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Origin68 is a Manchester based t-shirt company which believes they can change the world with their tees.  And hey, why not?  They stand for everything I love about t-shirts, wearable art.  A t-shirt can reflect an idea or provoke thought and inspiration and that is what "Being Human" does for me.  Oh and as a side note they are making an effort to make all of their t-shirts with organic cotton from here on out.  Enjoy!

Random Objects Are Inspiring

Have you ever stumbled upon something that just makes you feel right.  Well, Random Objects makes me feel right.  They take quotes and proverbs and put them on cotton for us to wear.  Some come in text format, while others in imagery.

I typically am not a big fan of t-shirts with text only, I simply find them boring.  However, I find this shirt fun, fresh, and inspiring.  "Vision Test" not only tests your eyes, but it tests who you are and makes you look deep.  The quote is from Helen Keller and reads, "The only thing worse than being blind is having sight and no vision."  This company and tee are about taking back our dreams and believing.  I love this.

On a side note they print on American Apparel t-shirts so we know they are ethical, but who would expect anything else from Random Objects.  You can pick this bad boy up and others like it for $21 and oh yeah, you get a free sticker too!

Brooklyn Industries We Go Hard!

 Brooklyn Industries isn't your average t-shirt company -- they have expanded their market by not limiting their art to one canvas.  They set themselves apart from their competitors by offering an array of styles which can be accessorized with other items that can also be found on their website brooklynindustries.com. 

Their rapid success can bet attributed to their fourteen stores -- ten of which are split between Brooklyn and Manhattan and the others in major cities throughout the United States.  The company's style is a contemporary mix of quirky intelligence and fun.  Many of the shirts are a relaxed-style tee that is accompanied by a clever message.  I personally am a fan of this company because of its use of words on a t-shirt; although all the tees messages aren't serious there are many that have a great message!
The tee features is called Pigeon? 2 M it is best described as a: 

A tongue-in-cheek play on Rene Magritte's famous painting, The Treachery of Images using our Brooklyn Industries mascot - the pigeon instead of a pipe. (our tee says "this is not a pigeon" in French)

Tees are available in men's, women's and children's sizes. Very cool and worth it to check them out!

Vaughn de Heart Tees Inspire

Don't have much time to elaborate today, but I will be writing another post about this company in greater detail within the next few weeks, but wanted to share something with you since I have been m.i.a. for a bit.

Let's talk about Vaughn de Heart and their first design "Les gens courageux".  This saying in French translates to "The fearless ones".  Apparently the words are referring to the creator's (RoyLyn Le'Vaughan Palmer-Coleman) fear of starting this awesome little t-shirt company.  To be honest I do not know what the fear was at all.  All of these t-shirts are to the point and bold.  The tees are not bold in a tacky or over the top way either, there is a simplicity and elegance to them which I greatly enjoy.

I do appreciate the message behind this shirt though.  We all have fears, the fear of failure holds many of us back from taking risks and reaching our true potential.  I commend Vaughn de Heart for taking that leap and coming out with a unique fun product.  If you are into this tee as much as I am pick it up for $22.  Enjoy!

Brooklyn Mint: "It Was All A Tee"

"It was all a dream, I used to read Word Up magazine..."  That one line will get people to recite all of the Notorious B.I.G's song, "Juicy".  The song is a hip hop anthem and Biggie is the instrument used to spread it to the world.  No matter who you are or where you are from the song makes you bob your head, smile, and believe you can do anything.

Brooklyn Mint (site under construction) is a clothing line started by Biggie in 1996 but unfortunately never made it off of the ground do to the passing of the rapper.  With the the efforts of Voletta Wallace (his mother), Jay-Z, and his managers Mark Pitts and Wayne Barrow, Brooklyn Mint is no longer a dream.  The brand is alive and was launched in 2006.

I was in Urban Outfitters and saw, "It Was All A Tee" and it did exactly what the song does for so many.  The image is of a young Christopher Wallace, Biggie, sitting laid back in a chair on the lawn.  On the tee in blue writing in the upper left corner it reads, "It was all a dream."

What makes this t-shirt so special and almost ironic is that it was all a dream at that point in his life.  In fact the dream may not have even been thought of.  The tee is about a rapper who made it through the struggles and became one of the best, if not the best, rapper of all time.  We all can look back to our childhood and our dreams and think are we where we wanted to be.  If yes, then good for you!  If not then why can't we change this.  We all have dreams, we have to make them a reality.  This is what Biggie did and this tee makes me smile and know that, "The sky is the limit."

The t-shirt is $28 and is exclusive to Urban Outfitters.  I will say I tried it on and the fit was a little unusual and did not fit my body well at all so I was unable to buy it.  I would suggest trying it on before you buy it.  Hopefully it fits and you love it.  Enjoy!

Design By Humans: "Just A Pile Of Chairs"

Let me start by saying that Design By Humans has not created any tees I have really liked for quite sometime.  The designs are just too much going on and verge on  tacky to me, however recently I did like one.  "Just A Pile Of Chairs" by reduce_reuse_recycle at Design By Humans is just that, a pile of chairs.  I really like the chairs and their contour lines.  This white tee also reminds me of when I was a kid.  I would take the furniture in my house and pile it to make a huge fort.  In fact, I would actually kind of like to try to balance that many chairs on top of once another!  haha

I find the arrangement of the chairs on this shirt to be so simple but also so intricate.  I am certainly loving this DBH t-shirt.  Apparently it was put on Threadless, but the artist didn't feel it was the best place for it.  You can pick it up for $24 because it is a premium tee.  A lot of people commented on the price, but sometimes big bright colors and tons of graphics don't make a great t-shirt.  Sometimes less is more.  Go get it if your feeling it!

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