Are You Passionate About Your T-Shirts?

Some would look at a t-shirt as a causal article of clothing that you wear with a pair of jeans or shorts. Others would classify their t-shirts as a symbol of some sorts. Whether you wear t-shirts as “good luck charm” or to create a statement what you wear can definitely signify what you’re passionate about. T-shirts can tell stories and create memories for years to come, and there are thousands of people that feel the same way. Have you ever thought about why you wear t-shirts or maybe what your t-shirts mean to you?

As a child you typically have a favorite t-shirt that you like to put on. This early on your t-shirts typically become your favorites due to a theme, design, or color. Once mom buys you that new Spider man tee shirt you can’t wait to wear it and show all of your friends. Many of us unfortunately, don’t get to salvage those old t-shirts.

As you start to get older, t-shirts and other articles of clothing can have a more in depth meaning to you. As a teenager you might be into playing sports. Have you ever worn a t-shirt to a game and won, and vowed to always wear the t-shirt to games? While the shirt itself may not have the gift of luck, something about wearing it makes you feel great.

Adults have t-shirts that they wear to their favorite sporting event, t-shirts from souvenirs of a trip, and even because of the style, color, or theme. Wearing the shirts almost instantly put us back in that moment we first wore it. T-shirts serve a purpose far beyond a causal wardrobe staple; they can help in creating memories and experiences that will never be forgotten. What t-shirts are you passionate about?

The New Goop T-Shirt

Goop, a lifestyle company founded by Gwyneth Paltrow has just taken white t-shirts to an entirely new level. Priced at about 90$ Goop got together with “the perfect tee” creator Kain Label to create a t-shirt that would only be found on Goop’s site. If you’ve ever wanted to dress like a celebrity, now’s your chance with this basic wardrobe must have. The question you might be wondering is however, what makes this white t-shirt so dynamic that it should cost so much?

This shirt was designed with the best intentions to give you the ultimate white t-shirt to be worn time and time again. Goop and Kain label wanted to create a shirt that was inspired by tailoring a tuxedo. By adding embroidery such as grosgrain to the shoulders and sides of the shirt, and shortening the length, they created a modern yet basic shirt that can easily be dressed up or down.

If you love wearing white tee shirts, you also know that you can’t have just one in your closet. By adding such a trendy yet causal t-shirt to your wardrobe you are sure to set yourself apart from the others. Its black embroidery makes it easy to pair with anything from a nice pair of shorts to Goop’s new line of jeans called The Marrakesh. These jeans over time will wear and fade into jeans that you can uniquely call your own. You can find Goop’s new white t-shirt and jeans by shopping at www.goop.com.

Smart T-Shirts monitor ill patients

Every time we go see a doctor, it costs us strain from the long wait in the waiting room, plus the costly bill. Those who need frequent check-ups to monitor their progress have no choice but to suffer from these strains, but that won’t be a problem anymore. There is a new way for patients to get a check up without actually visiting the doctor. It is the smart t-shirt developed by a group of 14 partners from Europe, through the Chronius project coordinated by Mr. Rosso, particularly for patients suffering Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and Chronic kidney disease (CKD). This light-weight smart t-shirt has heart, respiratory and activity monitoring sensors that can be changed specifically to patients’ requirements.

Along with the t-shirt, the system works with external devices, such as digital weight scales, glucometers, blood pressure monitors, spirometers and evenair quality sensors. The care provider receives information relayed from the sensors through a smartphone or PDA, with the help of intelligent software, making it more convenient, especially for patients who are in need of long-term care. It also has an alert system that can connect patients living by themselves to their care provider in case of emergency.

This project had also caught interest from sports organizations such as Italy’s rugby team. With the innovative system of Chronius T-shirt, it can help sports team in monitoring the player’s performance during training.

Wakestock 2012 Tickets from Got the T-shirt

Win tickets to the 2012 Wakestock festival and get a chance to watch all the wakeboarding action happening around Cardigan Bay, by joining the new competition launched by Got the T-shirt, an online t-shirt retailer that specializes in custom t-shirt designs for hens, stags, festivals and birthdays. Participants just have to get creative and design their own festival t-shirt with an online design application on the Got the T-shirt website. Their entries are required to be shared on Twiiter, with @GotTheT_shirt mentioned. The winner will be picked from the top five entries.

Wakestock is Europe’s largest wakeboard music festival and this year’s line-up includes performances from Ed Sheeran, Calvin Harris, Rizzle Kicks and Dizzie Rascal, as well as action from world class wake boarders. It is a Welsh-based event founded in 2000 and since then had become a key date in the festival calendar.

 “Our winner will get two full weekend passes to the festival, which takes place from the 6th – 9th of July. It’s a fantastic prize and we’re looking forward to seeing what imaginative designs our followers can come up with,” Jeremy Bradburn, the Managing Director of Got the T-Shirt.

Visit their website, www.got-the-t-shirt.co.uk or follow them on Twitter, @GotTheT_Shirt, to enter their latest competition and to start designing. Submissions of entries to the Wakestock competition are now accepted until the 29th of June noon.

Neon Colors for Antisparkle Summer line

It’s summer time and everybody knows that everything seems to be brighter during this season. It is also the best time of the year to wear bright colors. Antisparkle Apparel, a private company in Haven Florida established in 2010, came out with their Summer 2012 Collection, consisted of t-shirts in dazzling neon colors.

Neon colors have once again topped fashion trend just like in the 80’s when striking pop fashion started which is influenced by icons such as Madonna. Colors such as hot pink, yellow, orange and green were everywhere!

Neon colors t-shirts are very cool and are a perfect summer outfit with our sun-kissed skin underneath. They also add a playful characteristic to those who are wearing them. The shop-owner and designer, Monique Malcolm, is very hands-on in making these t-shirts. All products are created and printed in house, making them very unique and stylish. The designs are very cute and fresh. There are two different designs in the t-shirt. The first one, as named by Monique, is Nyota, a lovely alien character, and the other one is a cute star. Both are trademark designs of Antisparkle.

This Summer 2012 Collection also features some accessories like earrings, necklaces, rings and tote bags in amazing shades that matches the t-shirts. Summer will surely be more fun in this simple but stunning t-shirts. Less is definitely more.

Top T-shirts for Euro 2012

Going to Euro 2012 but can’t find the perfect t-shirt to go with? Your long search is over for here are some t-shirts that will be the best Euro 2012 outfit.

Copafootball.com designs like “France Capitaine” that is inspired by, Michel Platini who made a stunning performance in the 1984 European Championship and “England Lions” that represents Brodie, Baddiel and Skinner who sang in 1996 when England did well, are very simple and neat. Their shirt, “Remember ’88”, shows the iconic moment after the 1988 European Championships when Netherlands won, also looks excellent.

The grunge designs from Goalsoul.net, “Ray Houghton Stuttgart 88 ROI” and “Boban Cause and Affect”, shows historical moments when the Irish team in European Championship in 1988 driven by Ray Houghton and when Croatian and Serbian fans and the police had a ‘tear up’ during a match, and a player, Zvonomir Boban, kicked out a policeman, respectively. “Zoran x Zlatan Ibrahimovic” of Footballculture.com also shows a historical moment when Zlatan ran a ring around John Terry and nets.

The state-of-the-art T-shirts of Casualco.com are excellent such as, “England Heroes” that pays tribute to the best English players from the 60’s and “Bexy v Yeti”, a ‘The Firm’-inspired t-shirt. The movie was the original football themed movie. “Summer 2012” from wsc.co.uk and “AMF” of 80scasuals.co.uk also has very nice designs. With these shirts, you can enjoy the game and perfectly feel the spirit of Euro 2012.

 

Tebow opposes shirts

New York Jet Tim Tebow has taken a good amount of flak and ridicule this past year for being a devout Christian. No matter what your feelings are from a religious standpoint, it’s impossible to ignore the man’s success and popularity. As so often happens in sports, when fans latch onto an icon, t-shirts are soon to follow. It should come as no surprise that Tebow t-shirts are out there that highlight his faith.

As such, Cubby Tees has been selling a t-shirt with the text “My Jesus,” in a color and script mimicking the New York Jets logo. Not one to usually get too defensive about such things, Tebow and his lawyers have been fighting back against this and have sent a cease and desist letter to Cubby Tees. The center of their argument is that sales of these shirts make it look like Tebow himself endorses Cubby Tees and the shirt in question.

It’s too early to know what the end outcome will be, but Cubby Tees hasn’t buckled to pressure from the Tebow camp. Although Tebow has successfully gotten the shirts pulled from eBay, Cubby Tees is still selling the shirt in question from their own website. More seriously, though, this is yet another case that will eventually test how far a third party company can go in terms of appropriating the image and persona of a public figure to sell its own goods.

“Barves” parody T-shirt

Everett Steele has run afoul of MLB’s Atlanta Braves. He hasn’t run onto the field, disturbing a game in progress. Rather, his transgression centers around a t-shirt produced by his company, Baby Robot Industries. At first glance, the t-shirt seems to be nothing more than a standard Atlanta Braves t-shirt, complete with text and logo. Upon further examination, the joke becomes more obvious.

Steele, who runs Baby Robot Industries with his wife, was inspired by a recent internet misspelling of the team’s name, actually released a t-shirt that reads “Barves.” They sell the shirts through one of their sites – atlantabarves.com, and donate the proceeds to the Atlanta Braves Foundation. While fans have embraced the misspelling and the resulting t-shirt, the Atlanta Braves have taken action and are investigating. They’ve forwarded information regarding the shirt directly to Major League Baseball, who handle all such infringement claims.

It’s too early to tell what the outcome will be, but both sides seem to have a legitimate leg to stand on. The big question that needs to be answered is when does parody cross the line into copyright infringement. In other words, how far is too far, in terms of how fans are allowed to express their enthusiasm?

“We Believe” ripoffs

In 2007, Oakland’s Golden State Warriors had an impressive yet unexpected playoffs victory. As part of the celebration, countless fans were seen sporting gold-colored t-shirts featuring the text “we believe” surrounding a Warriors logo. Well, as they say, no good idea goes un-copied. As such, there has been no shortage of takeoffs on this now-iconic design in recent years.

Probably the most blatant re-use of this idea has been the LA Kings’ Stanley Cup playoffs t-shirt from last year. The hockey team’s shirt boldly featured the words “we believe” as part of the design, a not-so-subtle tip of the hat to the Warriors’ original design. Another incident happened in 2011, when the Memphis Grizzlies released a shirt of their own. Although the shirt was blue and was entirely different in terms of design, it also boldly featured the word “believe.”

Unfortunately, the Warriors themselves aren’t helping matters. In 2008 alone they released two additional designs capitalizing on their original t-shirt. At the beginning of the season, they released one of nearly identical design, but with the text “we’re back.” Later in the season, fans were seen wearing a “we still believe” t-shirt. Hopefully, someone will come up with another new iconic design soon that various competing sports teams can copy, leaving the Warriors’ original shirt to fade into memory.

Positive spin on a new tee

I don’t need to tell you that basketball, like all professional sports, is highly competitive and a source of extreme stress for all who are talented and lucky enough to play at that level. It should come as no surprise, then, that players eventually crack under the pressure and have their meltdowns. Such was the case recently when New York Knicks star Amar’e Stoudemire suffered a loss with his team during the Eastern Conference Semifinals in South Beach, and took out his stress via an unproved attack on a glass fire extinguisher box, requiring stitches to his hand. There’s no word on the extent of the injuries to the fire extinguisher box.

New York sports team fan-wear manufacturer Crosstown New York has decided to capitalize on the moment by immortalizing it in t-shirt form. They have released a blue t-shirt, complete with New York Knick-orange text spelling out “AMAR’E.” Well, almost… The “R” in the text is replaced by a fire extinguisher logo. The shirt retails for $20 and is available on Crosstown New York’s website.

This shirt just goes to prove that fans are, as always, as fascinated by the off-court action as they are by the game itself. Let’s wish a speedy recovery to Amar’e so that he can continue to entertain his fans. But, let’s hope he keeps future off-court injuries to a minimum.