t-shirt connoisseur - a rating and review blog for the best tees

JPRG (via Publik)

noreply@blogger.com (ph0enix1211) — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 00:56:00 +0000

The iconic (not to mention often parodied, copied, and bootlegged) JPRG t-shirt design (along with other Jet Set Experimental originals) has been re-issued at Publik starting this January. Wait? It's fifty dollars? Maybe i'll just go make my own unrelated 4-line, Helvetica text tee.

Ingredients (via MySoti)

noreply@blogger.com (ph0enix1211) — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 02:13:00 +0000

Seriously? We have Tungsten in us? That`s just bizarre. Learn more about the cornucopia of chemicals inside of you with the Ingredients t-shirt by Roper at MySoti. I think the designer got lazy around the Niobium mark and started making up names.

Bottle Rocket Frog (via Rhetoric)

noreply@blogger.com (ph0enix1211) — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 23:02:00 +0000

Relive summer days of yore with the Bottle Rocket Frog t-shirt from Rhetoric. I really hope the bottle rockets look as real on the print as they do in the picture! (if you already own this design, feel free to let us all know in the comments.) Don't feel bad for the green guy on the front, his sacrifice will be in the name of science.

Special Feature (Halloween T-shirts)

noreply@blogger.com (ph0enix1211) — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 22:57:00 +0000

It's that spooky time of year, and t-shirt connoisseur is celebrating with a small collection of Halloween tees:

Frankie Says Relax @ Regal Clothing

Blood Drive Vampires @ Snorg Tees

I Heart Zombies @ T-shirt Bordello

Splatter Skull @ VanRockn

This Is How The World Ends @ Threadless

We All Fall Down (via Fullbleed)

noreply@blogger.com (ph0enix1211) — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 00:32:00 +0000

Does the We All Fall Down t-shirt from Fullbleed remind anyone else of the Children of the Atom cult from Fallout 3?* How about Beneath the Planet of the Apes? Even without any pop-culture references, this is an wicked tee.

*Did anyone not blow up Megaton to kingdom come??

Plumber vs. Zombies (via 6 Dollar Shirts)

noreply@blogger.com (ph0enix1211) — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 22:10:00 +0000

Fend off hordes of undead puppets in classic video game style with the Plumber vs. Zombies tee by 6 Dollar Shirts. Mario's already a pro at the aim for the head thing, but these guys look a little meaner than ole' Dry Bones.

R2 Vacuum (via T-Shirt Bordello)

noreply@blogger.com (ph0enix1211) — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 19:23:00 +0000

Eat your heart out James Dyson, your colorful vacuum cleaners from the future have nothing on the R2 Vacuum from T-Shirt Bordello. I'd trade my roomba in for on of these in a second.

Sore Thumbs (via Woot)

noreply@blogger.com (ph0enix1211) — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 19:38:00 +0000

Relive the painful memory of your "Sports Injury" with the Sore Thumbs t-shirt from Woot. If you can name more than 17 of these, you sir, are my better. At least with the upcoming "Project Natal", sore thumbs will be a thing of the past.

Rock Paper METAL (via Retro Plus)

noreply@blogger.com (ph0enix1211) — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 21:37:00 +0000

It's the best two out of three with the Rock Paper METAL t-shirt from Retro Plus. A thrashin' tee design, but the game is no fun, 'cause Metal just beats everything. At least this game is still fun.

Evil Comes In All Sizes (via Teepay)

noreply@blogger.com (ph0enix1211) — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 23:55:00 +0000

Teepay brings us proof that at least one person remembers Cloverfield with the Evil Comes In All Sizes t-shirt. It's not quite as elaborate as a chopshop collection tee, but the naming all the monsters on the shirt game still applies. Even though he's not the biggest, my money would still be on Godzilla.

Angry Robot (via Hoot Apparel)

noreply@blogger.com (ph0enix1211) — Sat, 12 Sep 2009 18:16:00 +0000

You can look forward to a disgruntling future with the Angry Robot from Hoot Apparel. With the prices of robot oil these days, why wouldn't he be angry? Available on two colors complete with a pleasant pixelated font.

Lunch Break (via Made With Awesome)

noreply@blogger.com (ph0enix1211) — Thu, 10 Sep 2009 00:15:00 +0000

Even monsters need a Lunch Break. This Tokyo Toppling design is brought to you by the good folks at Made With Awesome. I don't know if Gozilla should be eating instant ramen -- at 55 years old, he should watch his sodium intake.

Teddicide (via Homebrewed Tees)

noreply@blogger.com (ph0enix1211) — Mon, 07 Sep 2009 12:22:00 +0000

Enter the disturbingly cuddly Teddicide design from Homebrewed Tees (Another well done spreadshirt shop.) The other teddy bears probably regret not inviting him to that picnic.

Meteor Shower (via Rethink Clothing)

noreply@blogger.com (ph0enix1211) — Wed, 02 Sep 2009 09:24:00 +0000

The award for best t-shirt based on a bad pun goes to the Meteor Shower tee from Rethink Clothing. love that the design starts on the shoulder, and splats across the torso. The design also gets the award for being a purple shirt you might actually want to wear.

Marshmallow Roast (via T-Shirt Hell)

noreply@blogger.com (ph0enix1211) — Mon, 31 Aug 2009 22:49:00 +0000

Why not end the summer with a camping trip complete with a Marshmallow Roast? This is probably the least offensive t-shirt from T-Shirt Hell. This bizzaro-world, killer-mallow design is available to be customized on the shirt of your choice, and printed for delivery. I hear humans go well between graham crackers with chocolate. Mmmmmm, chocolate.

(I wonder if he's realted to this guy?)

WWJ5D (via Kosher Ham)

noreply@blogger.com (ph0enix1211) — Mon, 24 Aug 2009 23:23:00 +0000

What would Johnny 5 do? If I remember correctly, he would go around being generally awesome. Take your ethical cues from a classic robot film star with the WWJ5D t-shirt design from Kosher Ham. Number 5 is alive, indeed.

Make Cupcakes Not War (via Johnny Cupcakes)

noreply@blogger.com (ph0enix1211) — Thu, 20 Aug 2009 15:59:00 +0000

Enjoy the spoils of peace with the Make Cupcakes Not War t-shirt from Johnny Cupcakes. Only a rare and special text based tee shirt makes the cut to be posted on t-shirt connoisseur, but this one is too tasty to pass up -- and it certainly doesn't hurt that the design includes snacks.

Albert (via Hirsute History)

noreply@blogger.com (ph0enix1211) — Tue, 18 Aug 2009 10:12:00 +0000

From Amorphia Apparel comes a new lineup of t-shirts featuring the hair of famous people: Hirsute History. Hirsute, of course, meaning pertaining to hair -- if you said you didn't have to look that up, you sir, are a liar. I wouldn't mind rocking this Albert Einstein design myself. To celebrate the opening, there's a 10% off with the coupon code "HIRSUTE" until Saturday.

Last Exit to Nowhere Contest Results (A Winner is You?)

noreply@blogger.com (ph0enix1211) — Mon, 17 Aug 2009 23:00:00 +0000

Last week, t-shirt connoisseur & Last Exit to Nowhere (A great film t-shirt shop!) challenged you to send in your ideas for the best film never made to win 1 of 5 free movie t-shirts. Thanks for all your entries, they were great! Here were the five winning film ideas:

1) Title: PEEPS: THE MOVIE (Directed by Michael Bay)

When the yearly harvest of the Peeps start, young Peep Walt is separated from his father and--KABOOOOOOOM! Elsewhere, the evil CEO of Candy Empire is looking over the new Peeps harvest and--BOOOOMBOOOOOMBOOOOOOOM! Meanwhile, in the small rebel holdout of Marshmallow Forrest the--SHAKALAKAKABOOOOOOM! Will young Walt every--BIBBYBOOOOOM! Who will stop the CEO and bring--RUMRUMRUMMMMBBLBLBLBLSHACKAKAAAPOOOOOOOWWWWWWW!

2) Title: Lucky Charms - The Movie

"This Summer, Get Lucky"

3) Title: Quiche vs Tart

'A Culinary Collision of epic (Pro)Portions'

4) Title: Ferris Bueller's Night Out

Five years after the great Day Off, Ferris -about to marry Sloan - has one more night out of fun with Cameron, while Sloan wonders what he's up to and whether he'll make it home in time for the wedding.

5) Title: I Want To Be A Machine - In the final war between mankind and machines, one man must fight for his mind.

Set in a future dystopia where, following a devastating world war with machines, all technology is outlawed and the sentence for building anything more complex than a typewriter is death. In a land where radiation sickness is poisoning the remaining population, one man discovers an abandoned cybernetics laboratory and embarks on an experiment to replace his organs and limbs with bionic parts to stay alive. As he becomes a human/machine hybrid the computer's artificial intelligence starts to take over, forcing him to commit horrendous acts of terrorism against mankind. The scene is set for a final struggle between man and machine.

If you wrote one of the above ideas, expect to be contacted by Last Exit to Nowhere soon to get your shipping info & prize choice. If you wanted to send in a picture of you sporting your new tee, that would be great too!

Hammer and Popsicle (via 6 Dollar Shirts)

noreply@blogger.com (ph0enix1211) — Sun, 16 Aug 2009 14:49:00 +0000

Greetings, Comrades! Get Siberian Cool with the Hammer and Popsicle tee over at 6 Dollar Shirts. A delicious play on words, and at a price you can expect from a store called 6 Dollar Shirts.

Pangolin Bowling (via Mingled)

noreply@blogger.com (ph0enix1211) — Thu, 13 Aug 2009 22:55:00 +0000

One step up from competitive armadillo punting: Pangolin Bowling from Mingled. Another great spreadshirt shop, Mingled offers this design in many different bright combinations. They're cute, no?

Thanks For The Brains (via Think Geek)

noreply@blogger.com (ph0enix1211) — Wed, 12 Aug 2009 09:33:00 +0000

While supplies last @ Think Geek you can get a free 10 year Awesomeversary "Thanks For The Brains" t-shirt with a purchase of $10 or more. We've tried not to make t-shirt connoisseur too geek tee heavy, but TG t-shirts are always too great to pass over. Timmy the monkey there sure does like his brains -- I've never seen a zombie double fisting before.

Expansion (via Tilteed)

noreply@blogger.com (ph0enix1211) — Mon, 10 Aug 2009 09:49:00 +0000

My new favourite grey-scale design: Expansion from Tilteed. That is all.

Win 1 of 5 Free T-Shirts! (Last Exit to Nowhere Contest)

noreply@blogger.com (ph0enix1211) — Fri, 07 Aug 2009 10:38:00 +0000

t-shirt connoisseur is teaming up with Last Exit to Nowhere (from the silver screen to the silk screen - killer film t-shirts!) for a tee giveaway!

Here's the deal: The contest theme is Best Films Never Made -- just mail me the title and tag line for the your imaginary film (and be sure to make the subject line "CONTEST") and we'll pick the best five to win a t-shirt of their choice from Last Exit to Nowhere shipped to their door.

To get you inspired, here's a few of my favourite designs at Last Exit to Nowhere from some of my favourite movies.

You have exactly 1 week to get your entries in before the contest closes and we select 5 winners!

CropPixels (via Springleap)

noreply@blogger.com (ph0enix1211) — Fri, 07 Aug 2009 09:30:00 +0000

BELIEVE with the CropPixels tee design by TokyoGoG o from Springleap. This great design features a fish-eye lens view our familiar space invader friend on an alien complexion grey t-shirt. I bet the whole thing is just an 8-bit hoaxes anyway.