Hello Africa: LHOME
Kieran over at LHOME dropped me a line the other day, and I really urge you to look at this shit. I find the “African continent” tee to be somewhat delightful, don’t you. Here are some words straight from the head honcho:
In 2006 i started LHOME which at first was just my way of dumping out all all of my artistic urges into anything i could. I had a friend who was looking at some of my sketches and said if i put some on a tshirt he would buy one. Since then i did just that, refined my sketches and started selling shirts under LHOME. I began at spreadshirt where i got a good response so after about a month i decided to get some shirts printed myself and open my own website.
The tees retail from US$18 are 100% cotton and fitted.
Update: The code “0002030188” will get 20% off everything for the next 3 weeks.
New Fright Rags
Don’t miss out on the new horror prints from the very dark t-shirt tombs of Fright Rags. They are rolling out at US$15 a piece on pure black heavyweight preshrunk cotton. If you enter “FRIGHT30″ at checkout you will receive a slash of 30% off your order.
News at Disturbia
The shirts from Gateshead UK label Disturbia Clothing are some of my favorite through time. They are printed on AA stock and are hot and sweet. Evolving through punk rock to more pop art cartoonish prints their new line is none less than bitchin’ sweet.
Their shirts roll out at about £20, and be sure to check out what is on sale too. They have sizings for both males and females.
Fisher Price Squeak Box Tee
I just spotted this piece over at LaFraise, and the funny thing is that I actually own one of those kid’s cassette players myself. It is actually sitting right here on my desk. Hook yerself up if you dig it. It i 22€ or 24€ as longsleeve.
Funny T-shirts: One Night Stand Outfitters
We don’t tend to really mention this kind of shirts, but when we were asked to do this paid review of One Night Stand Outfitters I thought I would give it a chance.
Personally I would never dare to slip into one of these rude and loud designs, but I know quite the handful that would. A lot of the shirts at One Night Stand Outfitters are quite amusing but they don’t really reach hilarious that often however. I myself favor a few of the more subtle designs, like the “pleasure town” and “mama san’s” tees. It makes more sense to me wearing a shirt that makes people look twice.
Quality wise these guys have opted for the sensible solution of printing onto good old American Apparel. I see a lot of funny t-shirts out there that aren’t up to much when it comes to quality, so I am pleased to see that someone in the segment are up to par. I can’t find any information on how these are printed, but a mere guess would go in the direction of some sort of heat transfer technique. The shirts retail for a sober US$19.95 a piece, which is quite good.
Hands On: Bean Dip Clothing Design
I’ve always been a sucker for these natural fibers, and some of the 50/50 poly/cotton blended shirts out there feel as stale as a loaf of bread in mid February. This is not the case for the 50/50 shirts from AA, though. If anything these are way softer and far sleeker than their cotton counterpart.
The guys at Bean Dip Clothing Design now use these excellent shirts for all their designs, and they have been as kind as to send us three samples for review. The designs seem to still be printed with super low profile water based inks, and the detailing is marvelous. The shirt base bleeds through the inkage giving a great subtle look to the swag.
These guys really know how to place the designs on the garment. The blue “Propaganda” shirt is excellently rendered, and looks far better in life than in any image. I love the hugeness of the “Streets are Watchin’” tee even if I’m not on the roof about the text blending on the bottom. The halftone pattern detail of this design is amazing however. Be sure to check the detail images after the jump.
The gravy is that these are only US$25 a piece over at the Kazbah.
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HECKLEHOLIDAY…
…is the code you should enter at checkout. That is right! Sam and the guys knock off a handsome 15% off your bill, when ordering from the Hecklewood web storefront. The offer is only good until tomorrow though!
T-Qualizer: The Equalizer Tee
For a mere £19.95 this could be yours. It is a t-shirt with a built in graphic equalizer that really works. The T-Qualizer t-shirt runs on four AAA battery cells and is activated through a sound sensor, responding to the ambiance around you. It is hand washable and 100% cotton. Batteries not included.
Chateau Roux: Ladies
Check out the new punk rock / new wave inspired ladies line over at UK label Chateau Roux. Have a look at our hands on review of their gear if you need more info.
Hands On: Monsieur T.
Yesterday I received an envelope in the mail containing the awesome Deactivated tee from Monsieur T. The print is really out there. The illustration is made by Ryan Berkley and is of these street kids leaving some graffiti on a huge deactivated robot. The print runs from the back right along the side and onto the front bottom right of the shirt. The detailing is good and the print quality is excellent.
I don’t recognize the shirt type, but the material seems to be of similar quality to AA, even though the sizing is a bit looser and larger. The label states that the shirt is of pure cotton, is preshrunk and manufactured in the US. The shirt is currently on sale at US$21.25.
Along with the shirt Quentin even sent me some stickers and a button. He also dropped in their fall/ winter 2006 catalogue, and I can tell you right away that you are in for a treat. For more info on their upcoming stuff I urge you to have a look at this High Snobiety article or the Beautiful/Decay magazine issue P.
More images after the jump.
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