Paste: "3D" Tee

Paste is a tee company created by Jason Laurits.  While in his early 20's Laurits was focused on a music career.  In order to help promote his music he taught himself how to silkscreen to make posters and one-of-a-kind t-shirts.

He eventually decided to take a break from music and went to the New School for writing.  While in school he continued to sell his t-shirts.  It was during this time that he was able to grow a strong fan base, so that when his schooling was over he had enough steam to focus on developing the brand.

The shirts themselves are unique in that they have many different influences.  The use of his own photographs, old maps, and family keepsakes are just a few of the elements Laurits puts into his work.

It is evident in all of his designs that he does pull from many different areas to create these masterpieces.  One shirt which I think exemplifies this is the tee, "3D".  This picture reminds me of the good old days when you could go to the movies for a nickle and be there all day (or so I hear).  The addition of the 3D shades adds a modern twist to the shirt which makes is funny, kinda of ironic, and uplifting.  I like how he combines old school and new school in this.

Some information about the shirts themselves is that they are produced in California and hand-silk screened in Brooklyn, NY.  The shirts are created using water-based paint and heat-set for color fastness.

In a time when tee shirt producers are trying to get bigger and louder, it is nice to see a company take a step back, and create designs which are well thought out, fun, and refreshing.  If you are into this design as much as I am I suggest you pick one up!  This tee comes in gray as well and will cost you $30.  Go treat yourself.  Enjoy!

Academy's Spring Blake Sale!

About a month or so ago I wrote about the Academy's "Dreamin Of Summer".  Well they are having a big sale where you can get all tees for only $14!  All you have to do use use the code aPSpring.  Get them while you can!

Check out other Academy tee posts.

Shirtmandude.com

Since last week I offered you a few tees which were on the expensive side I figured that this week I would give you a cheap treat.  So, check out shirtmandude.com where all t-shirts are only $10.50!  Since the shirts  are so reasonable there is an incentive to purchase multiple shirts.  If you buy more than one, and I suggest you do, you will save big on shipping.

Shirtmandude is a site which focuses on vintage style t shirts.  They carry retro t-shirts, 80's t-shirts, tv t-shirts, sports t-shirts, music t-shirts, and more.  Many of the shirts are classics and will bring a smile to your face!  I thought I would share two examples here and they are the, "Washington Redskins vintage throwback logo t shirt" and the "Star Wars C3PO with fender electric guitar vintage t shirt".  Can't get much better than this.  Check out what else they have to offer!

Buy a Tee, Plant a Tree!

I am a little late, but you still have a few days!  This whole week Threadless is selling all nature and earth inspired shirts for only $12!  This is of course for Earth Day which is tomorrow, April 22nd.  One fun little fact is that this will be the 40th Anniversary for Earth Day.  Going off of this same theme Threadless is donating $1 to the Plant a Billion Trees (pretty self explanatory) for each Threadless tee purchased.  In my opinion this is a win win and I absolutely love it!  You can buy awesome tees for a low price and you are contributing something incredible to our world, TREES!  I am a big supporter of environmentally friendly companies, because they make sense to me.  More trees means more oxygen and more life.  Tree forts, tree climbing, tree swings, haha.  Get over to Threadless quick while you still have time! 

As a side note, check out "Oceans" in theaters tomorrow.  During the opening week, April 22-28, Disneynature will contribute to The Nature Conservancy, which will go towards saving our coral reefs.

Two New Tees From Ugmonk!

Ugmonk has recently put out two new shirts!  I had posted a few weeks ago about the company for the first time and talked about Ugmonk's "And Then I Woke Up" tee.

Anyways, these new designs are fresh, and who would expect anything else from Ugmonk?  The first t-shirt is black and reads "Easier Said Than Done" while the second is white and says, "Seven Days A Week".  I really like the messages in both of these!  "Easier Said Than Done," is a shirt which is all about action.  Anyone can talk but not many people do more than that.  In todays world we need people to get up and actually act.  The "Seven Days A Week" shirt is cool as well because it is all about making the best of what we got.  I dig the message from the first tee most and I enjoy the visual of the 7 shirt most.  What I love about the 7 tee is how swirly the 7 is and how is flows right into the "...days a week".  Whoever thought typography could be so cool?

I think these two designs are spot on and what is even cooler is that he shows you a behind the scenes look as to his design process for these two shirts.  Grab one while they are hot for $24!

Loomstate: "Light As Air"

Let me just start by saying I love Loomstate. To get down to the nitty gritty, Loomstate was founded on the idea of creating incredible clothes using certified organic cotton while using socially and environmentally responsible methods of production. The company was actually started in 2004 by Rogan Gregory and Scott Mackinlay Hahn.

Loomstate's design approach is found on a respect for our environment's ability to balance, shape, and color itself, from the windswept dunes to sun beach stones, combined with an appreciation for nature's mathematically pure "Golden Ratios", evident throughout our environment from nautilus shells to flower petals.

After reading that I am sure you can see how this tee shirt does just what they are trying to do. This tee is called "Light As Air" and also comes in charcoal with red birds. I personally like the pitch black design with the purple colored birds. I recently am into purple I think it is so underused and with the black it just looks awesome to me. Having a few Loomstate tees I can assure you that these are very comfortable and have a great fit to them.

What I love about this design is the freeness (that's not a word) portrayed and the simplicity. You almost feel while looking at it that you want to be at the beach flying with the birds, and in fact when looking at this I almost feel as "Light As Air". I also like how the design is very raw and looks almost like it is a one of a kind print.

One thing to note about Loomstate is that there stuff is not cheap. This particular t-shirt goes for $60 while others go for $62. There is the exception of a Haiti Tee which is going for $25. All I can say is yes the price is rather steep, but you also have to consider that the t-shirts are made with 100% organic cotton and made in the most ethical ways possible. When buying this tee you are supporting a company which is doing some great stuff for the world we live in. I hope you enjoy this!