Citizen Sheep got in touch a while back and whilst I was looking around their site I thought that the tee above looking pretty cool, even if I didn’t really buy into their blurb:

Citizen Sheep Clothing™ False Flag Tee is a testament to those who dare try and manipulate, and mislead us that we are aware of there agenda, and that we will not be pushed into a silent corner.

Still, a cool tee is a cool tee, but just as I was prepped to post it the Boston Bombing tragedy occurred and then the subsequent manhunt with the term ‘false flag’ being thrown around by conspiracy theorists and I didn’t want HYA to have any kind of association with the nonsense so I shelved the post… and forgot about it. I guess that’s the problem with producing controversial t-shirts like this, they do create a reaction and that isn’t always a positive thing.

Costiness=$30 Buy it at Citizen Sheep

Another week, another batch of tees trending on the Internet. The good, the bad, the ugly…

>The first of “16 people who don’t realize they’re being douchebags”.

[BuzzFeed]

>Frat bros trigger campus debate with insensitive slogan tees (but the one below is likely P’Shopped).

[Jezebel]

>Perspective fail.

[Facebook]

>Perspective WIN!

[Imgur]

>I can identify with this.

[Butthorn]

>Georgetown students troll Syracuse fans.

[Casual Hoya]

>Florida teen suspended by school for pro-abstinence design.

[NY Daily News]

>Mike Woodson is the coach of the New York Knicks and his shirt will have you seeing double.

[Twitter]

>On a semi-related note, RDJ stepped out in a throwback Iron Man print.

[Cosmic Book News]

>Tees with hair extensions draped from the sleeves? Tees with hair extensions draped from the sleeves!

[BuzzFeed]

Read more of Travis’ writing at BuzzFeed and It Goes To 11.

When Pepe Jones reached out to HYA, I was pretty excited to do a review for them. I see a lot of t-shirts and can become jaded by repetition and lack of thoughtfulness, something that Pepe Jones does not fall into. The irony is that Pepe Jones states,  “Pepe Jones is the new modern/vintage t-shirt brand that was born out of the failed ideas and dreams of the notoriously elusive.” Making a mission statement like that could be a set up for failure. I found the contrary and feel that these guys are on to something interesting and thoughtful. I have written about the lack of creativeness in politically charged t-shirts that flooded the market during this past US Presidential election. Politicians are using social media to get some fresh voters, why not tap into timeless designs like Pepe Jones?  Lincoln & Johnson won their election 148 years ago but this shirt is sure to get some looks from envious hipsters and political buffs. I assume the “failure” of the Lincoln & Johnson win, was that Lincoln was eventually assassinated by John Wilkes Booth 158 days later.

Enough history, lets get back to the actual t-shirt. The t-shirts are super soft and appear to be ring spun cotton. Pepe Jones, sourced some quality t-shirts so don’t worry that you will get a Hanes Beefy-T. The print quality is crisp. I also received a hand written note, sticker and a business card. The funny thing is that Pepe Jone’s image reminded me of one of my teachers from High School, named Mr. Fine, not that it should matter to you.

Get some Pepe Jones folks and to smooth the deal over, they have offered HYA readers a 20% discount. Use the code HideYourPepe20 at check out.

Lincoln – Johnson 1864 Presidential Campaign Shirt – Monetary Damage with the 20% discount $16.00

In 1864 this t-shirt would have cost you $0.91 but you are getting a great deal at $16.00 a pop.

I was pretty happy when Pepe Jones submitted a post last week, I like their style and it made me glad I have the submission system since I wouldn’t have heard about them otherwise. They also seem to be pretty nice folks too, offering HYA readers 20% off anything in their Etsy shop with the coupon code: HideYourJones20

They didn’t mention any expiration date so I’m going to assume that this is a long term code, but if you like something you’d probably be better off picking it up sooner rather than later. Be on the lookout for a hands-on review from Umang of Pepe Jones’ shirts in the coming weeks too.

That I’m posting these shirts today makes it just that little bit more clear that buying a shirt with ’2012′ written on it is a bad idea, the shirt dates itself and ends up being something you don’t want to wear in public. However, the ‘Vote Quimby’ shirt at Tshirt Laundry can be worn at any time and since it’s a solid reference it’s always going to be fun, even when it’s not an election year. The election shirts are $12 today, rising after that.

I’ve been spending the past couple of months talking about how much I dislike election shirts since they date themselves so easily and will end up being unworn next year except for if you’re cleaning your gutters and just need some material between your body and wet leaves. Despite this, I actually like these two Bowie-inspired Obama and Romney designs that are part of the latest release from Goodie Two Sleeves. I suppose that since they don’t have a date on them you could wait until next week to see who will be President for the next four years and then you’ll know whether it’s a waste of time to buy the shirt or not.

You know what I find most interesting about this shirt? It comes from Urban Outfitters, a company whose CEO and co-founder Richard Hayne is an ardent Republican. I know that business is business, but you’d have thought that having shirts that are against ‘your guy’ would be a bit of a no-no for him.

I suppose that I should have as much disdain for this shirt as all the other election shirts out there which will look dated next year (presuming we’ve all forgotten about Mittens by then), but it’s ridiculousness made me smile.

Costiness=$24 Buy it at UO

The California based, Fancy Politics takes politically inspired t-shirts to a “fancy” level. These are not your run of the mill, campaign endorsing t-shirts. They have a sense of non-partisanship and allow folks to have some fun. I couldn’t resist to feature the “Rascal” t-shirt. It’s a little bit of President Clinton fun and tasteful that they left a cigar out of the picture.

Rascal T-Shirt– Monetary Damage $20.00

I stumbled upon Pixelivery by chance and thought it would be a good idea to share their products with some of you folks that reside in the US since we are in the midst of election season. There are a lot of t-shirt companies, capitalizing on US presidential election fever but they tend to be focused on candidate names. You might as well wash your car with those t-shirts come Tuesday, November 6, 2012 (Election Day). A kind reminder to get out and VOTE!

Why not rock your state or the US on a t-shirt? You wouldn’t have to tuck that candidate t-shirt at the back of the drawer when the elections are over and could wear it whenever you wanted to. In the end we are supposed to be United regardless on being painted red, blue or undecided and these shirts share your sense of pride without looking ridiculous.

Pixelivery has all 50 US states and the US in pixilated maps on a t-shirt. Of course, if you live in Colorado or Wyoming, your state will almost look like a rectangle which may not be that much fun. I almost envy those states with amorphic shapes.

Massachusetts T-Shirt– Monetary Damage $20.00

That’s pretty fair for a deflated economy.

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)