It’s funny, at this time of year people don’t know whether to call their collections Spring or Summer releases, not that the label is too important, a t-shirt is a t-shirt, but it’s still interesting to watch how the transition is a bit blurred.

I’m impressed by this latest release from Fat Gold, I’d be happy wearing all of it which seems to be my standard of whether something is good or not this week. Tees will run you €28 each across the board, whilst their new selection of hats will put a €22 dent in your wallet.

At the end of every season for Suck Clothing it seems they always treat us to a big sale and at the end of this season there is no difference. With a pretty big range of products including t-shirts, hoodies and hats there is some bargains to be had with a massive 50% off in the online store! You’d be mad not to grab a few things!

Community meets Sesame Street at TeeFury today.

Mario gets mashed up with the iconic-ish Facebook/The Social Network poster at Shirt.Woot.

Apparently this shirt at RIPT is about Supernatural.

The 2nd place winner in the DBH x Dark Knight Rises comeptition is a little disappointing, but it was chosen by Christopher Nolan himself, and I guess that means he and I have differing tastes.

Mario hieroglyphics at Qwertee.

Ha, “Baby Fett” I get it, Shirt Punch.

Oh, because Matt Smith is the 11th Doctor, cleaver stuff, The Yetee.

There’s a weird looking tree at Stupidhurts.us.

I don’t really get why anyone would want to wear this 24tee shirt, but I guess that I’m not their target market.

That is a dangerously small amount of bacon at TeeRaiders.

The real meaning of the Second Amendment is made clear in BustedTees daily deal.

“Elephant learns to play the harmonica” says Made in the Now.

The lost art of shadow puppetry gets a welcome boost at 6dollarshirts.

Sinstar have released some snapback hats.

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?

Can’t say that I’d heard of Ambush Apparel before they got in touch, but they have a polished look that suggests they have more experience than a brand putting out their sophomore release. The logo shirt isn’t particularly expiring, if you’re a fan of Ambush then I’m sure you’ll like it but there’s not a lot there for a newbie such as myself. The other designs are pretty interesting though, and good to see a brand putting out a couple of tank tops in anticipation of Summer, gives me hope that the sun might appear on this chilly British weekend.

After 2 years in the making, Awesome Stuff In Life Clothing officially launches with 3 new shirts and some sweet “MORE STAGE DIVES” snapbacks! Use coupon code “WELCOME” to get 15% off your purchase.

“JUST CHEER UP AND FIND THE AWESOME STUFF IN LIFE”

Andy: If only these guys could be a bit more positive…

This post was submitted by Ryan Combs.

You can usually expect a solid release from The Quiet Life and this is no exception, with that ‘Middle of Nowhere’ t-shirt catching my eye in particular. This is just the first part of their Spring collection so expect more to come along soon.

Introducing the Spring Summer 2012 drop from Dublins longest serving streetwear company Project A Apparel. Inspired by 80′s Hong Kong action flicks and heist movies this collection features the companies first forays into photographic prints and clothing outside tshirts. The collection features, 5 tshirts, 2 pocket tees, 1 crewneck, 2 bags and a five panel hat.

I’ve noticed that more and more brands seem to be bringing out pocket tees at the moment, I’m not sure what has brought them back into trend but I can see the appeal of adding that bit of contrast with a pocket. Solid release from PAA.






Photography: Ciuin Tracey
Models: Shane Guerini, Kieran Ryan, Emma Kelly and Mary-Kate Lannigan

Blade Runner shirt at TeeFury. It’s my favourite movie and I’m glad to see it get some attention.

Adorable D&D x apocalyptic asteroid x dinosaurs t-shirt at Shirt.Woot today.

Very nice Zelda shirt hits RIPT today.

Qwertee have a tribute to the film Big Trouble in Little China.

Pac Man x Mario mashup at Shirt Punch today.

Nowhere Bad have a couple of Hunger Games inspired t-shirts today.

24tee salute Billy Mays, who is gone but not forgotten.

Fantastic “learning from the past” design at DBH today.

The White Stripes return to Tilteed.

Made in the Now commemorate how the Encyclopaedia Britannica will stop being printed and become an online-only resource.

Some people apparently don’t care for LeBron James.

Lana Del Rey wore a cut off tee with Frank Sinatra’s mug shot on it to see Guns n’ Roses play.

Halfcut Clothing have a snazzy new promo video. [via IATT]

Only NY have some new hats at Urban Industry.

This laFraise shirt will ship for free this week with the coupon code SHIRTWEEK01. Please note that the coupon only applies to this specific shirt.

Be Positive are running a ‘share to win’ Facebook competition.

As usual with Mishka about half of the collection goes a little bit too far for my taste in terms of the streetwear and I like the other half, but I can’t like everything so that’s fine with me.