Slaterock has yet another print today, with the great A Rustic Hat Rack. Cheers, slaterock. I dig the color and contrasts on this and the idea is exactly the sort of wonky-but-not-too-cartoony, edgy designs we’ve come to expect from Mr. Rock. It’s nice to see more and more designers moving towards this aesthetic and exploring the medium the new designs offer us. (Oh, and off topic, have no fear: a contest is near.)

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I was browsing this week’s new submissions when I noticed this little note in the sidebar:

That’s right, Threadless has joined forces with Timbuk2 to create limited-edition messenger bags out of three Threadless designs:

All of them are pretty righteous designs on their own, and the fact that they’re available on messenger bags is even cooler. No telling whether this will continue with more designs, but if you’re interested hurry over to timbuk2 - they only made 200 of each bag!

It looks like Threadless is expanding their product line beyond the traditional t-shirt by taking a page out of the recipe book of the comic book industry. I remember during my days growing up collecting comic books. Individual artists would create limited edition lithographs of their popular work and sell them to their fans at conventions or by mail order. Let’s see if that formula works here with Threadless as they have introduced 3 high quality 18″ x 24″ prints on French Paper Co. paper. Each print is $35 and is limited to a run of 220 (the homepage headline says it is a limited run of 250). All three are exact representations of their t-shirt counterpart. It also appears that each print is created by their own respective printer: Sonnenzimer, Screwball Press, and The Post Family.

I’m excited to see Threadless’ expansion into limited run prints. They are affordable and they look great. I’m a little surprised that they went with a reproduction of a past design and create a piece of work based on the current week’s prints. From a sales perspective, why try to reinvent the wheel and sell something that may not work. Threadless took a successful design of the past and are trying to push it ever so more.

I’ve been a big fan of the weekly graffiti art, but with only 1 print each and at $250, it’s relatively high barrier to entry. These prints allow me to get a great piece of artwork on my wall at an affordable. I wish Threadless gave a framing option for these, so that I can pay a little extra and have them wall ready rather have to go down to the store and pick up a matted frame set.

I’d like to know a little more from the community if they have any additional information as far as designer involvement. Additionally, if you do pick one up, please comment here and provide us your feedback.

I agree with Big Al - Renaissance is beautiful, and I would place it in the same category as Liberty as far as style and beauty. I’m seriously considering buying this one, even though I can’t afford it. Here’s hoping for more graduation money?
My verdict: 5$

Terrible Wonderful Strange just confuses me. I hope the artist writes a description about it.
My verdict: ???

Surfer’s Paradise is a well-designed tee with a great inspiration - artist Simon Massey di Vallazza says “This illustration spurred from a little day dream of what I wished the real Surfers Paradise was - kept pure, green and natural rather than the Aussie Miami concrete jungle it has become.” Another great tee that becomes even better when you look at the story behind it. It’s not quite my colour scheme, so I probably won’t buy this one, but you should!
Verdict: 5

I mentioned graduation money in my scribbles about Renaissance - that’s because I graduate from high school on Tuesday. I’m super excited. I haven’t decided what I’m wearing yet - we don’t wear robes, it’s a long story - but there’s a good chance it will be Liberty.

Questions, comments, snide remarks? Leave them below.

Here’s a quick recap of a few shirts from this week’s releases. These are 3 that are definite pickups:

The first one is Renaissance. It brings in the architectural beauty and art inspiration of Florence, Italy. Firenze, as known by the locals, was considered the heart of Italy where many of the world renowned artists originated and found inspiration for the beauty you see throughout the country and all over our planet. I’ve been fortunate to have been to Florence and the Tuscan region of Italy once in my life. It by far is most favorite place of all of Europe. I love the beautiful buildings, bridges, churches and towers. It’s also the resting place of Michaelangelo’s David. I don’t have many shirts with the dark blue background, so I’m really digging the shirt color choice. I’m definitely picking this one up.

Smile… My Shadow brings back a lot of childhood memories. I remember as a kid my greatest fear was the boogeyman hiding in my closet. My boogeyman looked like Grimmace, the purple blob friend of Ronald McDonald. I remember in my nightmares that this purple blob would be chasing me throughout my house. The character in this shirt reminds me of that. Oh… the memories!

Self Destruction also reminds me of the pop culture I was exposed to during my childhood. I recall playing Super Mario Bros. 2 on my Nintendo and one of the characters of the game was a walking bomb that would ignite itself and explode in front of Mario. I believe the character’s name was Kaboom. I would play this game for hours on end. Picking up the bomb guys and throwing all at other enemies. As far as the t-shirt itself, I like the scribble design of the bomb and the incorporation of a Zippo-like lighter. I probably would have printed it on something other than the olive green shirt. A definite pickup!

Hi All,

I just want to introduce myself. I’m Big Al. I’m a late 20-something Threadless fan. The whole way Threadless does business is awesome. It’s fun and addicting. Over the last few months I tried to become as involved with the Threadless lifestyle. I came to know one of Threadless guys in Chicago and Chris of lovesthreadless.com. Since this is an introduction of myself, I just want to drop a few t-shirt that are really special to me:

One of my friends gave me See You At The Show. It’s a Type Tee on a Fruit of the Loom shirt. It’s a really loud design on a natural colored shirt. This is what started my Threadless love.

The Battle of E-5 is the first shirt that I ever purchased. I was looking for a dark colored shirt and the whole detailed chess theme caught my attention. It has a fallen bishop on the side, knights coming out of the King mobile and it has tank wheels! So much detail. I also was curious about the Threadless tee. I’m a fan of American Apparel cloth and the Threadless tee material is just as good, if not better.

This last t-shirt You Sank My Battleship is one of my first reprinted t-shirts that I ever purchased. I liked the whole Battleship game concept and the design was offset on the upper-left of your chest. I’m a big fan of offset designs.

I was sitting down with one of my friends and we discussed the philosophy of reprinted t-shirts. His belief is that Threadless should not reprint t-shirts. He feels that part of the fun is to buy t-shirts when they come out and be rewarded with that somewhat rare shirt that nobody else can ever get. If a shirt is so popular, it raises the bar for other designer to create an even more kick-butt design. I agreed with my friend. I used to collect Air Jordans and it didn’t sit too well that they reissued (aka retroed) the older Air Jordans. The shoes that I kept in prestine condition now became less special because people could walk into the store and pick up almost the same exact shoe. As I become more attached to my t-shirts, I feel that I will have that same feeling once some of my older shirts get reprinted.

Big Al

It’s Monday, and you know what that means! We all need more coffee. Oh, and there’s 9 new Threadless shirts – 7 new prints and 2 reprints.

This is a really clever, thought-provoking shirt. While the colour scheme isn’t what I’m used to, it works well with this print, and it all comes together to tell an important story about our society.
My verdict: 4$

This one’s just cute. It’s a very simple one-colour design, but it looks good!
Verdict: 5$

Judging from the comments, this one is a must-have for chem students and anyone who works in labs. And it’s great for anyone who likes cute Threadless shirts.
Verdict: 5$

Questions, notes, snide remarks? Leave them in the comments.

So I was excited this morning to get an email saying that a tee I’d voted 5$ for had been printed. But once I got a look at it, I wasn’t quite as excited…

Attack of Literacy! is definitely a clever shirt, but it just doesn’t quite do it for me. I guess I’m in a different mood today. If it’s your thing though, go check it out!
My verdict: 3

I’m much more fond of one of today’s reprints, Pessimistic or Optimistic?. It’s a cute design, and if I had the spare cash I’d definitely go for it. It’s cheap for a new tee at $15, although from the comments on the site there’s some concerns about quality on the original print – and one poster points out that it doesn’t have the chino additive for softness that most new tees do. Still, if you like the design it’s worth a look.
My verdict: 4$

That’s all I’ve got for you today…stay tuned for more updates in the future!

This week brings some cool new shirts like the above Elephas Maximus. Fun times for those who love elephants indeed.

The blog will also be going dark for a bit as I’m heading off on vacation for about 3 weeks and will be out of the country and away from the internets. If you’re at all interested in blogging here in my stead, hit me up at: chris [at] lovesthreadless [dot] com.

I’ll be back on the 13th of May and then we’ll get some new and exciting contests a’cookin’.

Get shopping in the meantime before this weeks hot picks sell out!

Everyone has their favorite shirts with Threadless. No surprise, I tend to own a bunch. But some I bought on a bit of a whim or thought they were merely cool. Others have surfaced to the top of the pack and really have their place in my heart as favorites.

I’m wearing Liberty right now, which I received yesterday and it’s an absolutely awesome print. The full bleed is nice and the glow detail is perfect on this. The print just is visually stunning and I’m so glad I bought it before it sold out.

My favorites? Let’s see…

1. Liberty
2. Away From Home
3. Decay
4. Flowers in the Attic
5. Miss Scarlet in the Hall with the Revolver

What are your favorites?

Check out today’s new shirts, including The Season Has Landed, pictured above in awesome faux-process. The new Threadless printing options have really opened things up and it’s way exciting to see what the community is able to produce. It’s also a great deal more fun to watch the styles shift away from the cartoon elements from before with the newfound abilities granted to the artists. There are a lot of elements available to the community now, from glow to embroidery and simulated process and more, and it’s only going to get better.

This shirt’s a steal at $18. You should go pick it up now.

And check out the others from this week. And explain to me why S’more 101 costs $20. Srsly. (Ali suggests the fact that it’s a colored shirt?)

Get shopping! And don’t forget the reprinted classic You Sank My Battleship!

I’ve got to say, Peaceful Future is one of the more visually impressive shirts I’ve seen in awhile. While I’m typically over the armageddon/wwIII stuff, this is a clever dichotomy and a well-executed design that looks just really good. My only complaint is that the vertical dot-lines are a bit distracting. (A word of warning: The shirt appears to be the army/green color in the design pic on the left, even though the product pic shows the blue version. Not sure what’s up with that.)

And if that weren’t enough, there’s also Liberty—a kind of noeveau riche, avant garde Flowers in the Attic. (They’re completely different, but it recalls Flowers for me at least.) It’s a particularly sexy design that really works great against the maroon. AND it glows. What more could you ask for?

Finally, Threadless rounds things out for the cool kids with a reprint of the classic Ctrl+Z, one of my favorite shirts. (Really. That’s my car.) I’m considering picking this one up just because of the crackling that’s befallen my print from overuse. It’s also one of the first sets of reprints on the new Threadless tees, so it’s extra comfy.

Check out the rest of this week’s prints and other tasty goodies and get shopping. Or, now that the sale’s over, sign up for Thriftee notifications to get in on some dirt-cheap-deals. (We tell you when your shirt & size rotates into a $10 Thriftee.)

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Threadless has picked a smattering of woefully underscored designs and given them the harsh exposure to the sunlight of sales they so richly deserve. That, and a bunch of $5 shirts from their overstock pile. Very cool.

We’ll have to see how the “crap prints” sell. Start with Tyger, Tyger.

$5 shirts!

That’s right, Threadless’ Spring Cleaning sale is in full swing. For older shirts, that means shirts for $9. For newer shirts (on their own private line, with special inks), it means $5 off.

Check out Threadless.com and start saving!

We first made mention of Slaterock’s fabulous In Pachydermic Fashion oh, roughly 3 months ago when it first went up for scoring. Well, it should come to no surprise to most that this sequel shirt to In Oceanic Fashion has been printed as is one of four $20 shirts available this week, next to two $17s, an $18 (with puff ink) and the reprints representing the $15, old-school fabrics. (Remember, they’ll be going up once their stock is exhausted, but they’ll also be printed on the new-and-improved Threadless custom tees.)

Take a look at the catalog on your way to pick up In Pachydermic.

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