Sub Surban Riot, a fairly new outfit based out of Venice, California, produce some high-quality t-shirts, my personal favorite being Ruins. Lots of crumbling stone buildings are featured here: the Acropolis, Stonehenge, the Colosseum, the Leaning Tower of Pisa (not as much a ruin as the others), one that might be the Maison Carrée, and two that I don’t recognize.
Ruins at Sub Urban Riot $40
The shirt easily lives up to their claim of using ‘cloudsoft cotton’ even under close scrutiny; it feels both slightly softer and smoother than American Apparel. The seams look and feel very sturdy as well, so I am not worried in the least that this tee will have a short lifespan. I really like the cut of their blanks as well (which are custom-made): the cut is a bit slimmer than American Apparel, and the sleeves are a little shorter and tighter. Basically, the cut is perfect for me.
Because they use waterbased inks (I believe), the print itself has such a soft hand that it is almost indistinguishable by touch from the fabric itself, and because this fabric is so soft, that’s quite impressive. All this handmade in California.
Also available (on sale, even!) in orange on white!
Ruins at Sub Urban Riot $22
Link: [Sub Urban Riot store]
Expensiveness: $15-$40
Disclaimer: This t-shirt was sent to me free by Sub Urban Riot because of my constructively critical review of them on Killer Cotton, unsolicited and before I told them that I write on a t-shirt blog.
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decent shirts i like the orange and white one a lot
Hey these are pretty good, I agree the white one’s pretty nice indeed. I found another clothing company called Saint that makes sick t-shirts too. I liked them cause all the tees had a story behind them, gives you something meaningful to wear. Oh yeah and it’s at http://www.saintclothingco.com