Happy Halloween everyone! I know I’m super late, sorry about that — I accidentally overslept and then got carried away with other duties. (No Halloween parties for me — still have midterm assignments to worry about.)
This is the reason I regret being so late for the Halloween post — as you all know, Teefury shirts last only for 24-hours, and the new and updated “Zombama” tee won’t be around for much longer at this point. The original Zombama was Teefury’s best-selling tee of all time, and in honor of the spooky occasion Teefury decided to bring him back, this time with some improvements: a black tee and some extra distressed texturing on the image, making it appear more decayed like its subject. Parodies of Shepard Fairey’s “CHANGE” poster are a dime a dozen, but I have to say this version still stands as one of the all-time best, both in subject matter and execution.
I recall that the artist printed his own run of shirts with the original Zombama artwork several months ago, so here’s hoping he’ll do the same with the updated version! Normally this isn’t the kind of thing I’d wear, but I really love what the distressing and ragged edges do for the design.
Buy It: $9 at Teefury
If it wasn’t for the fact that I regularly visit my favorite brands from time to time, I might have completely overlooked this excellent tee from Paper Root, the result of their collaboration with Nylon magazine. The chuckle-inducing “Boney Island Tee” features nothing but a one-color skeletal hand, but it’s in that understated simplicity that it finds success. The simpler lines of the wrist bones at the collar draw you down towards the more complex details of the finger bones, with the faded sketch lines providing just enough texture to keep it feeling organic and hand-drawn. I love the huge print as well; it allows the hand to fill up the entire torso. Overall, a really great addition to the Paper Root line.
Buy It: $25 at Paper Root
Most of Dead Beat Clothing‘s tees don’t particularly interest me, seeing as I’m not part of the demographic interested in tees the colors of highlighters. However, the “Monroe” shirt managed to catch my eye with its clean lines and simple but powerful use of color. I enjoy the juxtaposition of the glamorous 50′s star with gory horror imagery — perhaps this design is meant to refer to the dark side of her fame?
Buy It: $16 at Dead Beat





