John Public Awareness!

And we're back! After a brief hiatus where I conducted extensive research on tee-shirts I...Who am I kidding? I took a little vacation. BUT I did grab some cool shots of some sweet tees out there!

Musical themed shirts are nothing new. From the biggest bands to your indie favorite, every loves to rep their artist.

Take John Public. Probably the most underrated hip hop artist out of NY, he's been performing with some of the most well respected artists out there.

This right here is one of his ORIGINAL shirts. No idea how many were made but I can guess less than 500.

By keeping it simple in the logo design (which I love), it insures heavy rotation when it comes to gearing up for the day. Or night.

The point I want to make is this. No matter who it is, if you're a fan, rep them proud. I've had a number of people ask me about John Public because of this shirt and I'm happy to talk about my favorite rapper that more should know about.

Speaking of, head over to Itunes and check out John Public's newest album Re-Gifted: Thrift Shop Experience!

Where can you snag this? Good luck! Like I said. These are rare. Contacting John Public directly is your best bet!

Captain Tee-merica!

Before you go off on how I'm jumping the superhero bandwagon, I got this years ago! As cool as it looks, I have to say, it's hard to pull off. There's a reason why some things work better on the printed page rather than real life. Sure, I'll dust this off for the Captain America movie but this one is a better "idea" than "execution".

But it got me thinking which superhero costumes WOULD work on a tee...

Logos are always a good bet. Batman, Superman, Spider-Man, Punisher...all classic designs. Maybe they should have just kept the star and got rid of the stripes.

Where can you grab this? IF you think you can pull it off, check online. As the movie gets closer, expect to see Hot Topic flooded with Captain America shirts.

It's Gonna Blow!

Sometimes you get a shirt just because you don't see it on everyone else. It's even better if it has a basic style that stands out.

And sometimes it sweetens the deal even more when it's on clearance!

This shirt right here fits the bill on all three points. I was flipping the hangers at my local Zumiez when I came across this one.

I wasn't familiar with the brand but I liked the look. It's an attention grabber, especially in this day and age of "don't offend anyone with hints of violence".

Where can you find this? Zumiez may still have a few. Maybe even a little online search can turn it up.

I Wanna Be Tee-dated!

Tee shirts with bands on them. It's a classic style. It used to be you had to attend a concert to snag a tee of your favorite group but now you can go to any Target or Hot Topic to get both modern and iconic (and even not-so-iconic) musicians. It poses an interesting dilemma. Are you a sell out by purchasing your shirt from your local mall store? Do you earn some extra cred by going to a concert and (over) pay there?

Regardless, I wonder what people think when I rock my Ramones shirt. Do they see me as a fan or a poser? Either way, I'm rocking this shirt!

Where can you snag this? Well, I didn't go to a concert so that leaves...Hot Topic.

Yoo Hoo! Over Here!

I love Yoo Hoo. I just do. The chocolate flavoring always brings back good memories and what better way to celebrate those memories than rocking a tee with the logo on it?

Well, I can think of a few better ways since this fell into the category "Better idea than execution". See, there are certain colors I can't wear. Red is one. Yellow is the other. When I saw this tee at the store I grabbed it and checked out. I didn't stop and think, "I wonder how I'll look in this?" I didn't find out until it was too late. And boy, the image wasn't pretty.

It's a nice enough tee:

Just not for me.

But I still love Yoo Hoo.

Where can you snag this? Funny enough, I got this at Target. It should still be around since it falls under the "ironic" category that mainstream tee shirtmakers love to market to. It worked on me!

Keep It Simple. Just Do It.

We talked about my anti-logo phase a bit. And let's face it, it's nearly impossible to strut your stuff in a fresh tee and not have some sort of logo or advertising on it. But I always try to keep it simple. You can never go wrong with a basic logo or design...unless it's a really, really ugly one.

But when it's right, it's right. Everyone knows this one:

No words. Just the Nike Swoosh. It tells people I like to party but I mean business.

What the heck am I talking about?

Where can you snag this? Hey, follow the logo to www.nike.com or any athletic clothing shop.

Just a Good Ole Tee!

Today we take a look at how you can take one shirt that's...OK...and turn it into an anti-logo message! I did the phase where I'd put tape over any sort of logo that my clothes had. I wasn't going to be a corporate puppet, advertising for "the man"!

Anyways, I quickly got over it but that didn't mean I forgot that you can still take something that's kinda cool and turn it into awesome!

Take this Dukes of Hazzard shirt. Nothing wrong here. Cooter and his dog, never meaning no harm. But it wasn't doing the job for me. It was trying too hard and no one wants to see that.

So what's a man to do? BINGO! Flip the tee inside out!

The color is good and you get plenty of people asking if you're shirt is flipped. And how blown are they that you MEANT IT TO BE? If they persist you can go into the whole "Anti-logo" thing and now you're not just a someone who wears clothes on your own terms...You're a anti-business maverick!

Not bad for a Dukes of Hazzard shirt.

Where can you snag this? Online is the way to go. BUT the inside-out steez can be done with any shirt!