I got an e-mail a couple of days ago (from someone that isn’t Gary Gao) which just contained the URL to this t-shirt, I didn’t actually click through because I was just checking my e-mails on my iPhone and we don’t have 3G (or even Edge) around here so I just moved on to the next e-mail, when I revisited the link today I realised it was fate. The link led through to a t-shirt design by Gary Gao, and I’m actually wearing the Gary Gao’s Ghost Camera’s hoodie right now, so I felt pretty compelled to post this tee. I’m not just posting it because of that moment of serendipity, he’s a great designer and really knows what goes into a good tee.

Costiness=$15 Tee Link (I can’t actually find this linked anywhere else on the Karmasoup site, so I don’t know how the tipster found it)

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I forgot to post about this release from Go Ape when it first became available, so sorry about that, since I usually cover Go ape pretty well, but it hasn’t sold out in any sizes yet so I guess that its a case of no harm no foul in this instance. Do the red and yellow characters (ghosts?) remind anyone else of the spirits work of Gary Gao? Like this tee that he did for Oddica.

I’m not saying that its a rip or anything like that, it was just something that I noticed, possibly because I’ve been wearing a Gary Gao design for almost two years now.

Costiness=$18 Link

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Y’know, despite being a blog about arm-hiding, I’d only ever received one bit of long-sleeved clothing from a company, and I’d never received a hoodie, the item of clothing that this blog built its niche upon (before I sold out and started reviewing tees). That changed on Tuesday when I got a hoodie in the mail from the much-loved people at Oddica.

I was the recipient of the Ghost Cameras hoodie, which was great since I said it was my favourite. I just love the design by Gary Gao, the detailed sketch-work on the cameras contrast really well with the rounded cartoon style of the ghosts/souls, and the lack of colour is most likely a reference to the early sepia-toned days of photography (and one of the least used auto-settings on digital cameras).

The hoodie is printed on an American Apparel pullover hoodie, the first AA hoodie I’ve received/bought, and I really like it. Warm, soft and comfortable, yet still not that heavy. So now when I see a hoodie printed on AA I’ll be able to endorse it without worrying about the quality of the product.

Costiness=$38 (Shipping is the same as for tees even though hoodies obviously weigh more) URL

Oddica have also added a couple of new sleeved styles to two popular designs. The ‘Snailbot’ is now available as a ‘waffle thermal‘ and the ‘Tape Bird’ is now available as a zip-up hoodie.

Lots of pictures (including the return of pictures taken against the bathroom mirror!) after the jump.

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