Saturday night TV has never been so full of suspense. Will Katie chip her nail polish doing her 6th Bush Tucker Trial? Will Jedward unveil another dramatic hairstyle? Will anything happen on Strictly Come Dancing? There are so many programmes to watch, so many people to vote for, one t-shirt just isn’t enough! Instead of dashing behind the sofa for quick changes between shows, I’ve gone for the three in one option. Much funnier and multi purpose, I just need to track down some popcorn.
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Archive for November 2009
Apparently this is one of la Moss’s favourite t-shirts, or at least that’s what they say at moretvicar. This week, however, she might have been well advised to have kept her lips safely zipped together. Kate has caused yet another media frenzy by saying she tries to live by the motto ‘nothing tastes as good as skinny feels’. Oh dear Kate, backtrack quick, that’s not going to go down well amongst your critics. Even if you were joking. Still you could always expand on that saying, couldn’t you. How about ‘nothing tastes as good as skinny feels…except cakes, chocolate, pies, crisps…’.
This photo really cracks me up. It just screams ‘look at me!’ Although I’m not sure which one of them is after the publicity more. If only I’d been standing opposite them wearing my own t-shirt saying ‘Who cares?’ I wonder how many times Peter Andre changed his top that day to keep us informed and up to date in every detail of his exciting life. What he was really doing though was sending Katie Price a message saying ‘Look I’ve got my own career now’. Owch!
Well. This is a bit of an indictment isn’t it? I remember not so long ago, Madonna was wearing a Britney t-shirt on tour, heralding her as the next big thing. The madonna homage was a real show of support from the Queen of Pop to her chosen successor. Now, judging by this she’s on her way out, nearly extinct, like the whale and the rainforest. Going by the recent outcry over her lip-synching on stage in Australia, she’ll be needing all the saving she can get.
This World War Two slogan is just about spot on for the run up to Christmas, or the school run, the supermarket dash, pretty much any aspect of modern life. I love it’s typically British feel, very stiff upper lip, and Dad’s army-esque. It encapsulates that daily feeling I have of hovering on the brink of imminent disaster, and is just slightly more amusing than the ‘Don’t Panic’ option. Which is equally applicable.
This out-there t-shirt comes straight out of California from the New Breed Girl label. Neon Dinosaur is a modern style cap sleeve t-shirt that’s retro chic in dayglo colours. It’s more fun than a clown on fire and now the daylight’s in shorter supply it’ll be sure to get you seen when you’re crossing the road to your favorite night spot. Get some Godzilla in 3D spex in your life.
From the moment I browsed to their web site I could clearly see that this Plain Lazy lot are folks after my own heart. Many times I’ve wondered exactly why did I haul my carcas from between those toasty warm sheets? These PJ’s express exactly how I feel when it all gets too much here at T-Shirt Towers. Sadly though, most of the time I’m way too lazy to get into pyjamas before I head for the land of nod.
Being a real sucker for typography I’m loving this offering from perpetual t-shirt design contest website Threadless. I like the bold font and simple colouration. It’ll go down well with the other half, until you wear it to the pub on your own that is. You can kit out the whole family if you like as it comes womens, mens and kids sizes.
Retro rock band t-shirts have been in for a while now, but I’ve seen little to inspire from the contemporary music scene. That is until I stumbled across this beauty from Kings of Leon, this one goes up to 11. The standard boxy looking print on a bog standard t-shirt has gone out of the window. They’ve gone for a stylish plunging v-neck with modern off center print bringing the rock t-shirt bang up to date. The edible cherrys and juicy crimson splashes really pop against the white cotton in contrast to the tone on tone band logo, so subtle it’s barely readable. I can’t find it for sale over here yet, but fanfire will ship you one direct from the States.
Direct from the US of A we’ve come across a funky fresh t-shirt / clothing / music brand Glamour Kills. I’m blown away by the outsized prints and cut and paste style of the garments. I’ve picked out the shockingly violet giant halftone to show you here, but I love the 80s retro mixtape t-shirts too. The good news is they ship all over the world from their US website. It’s a Vodka Redbull for your casual wear.










