Binkie ‘combines grandma’s love for overly decorative doilies with post punk chic and the collage techniques of dada and surrealism’. In other words, Binkie is really awesome. As you may know, I like patterns, so you shouldn’t be surprised to hear that I’m gushing over Binkie! They take patterned t-shirts one step farther… they appliqué.
Sparrow from Binkie
Binkie have an entire series of bird designs, called Bird on a Wire. The combinations of different fabrics with silhouettes of different birds create incredibly different tones. Unlike the 50s-cheerful spotted sparrow pictured above, this tui, cut from textured black fabric, despite being on yellow seems melancholy.
Fast Car from Binkie
If birds aren’t your cup of tea (but they certainly are a popular t-shirt design element!), there are also Posessions (which seems more like a miscellaneous category, since it contains not only fast cars, but guns, deer, anchors, hearts, and flowers).
Aside from the usual t-shirts for men and women, Binkie also have tees for children as young as six months! In fact, they have more items for kids than adults! (And more for women than men, incidentally.) I almost wish I had a miniature me just so I could dress them up in some of Binkie’s amazing appliqué t-shirts like Bambi, which I find absolutely stunning.
Link: [Binkie]
Expensiveness: $75-$83 (men’s and women’s) / $45 (kids’)
P.S. If I’ve sparked a lust for appliquéd children’s clothes, but you’re looking for something a bit less expensive, well, I have just the thing: adorable appliquéd tops!
[via Tshirt Island]
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Those are great tees! Glad for the link. You might check out Alabama Chanin as she does similar applique t-shirts, along with a more elaborate/dressy line, too. You can do it yourself, too.