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Environmental

“Screw you CO2″ t-shirt for eco-concious bikers by TweetTees at RedBubble

by Andy on January 27, 2012

in Environmental,T-shirts

screw you co2 cyclist t-shirt

Feel free to substitute ‘eco-concious bikers’ for ‘smug and preachy’, because if you know meet someone that bikes to work instead of driving you will learn about that within 5 minutes of making their acquaintance. Intersesting to see TweetTees over at RedBubble, I thought they found their home at MySoti.

Costiness=£16.67 Buy it at RedBubble

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“Enjoy / Destroy” t-shirt from Might Screen Printing

by Andy on January 25, 2012

in Environmental,T-shirts

enjoy destroy t-shirt

If you’re wondering who Mighty Screen Printing are, they used to be called Klaus Industries… now if only I knew who Klaus Industries were. I wish I had been checking them out in the past though, I like the style of their designs.

Costiness=$25 Buy it at Might Screen Printing

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Rapanui Clothing team up with the Met Office

by Andy on December 13, 2011

in Environmental,T-shirts

met office t-shirt from rapanui clothing


I think it’s fair to say that this is one of the least expected collaborations of the year!

Whilst it is certainly surprising the Britain’s foremost weather service has teamed up with an eco-concious clothing label, I’m glad it happened because the shirts are rather cool, and since us Brits are obsessed with the weather it makes perfect sense that we’d want to wear shirts about the weather too. Clearly quite a few of the designs are based upon the symbols that we’re all used to seeing being pointed at by weather men and women, sometimes with a bit of a twist, but I think my favourite might be the exploded weather vane graphic. They’re all available at Rapanui Clothing now.

I’ve included the press release after the jump.
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Sutsu’s “Nature of the Beast” Winter Collection

by Andy on November 20, 2011

in Environmental,Hoodies,T-shirts

sutsu winter collection


I’m writing this on a Saturday night, as I’m sure you’d imagine I’m not that inclined to be writing about clothes; I was just going to give you guys the press release and leave it, but that would be doing Sutsu a disservice because this latest collection really is very impressive. Still, I’ve got to pad this post out somehow so here’s the press release anyway.

Sutsu was born from a single basic ideal…to create a Naturally Inspired streetwear brand which has a positive commitment to all that it touches.
With the new Sutsu Winter Eleven Collection we took inspiration from the power of nature. A re-interpretation of the Formation from last season,
a re-appearance from best selling Bear tee and a host of new graphics including Captain Wolf, The Eagle, and the Geometrical Mountain Ranges.

The range features the bright colour and bold graphic combo that Sutsu is becoming renowned for. Keeping in trend this season the key colours
for Sutsu are Burgundy and Steel Grey alongside our classics.


It’s cool to see the dedication that Sutsu put into minimising their environmental impact too.

60% of all Cotton garments are Organic. If not Organic then they are Fairtrade and Oeko-Tex farm Standard 100. No surplus paper products used in
production such as hang tags or brochures. All products delivered in recycled boxes. Sutsu aims to be accountable for all aspects of the business
& protective of the environment we use. Skatedecks are Bamboo / Maple Ply. Only UK brand.

Clearly, that’s not greenwashing and I respect them for that, the extra steps they’ve taken suggest that they actually give a damn rather than just going with a trend.

When it comes to the designs, I’m pretty impressed, the real standout for me is the mountain shirt/hoodie, it’s beautifully simple.

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“Planet Mushroom” t-shirt by Goodfibres

by Andy on September 20, 2011

in Charity,Environmental,T-shirts

planet mushroom goodfibres t-shirt

MagendaDenimGuy Planet Mushroom t shirt by Goodfibres
Magenda 2 CLOSEUP Planet Mushroom t shirt by Goodfibres
Goodfibres have been sitting in my inbox for far longer than they deserve, they’re a newish British label from Shoreditch (aka the cool part of London) that have a fairly sizable catalogue of tees despite their youth. One tee that caught my eye can be seen above but they are many others in the store that I think will suit the attitudes of many HYA readers. All the shirts are made with organic cotton* and bear the mark of the Fair Wear Foundation, so you know someone hasn’t been chained to a sewing machine for 30 hours a day to ensure that you can wear a cool looking shirt. They also make an in-kind donation with every purchase, so if you buy a t-shirt, they will give a t-shirt to someone that needs one (kind of like Toms, but with tees). All of this goodness does push the price up a bit to £25 per shirt, but at least your conscience is clear and you have helped someone less fortunate than you. Oh, and it’s a design contest too, with artists receiving 10% of all sales of their shirts.

Costiness=£25 Buy it at Goodfibres

*I’ve now been told that only 3 shirts in the collection are made with organic cotton, though they do intend to release more in the future.

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T-Post (and Threadless) tackle greenwashing with their latest issue

20.09.2011
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Greenwashing, now there’s a tricky subject. I can’t remember the specifics of it, but you know how supermarkets always bug you about needing a carrier bag for your groceries because it’s bad for there to be lots of plastic bags on the planet? Well, they’re right, there’s no point wasting energy and raw materials when [...]

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Treacle Clothing Bristol Series

19.07.2011

This week Treacle Clothing launched their Bristol series of tshirts with designs from Bristol graffiti artists and graphic designers 45RPM, SPZERO76, Loch Ness and Iain Sellar. 45RPM Loch Ness SPZERO76 Iain Sellar All of the tshirts are limited to 1 of 50, made from 100% ethically sourced, carbon neutral Turkish cotton and they are screen printed and hand finished [...]

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Threadless planting trees with your money this week!

19.04.2011
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Okay, that title doesn’t quite tell the whole story, but it is quite accurate. Apparently it’s Earth Day sometime this week, so Threadless are going to be giving $1 from every order to PlantaBillion.org . Just $1 will allow them to plant a tree, which will help us slow down the rate at which we [...]

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DeadBuryDead drop a 3-button Henley, for when half of your arm is cold!

03.11.2010
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That title is merely a friendly jibe, I can see the point of a 3/4 length sleeve, I like wearing them, and this is actually a pretty interesting piece of clothing. I don’t find it interesting because of the design, which is fairly standard, but because the item is made of eco-heather, which is an [...]

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“Nocturnal Naptime” organic t-shirt from Omunky

26.10.2010
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I’m probably asking a bit much here, but wouldn’t it be cool if the moon on this design was printed with glow-in-the-dark ink? That said, OMUNKY is an organic brand, and I can’t imagine glowing ink to be particularly good for the environment, though if any printers are reading I’d be happy to be proven [...]

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Concrete Jungle by a.mar.illo at StupidHurts.Us

08.08.2010
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This shirts ticks a lot of boxes, designed by a.mar.illo, printed on organic cotton, water-based ink, and priced to move, what’s not to like! Costiness=$13 Buy it at Stupidhurts.us

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Spots & Shades organic cotton t-shirt by Omunky

07.07.2010
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I always think that people look a bit sinister when they look you in the eye when their glasses are pushed down their nose, I don’t know what it is but I find it un-nerving. However, when a giraffe is doing it I feel a lot more comfortable, especially when that giraffe is printed onto [...]

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Re-cycle, a 100% organic t-shirt from Print Liberation

01.07.2010
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Philly’s finest are at it again, well, finest after Art In The Age, obviously, and this time, they’re saving the planet with a t-shirt that has a bike on it! The cotton is 100% organic, and the ink is environmentally-friendly too, so you will be even more justified in feeling superior to people when you’re [...]

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I’m OK – You’re OK a pricey t-shirt by Mongrel Clothing

23.06.2010
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Something that I’ve tried telling myself at the end of the two England games in the World Cup (and presumably at the end of the one we’re playing right now) is that no matter what happens, it doesn’t really make a difference to my life, I’m not betting on them, and I don’t know anyone [...]

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So Long and Thanks for the Crude, because oil’s still spewing

11.06.2010
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Yup, brown stuff is still going from the sea floor to the surface, so buy this tee, from which 100% of the profit (no word on what that figure is) goes to the National Wildlife Federation to help with the clean-up. And it’s printed on an organic American Apparel t-shirt, so at least this tee [...]

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Baboons ‘n Butterflies organic t-shirt by Omunky

16.03.2010
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I’m not really feeling the multiple usage of the same monkey shape, I feel like the graphic might flow better with a few different monkeys, but the colourway is spot on and as ever I’m enjoying the use of negative space. Costiness=$22 Buy it at OMUNKY

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Munky-View by Omunky

16.02.2010
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This isn’t the latest tee available from OMUNKY, the organic tee company with a penchant for animal-based designs, but I like this design makes use of a lot of the ‘canvas’, I always find that there’s something nice about tees that have a print running along the lower hem of a shirt. Costiness=$20 Buy it [...]

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Positive Pollution by LaFraise

16.02.2010
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Science is almost definitely going to work out something like this in the future. I’m not putting any upper limit on what I’m defining as ‘the future’, so if the fairly vague concept in this laFraise tee of something that removes pollution using a spraycan is realised at any point in the future… I totally [...]

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An Old Time-y Bike by deletetoast

13.02.2010
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I really wish that this design had a bigger product picture, because I get the feeling that it’s a really wearable design, but I just can’t see it properly. It’s organic, and it’s only available in medium. Costiness=$24 Available from deleteoast

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Save The Whales by Yanmos at RedBubble

14.01.2010

We don’t really know the story of what happened with the Shonan Maru No.2 and Sea Shepherd’s badass looking boat, the Ady Gil, well formerly badass since it’s in more than one piece now, so I’m going to post this without comment, but the fact that I’m posting it probably says enough. Costiness=$24.50 Available from [...]

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