Posted by Jake Birdseye under Fashion World on June 30 2011, 0 comments

Tags: Simple Things, Things

This tee from The Simple Things has been making the rounds for a while, but I wanted to showcase it anyway because there isnt much to dislike about this design.  No, cross that there is practically nothing to dislike about the design, unless youre against bright CMYK colors.  Incidentally, the color usage is my favorite thing about the design it balances the three colors very well such that no one color is overwhelming the others.  I also like the neat, stacked typography, which adds a dash of creativity.

Sadly, totally sold out in womens sizes, and available only in Medium for men.

Buy It: £15.99 at The Simple Things

I love the tees at Pattern & Shape.  Innovative geometric designs with great color schemes on American Apparel tees are my personal ambrosia.  The Astroid tee is one of my favorites from the line, with a luscious color scheme and stunning design.  I really like how the artist took the original shape and spun it into something so complex and visually interesting.  Be sure to also check out the genius Square shirt, which is a close second for favorite Pattern & Shape tee.

Buy It: $23 at Pattern & Shape

The Inkvader Test Pattern tee by Inkvasion takes a very familiar t-shirt graphic the vintage TV test pattern and mashes it up with an adorable alien.  (At least, I think its an alien.)  Im a big fan of charcoal-colored tees with monochromatic prints, and this design pulls it off well.  It also compliments the retro-inspired graphic after all, back when these types of test patterns were used, there were only black and white TVs!  It makes me wish they were still used theyre a lot prettier than the retina-searing blocks of color used nowadays.

Buy It: $29.95 at Inkvasion

Posted by Jake Birdseye under Fashion World on February 7 2011, 0 comments

Tags: Simple Things, Things

This tee from The Simple Things has been making the rounds for a while, but I wanted to showcase it anyway because there isn’t much to dislike about this design.  No, cross that — there is practically nothing to dislike about the design, unless you’re against bright CMYK colors.  Incidentally, the color usage is my favorite thing about the design — it balances the three colors very well such that no one color is overwhelming the others.  I also like the neat, stacked typography, which adds a dash of creativity.

Sadly, totally sold out in women’s sizes, and available only in Medium for men.

Buy It: £15.99 at The Simple Things

I love the tees at Pattern & Shape.  Innovative geometric designs with great color schemes on American Apparel tees are my personal ambrosia.  The “Astroid” tee is one of my favorites from the line, with a luscious color scheme and stunning design.  I really like how the artist took the original shape and spun it into something so complex and visually interesting.  Be sure to also check out the genius “Square” shirt, which is a close second for favorite Pattern & Shape tee.

Buy It: $23 at Pattern & Shape

The “Inkvader Test Pattern” tee by Inkvasion takes a very familiar t-shirt graphic — the vintage TV test pattern — and mashes it up with an adorable alien.  (At least, I think it’s an alien.)  I’m a big fan of charcoal-colored tees with monochromatic prints, and this design pulls it off well.  It also compliments the retro-inspired graphic — after all, back when these types of test patterns were used, there were only black and white TV’s!  It makes me wish they were still used — they’re a lot prettier than the retina-searing blocks of color used nowadays.

Buy It: $29.95 at Inkvasion