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| Posted: 28 Oct 2010 12:35 PM PDT For a typographic t-shirt brand Hungry Lifestyle is a rather super cool label actually. They’ve even helped me a little towards curing my prejudice. The thing is that I don’t appreciate all the emails asking me to review logo obsessed brands, but to be honest HL do it with a lot of style and definitely deserve a break in my eyes. It’s all a fashion hangover from the 90s, I just saw so many Nike and Adidas logos on a Saturday night out it felt more like JB Sports than a club. But if Hungry Lifestyle are the way of the future for logo/typographic tees – all in all – it ain’t half bad! Founder Andrew Anderson, who I’m guessing is the designer too, really takes care and attention when it comes to producing his products. All the tees are American Apparel and printed in Australia, and nicely printed at that. The coverage is generous too, not a small and fiddly print in site. As usual with many Oz brands the prices are a little steep, the four tees available are available at $30 each, but you can buy the lot in one bundle for $100 which is a little more bearable. What I will say is that HL definitely have “a feel for fonts”, they’re choices are smart as they come and in certain aspects remind me a little of typographic street artists like Eine, bold vintage and retro type that stands the test of time. That said their ‘Bubblegum Tee; looks a little drippy for my liking, I think someone might’ve left the packet on a radiator or something :p Rad Tee
Classic Tee
All Stars Tee
Bubblegum Tee
To learn more visit www.HungryLifestyle.com. |
| Posted: 28 Oct 2010 12:10 PM PDT If you remember the name you should, we featured Zigelstyle‘s unique collection of indie graphic tees earlier this month. Well after a little tinkering with the shopping cart system we’ve managed to convince Gideon, the guy behind the label, to offer you our lucky lucky readers a whopping great 15% off all products at their store! If you fancy saving a bundle then simply enter our exclusive discount voucher code 11079271030 at the checkout! Here’s a little reminder of their tees:
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| Posted: 28 Oct 2010 06:23 AM PDT New Standard Clothing. A slick site, a great selection of diverse art shirts and highly talented artists from around the world, a t-shirt club to receive discounts, a very simple upload process for prospective designers, free wallpapers for your iPhone, and a fun and interesting blog, the list goes on but you get the idea. NSC are serious about tees, to the core! I really like the range of shirts on offer at their store, eclectic styles, beautifully conceived, and plenty of funny/quirky designs for those with a good sense of humour. It’s not often I can browse through a t-shirt collective and like everything I see but this is definitely one of those exceptions. Collectively the brand reminds me of a high class indie store in the right side of town, the art leaps out confidently from their site, well presented unique designs by artists with strong styles and individual angles on life at large. The R.R.P for their shirts is $25 each but if you’re based in the USA you get free shipping too. You can save an extra dollar per shirt if you join their tee club but we have a discount code for New Standard Clothing that can save you 10% with the discount voucher code BTSAVE10 – just enter it at the checkout for a great saving. In the meantime check out some hot picks at NSC… Hungry Like A Wolf Tee
You know the tune, now love the tee. Joking and Duran Duran references aside this is a great tee – simple, bold and true. Designed by the 3-strong crew of Australians at Leon Vault – they have their own online store which isn’t up and running quite yet but definitely worth checking out. Available in indigo in sizes S-XL for guys and girls. I Love Science Tee
I can’t believe I haven’t seen this concept before, so obvious now I can hear the echo of designers around the globe sighing with disbelief. A great take on the whole “I Heart” brigade of tee design, which I personally can’t abide. Reinventing a t-shirt standard isn’t an every day event – kudos to the artist who’s managed to evoke a lovely retro look. ‘Engineered’ by Christopher David Ryan aka CDR, a quirky illustrator based in both NY and Maine. Just for the guys this time – in all sizes. Bonjour Tee
Crazy yet beguiling, the Bonjour Tee for girls is designed by British illustrator Gemma Correll who, all in all, has a knack for depicting rather hilarious scenes such as this one. Available in all sizes. Here’s another by her hilariously titled… Pugs Not Drugs Tee
Embarrassment & Breakfast Tee
I’m not the biggest fan of typographic tees but I really love the chaos in this design, plenty for Brits to have fun with including a twist on the phrase “Britannia Rules The Waves” to “Britannia Waives The Rules” (except that we do neither :/). Still very a swinging tee with a nod to Brit greats like fish and chip dinners and old Two Tone tunes makes it the Best of British as far as I am concerned. Mad but rather fun all the same! Designed by graphic artist Matt Lyon aka C86 – available in all sizes for girls. Vertigo Tee
More one for fans of Roy Lichtenstein than Alfred Hitchcock I love the cocophony of retro graphics, half craziness is always a treat and the perspective of the guy at the top of the stairs tops it off nicely. Designed by Tomo77 who’s a mainstay character in a lot of the big contest sites like Threadless and DBH. Available for guys in all sizes. Panda Rock Tee
A cool graffiti style funny tee for girls and guys with some nice splatters and drips to keep the urban crowd happy. Kiss has a new frontman and he’s totally wild. This one’s by Concrete Rocket - an old favourite here at Buy Tees. Nice to see some new stuff! Available in all sizes in white for guys and blue for girls. Ursus Maritimus Discoteque Tee
Last but definitely not least, well, let’s say at least the most silly, I can’t help admire this design, it’s out and out daft but still I like it. Even with a swanky Latin/French name it’s still daft as a brush, if not more. Philip Tseng is known for his cute yet slightly mad illustrations, if you love cartoons, rainbows, and animals wearing clothes he’s the guy to see! Available in all sizes for guys (though definitely worth NSC considering printing this one up for the girls!). Set yourself a new standard in t-shirt fashion at www.newstandardclothing.com. |
| Posted: 28 Oct 2010 03:45 AM PDT I hadn’t heard of Banana Tees until yesterday, they’re a new t-shirt brand on the block with a friendly easy-going attitude and a couple tip-top tees in the collection already. Run solely by British illustrator, designer and t-shirt fanatic Dale Edwin Murray, having achieved plenty of success designing for clothing companies, bands and major retailers as well as plenty of t-shirt contests – he’s decided to strike out on his own and used his alter ego Bananaman (no not this one >> Bananaman) as inspiration for the brand name. But don’t expect banana themed tees at every turn lol. All the tees are available at £15 (or 15 squid for cockneys), the majority of which are 100% cotton (apart from the marl gray which is 10% polyester and made in Honduras), shipping is reasonable at £1.50 for the UK and £7.50 for the rest of the world. I particularly like the distressed look of the prints. Make Ideas Real Tee
A lovely sentiment perfectly rendered in a great piece of symbiotic design. Creativity should always be encouraged, not that Dale needs it, he’s well on his way. Being an old Warhol nut I’d have called it “Art Factory” but I am after all a bit of a posh git so ignore me lol. Get your MIR Tee (no not the defunct space station – it’s just an unfortunate acronym) in sizes S-XL. Live Well Tee
Another positive message rendered in a quirky and appealing design – damn Dale is a positive guy – give me whatever he’s drinking. A nice simple illustration that I’m sure BUPA wished their ad agency had come up with, available once more in sizes S-XL. See the rest at www.BananaTees.com. |
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