Yay, Shirtspotting is back! Take a look at these fine cotton beauties:
Most of the time, character tees don’t particularly appeal to me, but I must admit I have a special soft spot for the critters from Holebrain. There is just something refreshing about the minimalistic two/one color palettes consistent throughout all of the designs. My favorite thing about “Finger“, though, is the fine texturing mimicking fingertip whorls. They provide just the right amount of contrast to the flat, blocky shapes forming the little guy’s awe-inspiring beard and dapper hat. There’s also something quite endearing about the goofiness of the art — I’m pretty sure Holebrain’s designer and printer, Will, is the only person who take a concept as weird as a fingertip wearing a massive beard and spin it into an excellent, ultra-wearable tee. It’s shirts like these that make me wish mint didn’t look so bad on me!
Buy It: £12 at Holebrainsh
I try to avoid spotlighting Threadless tees in Shirtspotting, if only because everyone and their mother know about Threadless by now, but I couldn’t help myself when I noticed that the wonderfully weird “And How Are You Feeling Today?” was reprinted for the Halloween sale. This is another great example of a shirt that makes me wish I could pull off the color of the blank (hot pink is right up there with mint green on the list of “Colors I Can’t Wear Without Looking Horribly Awkward”); I remember voting for its reprint several months back just because I felt it deserved another chance at glory. This design by Jan Avendano takes something we’re all familiar with — bottling up your anxiety, frustration, and anger behind a calm face — and transforms it into an evocative, spine-chilling illustration full of gorgeous details and great color use. If you thought bright pink couldn’t be used for a scary tee, think again — Jan Avendano proved otherwise.
Buy It: $10 (On Sale!) at Threadless
Randr‘s “1979” is by far one of my favorite designs to come out of this fall’s new collections. This illustration weaves the image of a sexy, buxom woman with graceful white twists and curves. My favorite thing about this shirt is how everything in the illustration flows together like water, as the wave-like lines imply. The areas of black blend into the gray, and are broken up by the patterns of negative space. The watercolor-like textures add a touch of interest and help merge the figure of the woman in with the rest of the design. This shirt is also available in lime, but I think it works better in the white colorway.
Buy It: $25 at Randr





