T-Shirt Reviews Blog

Posted: 21 Oct 2009 06:40 AM PDT

I’ve just had an email from Beautiful/Decay, and yet again they’re offering a whole new batch of beautiful tees for your delectation, including some superb designs from the likes of Russian graffiti crew The SickSystems, a lovely typography shirt by Jessica Hische, and three new offerings from the inimitable Aya Kato - Japanese master of the illustrated line plus Ben Tegel, Official Classic and Colin Strandberg. BD have certainly been busy (as usual) snapping up the best of the best to feature in their latest collection, so without further a due, let’s get cracking on and check these beauties out:-

Masters of Disaster Tee

As far as I’m aware the Masters of Disaster an American airshow team, but nevertheless if The SickSystems and Beautiful Decay think it’s a superhero who am I to argue? Still a great tee, very nice 3D Tetris-style, arcade game design graphics with some slick bold colours to set it off with a bang. Very cool, leaning on the abstract side, tee for anyone who loves toons, games, and so on - supergeeks from every quarter. Secretly embedded in the core design is the B/D Flag which is a nice subtle touch. Get this building block typography tee in sizes S to XL for $29.95 here.

Sleep When You’re Dead Tee

Loving the sentiment, I have to admit I have trouble sleeping these days, always spinning around the clock. Funny how this illustration makes me sleepy though, very delicate, very cosy, beautiful colours, perhaps even a tad dreamy? Don’t be fooled though, on closer inspection amongst the white lilies you’ll find red grinning skulls and a generally macabre feeling that life isn’t what it used to be. Very subtle tee by Jessica Hische, will definitely sell out fast I am sure, if you’re after one in your size they’re selling for $29.95 in sizes S to XL here.

If you’re not familiar with Ayo Kato check out the news on their latest three releases at Beautiful/Decay here, I’ve featured my (GF’s) fave two which are stunning, as you’d expect from Kato.

Chrysanthemum Tee

The Chrysanthemum tee features an elven goddess with Aya’s signature flower in her hair. As always, a superb Japanese meets Art Nouveau illustration which leaves many designers standing when it comes to skilful t-shirt design. Aya had her first cover feature in Beautiful/Decay, was commissioned to produce window displays for Chubu Electric Power Co., and was involved in the creative design of Tori Amos’s music video, “Sleeping with Butterflies.” Aya will definitely go far! Get this gorgeous tee for $29.95 in sizes S to XL.

Yamato Tee

Perhaps the best of the Fall collection, the Yamato tee depicts an ancient ideology of Japan, depicting something of a cross between a psychedelic Dr. Seuss landscape and 1970s sci-fi paintings, this beautiful design is available for $29.95 in sizes S to XL here.

Check out all the latest tees at BeautifulDecay.com!

T-Shirts For The Ego

Posted: 21 Oct 2009 05:30 AM PDT

Do you want to be instantly famous? Well then you’ll probably love MyFaceShirt.com! The world can be divided into three kinds of people, those who know they look great, those who think they look great, and those who know they don’t. Delusional or not you can always boost your ego, or at the very least provide all your friends with a big laugh by following the cue of Anthony Colarusso, the man behind MyFaceShirt who’s come up with the ridiculously funny idea of printing his his own face on every t-shirt he creates, well that’s how the plan started out, to make himself instantly famous by selling tees featuring his mugshot for the world to learn to love.

As reality set in it was soon obvious there were many other narcissists in the world who required the same treatment lavished upon them, and since 2006 MFS has been providing this crazy yet definitely unique service to the tee loving (and self-loving) public, the perfect product for every egotist in the world, rightly or not, if you believe you’re the most gorgeous human being on the planet then this unique label have just what you need.

So put that mirror down for a second and consider the alternative, MFS will for very reasonable price tag of $19.99 (pus $1.99 shipping) render your amazing features in a clean vector art style, print up your features on a high quality, fitted micro fibre shirt (available in sizes S to XL and colours white, sand or blue) and ship it out pronto for you to wear to your heart’s content. Just think every time you stop in front of a shop window to check your reflection, you’ll be treated with double the fun. What could be more pleasurable for the vain and self-adored than to wear what they know is the height of perfection and style, your face for all to see, and hopefully, if you’re very lucky, for all to admire!

The process is dead simple, all you need to do is upload a high quality photo of your face to MFS and they will do the rest, after weaving their designer magic you could find yourself sporting something snazzy like these lucky people:-

So, if you think the world can take the pleasure of seeing your face twice, or even a dozens of times or more if you decide to buy one for each your friends this Xmas, rush over to www.MyFaceShirt.com today and live the rest of your life bathed in the fame you deserve. There’s an open door policy, ugly mugs and the delusional more than welcome too!

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Wednesday, 21 October 2009