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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!

Threadless: "Birds Of A Feather"

So I have another t-shirt from Threadless.  I usually don't like to post on the same brand in a short period of time but I just had too.  "Birds Of A Feather," says it all in this incredible design.  "Birds Of A Feather," is a tee I saw a long time ago and thought was just awesome. I completely forgot about the shirt until I wrote about Ross Zietz's "Squeaked" and realized it is the same artist.

I see on Threadless that is only has a 3.40 out of 5;  I personally would give it a 5.  I absolutely love the simplicity and creativeness behind it.  The birds themselves look like they are actually flying off of the shirt.  There is something I find inspiring and almost liberating about this t-shirt design.  Obviously, "Birds of a feather flock together," but it also looks like the birds themselves are breaking away from this mold.  I absolutely love this shirt, the creativity is just spot on.

Since this is an older tee they only have men's shirt sizes medium to double x.  You can contact them to have a reprint though, so if they don't have your size certainly do so.  You can pick this up for $18, which is an awesome price for such a great t-shirt.  Enjoy!

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LadyUmbrella: Fashion and Art Together

Ireland.  I have never been to the lovely place, but my brother has and says it is just beautiful.  What does this have to do with LadyUmbrella?  Everything.  Apparently Elena, one of the creators of LadyUmbrella, moved to Ireland after living a great portion of her life in Spain.  It was during these initial wet winter months that she found herself in a sea of umbrellas looking to see if people even existed.  It was here that the company was born.

Elena Montes Casado, a Spanish designer, and Robert Ryan, a dreaming entrepreneur, are LadyUmbrella.  The company has been making refreshing, high quality clothing since the end of 2008, but just launched their online store back in January 2010.

I apologize to all the guys out there but these fun t-shirts weren't made with you in mind.  The minute I saw these tees I could picture girls from 6 year old girls to grandmothers wearing them.  These shirts are in their own words, "funny, quirky, unusual yet cool".  I think they said it best, but I would add ageless and timeless.

Other cool stuff you should know about...  Each t-shirt is signed by Elena herself which shows their attention to detail and dedication to the brand.  If they are able to get 5,000 Facebook fans within the next 18 days they will give away 2 free t-shirts.  Also if you suggest the page to a friend you can get a whopping 25% off coupon.  You can pick up these t-shirts for $39.88.  Quality is what you are really paying for and who can argue with that?  Be sure to refer a friend and buy a tee for less!  Oh yeah and free shipping worldwide.

Threadless: "Squeaked"

Are elephants really afraid of mice?  Hmm...  The jury is still out on that one but one thing I know is that this tee is pretty awesome!  "Squeaked" is the name of the tee and I found it on Threadless.  I am really feeling the orange/red (not sure what color exactly) elephant.  I think the oranredish elephant looks awesome on the grey background of the shirt.  Also I enjoy the imperfection of the elephant and the mice themselves.  I really enjoy the cartoonish look of this t-shirt and think it adds to the playfulness of the design.

The white mice themselves are rather cute.  How could such a big strong elephant be scared of tiny cute mice?  Same reason woman and men start screaming and jumping on chairs when they see them.  Overall a really fun design which will certainly get a few smiles when you wear it.

As I mentioned you can pick up "Squeaked" at Threadless for $18.  I think the price is very reasonable for such a fun clean t-shirt.  Some further information is that the shirt is printed with plastisol ink (not a huge fan of plastisol ink at all due to the impact on the earth) and chino additive for softness.  The creator of the design is Ross Zietz aka arzie13 (check out his stuff if you haven't).  Enjoy!


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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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