According to reports, about 99.9999% of us will have already ditched the New Year’s revolutionary detox, diet, gym and quitting smoking promises. Me? well, I’ve still been easing myself into them, and thought it might be best to start early Feb, when everything’s settled down again. Honest.
My trusty tip for actually getting off the sofa is to invest in some new sportwear and then do some novelty running, jogging or in my case panting, before returning to your sofa of choice. The nearest.
Ever optimistic, the lovely Sweaty Betty offers every possible opportunity to become a brand new you. What I love about this Soothe Tee (apart from the name) is that is has thumbholes just like I used to make in my school jumpers. Totally cute and the sort of name you want from your high performance sportswear.
Fresh from being voted “Rear of the Year” (Pippa M was susprisingly unavailable), Carol Vorderman is now prone to flashing her best asset every time a camera is nearby. Carol, who was everyone’s favourite maths mistress is still looking pretty great these days, although the tight tight jeans and Superdry t-shirt combo looks a bit like she’s nabbed them off a passing young person.
Having once proved that maths was sexy (well, sort of) she is now showing us that she is too. Sometimes, wearing young type clothes when you no longer are can be a bit on the icky side, but if you can make 255 out of a random series of numbers in 60 seconds, you can wear what you like!
Before celebrity designers were even a twinkle in the marketing man’s eye, twin sisters Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen were hard at work, pulling apart bits of clothing, finding out how things worked and fitted and felt. Phenomenally successful child stars, you might imagine they would fade into nothing, except maybe the odd rom com once their heyday was over. But no, fast becoming a force to be reckoned with in the fashion industry, they have singlehandedly(…..not wait, there’s two of them…doublehandedly then) put the design into celebrity designer.
It was while they were at college in the States that Ashley, frustrated at not being able to find the perfect t-shirt, decided to design her own. It took nearly two years to come up with the end product. Produced on a lingerie machine and with just one seam (a French seam, running down the back), they were convinced they had achieved perfection.
Within a short time, they had started their own luxury clothing company, The Row. The name has a twofold significance; partly conjuring up a feeling of elegance a tailoring, as in Saville Row, the twins also wanted a name that had nothing to do with their celebrity status.
Gradually, they have built up a great reputation for classic styling and beautiful fit and fabric. A t-shirt available at Net-a-Porter will set you back a good £200, but for this size, style and fit, it might just be worth it!
Check out today’s fantastic bit of news. We have cut prices on absolutely EVERYTHING in our spectacular summer sale. There’s never been a better time to shop for your summer t-shirts, hoodies, mugs, mouse-mats and all the rest. China Mugs are down from £13.00 to £10.00, as are small photo jigsaws. Hoodies are down to £25.00 and take a look at our huge range of t-shirts, with prices starting at just £14.00 for a short sleeve 100% cotton tee.
We have a designed a whole new range of printing templates for you to play around with. From hearts, to Lord Kitchener with some interesting interpretations of of the “Keep Calm and Carry On” motto on the way. This is THE time to see what your T-Shirt Studio can do for YOU!
Finding sustainable fabrics and producing garments as ethically as possible is an ongoing challenge. Costs, materials and environmental impact are at the heart of every venture, and producers are constantly looking for new and innovative ideas to increase production and efficiency. New fabrics to replace the highly labour intensive cotton are tried and tested, with varying degrees of success.
One of the most interesting ideas I have heard of in a long time has come out of the University of Arts in London, where they have been experimenting with growing fibres of cellulose from a mixture of green tea and sugar, and a few microbes thrown in for good measure.
Bacteria Jacket!
Researcher Suzanne Lee says “The bacteria are feeding on the sugar nutrients in the liquid, so they’re spinning these tiny nano-fibres of pure cellulose” What you end up with is a sheet of fibres which can be wrapped around and will adhere to itself as it dries.
One slight problem, however. The material dissolves in water, giving you perhaps a slightly unfair advantage if you happen to be entering a wet t-shirt competition. Still, the success raises the possibilities for future innovations using bacteria to “grow” fabrics and fibres. Already a company in Australia are making fishing rods out of (really long?) carrots, and plans are afoot to grow your own furniture. For now, I might stick to bunging my tea bags in the compost bin!
I was having a quick shifty around and about the internet on the theme of Valentine’s tees today, when I came across this quite bonkers and very sweet video on Youtube called “Tee Amo”. It’s a beautiful love story between two characters with cardboard boxes on their heads and the trials of showing their love for one another when they are…er boxheads.
After what must be the girl box head (because she gets stroppy) gets stroppy because boy boxhead is rubbish at buying presents (sound familiar) boy boxhead has a sudden brainwave and takes a picture of girl boxheads toy rabbit and gets it printed onto a t-shirt. Aw! All is forgiven and true love reigns, how romantic!
So if you are a boy, and are struggling to find a gift for your girl boxhead this valentine’s day, don’t be like boy boxhead and dawdle; get your t-shirt design now and say “tee amo!”
Just to gloss over the main news for a moment, here’s a quick tale of how far some occupants of a car in South Africa went to do a bit of on the spot t-shirt printing.
A car carrying 25 litres of white paint on it’s back seat crashed into another car in the KwaZulu-Natal province of South Africa. Although noone was hurt, the paint went everywhere, and the passengers were soaked from her to t-shirt and finally to toe with the white stuff.
“Overcome with Emulsion” was how the story was headed in the Press, and the comments section were equally punny. This has to be the best one by far “….I remember this happened when two ships collided one was carrying red paint and the other ship was carrying blue paint…all the survivors were marooned”
And the moral of this story? If you need your t-shirts printed in a hurry, get in touch with TShirt Studio!
There’s not a lot to say today really. Everyone’s teeth are doing the chattering and those people out ans about who have been brave enough to wear real fur are looking warm yet nervously smug.
The most important thing is getting the layers on, so it’s dig out the thermals and base layers (string vest?) underneath a smattering of normal clothes, a hoodie to keep your head and neck warm and then round it all off with some long lost relative of the musquash family or a fleece-y duvet contraption. Who cares if you can’t move your arms and you move like a dalek, warmth is in!
J Crew, that all American label so loved by Michelle Obama, have caused a storm with their lacy tights which, on their website, look suspiciously like the model’s legs have gone well past the stubble stage. Close up, the tights are a lovely beige with a lacy pattern, but glance from a little further away, and it seems as though that girl is going folicle crazy. Wow! Testosterone tights!
Hairy Scary!
Naturally, that sent me on a mission to find a corresponding testosterone t-shirt. It’s going to be an all over hairy experience, without the need to shave, brush or unclog the plughole!
So, how about this t-shirt, hairy all over with a nice pair of moobs and a couple of necklaces thrown in. Hair raising!
Don’t you just hate it when every model whose even vaguely famous is called a supermodel? Why aren’t they just models? Oh well, I suppose that’s just one of those things. Anyway, very super model Erin O’Connor has created an organic range of slogan t-shirts, together with stylist Kate Halfpenny under the name “She Died of Beauty”. Gently poking fun at the world of fashion they inhabit (only very gently, mind, don’t want to bite the hand and all that) these t-shirts are part fashion, part statement.
Here’s Rihanna wearing one of their spawn, which reads “She Died of Perfection” out and about in London. Great slogan, and love the organic nature of the product. The price is £40 which is quite steep for a t-shirt, even with it’s ethical origins, but I love the theme, so it gets a thumbs up here.
According to reports, about 99.9999% of us will have already ditched the New Year’s revolutionary detox, diet, gym and quitting smoking promises. Me? well, I’ve still been easing myself into them, and thought it might be best to start early Feb, when everything’s settled down again. Honest.
