Sorry about catching this one so late guys, Miles To Go (who apparently do more than just belts) have a sale going on at the moment, but it will be ending on September 5th, which is… tomorrow! Argh! Panic! Panic buy now!

Miles To Go

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Tags » black • miles to go • sales • skull • skulls • T-shirts

You probably all know by now that I really like it when t-shirt brands to something a little out of the ordinary, and I think that doing 3D designs and including glasses with every tee is certainly a little out of the ordinary. Fair enough, I wouldn’t wear the subtly titled “36D” tee for an afternoon stroll in the park, but I like the skull design without even seeing it in its three dimensional glory. Unsurprisingly, the tees come at a bit of a premium, but I’m sure that wearing such an impressive talking point will justify the €45 outlay, and at least it gives you a half-decent reason to wear sunglasses at night.

3D tees by Dissizit at Dadawan

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Tags » 3D • black • boobs • dadawan • dissizit • France • glasses • innovative • paris • skull • T-shirts

Violent Elegance released a couple of new designs called, appropriately enough, Skull and Pyramid, which I figure is because one of the tees has a skull on it (with Mickey ears? scandalous!) and the other two have a pyramid on them. I like the way that they keep it simple (hey, that’s from the title!) and minimalist, especially with the black-on-black and white-on-white colourways.

All Violent Elegance tees are €32, which is a fairly premium price, but that does include worldwide shipping.

Violent Elegance

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Tags » berlin • black • Germany • minimalist • shipping • simple • skull • skulls • T-shirts • violent elegance • white

Akumu Ink have taken things in a different direction for their latest design, putting a lighter twist on their usual dark designs by employing a cartoony style. I really like the way that the cute design and dark subject matter come together to create some weird kind of balance.

Me, I’d have made the skull in the speech bubble bigger, but you know what I’m like when it comes to oversize printing, so I guess that might not be to everyone’s taste. As ever, this tee is printed by Joey and Dora in Montreal on an American Apparel tee.

Costiness=$21 Tee Link (also available in other colours)

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Tags » akumu ink • American Apparel • Canada • death • Mens • Montreal • New Designs • releases • skull • skulls • Womens

The second of tee to fall out of the envelope from Your Eyes Lie this week was Skull Bow. Well, I presume its called Skull Bow, YEL don’t really name their tees, but thats what the product ID says so I’m going to roll with it. In my review earlier this week I spoke a bit about the passion that YEL have for their product and what they’ve been through to get where they are, and I’m not going to repeat myself about that, so check out the first review if you’re after some background on the company.

It seems like I’ve spent a lot of this week talking about how it isn’t necessarily that important to ‘get’ a design or understand the meaning behind a t-shirt, and when I’m presented with an image of a skull with a bow-tie wrapped around its non-existent neck, with three rings in the skull where the ear should be, I’m inclined to suggest that not understanding the meaning of the shirt is okay here too, rather than attempting some ill-informed pop-psychology. I really like the image itself, the black on white print in the photocopy style gives it a washed-out grittiness, whilst it also has a few lines around the top of the skull that make it look like an illustration that you’d find in an old school textbook. I do have to take issue with the three ear rings though, they give it an almost cartoon-ish quality that doesn’t sit too well with what I regard as a fairly macabre image, even if the bow-tie is probably there to provide some comic relief.

The quality is impressive, I know YEL spent a long time creating a stock tee to print on and I think all the effort was worth it, they really have produced a beautifully soft, high-quality t-shirt that I know lasts well with washing and doesn’t lose its shape. The print quality is decent too, and doesn’t fade too much with repeated washings, although I think that tees of this style are well suited to a vintage look, so fading probably wouldn’t be as bigger deal as usual if it were to occur, I guess.

Costiness=£15.50 Link

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Tags » Mens • monochrome • review • Reviews • skull • white • Womens • YEL • youreyeslie

I can’t decide whther this hoodie is emo or not, Lipstick Prophets is an emo name, and the model looks emo, but there’s just something about leopard print that reminds me more of middle-aged housewives than dudes that rock out and are comfortable with expressing their feelings. Still, its not every day that you see a leopard print skull.

Costiness=$66 Link

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Tags » black • emo • hoodie • leopard • leopard print • lipstick prophets • skull • skulls

I thought I’d better show my Gallic neighbours some love this week since my good friend Richard moved to Paris this week. Hopefully I’ll be visiting in a couple of weeks which means I can give you a report of what the real Dadawan store is like after all these posts about their online store… and eat a boat-load of pain au chocolat, whoever decided that chocolate could be part of breakfast is a genius!

I really like the use of negative space in this, naturally the black lends itself to being used as a canvas for the night sky, but this design really uses it well, and the (fairly) subtle skull is a nice touch as well.

Costiness=€22 Link

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Tags » black • France • lafraise • skull • t-shirt

Yes, it most certainly is not a cheap t-shirt (for Americans and your puny dollar), but it is art, and art costs money (fact!).

This simple line drawing has no hidden images or meanings. If you see anything but black lines, consult your optometrist or book in an appointment with a chiropractor, or go see a witch doctor who can make you some noxious potion containing mildly poisonous toad skins. There is nothing here but black lines (and maybe white lines).

Oh, except for that huge freaking skull in the middle of course, that’s meant to be there.

Very, very cool idea from Swiss design duo At-elier, and damn finely executed to boot.

Costiness=AUD$59 Link [thanks, Jean!]

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Tags » At-elier • Australia • line drawing • People Like Us • skull • t-shirt • white

I’ve got an old French Connection windbreaker (80% off, bargain!) that’s called Dr. Doom, I think they called it that because it has a bit of a Dr. Evil thing going on, and that was what first drew me to this hoodie. The Sneaktip logo across the chest on the front almost pushed me away from it, but the design on the back (pictured, obviously) is just about good enough to make worthwhile.

Costiness=$90 Link (get up to 20% off with rep code AS7594)

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Tags » black • doom • hoodie • Karmaloop • skull • sneaktip

Something for the ladies, its been a while since I gave you a treat!

I did the whole skull and crossbones motif, especially since it isn’t done in a stereotyped and done-before white pirate style (not that I’m averse to looking like a pirate).

The pic isn’t that clear, but it sure does look nice, I’d imagine that it is bits of material, rather than screenprinted, or maybe thats just what I’d hope it was.

Costiness=$57 URL

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Tags » black • bones • hoodie • lipstick prophets • skull • UK • Womens