees – $20

2. “Keep Calm and Call Finnick” T-Shirts & hoodies by ReadingFever | RedBubble – £16.68

3. “The Hunger Games – Finnick, Katniss, Peeta, Johanna.” by mioneste | RedBubble -£16.68

4. “The Hanging Tree” T-Shirts & Hoodies by nellmeowmeow | RedBubble – £16.68

5. “The Pony Games” at WeLoveFine.com – $25

6. “I Am the Muppetjay” by bananna620 | RedBubble – £16.68

7. “Mellark Bakery”by PEZRULEZ | RedBubble – £16.26

8. “Cinna Panem Fashion (Black)” T-Shirts & Hoodies by PEZRULEZ | RedBubble – £16.26

9. T-shirt Laundry have a superb Hunger Games ‘Victory Tour’ t-shirt for $18.

10. “Gale Has Game” by 4everYA | RedBubble – £16.68

11. “Mellark Bakery” T-Shirts & Hoodies by FAMOUSAFTERDETH | RedBubble – £16.99

12. “District 13 Mockingjays” T-Shirts & Hoodies by Tom Ledin | RedBubble – £17.67

13. “Golden Mockingjay” by Happy Goat T-shirts – $10.99

14. “The Hob Trading” by PEZRULEZ | RedBubble – £16.26

15. “Anger Games” by pixhunter | RedBubble – £16.68

16. “Hunger Games Stay Alive” by mbecks114 | RedBubble – £16.68

17. ‘Mockingjay’ all-over print t-sihrt at Newbury Comics – $19.99

18. “The Hanging Tree” by ratgirlstudios | RedBubble

19. “Farewell District 12″ by FAMOUSAFTERDETH | RedBubble

20. “Tick Tock” by ashedgreg | RedBubble – £15.38

21. ‘I bread Peeta Mellark’ by alliecatisallama at MySoti – $24.96

22. “The Boy With The Bread” by Leah Price | RedBubble

23. “Mellark Baked Goods” by Joviana Carrillo | RedBubble – £15.38

24. “Everdeen Hunting Co-operative” by PEZRULEZ | RedBubble

25. Hunger Games ‘Steak’ t-shirt previously on sale at Tanga.com

26. “Hunger-lympics” by WinterArtwork | RedBubble – £17.38

27. “Stay Alive” by kt1171 | RedBubble – £16.68

28. “Fabulous The Capitol” by bananna620 | RedBubble – £16.68

29. District 14 Taco shirt formerly available at Shirt.Woot, unknown whether it is currently available elsewhere.

30. “Peeta Cares” by bananna620 | RedBubble – £16.68

31. “Everdeen’s Wild Game” by bananna620 | RedBubble – £16.68

32. “Peeta Has Croissants – Yellow” by 4everYA | RedBubble

33. ‘Team this is not Twilight’ by alliecatisallama at MySoti – $22.55

34. “Property of District 12″ by teddanza | RedBubble – £14.60

35. “District 1 Souvenir Shirt” by MeteorMuse | RedBubble – £16.68

36. “District 4 Souvenir Shirt” by MeteorMuse | RedBubble – £16.68

37. This fantastic design was previously available at TeeFury but I don’t know if it has turned up anywhere else since then.

38. “District 12 Souvenir Shirt” by MeteorMuse | RedBubble – £15.99

39. “District 11 Souvenir Shirt” by MeteorMuse | RedBubble – £16.68

40. “District 12 Miners” by pixhunter | RedBubble – £16.68

41. Fan made Experimental Jetset style design.

And now for a great series of tees by Rachel Thomas

42. “The Capitol” – £16.68

43. “District 1″ – £16.68

44. “District 2″ – £16.68

45. “District 3″ – £16.68

46. “District 4″ – £16.68

47. “District 5″ – £16.68

48. “District 6″ – £16.68

49. “District 7″ – £16.68

50. “District 8″ – £16.68

51. “District 9″ – £16.68

52. “District 10″ – £16.68

53. “District 11″ – £16.68

54. “District 12″ – £16.68

55. “District 13″ – £16.68

56. “The Districts of Panem” at BustedTees – $12.99

57. Here’s something a bit different, custom Hunger Games footwear.

58. There’s lots of official Hunger Games merchandise on Cafepress, to be frank most of it isn’t interesting.

59. “Career Tribute – District 1″ by PEZRULEZ | RedBubble – £16.26

60. “Career Tribute – District 2″ by PEZRULEZ | RedBubble – £16.26

61. “Career Tribute – District 3″ by PEZRULEZ | RedBubble – £16.26

62. This design (which I don’t believe is for sale yet) turned up on Reddit.

63. Funny fan-made shirt that another Redditor made for when they went to watch the movie.

64. Hungry Hungry Games at snorgtees – $19.95

65. Tributes by fishbiscuit at Tshirt Contest.

66. “Hunger Weapons” t-shirt at Blue Butter – $24

67. How-To: Hunger Games Mockingjay T-Shirt @Craftzine.com blog

That’s the list for now, I will be adding to it as more companies release their shirts to celebrate the books, and also a huge film (3rd biggest opening weekend of all time). I do hope to make the list less reliant on RedBubble shirts as I’d like there to be more variety, hopefully tee companies feel the same way. If you enjoyed the list please do share it around and let people know about it, or leave a comment, and if you know a good tee that I’ve missed from the list be sure to let me know about it in the comments, or via Twitter or Facebook.

The list from FABNOB represents 25 of the best t-shirts that they’ve featured in their store over the past few years. I think it gives a bit of an insight into what Australians like on their tees, space, animals, and sunglasses!

I was thinking to myself that I hadn’t seen an epic tee list from anyone for a while, and then I open Google Reader and Coty has gone and compiled a quite amazing list of 101 t-shirts all about our feline friends!

I’m such a romantic fella that I’m sure Mrs. HYA thinks that it’s Valentine’s Day every day (I let her go large at McDonalds wheneve she wants, chivalry is not dead my friends), but for many others that is not the case. I know this list is too late to save you if you’ve forgotten to get your lady/gentleman a present for today, but it’s still a really cool list from our friends over at Found Item Clothing.

Heart Attack: 50 T-Shirts For Valentine’s Day

Welcome back to the blog roundup by Hide Your Arms where we like to bring you links to other high quality t-shirt blog posts that you might have missed. This time though I want to highlight one subject in particular: blog posts to help t-shirt designers and indie t-shirt lines with advice and resources. With more and more people designing their own t-shirts and launching their own lines such a topic has never seemed more relevant. So here they are, five great blog posts that should serve you as excellent resources in the past couple of weeks.

How to Gain a Twitter and Facebook Following by Lowdtown

Unless you’ve been living in a cave, and a very dark, deep cave at that, you’re undoubtedly aware of the potential for exposure and promotion that social networking sites like Twitter and Facebook offer to their users. However, as with all things in life there’s a wrong way and a right way to do something and this post from LDTN provides some excellent advice on the right way to do things.

What Would You Do Differently in Starting Your Clothing Company by Winkyboo

As the old expression goes, “hindsight is twenty-twenty.” I think we’ve all been in a position in which, after the fact, we’ve wished we could go back and give our past selves some advice about how to proceed. Obviously of course we can’t, but thanks to this post by Winkyboo about “What would you do differently in starting your clothing company” at least the newer generations of t-shirt company founders can benefit from the wisdom of experience.

13 Illustrator Tutorials for Creating Successful Print Self Promotions by Vectortuts

In this awesome tutorial post from Vector Tuts, readers are given 13 Illustrator based tutorials on how to create various print forms of self promotion. We’re definitely living in the electronic age and sure enough there is typically a strong focus on electronic based promotion, but rest assured the print versions aren’t going anywhere anytime soon and this post is awesome in helping readers tap into its potential.

21 Resources for Effective Facebook Fan Pages by Vandelay Design

Now back to social media. The LDTN post was great for offering tips for promoting yourself on Facebook and Twitter, but this Vandelay Design post takes things one step further by focusing on Facebook, specifically on 21 resoucres for creating effective Facebook Fan Pages. There are a ton of different sites out there that users create these pages, get the lowdown on them from this post!

30 Free Vector Graphics for Your Daily Needs via You The Designer

Now that we’ve covered the promotions and advice side of things it’s time to focus on actual tools to help you create awesome designs and graphics. This post from You The Designer does just that by hooking readers up with 30 amazing sets of FREE vector graphics! There’s some really great stuff here in a wide range of categories. Don’t miss this.

So there you have, five awesome blog posts to help designers and indie t-shirt lines. Make sure you leave feedback if you’ve found these posts informative and helpful. If you know of other great resources and helpful information please let us know that as well!

This article was guest written by Blake, a t shirt designer at You Design It.

It’s time for another edition of our blog roundup. Once again we have scoured the internet to bring you some of the best t-shirt related blog postings on the internet. So keep on reading, there’s a lot to see here:

Adam from IATT Gets Hired at Storenvy via the Storenvy Blog
One of our favorite fellow bloggers, Adam from I Am The Trend, announced he will be joining the Storenvy gang. For anyone not familiar with Adam or IATT, he’s been delivering the cool for quite some time in the t-shirt industry. He also does a regular video t-shirt and brand review segment called IATT.TV. Check out the post for more on Adam’s official special ops duty for his new employer. Congrats Adam!

Interview with Chris Parks of Pale Horse Design by GoMediazine
Speaking of cool guys in the design industry, GoMediazine brought us an awesome interview with Chris Parks. Chris Parks is a major creative force with Pale Horse Design. His particular clients have included some really big and familiar names such as DC ComicsWorld of Warcraft, Harley Davidson, and Red Bull to name just a few. This is a great interview that offers an inside look into his creative process.

Shirt Punch Launches by R U Reppin’
While we have seen the pace slow down on t-shirt-a-day sites popping up, there are still new entries into the space. R U Reppin’ announces the latest launch with Shirt Punch. The difference here is this site has a very strong following of talented designers known as The Red Bubble Club. It’s also got a pretty cool new feature that allows users to see the upcoming, unreleased shirts as well as the current shirt. Nice!

How to Pick a Color Palette at Naldz Graphics
Hats off to Naldz Graphics for bringing us an in-depth look on how to pick the correct colors for your design. The color selection phase of creating a new design can be one of the most important steps. As the article points out there are quite a few important factors to consider when choosing the correct colors for your design including contrast, client needs and resources to work with.

The Launch of Foalio by Threadbird
Threadbird is very popular in the t-shirt printing world as the preferred vendor of Storenvy; however, they’ve just upped the ante even more by introducing a new site called Foalio. Foalio allows those seeking artists to posts listings – for free! No more eating into the design budget by having to pay for ads. It also helps artists find work by notifying them when jobs are posted in their field. It’s a win-win situation.

So there you have it, another round of cool developments in the t-shirt related blogging world. We’ll have our ears to the keyboard listening for more t-shirt news and blog posts coming in the future. Feel free to contact us @youdesignit if you would like to be featured next time.

This t shirt blog roundup was a guest post authored by Blake from You Design It where they love all things t-shirts.

There are several qualities that we look for when selecting blog posts for the blog roundup feature. In general we try to put the spotlight on creative, amusing, informative, original, or just downright cool posts from all over the t-shirt blogosphere. This roundup’s selection definitely fits that bill. Check them out:

Launch A Kick-Ass T-Shirt Brand Book by Fur Face Boy

Major props to Fur Face Boy for bringing our attention to this awesome resource. “Launch a Kick-Ass t-shirt brand: An essential guide to building a t-shirt empire” is a terrific book packed full of great suggestions, success stories and other tips. Ha Mai of Fur Face Boy offers his own insights to the project as well.

RIP Steve Jobs via Cottonable

It has been a sad week for Apple fans everywhere with the recent passing of Apple’s iconic leader Steve Jobs. From the massively popular iPhone phenomenon to introducing a viable second PC platform with Macs, Steve Jobs had a tremendous impact on technology, business, society, and the world in general. He will be missed.

Druks Paris – Summer Breeze on Grafitee

Grafitee is a great French t-shirt blog that with the help of Google translation, I am able to read and enjoy. It’s only fair that we share the spotlight for Grafitee for their posting the cool news about Druks Paris’ Summer Breeze collection. They’ve got some really great designs and they’re definitely worth a look.

New Wreckage Clothing Hits The Online Shelve by Tee Gazette

Tee Gazette brought us news of this nifty new fall/winter line by New Wreckage. New Wreckage has some slick designs in their collection as well as a provocative print benefiting the fight against breast cancer.

Mighty Healthy Fall 2011 Collection on In My Short Sleeve

I know, yet another featured blog about a fall collection. I can’t help it, early October brings the release of many great collections and Mighty Healthy’s is among those worth mentioning. In My Short Sleeve found a real winner with this one. They not only have some great streetwear in the t-shirt category but also in hats and hoodies. Check them out!

So there you have it, another week of top blogs and great designs. The t-shirt world is a rapidly changing place and thanks to the blogs and bloggers featured here they’ve helped us keep a finger on the t-shirt world pulse.

This t-shirt roundup delivered by guest blogger Blake at You Design It where you can design t shirts.