I hate it when I get beyond on the regular brands that I blog about every week, not that it really matters, I just like to have that kind of consistency on the site. A few nice releases at Goodie Two Sleeves last week, with the “Makin’ Bacon” shirt being my personal favourite.

So YAY! Threadless sale! So many tees I want to part with my pennies for too! It’s starting to brighten up outside surely this is the ideal time to acquire yourself some brand spanking new tees! Going to ramble about New/Back today first and then a few of my all time fave tees!

New Today and Captain Jack founder at Threadless just put on FB ‘New Favourite Tee?’ so I am guessing that he is a fan of it. Aptly named W.T.F? by Blair Sayer features a super creepy looking feline covered in plasters.

Back today, and a tee which I have a bit of a soft spot for Doctor-Hoo by Mallory Dyer shows different versions of Doctor Who but as owls. Very simple idea but Threadless fans seem to love Owls!

Here are some of my fave tees that I would acquire for myself in the sale! I adore  The Beach by Lim Heng Swee. It is basically what it sounds like, a very L.S. Lowry sort of feel. The effect of the sea on the lower half of the tee is simply perfection, I can’t think of a better way of seeing in the summer!

I adore food with a face, this is no secret, I have blogged it so many times! Toast by Vo Maria shows some super cute slices of bread sunbathing. Another super summery tee. This one makes me smile and I think it works so well in tank, as pictured at the top of this blog.

I really love the whimsical nature of the following tee, the design looks like an illustration from a children’s book. Water Balloons by Alex X. Zhang and Melanie Herring.  All the colours and everything are beautiful. Only available for gals but I don’t think it’s a particularly masculine Threadless resident.

Lastly for this sale blog, Sock Monkey Just Wants A Friend by Ronan Lynam has a sock monkey as King Kong. I really like the muted colours and the expression on the monkey’s face! Hope y’all have fun Threadless sale shopping! $9.99  tees grab them while you can!

Sorry I have been absent this week, been moving house and everything took slightly longer than it was meant to. I also kinda hoped my internet would get a bit faster but basically I’m working on dial up speed boo! So right now I am blogging a week of Threadless New Today / Back Today and later on I shall blog their awesome Star Wars reprints!

New today from Monday was Mozart : Sterophonic Sound by Efrain Bonilla Flores, have to admit when I saw the thumbnail of the design of the tee I thought it was a ‘King’ from a pack of cards. I love the bright colours but feel the design is a poor addition to Threadless.

Back Today from Monday is a tee which I’m ashamed to say I don’t recognise, I’m not familiar with Ultimate Fusion by Chawit Waeswawangwong. I do love the idea of a black bear and polar bear combining to become an epic Panda though. Someone has commented on this design ‘Why blue?’ I tend to agree but I don’t know which colour would of suited this design better.

Next from Tuesdays New Today Void by Budi Satria Kwan has quite an abstracty and spacey feel. I sometimes find it a bit odd to put a child into a design as I feel that generally the only guys who are going to wear a design with a kid on is going to be a parent. Anyway, the colours of the design pop really well in this tee!

Back today on Tuesday is a tee I am not a massive fan of, I feel it’s safe, dull and anyone could go into a t-shirt printers and ask for it. Now Panic and Freak Out by Olly Moss just doesn’t appeal to me.

New Today on Wednesday is Am I a….? by Darel Seow which was part of the ‘Dysfunctional Families’ challenge. I think this tee is mostly around the idea of ‘fitting’ in. It’s cute and the muted colours work for this design.

Back today for Wednesday was Liberty by Kneil Melicano, it has quite a feminine feel to it and I personally feel it an odd choice to do the same design in Maroon and Red, they seem like a very weird combo.

New addition on Thursday was Paper Zoo by Katerina Manor, I think this is probably by far my favourite newbie tee of the week on Threadless. There is nothing not to love about this black/grey origami inspired tee.  The green girly V-neck is particularly fab.

Back Today from Thursday is one of my favourite Threadless tees that I do not yet own (most of my desired tees are green too I have noticed). A Happy Slice of Life by Aaron Jay is a funky tee with a super summery feel.

Last two for this blog! New today yesterday is this pretty dark and dramatic design, Everything Breaks by Ralph Pykee Lambaco. Love the black, grey and orange together and the design has been done so well. This tee seems to be selling like hot cakes, so if you want it you should nab it shortly!

Lastly with a bit of a japanese / Star Wars mash up we have Ink Empire by Sebastien Ducourtieux. It’s quite a simply design but at the same time it’s obvious what it’s trying to convey! Perfect reprint for yesterday which was Star Wars Day! Hope you all had a Force-filled one! I will blog some of my favourite Threadless Star Wars tees later! Thanks for reading my extra long Threadless New Today / Back Today Blog!

While I was waiting for my 8-Bit Zombie (8BZ) package, I felt like one of Pavlov’s Dogs. The door bell would ring and my mouth would salivate over the thought of the fresh, sweet joy of a new top. To my dismay however on most of the occasions it was just a door-to-door sales person or something equally uninspiring. Alas.

Success occurred finally and I was blessed with the presence of a delightful looking package neatly stuck together with an 8BZ logo sticker. The package didn’t stay neat for long. Upon opening the pack I found the top, a hat and a slew of goodies which greatly surprised me. The goodies contained a few badges, trading cards based on 80′s films and games and a vintage Muscle Man toy. I digress.

This is the first vest top that I’ve actually ever worn so for me it was an unusual feeling. It certainly felt snug and nice against my skin but I don’t think the top flattered my physique in any way shape or form, however this may be the gentle kick I need to get in to shape. The design is based upon Bub’s from George A Romero’s film Day Of The Dead. Having watched the film I struggled to remember the character but a few quick google searches and I could see the inspiration clearly. 

The print quality is fantastic and certainly feels like it will last a long time and even if it were to crack it certainly wouldn’t ruin the design of the shirt unlike other designs out there. I’ve yet to actually wash the top because frankly I don’t want to take it off, but I have faith that it will wash and iron well. 

The top is both printed on the front and the back and the design is something I absolutely love and reflects my punk rock taste, it will certainly become one of my most worn tops. For the amount of work that has clearly gone into this I think $20 is brilliant value for the top. I’ve already received positive comments and general jealousy toward this top from my friends, this coupled with the fact the design is almost sold out entirely on the website shows just how popular the top really is. Here is to hoping he gets more reprints in so more people can enjoy the shirts!

The top really goes well with the black and white snap-back hat that Ross kindly sent me too. The hat has Gizmo from Gremlins on it with a multicolour screen print on the peak too. Again the print quality is great and I’m very curious to see the process behind screen printing the peak of the hat, because it certainly looks like it could be fiddly. It’s nice to see some really unique hats being made as well because I like my all of my clothes to reflect my tastes, not just my tops. I don’t generally wear hats because I find hats that are readily available in the UK to either be flat peaks which I don’t think I can pull off, or boring designs. This is neither and is likely to become my main hat of choice in my wardrobe.

(Because I was so un photogenic I decided to use my lovely nephew for a hat pose! He photos far better than I. Proud uncle here!)

It really must seem that I’ve been paid* to write fantastic words about 8BZ but in all honesty I love the shirts and it’s the main reason I started getting in contact with them because I was so drawn in by the designs. I’m not sure why I’m defending myself to you the readers, but I’m sure if you check out or purchase any of the stuff from 8BZ you are likely to agree with me. If you are interested in 8-Bit Zombie then definitely check out their website for more interesting retro shirts (and hats)

*8BZ Where is my cheque?

Last Friday Viva Sativa released a new shirt with artist Philth in celebration of 420! The brand, for the free thinking herbalist, collaborated with this brilliant UK based artist to create this limited to 20 design. The brand, based in Royal Leamington Spa, also sell hats, Christmas and Birthday cards, all of which are available on their web shop

For more info on Viva Sativa check out their Tumblr here for music, art and much more!

http://www.vivasativa.net/

I’m sure that you guys will not be shocked to hear that I think this is a cool t-shirt at Chop Shop. 8-bit style shirts are really popular at the moment and it’s a trend that I’m happy to see. Here’s how Chop Shop describe the tee:

Help Georgio navigate his way toward Liberty while avoiding all of the King’s royal cannonballs. Use the axe to deflect the cannonballs or simply chop down the cherry tree… but if anyone asks, tell them the other George did it.

Our buddies over at Street Casuals got in touch to let me know that they recently released their lookbook for the coming season, featuring brands such as Obey, Actual Pain, The Hundreds, Penfield and more. It’s always good to see the clothes on real, live people rather than just a flat image, so check out the full lookbook on Facebook.

Zen Threads, based in Sacramento, California caught my attention. They produce vintage, urban inspired designs and use eco-friendly inks so that you can bury your t-shirt in the ground and not worry about degrading ink infiltrating your water supply.

Their graphics are clean and to the point and they offer American Apparel t-shirts in your choice of fifteen colors so you can match your t-shirt with with that vintage Schwinn, Ten Speed. All while rocking that winter grown Mustachio, before the weather gets too hot.

Mens Handlebars T-Shirt– Monetary Damage  $18.00 USD  Not bad!

I watch a lot of television shows… and I mean a lot. As a fan of different shows I also love telling the world about it and what better way of expressing my views than through a T-shirt. A lot of these T-shirts are going to be the officially licensed shirts but I will try to include unique and independently designed shirts that pay homage to these shows too.

One of my favourite shows of all time has to be Chuck. The not so sauve comedy spy series about a nerd. Some of the best story lines in this show are the spin offs and that’s why this Jeffster T-Shirt is amazing, for you non-Chuck fans Jeffster is a band in the series. Surprisingly a really nifty design for an officially licensed product, they usually in my opinion lack creativity and are dull. However in this case I’d certainly wear this shirt. You can also find a slew of other merchandise including tees on the Chuck site.

Parks & Recreation, another amazing show that I’ve only just gotten into, but I slammed through every episode out within the period of a week, and you know why, because I’m Ron Swanson. Okay, maybe I’m not but I can definitely feel the part wearing this shirt. It’s basic, it’s not particularly creative but the sheer fact that it’s Ron Swanson makes up for this in my opinion.

If Ron Swanson isn’t your guy (how dare you) then no one can deny the brilliance of Li’l Sebastian. If you don’t like Li’l Sebastian you are heartless and that is a fact.

Dexter, the amazing show about the serial killer. While searching for the shirts for this I’ve stumbled across many creative pieces for this show. Two shirts really stood out to me available at RedBubble, I’m a big fan of comedy mash up shirts so these really suited my personal taste. First a humorous Scream / Dexter combination. The second a Captain Morgan’s / Dexter mash up which is just delightful.

As a huge Sopranos fan I found this next shirt quite funny. If you don’t get the reference you need to watch more of the show. Over at Cafe Press you can get a variety of merchandise with this design on it. If you’d rather a more authentic shirt showing off the cast of the Sopranos there are many available, but really they’re not as interesting and I prefer the little references like Cleaver or Bada Bing.

This list would not be complete without It’s Always Sunny In Philadelphia being mentioned. Some of the best shirts are from this show, although I am biased because I absolutely LOVE it. The most famous being Charlie’s horse shirt. There are so many more shirts though, such as Mac’s famous Riot shirt.

There are so many more TV shows that I watch and may more shirts that I could post but I don’t want to condense it all down into one blog post which many people may be unwilling to read through. So I’ll leave it at this, but in the future I will put up more posts regarding television T-Shirts.

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.