It’s not often enough that you see the terms ‘badass’ and ‘embroidery’ paired together enough, but thankfully this is one of those times. The skull you can see on this tee is made of 200 embroidered triangles, and it comes shipped in a special pyramid box. It’s a limited edition of 7 tees for the ladies, so it’s entirely possible this has sold out by the time you see it, though the pricetag of $40 might put a few people off, though it is properly limited and an interesting tee so I can undertand the price point.
Costiness=$39.95 Buy it at Viidrio [via notcot]
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by Andy on April 27, 2009
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Okay, this one has no boobies, no buttocks, and no bling (I’m only using that word for alliterative purposes, if you met me, you’d know why I don’t say ‘bling’), is there anything that you’re able to
find offensive about this tee from
Akomplice?
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Actually, I’ll cover that angle for you.
1) My photograph’s of this tee suck, so the colours are all a bit off. I’m pretty sure that it was black with bright blue stitching, but it’s also possible that it was a very dark blue tee.
2) Some people don’t like hem tags, and this tee has one. If you don’t like it, cut it off, pretty simple, really.
3) You also may not like the idea of having the word ‘love’ just above your ass (or on it if you wear your tees long), this example isn’t quite as bad as juicy pants, but I guess some may not care for it.
Other than that, I don’t really know what could annoy you considering there’s not really much else to this tee. It does maintain the high standards that I’ve come to expect from Akomplice, a quality tee that’s cut for people that find American Apparel a bit skinny.
Costiness=$32.99 Buy Love from Akomplice
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by Andy on January 24, 2008
Just for a change, I thought we’d kick the day off with a hat. Have no fear, this blog ain’t turning into ‘Hide Your Scalp’ (hey, there’s an idea!), sometimes I just feel the need to hide my increasingly unruly hair.
I really like the use of the rubber print for the missiles and their name (in Helvetica… refreshing), and the way that it mixes with the lighter bit of embroidery. Do Karmaloop gift certificates work on the Kazbah? ‘Cos I might have to pick up one of these.
Costiness=$29 Link
by Andy on August 4, 2006
EIO Clothing is pretty new to me, I didn’t even know they existed until
Addicteed pointed them out last week. They do have some pretty good tees and
hoodies though, with a style that is more akin to the higher-class of British high-street designers, particularly with their sweatshirt designs. Which is nice to see considering how America-centric this blog is (what can I say? I like your style!).
The tree detail on the back of this hoodie is, er, detailed… but it is quite strange that the design comes from the side of the hoodie when from my understanding there isn’t anything on the front except for an embroidered logo, it would be nice if some roots wrapped around a bit to the front. Perhaps they do, my browser won’t open up the picture of the front of the hoodie (clarification in the comments would be appreciated).
Costiness=£49.99 URL
Today’s recommendation is a bit special, but I must admit I don’t know how much it costs.
Akomplice seem to have gone down the classy route with this jacket, and what makes clothing classy? Stitching!
The front of the jacket (not pictured) has Akomplice embroidered onto it on the left breast, but that’s not where the needle-work ends, oh no my friends. On the back (pictured, otherwise there would be no picture) there’s a load of tanks, lined up, ready for battle perhaps. But instead of firing deadly shells, they’re firing roses, and those roses are also embroidered, honestly, how sweet must this jacket look in reality rather than photoshop theory.
Akomplice clothing can be purchased from many locations online and at a store in most American states (as well as a few select stores globally). See the full list here.
Embroidery on clothing does seem to make it feel a bit more luxurious than regular screen-printing, even if excessive stitchery has a tendency to render the fabric less flexible.
The Imaginary Foundation is a think-tank of free-thinkers who wanted to “eliminate set conventions in favor [sic for Brits] of the humorous,
the abstract and the visionary”. Frankly, I don’t care what they do as long as the merch is nice. It is!
As I alluded (sp?) to earlier, this track jacket has an embroidered logo, which has a pretty funky font, which I assume is abstract and humorous. Its hard to make out from the picture but the there are two colours in the logo, my favourite light blue for ‘the’ and ‘foundation’ and some classic white for ‘imaginary’.
Costiness=$70 (free thought costs) from The Imaginary Foundation.
*Early post today because my classmates and I are going out to celebrate the completion of our dissertations (10,000 words, 1 years research and work) and I don’t trust myself to post after an evenings revelry.*
