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Two new shirts at Enclothe! That is one more than one new shirt! Two more than zero! Three less than five!
Here is one of them:
Now I’ve gotta jet, but you should definitely check out their other new release, Broadcast Shiva, since it is Shiva playing video games. And video games are awesome!
While you’re at it, you can also catch their new colorways for Axis Mundi, Abe, and Baltar Is My Homeboy.
Expensiveness: $20
Link: [Enclothe]
The dystopian writings of George Orwell, most notably Nineteen Eighty-Four and Animal Farm (not to be confused with Animal House), are pretty popular. It should come as no surprise, then, that there are some t-shirts that have been inspired by George Orwell’s work. What’s so amazing about these tees, however, is that I’ve only seen good ones. That’s right, no shoddy t-shirt knockoffs for George Orwell. Know of any (good or bad) that I’ve missed? Let me know in the comments. Without further ado, two by two, I give you t-shirts directly inspired by two of George Orwell’s masterpieces.
Miniluv from The-Affair (£25)
Animal Farm
Four Legs Good. Two Legs Bad. by Tom Burns from Kindred ($12)
Animal Farm by Tom Burns from Design by Humans ($15-16, for men and women)
Links: [just click them above!]
Expensiveness: $12-£25
In a recent email conversation concerning their three new designs, Greg remarked that “Enclothe is seriously one of the best stores ever.” Once you see these fresh prints for yourselves, I doubt I’ll have to convince anyone of this. (It helps, of course, that two of these designs prey on most geeks’ passing interest in ancient mythologies.)
While this design doesn’t boast origins in a particular mythos, it more than compensates with a macabre distrust of aero-planes. Joe claims that it references “a Twilight Zone episode,” but did not clarify [I take it back; I think it might be referencing Ultra Q, not The Twilight Zone. -Joe]. If you Look Real Hard, you’ll notice that the design features a subtle cloud pattern as a background—guaranteed (probably) to be unique from shirt to shirt! Fans of this design might want to check out Enclothe’s Horsebot as well.
I’m all too tempted to try to reconcile Enclothe’s account of the mythological past with extant accounts despite my horrible memory (Wikipedia ho!). What bugs me the most is Enclothe’s suggestion—if I read their back-story correctly—that Medusa was the patron goddess of her own city, which I don’t think is right. There was, of course, a grizzly episode between Athena and the Gorgon at one of Athena’s temples. Poseidon was indirectly involved—sexually, as he and his brothers are wont to do. You can read about that cheery business here. I ultimately have to wonder: of all the creatures to battle for eternity, Athena would probably want to grapple with someone more … formidable.
But enough of my pedantic antics. What’s important is that Sven Palmowski has produced a great shirt that takes advantage of both Medusa’s irregular sensuality and snake-hair while incorporating the powerful allure of Cities Of Tomorrow. I’ll take as many Greek mythology shirts as I can get—it’s about design, after all, not historicity.
I purchased a handbook on Norse mythology a while ago and admittedly haven’t read much of it yet. Still, you need no handbook to know these two truths: 1) Norse mythology rocks and 2) Ragnarok is gonna be bitchin’. While not depicting the legendary battle itself, this design still earns points in the Excellently Eerie department with the aid of its haunting glow-in-the-dark gaze. Guaranteed (probably) to impress the folklore department at your local university! Those wishing for a more comprehensive understanding of the Norse worldview, look no further.
There you have it. As their previous releases have shown, Enclothe know what they’re doing and where they’re going. I’m eager to see what they’ll offer next. Perhaps it will involve … a Kakapo?
Link: [Enclothe]
Expensiveness: $20.00-$22.00
Enclothe are having an Honest Abe-themed party in honor of his birthday.
As part of the festivities, they’re releasing a super limited edition gray-on-black colorway of Abe, featuring the 16th and last president of the United States (read our previous review).
This colorway will only be available from Abe’s birthday (February 12th) to President’s Day (February 18th). During that same glorious week, order either Abe t-shirt and get any other tee or hoodie for 10% off!
Link: [Enclothe]
Expensiveness: $19
Should you hurry: you have until February 18th
P.S. Enclothe have reprinted Eternal Embrace and rolled out a new brown colorway, if you’re into that kind of thing.
As is mandated by the Official Handbook of the International Union of Bloggers, I’m here on this eve of the new year to share with you my top ten t-shirt selections of 2007. Joe and John have both already shared their lists with you, and while some of my selections overlap with theirs, I am surprised to find how differently all our lists turned out. This just goes to show how many great tees came out this year, and how difficult it was for each of us to whittle the enormous number of incredible releases down to a scant ten.
Anyway, here are the goods:
10. Tokyo Wolfing Project from Tokyo Art Beat
9. Castle from Panic
7. The Overlook at Art in the Age of Mechanical Reproduction
6. Roboto Mori by Joe Infurnari from Bountee
5. Caliph from Beautiful/Decay
4. Cowboy from Heavy Rotation
Continue reading ‘One Last Top 10 List: The Best T-Shirts of 2007′
As Joe mentioned yesterday, now is the time for more Top Ten Lists. Specifically, it is time for a Top Ten List from me, John! There’s a disappointing consistency among most of my picks, I’m afraid. I’ll have to expand my shirtish horizons in 2008.
10. Music Connects Us Through Space from Uneetee
Every once in a while, Uneetee will catch me off guard, much to my pleasant surprise. I guess the childhood dream of starting a rock band in space hasn’t yet lost its appeal, though it’d certainly be difficult to get NASA to pay for a recording session.
9. Roboto Mori by Joe Infurnari from Bountee
Greg yakked this one up a while ago.
8. Deus Ex Machina from Threadless
Though we never reviewed it, Greg did mention this shirt briefly when chronicling his trek to Threadless IRL.
7. Silent Weapon for Quiet Wars from Beautiful/Decay
I took a quick look at this design along with three other t-shirts that were, at the time, fresh additions to Beautiful/Decay’s Artist Series.
6. Nessie from Bloo Empire
You can read a li’l about this t-shirt back here. I wanted to list Keeley Carrigan’s Monster Tree, profiled here, instead, but that would be breaking the rules. Since, you know, it was pre-2007 and everything.
5. Robot Anatomy v2.0 from White Frog T-Shirts
I really wish I could remember how I happened upon this shop, but I can’t. Its 789 might have something to do with it, though. Possibly. Like, someone else linked to it as part of a “seven ate nine” post—maybe?
4. Conezor Attacks from Fantastic Bonanza
Did you guys know that you can get this in Men’s Large now? You guys probably already knew that. Anyway, click here if you want to revisit Conezor’s debut.
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