All About Andy - tagged with womens

Bling Buffet by Gama Go [Rumplo Rocks]

Fri, 19 Dec 2008 07:00:00 -0800

Sorry about having to use a close-up as the main image, but all the other ones that Gama-Go have for this tee are a tad too small. You can (just about) see how it looks on a tee if you check out the gallery. It’s a little unfortunately that there is repitition on the tee, but I guess that a lot of buffet’s are like that, you go up to a buffet thinking there’s going to be lots of different stuff, but then you notice that everything ends up looking and tasting kinda the same… tee still looks nice though. Costiness=$28 Buy Bling Buffet at Gama Go / Rumplo Link

Touch me, I promise I won’t call the police

Sun, 14 Dec 2008 01:00:00 -0800

Blinked By Emme Tessori positively encourage you to get up close and personal with your friends (don’t go rubbing the chest of random strangers). It’s a range of clothing with braille messages cut into the fabric, which is a pretty cool idea, and I like the way that the messages aren’t related to blind issues either, instead focusing on the current credit crisis (turning a blind eye to money issues? Clever stuff). Too often clothing lines like this feel the need to force a message on you or have a mission, and from what I can tell that isn’t the intention of Blinked. The items aren’t particularly cheap, but they can all be customised to your heart’s content. Ordering is done via e-mail at the moment.

M.I.A: All she wants to do is drop a line on Karmaloop and take your mon-ey

Sun, 07 Dec 2008 07:00:00 -0800

I know, I know, that title is ridiculously long, but come on, as far as lines go, that’s about as clever as I can get. I’m a big, big fan of M.I.A, by which I of course mean I own Kala and haven’t listened to anything else by her, so I thought I’d post this line of clothes even if I don’t think its all that great. Here’s the blurbery: Featuring bomber jackets, leggings and bodysuits, the debut collection is clearly designed by none other than M.I.A featuring her signature bold colors and graphic prints. This collection is limited edition and can be seen in her new video “Real Pirates of the Caribbean.” The video features a toe-headed Okley Leslie, who models the pieces from the collection that can be found on the singer’s website and purchased from Karmaloop. The whole range can be found here at Karmaloop.

Cupcake Heart Hoodie by Lipstick Prophets

Wed, 03 Dec 2008 01:00:00 -0800

I think I might have neglected to write about a hoodie for a few days what with the madness of the Black Friday deals, Hide Your Arms deciding it didn’t want to upload any photos or save posts, and me not going to Philly (it’s looking like I’ll be there in the New Year now), so I’m sorry about that, you guys must be getting cold. It has been even longer since I posted a hoodie with any kind of a skeleton look to it. This one sets itself.apart not just because the model is wearing ridiculously tight trousers, but because the heart print isn’t actually a heart at all, its a cupcake! Costiness=$70 Buy it at Lipstick Prophets

Go Ape’s Boo Boo Walker Hoodie… now with pictures!

Wed, 26 Nov 2008 19:00:00 -0800

This hoodie isn’t actually new, and the design has been up at Go Ape Shirts for a couple of years, but it’s nice to finally see some real life pictures of it so that you can get a better feel for how it looks on the hoodie. Costiness=$40 Buy it at Go Ape Shirts

EIOs Christmas collection lacks tinsel, includes tees & hoodies

Wed, 26 Nov 2008 04:00:00 -0800

In addition to the already fine service and quality that the EIO crew provide on a regular basis (don’t forget that you can get 15% off by using HYAs exclusive coupon code that can be found on their ad on the lower right of this page), during this festive season they’re going to be gift wrapping each and every order, so that all you have to do is slip it under the Christmas tree. Or, if you’re a selfish, you could just enjoy the fun of opening a present before December 25th. As always, prices include worldwide shipping. Please note that the new hoodies are only available in women’s sizes. Screengrabs of the rest of the new designs can be seen in the gallery. EIO Clothing

Brit Biker by Harajuku Lovers at Hoodie People

Tue, 25 Nov 2008 22:00:00 -0800

Ever want to look a bit like a biker without having to actually look like a biker? Well then, this is the perfect hoodie for you! I’ve been on a bit of an asymmetric kick recently haven’t I? Costiness=$79 Buy it at Hoodie People

Terrratag, they’ll give women the vote next!

Tue, 25 Nov 2008 10:00:00 -0800

Just 6 short years after the brand was founded, Terratag have released a series of tees to compliment the curves of the female form (did that sound creepy? It feels like it sounds creepy.). From what I can tell, there aren’t any fresh Japanese-inspired designs amongst this bunch, but its nice that they’ve doubled the amount of people that can wear their tees now. See all the designs on sale in the gallery. Terratag’s women’s section

4 New Hoodies from Tolky Monkys… you NEED to look at these.

Sun, 23 Nov 2008 22:00:00 -0800

I got an e-mail from Nestor over at Tolky Monkys about some new hoodies that they’ve got on sale, and I just expected to find their regular designs has been transferred over to a hoodie. That would have been perfectly fine, its what most people do, but TM decided to put a little bit more effort in and have come up with this absolutely awesome collection of hoodies based on three new characters, with a re-editing of an older one called Hikiko Pacman. Perhaps I’m going a little bit overboard with the hyerbole, but I am seriously impressed with this collection of hoodies, hell, I might even buy one myself. Check out all four hoodies here and weigh in at under €50 a piece, and click through to the gallery for a boatload of pictures.

Up to 50% off at Clear Cut Case

Fri, 21 Nov 2008 01:00:00 -0800

Guys go here. Girls go here. Big selection, great brands, go crazy.

Go Ape Shirts are Battleready… will not battle with CBS

Thu, 20 Nov 2008 04:00:00 -0800

Here’s the latest news from Go Ape Shirts: It’s that time again! “Battleready” by the very talented Derek M Ballard is now up for sale. It is a jumbo print and our first on American Apparel’s organic and sustainable shirts. In more unfortunate news, a lot of you have noticed that the “Bar Trekkin’” shirt suddenly went missing. This shirt has been challenged by CBS, owners of the Star Trek franchise. While we believe that the design is a parody protected by law, we are complying with their demand. Lastly, it is holiday shopping season again already! I will do my best to get to the post office once every three business days at the longest. When you place an order, if you received a confirmation email from PayPal, I have received your order. Sorry if this is not clear. Personally, I think that the Bar Trekkin’ tee was well within the grounds of parody, but I can understand why GAS can’t fight it. Battleready looks pretty cool too, eh guys? Go Ape Shirts

J3Concepts & Wotto hit Ink Hound

Wed, 19 Nov 2008 01:00:00 -0800

Ink Hound hit their second week with a release from a couple of designers you should be pretty familiar with, J3Concepts and Wotto. The tee is Wotto’s (as if you couldn’t tell), and the hat is by J3 (as if you couldn’t tell). They were actually rocking a half price sale last week which I forgot to tell you about, but they’re hardly breaking the bank this week with their ‘full’ prices of $12 for a tee ($14 for organic), $16 for a hat, and $30 for a hoodie. You’ve got until Tuesday next week to pick them up, because after that, they’re gone.

Gaston Caba x Outer Space

Tue, 18 Nov 2008 13:00:00 -0800

I got an e-mail from a guy called Gaston Caba, an Argentinian artist who seems to specialise exclusively in ‘good’ art, to tell me about the designs that he’s made for a hitherto unkown (to me) brand called Outer Space, who hail from Taiwan. I guess that you could say that almost all the designs are logo tees, but since Outer Space is a fairly generic term I think that you could easily wear it and people wouldn’t have a clue that you were promoting a brand. I really like Gaston’s style, there’s something really fun, cute and retro about it. There’s a big gallery after the cut, with some great images, so you might want to check that out. Outer Space Gaston’s blog post about the designs (including how to order the tees if you aren’t Taiwanese)

Newvember at Threadless

Mon, 17 Nov 2008 22:00:00 -0800

I know that its a good week for graphic releases over at Threadless, but the shirt above is probably my fave since it make me chortle, even if I think that they could have made a bit more effort on the design of the tee (who designs the text tees based on submitted phrases?). I’ve noticed that the links in the newsletter and blog pages now go to their respective sites, i.e. if a tee is from the Select range, it goes through to the new Select Series site, I’m not sure why I thought that was interesting, but I do. Link to all this weeks new releases

Say Hello To Skilla Fashion

Mon, 17 Nov 2008 13:00:00 -0800

There seems to be a split between me liking and not liking the designs of Skilla Fashion. I like the use of foil, and the tee with ‘Birth of a Hero’ text written in Birth Of A Hero type is pretty clever (has anyone done a line with the names of fonts written in the named font?), but then some of the designs just aren’t working for me, not that there’s anything particularly wrong with them, I’m just not blown away. Skilla Fashion

Got Ya Nose! by A Better Tomorrow

Mon, 17 Nov 2008 10:00:00 -0800

I guess robots are like buses, by which I don’t mean that they’re both made of metal, I’m referring to the old adage that you wait ages for one and then two turn up. I think I prefer the one I posted earlier today from LaFraise, but A Better Tomorrow’s effort is still pretty cool, and genuinely funny. Costiness=€16 Buy it at A Better Tomorrow

LaFraise & Their Beautiful Robot Tee

Mon, 17 Nov 2008 01:00:00 -0800

I haven’t posted a robot t-shirt in ages, so I’m glad that this absolutely brilliant one from LaFraise turned up in my RSS feeds (on the French LaFraise blog, since new tees don’t seem to turn up very often on the English-language EU blog).* Costiness=€22 Buy it at LaFraise *Update: I take it back J3

Miley Cyrus in a t-shirt - Oh La La

Sun, 16 Nov 2008 22:00:00 -0800

Because I’m sure that you’re not sick of celebrity t-shirt posts, here’s Miley Cyrus wearing a t-shirt based on a show that came on TV mere months after she was born, and a series of books that were written well before Billy-Ray spawned his billionaire baby. I’m told that its available at Truffle Shuffle (one of the UKs leading nostalgia-based tee sites), but I’ve looked through all the ladies tees they sell and can’t find it, but if you do a search for Madeline Oh La La on Google you’ll find it on sale all over the place.

Take Me To Your Reader by Cameesa [Reviews]

Wed, 12 Nov 2008 19:00:00 -0800

I don’t think I’ve mentioned Cameesa before on Hide Your Arms, which is borderline criminal because they’re a website that are genuinely doing something different in a world where so many t-shirt sites seem to be pretty much the same. In case you hadn’t heard from everyone else, Cameesa are a t-shirt design competition, except that they ‘crowdfund’ the t-shirts which are released. What does crowdfunding mean? It means that instead of just voting for a tee to say you like it, you can put your money where your mouth is and actually pledge money to the design and if enough people do the same, the design will be produced, you receive a copy of the tee, and even a small dividend every time the tee is purchased. Admittedly, you probably won’t become rich by backing t-shirt designers on Cameesa, but I do think that it helps to create a sense of community on the site, and I’d presume that it also helps to ensure that Cameesa can keep business running smoothly.

Of course, like all design competitions, the thing that matters above all is the the quality of the designs that they produce and whether Cameesa can attract designers who know what makes a popular t-shirt. I like this tee, and I like what else is in their catalogue, so I don’t think that Cameesa have much to worry about in that regard. Obviously this is a tee based on a pun, so its got that going for it, but it does stand up well on its own too.

Cameesa seem to have quality levels down too, and by down, I mean that they’re good, so… the levels are high? The tee has the look and feel of an American Apparel tee, which is largely because the tee is by American Apparel, so you know what you’re in for in that regard. Print quality is pretty impressive too, I couldn’t find anything to complain about, and I looked pretty hard. Costiness=$17.99 Buy it at Cameesa

Tea Stain leaves a mark

Wed, 12 Nov 2008 15:59:00 -0800

You know I love a good pun, and Tea Stain certainly is a good pun. Here’s their background: Tea Stain Clothing began one sunny summer day, not too long ago. Unsatisfied with loud designs and over-the-top clothing, they took a stand. They decided to provide an alternative to the frenzied designs dominating the marketplace. They believe: Your favorite shirt should not make you a walking billboard. People should have a stylish alternative to the $80 t-shirt. Clothing should not distract from what is most important… the person wearing it. Thus, Tea Stain Clothing was born. In ancient times tea staining was a method of bringing subtle color change to garments. Tea Stain Clothing uses the same subtle approach in design. They design each style with our mission in mind, ensuring our clothes are fun, comfortable and fashionable. It’s true, their designs certainly aren’t too loud, and the colourways aren’t crazy, but they do sell some well put together tees, and its great to see them giving some money to charity as well. Tea Stain Clothing