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Threadless Sale! Tees from $7.95! Go Get ‘Em!

by DeeHYA on January 1, 2013

Start as I meant to go on, here is my first Threadless blog of the year and it’s a sale one! Lots of fabulous tees to choose from and they aren’t even going to burn your wallet too much!

Firstly one of the epic Threadless Comic-on-Tees designs, this one is The Day The Saucers Came, Issue 4, Vol 6 by John Cassaday. The design is comiccy but it doesn’t over take the tee too much. These tees are normally $24 dollars so you’re getting an extra bargain getting one of these babies for $7.95! There is also currently availability in all sizes!

I have a thing about Night Sky tees and this one reeks of adorable, it’s also on Asphalt which is one of my Threadless faves. It’s has a deep and meaningful title, this is Discover Yourself by Lim Heng Swee (one of Threadless’ most notorious designers). I do think this design could of been a smidge bigger, other than this it’s tee perfection.

Really like the originality of Color Founder by Cheok Siew Yen. This features a sweet little beaver turning trees into different coloured colouring pencils! What’s not to love. This is available across the board in mens sizes but very limited in girly fit. Boo.

It does appear that since Threadless updated their site that the search feature seems to be more effective, so that might be cool to check out if you’re looking for something specific. Next tee is one that is perfect for fans of Mario or nuclear explosions. It’s a couple of dollars more expensive but Power to the Mushroom by Budi Satria Kwan is probably one of the best brown tees I have seen on Threadless.

Next tee is a lovely bit of blue for this blog! Bit of colour! So Many Questions by Gabriel Pyle and Nathan W Pyle has lots of little pictures and plays on question words Who, What, Where, When, How.

Lastly for this blog is a tee that I have had in my basket many times but haven’t got round to buying! I love the purple so much and I don’t actually have a purple Threadless tee, there isn’t many colours that I don’t have now! This is Space and Time by Justin White. Amazing detail and an explosion of colour.

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Margin London at HideYourArms

by Margin London on December 17, 2012

Margin London has been kindly invited to contribute to HideYourArms. We’ll be posting some news about up-and-coming labels that will be exhibiting at Margin in February 2013, which takes place on the 10th & 11th, but firstly we think we should introduce ourselves.

Started back in 2002 as an affordable platform for new designers, Margin is the longest-running independent trade exhibition in London. The show presents designer women’s and men’s tailoring and accessories, as well as streetwear for men and women, to invited store buyers and press.

The humble tee has long been a starting point for numerous labels, and we’ve seen many an exhibitor start off with a t-shirt offering which has grown over the seasons to include a full range of clothing. Supremebeing, Lazy Oaf, Seventyseven, Dephect, YourEyesLie, and many others all started at Margin with tees before growing their stockist base and extending their range to include clothing, bags, jewellery (or jewelry for Americans!), and hats.

Margin has been providing a launchpad for brands to meet with key buyers and press for 10 years to date, and 2012 marked a decade of exhibitions.

To commemorate the occasion, a limited-edition 10 year book was printed for visitors to the show, but it’s also available to download as a PDF or as a super-interactive book for iPad. The iPad version features extensive galleries of previous seasons, as well as videos, and can be downloaded here.

Here’s the link to posts where HideYourArms mentions Margin including brand updates from when they last visited (well overdue for a revisit but Andy & the HideYourArms London correspondent are returning in February 2013!).

Margin is an intimate showroom exhibition in a white gallery space in the heart of Central London, and the only tradeshow in the UK where buyers and press can discover new & emerging design talent (most making their debut launch). When we say “NEW”, we don’t just mean new to Margin, we mean brand-spanking, never-been-seen-before, new!

Since the exhibitions first started back in 2002, Margin can lay claim to providing the successful trade launch-pad for many brands such as Chateau Roux, Your Eyes Lie, Supremebeing, Dephect, Emily & Fin, Miyson, 1 in a 100, Missmilne, Worn By, Ashley Marc Hovelle, Humdrum, Worn Free, Sugarhill, King Apparel, Terratag, Lazy Oaf, Famous Forever, and Ruby Rocks, as well as the UK launching point of overseas brands including Silas, Upper Playground, Tank Theory, Eastpak Apparel, Loreak Mendian, Syndrome, Al & Alicia, Gama-Go, Mimobots, Double Goose, Stereo Sound Agency, Diamond Supply Co, Urban Originals, and Uzi amongst many others.

Margin has welcomed key stores to the exhibitions since first launching in 2002; from online players like ASOS, My-Wardrobe, and Urban Industry; multiples such as Ark, Joy, Beams, and Ships; department stores, such as Selfridges, Harvey Nichols, Liberty, House of Fraser, Psyche, Fenwick, El Corte Ingles, Galleries Lafayette, & Engelhorn Trendhaus; as well as the key independents Margin is renowned for, including Colette, Hip, Sakis, Wood, Royal Cheese, Natterjacks, 290sqm, Coggles, Market, Atoo, My Yard, Donuts, Caliroots, and Get Cutie, to name a few.

Margin has welcomed numerous stylists and fashion editors from magazines including Vogue, Wad, Elle, Wallpaper, Arena, i-D, FHM, Esquire, Cosmopolitan, Vice, DJ, Flux, WWD, Drapers, Sportswear International, and Sport & Street; as well as contributors from directional blogs such as BNTL, Coolhunting, Hypequest, Slamxhype, Hypebeast, and, of course, Hideyourarms.

For more info about Margin, visit the website here, find us on Facebook or Twitter, and we’ll be back soon to post about some great new labels that will be exhibiting at Margin in February 2013.

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Jolly Christmas T-shirts Review : http://www.jollyclothing.com/

by DeeHYA on December 15, 2012

Who loves Festive T-shirts? I know I do, I also know that the High Street has been selling out like no-ones business and sometimes you need to have a hunt online! Christmas is fast approaching so you’re going to have to be swift if you’re wanting the ideal tee for Christmas day. Apologise for the pics, not as good as usual, had to use my Mam’s tree as ours looks like something out of a Katy Perry music video!

So I was hunting around online and I found http://www.facebook.com/JollyClothing this is quite a cool FB with competitions and stuff going on so it’s well worth a like, I was first won over by the fab designs and the fact they do guy and girly fit in a fabulous selection of colours in two awesome designs. You can access their shop via Facebook or you can head to http://www.jollyclothing.com/.

First design is the Reindeer tee! Modelled here by my fiancé! This is available in Green, Blue, Red & Brown for men and Red, Purple, Pink, Charcoal, Brown, Blue, Red and Green for ladies. My fiancé normally wears a size Medium and the fit is standard, the print quality is excellent and for £12.99 you’re simply not going to get a better festive tee!

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I got my grubby mitts on the Snowman tee! Available in Denim Blue, Green, Brown and Royal Blue for fellas and Charcoal, Pink, Purple and Lilac (my fave) for ladies. I love mine, I did a little squee noise when I took it out of the packaging. It’s a fab fit, I normally wear a small tee and this is a medium and it fits perfectly with a tee underneath. I can’t praise the quality of these tees enough. When messaging one of the employees at the company he said there was limited availability in some colours/sizes so if you’re wanting a tee for Christmas day I would get in there quickly! Next year Jolly Clothing, I’d love kids ones!

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Threadless Sale (until 29th of November)

by DeeHYA on November 27, 2012

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Wowza! You can grab all sorts of Threadless bargains for $9.99 at the moment, now is the time to swoop and get some quality Christmas bargains or even just some little treats for yourself.

Star Wars fans this tee is awesome! You can normally pick up some fabulously original Star Wars flavoured tees on Threadless and The Emperor by Matt Leyen is just one of them. It’s dark but also cute at the same time. I annoys me that this tee isn’t available in girly fit.

One of Threadless’ most prolific designers is responsible for the following designs. Hugs Keep Us Alive by Lim Heng Swee, it’s adorable, well as adorable as organs with little smiley faces can be. I love all the colours in this, wish our organs actually looked like this.

This is one of the few Threadless designs that actually made me laugh out loud. It’s a tidge on the childish side but hey I am a big kid! Omnomnomnivore by Aled Lewis and Abigail Lewis is simply genius!

Self Portrait by Nacho Diaz does touch up the fact that when we draw a heart it never looks like an actual heart. The design is super original and the red design on stone tee works super well. Another tee with organs on!

ALL THE COLOURS! The City That Never Sleeps by Dina Prasetyawan is an amazing, eye catching design that takes over the whole tee. If you’re a fan of monotone this one probably isn’t for you. I particularly like the girly scoop neck.

Possibly one of the most iconic Threadless designs, even my xbox Avatar has it! Technicolour Rex by Elisha Hale is one to have, I think I saw it on Modern Family last week too, for $9.99 in my opinion this tee is simply a must have.

Lastly for this little bargain blog Partly Cloudy byJay Fleck is a nice little ray of sunshine for these awful wintery nastly floody days! I love the colours on this tee and the design is just the right size for this tee.

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laFraise Review – http://en.lafraise.com/

by DeeHYA on November 25, 2012

I have had this tee for flippin’ ages! I’ve had these pics too by I just don’t like them and I was hoping I’d have time to re-shoot but I simply haven’t. Anyhoo, these tee is from French company ‘laFraise‘. I got to choose a tee and I chose this one mostly because of the fact it is ZOMBIE DOLPHINS! but also because I liked the green and yellow colour combo on the black tee.

This company has a ‘Threadless‘ sort of feel because it’s all community based, there are designs contests and there are releases of fresh designs weekly.

The website is easy to navigate, it is colourful, attractive and enjoyable to use. You can flick through the designs by gender and size so you don’t need to get seduced by tees that you can’t buy because of lack of availability. Although I have to say there are tonnes more designs on the site now than there were when I received this tee so it probably bodes well for them than I have delayed the blog. Massive selection now, one thing I will say though is that their website would benefit from a search mode so you can find ones that are relevant to your interests.

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I like some of the kids tees too there are some designs I would sure put on my two little minions. I like this Green Monster design which is available in ‘hoodie‘! Simple but awesome!

Quality of the tee is amazing, the print is second to none, there is absolutely nothing I have negative to say about this tee, I have washed it 3 times and it is the same condition as it was when the postie popped it through my letterbox.

I would recommend the bright and kooky style of laFraise! The collection of designs is so varied that I am sure there is something for everyone whether you’re talking ladies, fellas or kiddies!

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MEKANIK CLOTHING- Bolt Dismay T-Shirt Review

by MissMcFaul on November 25, 2012

You need only to visit MEKANIK CLOTHING‘s website to instantly recognise that this streetwear brand is sleek, sharp and bold with a humorous twist and a nod to pop culture geekdom. So far so good! Launched earlier this year by Istanbul based artist and graphic designer MEKAZOO, the influences of sci-fi, mechas, videogames and b-movies are clearly represented in his work. The tee’s on offer appeal to a love of bold, simple, eye catching urban design which is why (after a really long wait, Turkish postman be slow yo!) I was thrilled when the package below plopped through my door!

(Photo: www.mknk.net)

The parcel contained the tee and a business card (which if we’re getting all “American Psycho” was a nice, bold black and white print on thick, matte card) and a sticker but also a sheet of card printed with a cut-n-build your own toy which was very exciting as I love a bit of scissors-paper-glue crafting! (Pics of crafting prowess below)

(Photo: www.mknk.net)

The tee itself is feels smooth and cool and the tri-colour print pops out against the crisp white background. The image is printed on with precision and has a pleasant texture. Giving it a poke and a stretch also reveals it to be pretty resilient to cracking or peeling which is a problem sometimes when an ink is too thick and becomes brittle, but all MEKANIK tees are and printed with eco-friendly water-based inks, which is a relief to those of us with an eco-conscience!

The smooth, soft feel when wearing is down to the 100% combed ring spun cotton which should assure you of the garments quality as 100% cotton fibre content will never result in pilling or bobbling that you get with polyester blends (it’s also more absorbant, for all you sweaty betties out there) . In fact the quality of the fabric, print and construction should mean this garment lasts and last. The only thing that could possible take it down would be a red wine of curry stain down the front!

Size men’s medium is a good fit on my medium sized partner but it’s also a nice size for any girls who like a looser “boyfriend” fit.

STYLING TIP: For a chic and edgy urban look, ladies, roll up the sleeves and wear with skinnies, dirty converse (or ankle boots with a heel if so inclined) and some Mr.T necklace application. I also enjoy a good door-knocker chav earring when rocking a tee. Just an idea!

Here is the paper toy before (above) and after construction (below), which was a fun 10mins out of my day and looks cool on the bookshelf gathering dust. MEKAZOO has plans to expand his brand with hoodies, hats and designer toys which I will definitely be checking out.

I really really appreciate a printed back neck label in place of those itchy folded tapes which, I at least, end up cutting out leaving an ugly frayed bit that still tickles! ALL apparel should have the brand and size info sneakily printed on somewhere! #nomoreitchylabelsthankyouplease.

Now, I had a bit of an issue with the creasing situation after wearing it all day and being comfortable and receiving plenty of compliments, I stood up and the front had concertina’d like an accordion and stayed that way all night. Cotton does crease I’ll admit but body heat will usually cause creases to drop out, this extreme creasing could be down to an applied finish on the fabric which kept it so flat and sharp looking in transit and may wear off after laundering a few times.

One last criticism would be that after washing (following care label instructions obviously) the tee shrank 3cm in length and 2cm across pit to pit. While this isn’t a massive change it is worth noting if you’re a borderline size, maybe consider sizing up. This shrinking also caused an issue with slight puckering around the neck and some twisting of the sleeve cuff.

These pictures of sleeve twist were taken before ironing, you (or your mum) could potentially iron the worst of it out but it will always return to this configuration after washing. This is known as spirality which affects jersey fabrics such as this, the only thing that can help reduce this twisting is a more careful approach to the construction of the sleeve WHICH I might add may only affect this particular tee! Yours might have been made by a more skilled machinist!

In summary this is a great tee and MEKANIK CLOTHING is definitely worth checking out. Cool, comfortable clothes for boys and girls! Can’t wait to see how the brand progresses.

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Threadless! New Today / Back Today (12/11/2012 – 16/11/12)

by DeeHYA on November 17, 2012

Hells teeth the Threadless website has changed, I don’t know whether I am coming or going. However it does seem a tonne swifter and whole lot user friendly it is just a bit of an almighty shock.

Here are a selection of my fave of the new and reprinted tees at Threadless over the last week.

Firstly a tee of awesomeness. I have blogged this before and it’s so awesome I am going to blog it again. It’s blue, it features a combo of Bear + Polar Bear = Panda and it appeals to the bear loving child in me! This is Ultimate Fusion by Chawit Waewsawangwong.

This is probably the design I have been most excited about on Threadless for a very very long time. I am a hardcore role player D&D, Call of Cthulhu, anything from White Wolf, I am a sucker for anything table top game involving dice. Inventory by Terry Mack totally reminds me of Diablo II. My face PC game in the universe.

Amazing reprinted tee. I haven’t see this tee before and I have no idea why, I would totally wear this. Tee with an extreme Banksy feel Not So Happy by Lora Zombie, I have no idea why this has only been reprinted for guys. The colours are spectacular and the model pic is creepy as hell.

Who loves Zombies? Threadless loves Zombies. Is it true? They do they do they doo-hoo! I do like this tee and the model pics it’s a shame that you can’t see much of the detail on the model pic though. I think that Early Morning Breakout by Budi Satria Kwan is packed full of originally and a lil bit of gore! Lovely.

Another bit of reprinty goodness with War and Peas by Tim Sutcliffe. I’ve never notice a pebble brown tee before. There isn’t enough Peace in the world and tees that bring that up are always always awesome! In my opinion anyway.

Lastly for this lil blog! Newbie tee Endless Tune by Matheus Lopes is monotone but quite cute. Has almost and Eshery thing going on with it, perfect for any pianist/musician in your life.

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Label profile: Danger of Death

by Chris_S on November 12, 2012

Danger of Death class themselves as being aimed at a “more alternative audience”, but as co-owner Nick explains – and I agree with – fans of top-quality illustration might still find something here for them.

The company’s been a year in the making, and they seem keen to do things right. Often, the sort of t-shirts you see at rock shows and clubs can be cheap, faded and poorly illustrated things. Jim and Nick have commissioned some great artists to put out some quality illustrations on tees, hoodies and sweatshirts for their debut line.

A lot of the time with alternative t-shirt designs, you’d feel ashamed to wear them out on the street or in shopping malls. But Danger of Death’s designs just toe inside the line of being too outlandish, while not compromising on the scene’s ideals. They’re not toned down in any way: they’re just admirable illustrations that ordinary people will look on with interest, rather than looking on askance.

Plus, the t-shirts, at £18 each, aren’t that badly priced. We’re going to be getting a review up of the shirts themselves once we get our hands on the product in a week or so. If Danger of Death have caught your eye, keep checking back with HYA to see how they stand up in the flesh.

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Threadless : Sesame Street

by DeeHYA on November 4, 2012

Thought I’d just do a swift wee blog of the tees which succeeded in the Sesame Street Threadless design challenge. No idea why every time I think of Sesame Street my mind starts singing the Fraggle Rock theme tune! I remember watching it as a kid yet I can’t really remember much of what happened in the show.

I always had a soft spot for Oscar and you did wonder what the inside of his bin house was like. This tee Oscar’s Hideout by Danielle Ikeda shows her imaginings of The Grouch’s home! He has an epic monobrow just like my Dad. I think this design looks a bit rubbish on the white tee and a lot of the Sesame Threadless tees seem to be white.

I do like the lovely way that Paint Like Count by Chris Philips has been designed. It is very believable and the colours are perfection and this works perfectly on the white tee, plus you get lots of your favourite characters together!

As a lot of the tees seem to be white how about a bit of silver!? Hairy Street by Chelsea Roxburgh shows Mr Snuffleupagus as the main feature of this tee while lots of other Sesame Street faves hide in his fur!

I’d say this following tee is probably my fave beceause it’s not white and it would be a conversation starter. Pixel Street by ray_ben features 15 of the bestest characters all drawn in a pixelated styley. I think this tee is definitely the stand out tee of the bunch!

Growing Up with Colours at Sesame Street by Michele Liza Pelayre I like mostly because it’s a crazy mish mash of allsorts. Your eyes flit from one bit to another bit and it also features the characters as babies. Awww.

Lastly but not leastly for the Threadless Sesame Street blog we have Cookie Moon by Harry Fitriansyah. I think it’s safe to say that Elmo and the Cookie Monster will always been firm Sesame Street favourites! Plenty of Christmas gifts for the Sesame Street lovers in your life here!

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Threadless : A Week of New Today / Back Today (29/10/12 – 02/11/12)

by DeeHYA on November 2, 2012

Bit of Threadless New Today / Back Today action to blog, must also crack out a Threadless Sesame Street blog over the weekend too as there are some mighty fine tees in that collection.

Monday newbie tee is winning some serious cute points. Trapped in My Belly by Andy Wilhite shows an adorable little bunny trapped in the tummy of a tiger! Poor little scamp, I have nothing negative to say about this tee! It’s on the wish list.

Don’t Squeeze Me, I’ll Fart by Michael Jonathan Smith, in my opinion, I don’t really see a massive link to the title of the design and also I think it is meant to be a dog but it doesn’t really look much like one. I do like the colour combo and the idea of concept of pocket detail is always a hit.

Toosday Newbie is a lovely Giraffe print which is blowing away like Autumn leaves, I’m not normally a massive giraffe fan but I feel that Autumn’s Fall by Tang Yau Hoong has been done so well and is brimming with originality.

Bit of a reprint of a twist of a WTF tee using the phonetic alphabet. Whiskey Tango Foxtrot by Esther Aarts is a text tee which is simple to read but the font is scrummy and the fact is is traffic light colours on black makes it super eye catching.

Oooh Doctor Who tee! These are always popular! I’ve Forgotten Why I Shouldn’t Blink by Alice X. Zhang pays homage tothat super memorable episode of Doctor Who, ‘Blink’. I do love this tee but it is creepy as hell! The hoodie is also sweet.

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The Optimist by Matheus Lopes Castro is the reprinted tee! Also it has colour and it reasonably detailed I still find this a bit dull, it has a bit of a Banksy feel to it. It’s not a tee I would opt for myself but I see some people finding the simplicity of this tee appealing.

Nothing says cute like a pumping Trumpet with a cheeky face. I love his expression. Also the fella who is modeling Toot! by Randyotter is totally working it and mimicking the tee! Genius.

Panda Fans! Good news! Day of the Dead Panda by Jason Bergsieker and Enkel Dika is an oldie by a goodie! Monotone tee of win. I think this would make an utterly amazing tattoo.

Friday newbie tee was quite a muted one The Paper Boat by Vincent Angeles would be perfect for those who are partial to a bit of minimalist in their clothing. It’s all basically grey. white and a beige colour. Simple but then sometimes simple is good!

The Choir of Antarctica by Lim Heng Swee is the final tee from this week. Perfect for winter this one, winter colour combo and packed full with penguins! Awesomes!

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Dodozero Review : http://dodozero.bigcartel.com/

by DeeHYA on November 1, 2012

Recently got sent a sample from UK based company Dodozero. The designer lives in London but is originally from Mauritius The tee which was for me to review arrived in a cute litte brown bag which would be awesome for gift giving. I love when tee companies go that little bit further for their customers and make their customers more likely to buy from them again. It’s always the little things that count especially at the moment when it’s even harder to get people to purchase things!

I opted for the tee named ‘Tie-Shirt‘ and I got in a cutesie baby pink colour. The print quality is nice as is the tee quality. It’s a tee I know I will wear again, it’s nice to review a company that caters for woman, I always feel more confident in my shape when I am wearing a girl fit t-shirt.

I do presume the company is quite a new one simply because their isn’t a massive selection of designs and they haven’t taken pictures of them all, some of them are just on Threadless templates, which personally I don’t think is cool but then I’d image it’s expensive to get a bunch of tees printed and if you don’t know a photographer to shoot them that can be costly too. I would like to see images of more of the designs in person though, particularly ‘Big Fat Zero‘ because I think that’s a pretty good way they have thought up to promote their brand.

Their website is simple but it is a bit bare, this makes it easy to navigate though and it’s pretty easy to make a purchase.

You can also connect with Dodozero on Twitter and Facebook if you want to be updated on their news and forthcoming products.

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Review: Awake and Dressed

by Chris_S on October 26, 2012

Awake and Dressed is a motto for my life. I’m not someone who likes to faff about in the morning, lying in bed. I have to be up and about fairly quickly, otherwise the day’s not worth counting.

My Old Dutch (£29.99) is the sort of design typical of Awake and Dressed. It’s becoming increasingly fashionable, and (I mean this as a compliment rather than an insult) is the sort of thing you’d see in a branch of Triple S, or in a club on a weekend.

The design’s pretty great – and you’ve got to hand it to Jonny Wolf, because the whole thing is deliciously packaged. The print quality of the design is razor sharp, and has blended in with the shirt fabric brilliantly. This isn’t one of those designs that feels like it’s slathered on the shirt and is so thick that it artificially shapes it in perfect straight angles. The whole shirt is supple and giving.

In fact, it’s the shirt quality I want to talk about. I’ve got a lot of tees in my cupboard, and this one is – to my mind – the smoothest wear I’ve had. It’s so soft! I haven’t been able to put it to the test with several washes to see if that changes things, but certainly on first wear it’s like a second skin. Really, the only thing I can fault is the price – at nearly £30 it’s a little steep for my tastes, but then again maybe I’m just thrifty. Plus when you wear it you begin to realise that you’re paying for a premium product, not just an overinflated price tag.

These are the sort of t-shirts that people want to be seen in these days; they’re very fashionable. And I haven’t seen many brands doing it better than Awake and Dressed.

(Costliness = £29.99)

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We Are The Recipe! Review (http://www.wearetherecipe.co.uk/)

by DeeHYA on October 24, 2012

Literally my new favourite t-shirt! Literally! I had no idea what the package was when I received the tee from ‘We Are The Recipe!’, it arrived in an adorable pizza-esque box with a napkin and a postcard. This makes these tees absolutely ideal for gift giving.

Their website is awesome and simple to navigate, there isn’t a massive amount of selection of designs on the website currently and I would definitely say that Panda Milk (the tee I am wearing) and I’m So Chill are the high points of the site although the other designs are awesome too! They are simple but effective and sure to have people oggling and smiling at your belly! Which some people will love and some will find creepy.

These are all guy fit tees which is normally something I complain about until the cows come home, however for some reason with this tee it doesn’t bother me at all. This tee is comfy, excellent quality, design placement works perfectly and although it’s not girly fit I think it looks amazing even on us half of the population with boobies. The material is so comfy, not rigid and stiff like some new tees I have received.

We Are The Recipe! also have a special off at the moment where you can get 2 of their glorious tees for £24 with code : 2For24, this is a fab chance to take advantage of the amazing tees at an excellent price.

I wasn’t lying when I said this is my new favourite tee, I wore it for 2 days and I was reluctant to take it off! Drop by their website or Facebook or Twitter and check them out, I’m confident that you won’t be disappointed.

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Tidy Shirts: Skeletor x Misfits

by billpyle on October 19, 2012

I’m not the biggest fan of mash up shirts as I feel it has been done to death to the point where the mash ups don’t make any sense, but I thought this limited edition Skeletor x Misfits design by Tidy Ink was clever. I wish they had actual shots of the printed shirt as I’m pretty picky about bright colored shirts and prints, but seeing as its a pre-order item, its understandable to only have a mock up. Pre-orders will be printed and shipped on October 25th, and it costs £12.50.

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Review: Tee Pony has a terrible name, good shirts

by Chris_S on October 14, 2012

Andy already mentioned Tee Pony a little while back and had nice things to say about their designs – so naturally, we decided here at HYA to delve a little deeper and get hands-on with a review.

Tim from Tee Pony sent along release 014 – Gorilla for me to wrestle with, along with a nice little note, a business card and a handy carrying bag for the whole package. On a purely decorative note, it’s great to see tee brands putting this much effort into the presentation of their work. As Tee Pony say on their site, they’re a boutique, limited-run (500 pieces a pop) tee company and it’s good to have a little theatre introduced into the product. You want to have the anticipation of unwrapping the shirt. It makes it much of a bigger deal – and so the little touches add to the excitement.

The tee is a super soft stock, and the printing is great. The reason why I’m so keen on this design is that it’s one of the least outlandish on the site. Andy’s already made his views clear on a lot of the Tee Pony designs: the good, original ones are great; the lesser ones which rely on pop culture references kind of bring the brand down.

That’s a note that really can be carried over to other tee companies – and actually, to almost any company or brand there is. You don’t want your work to date – especially if customers are paying £29 for an exclusive tee. You want a lot of wear out of it, and you want to be able to return to it in five years time and not have it look dated (try wearing a Budweiser ‘Whassssup?’ t-shirt today without being laughed out of a club. The way fashion works you could stuff it at the back of a drawer for another five years and it becomes ironically retro, but still…)

In response to Tim from Tee Pony’s note, I am enjoying the tee. In fact, it’s had two wears (and a wash each time, thanks!) in the first week of owning it, and I’ve had a couple of positive comments about it. These guys are putting out a great product and are a brill new addition to the tee world. Keep checking back with them for their new designs each week: the current bike-based one looks superb.

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Burn Card Review (http://burncardclothing.com)

by DeeHYA on October 7, 2012

Been a while since I did a review for good ol’ Hide Your Arms! I’ve been up to my eyes in busy and then I keep planning complex location photoshoots and they never come off how I want them to. So here in these photos above I am standing on my bed!

I recently got this tee from Burn Card to review. First thing I have to say is the packaging was pretty cool. I really enjoy the box which totally flowed with the feel of their site. Only downside was that it didn’t fit through my letterbox so it was left with a neighbour however I think it makes a tee from Burn Card an awesome gift because it comes in a nifty box.

The website is very clean, there is no confusion. You click on ‘Original T-shirts’ and there you are to their collection of tees. They also run regular competitions so you could easily be in with a chance of winning a tee if you don’t want to part with you’re hard earned cash before sampling the merchandise.

Their designs are pretty simple and mostly based around their ‘Burning Club’ motif. I like the one that I got with just the company name on, it’s a lovely blue/grey colour and it’s a lovely thick and high quality fabric. Washes like a dream to I hasten to add! Also they have a sale on if you want to have a nosey at cut price goods!

Only downside as far as I can see is that the design selection isn’t particularly diverse but if you like one of their tees chances are that you will like them all. All the tees are in man fit too but they are probably more likely to appeal to the gent half of the population. I however find this tee very cosy and comfy and I am likely to wear it round the house or tucked into jeans! If your boyfriend has a Burn Card tee it’s good one to steal.

Overall I’d recommend hopping into the Burn Card sale now because these quality tees at £7.98, they aren’t going to be round for long!

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Threadless Disney Villains Tees!

by DeeHYA on September 25, 2012

Wahoo something exciting to blog about on Threadless, they’ve changed their website again so I’m not sure how to go about blogging (again!) however I simply had to post my faves of the printed tees from the Disney Villains design challenge.

So I am going to start off with one of my faves! Ursulines by Patrick Seymour is an awesome portrayal of the badass villain from one of my Disney favourites of all time The Little Mermaid. This design is so crisp and perfect I desperately want this meanie on my belly!

I like the following design because it doesn’t scream ‘DISNEY’ as much as the rest and also it’s red. All Powerful by Bert Segunial shows evil mastermind Jafar from Aladdin. The hot colour palette is perfect for this tee.

The next tee is somewhat evil and beautiful at the same time. The Evil Queen from Snow White is probably one of the fittest villains Disney has given us and the design Wicked Wiles by Yuri Lobo is faberoo. Would of been nice, in my opinion, if they’d somehow mixed in how the queen looked when she was disguised as the old lady.

Let’s be honest when you think Disney villains this is the gal who comes to mind, Maleficent. She used to terrify me when I watched Sleeping Beauty as a child. I love the design homage to her, Queen of Dragons by Elizabeth Turnsek has captured this evil ladies deviousness down to a T.

Another evil lady who was far too skinny in my opinion is Cruella De Ville from 101 Dalmatians. I like that this design is on a blue tee, it breaks up the grey and black. Puppy Love by Paul Tippett is a very simple but effective print style design!

BEST TEE OF THE SET ALERT. I want this tee so much that it hurts. Mistresses of Evil by Enkel Dika is an awesome collection of some of the most sinister sisters in Disney. So well done if it doesn’t sell out in a few days (in girly fit) I will be shocked and stunned. It’s on my list for Santa, hoping for reprint!

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Cardinal Cotton Grand Opening Today – 12% Off Everything!

by Leah on September 25, 2012

Cardinal Cotton Clothing is now open for business! Created by brothers Dave and John Peele, this brand makes simple, timeless designs that honor the greatness of the state they both grew up in, North Carolina (which isn’t far from me!) Even if you don’t live or know anything about NC, that’s no big deal, because their clothing pretty much can appeal to anyone that likes clean, well designed tees. Also, by the looks of the website and after reading their story, the brand feels welcoming and relaxed, and it looks like these two guys just want to make some great clothes that everyone can enjoy. (They even have some tees fitted for the ladies, thanks Cardinal Cotton!)

One more important note, to kick off their grand opening, Cardinal Cotton is offering 12% off on everything to everyone for the next 12 days – Use coupon code: OLDNO12 at checkout to receive your discount!

Keep in touch with Cardinal Cotton: Shop, Facebook, and Twitter

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Gordon Holden is a little weird; we’re “magical”

by Chris_S on September 22, 2012

We got an email from Gordon Holden recently. His site is pretty interesting (and, well, confusing), but from what I can gather he is an artist who also likes to design tees every so often.

Anyway, back to the email. It was short and sweet. “i like what you do. it is magical.”

After that, there was no way we weren’t going to check out his site. What we saw was interesting, and very well designed (though maybe beyond the price range of most people).

The tees look great. They’re a little strange, but this is a guy who sent us a two sentence email and called us magical, so you get what you ask for.

The problem is that this is art, really, and art ain’t cheap. You’re looking at $62-$66 for a single t-shirt, which is far from cheap. In fact, everything that I’m wearing right now (bar my shoes) didn’t cost that much. But if you’re interested in these designs, and have a little chunk of change spare, then there’s no reason not to buy one of these as a statement piece.

Just wash it very, very carefully.

(Costliness = $62-$66)

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Threadless New Today / Back Today (18/09/2012)

by DeeHYA on September 18, 2012

Yay some geekery for a Tuesday on Threadless. I must say that I can’t complain at all.

The world is Doctor Who mad currently so you might we wise to act swiftly if you’re wanting the newbie tee this week. Come Away With Me by Karen Hallion shows Cinderella being potentially seduced by Doctor Who and lured away as his companion. I love the fact this looks like an illustration from a child’s book, shame therefore it’s not available for children.

And as for a reprint, one which has been reprinted frequently and yet sadly I still haven’t got my grubby mitts on it yet! I think the colours come across as quite Autumnal on the creme tee and I particular love the hoodie and girly boat neck of House Brawl by Alex Solis and Alex X. Zhang. Perfect for Harry Potter fans without going with something too obvious. Thank you Threadless!

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