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I expect Wes Anderson and the ghost of Stanley Kubrick to buy Ampersand out of all their wonderful Futura shirts, so you better act fast. Let's just hope you're not forced to settle for Chicago...

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Britta urged us to check out Errorwear all the way back at the top of the month. Now that we've gotten off our asses and actually given it a look, we feel horrible for sleeping on it for so long. Could you ever find it in your heart to forgive us?

Since Jason is an Apple geek, he's rabidly salivating over the Sad Mac shirt. We never thought we'd actually see that much drool come from one mouth, but there's a first time for everything.

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This one ought to appeal to the corporate drones and office supply fetishists alike. I'm not sure if office supply fetishists exist, but I'm sure the internet will provide me with that answer a bit later.

Hole Punch is everything I like in a shirt. It's simple, original and well implemented. Then again, everything Sick Squid does fits those criteria. Still, I could only choose one to run, so this is the one you're going to get.

P.S. The lovely Michelle Koen pointed us in the direction of this one. Slainte Michelle!

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Dear Emo Kids,

Quit sulking all the goddamn time. Seriously, cut it the fuck out. All of your non-emo friends and relatives make fun of you for being all mopey. Like, behind your back and stuff. We totally agree that talking shit behind people's backs is a dick move. Still, we're only telling you because we care, man.

Oh, hey... While we've got your attention, we'd like to note that you need a new hoodie. Yours is getting kind of funky. This one looks pretty nice. Dude, it's got a heart on it. You like clothing with hearts on it, don't you? Also, the zipper front will keep you from messing up your carefully coifed hair. Hey, we're just trying to look out for you...

Yours Truly,
Preshrunk

Update nullsleep and Jake Nickell both wrote in to point out that this hoodie looks a lot like Bleeding Heart over at Threadless. Jake also reminded us that Threadless is having a sale until February 1st. Three of their designs are going for $8.00, while the rest are going for $10.00. That's cheap!

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I'm sort of waiting for Hello Minor to get served with a cease and desist for their ballsy Smoking Mickey tee. It's not that I want them to, it's just that it sort of seems inevitable. I only expect that outcome because they're aping on Disney's most recognizable and fiercely guarded icon.

You know, the one that's so guarded by the Disney Corporation that they successfully lobbied for extension of US Copyright law. If you like the shirt, you should probably buy it soon. I'm just sayin', that's all...

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:: I thought that we stood a chance in the 2005 Bloggies until I saw this ad. Apparently, Nick Denton is going to start running it on all the Gawker Media sites shortly. Man, I wish I had a micropublishing empire that I could advertise all over...

:: Luke from Lazy Afternoon has invited the Preshrunk audience to check out his hand silkscreened tees. No more than 16 of any particular design are done, so it's really hard to spotlight just one shirt in a standard post.
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:: Fuzzy pointed us in the direction of a New City Chicago article about three t-shirt companies based out of Chi-town - Threadless, Imperfect Articles and Syndrome.

:: Speaking of weeklies doing profiles on local clothing companies, the OC Weekly ran a profile on Cypress, CA's TankFarm Clothing. They have some decent stuff, but I have yet to find an online retailer that stocks more than one or two of their teees.

:: TeeMuseum is sweet. The fact that they charge $45 for a shirt, isn't. Even if worldwide shipping is free and each shirt is printed in a batch of 100. I might be complaining about the price, but I'd still buy the Newton shirt if they offered it in a XXL.
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Sorry This Old T-Shirt fans... Our most popular weekly feature is on a hiatus for yet another week. We're spending some time in the lab testing out a few concepts and techniques for future articles. TOT should be back on either the first or second week of February.

I know some of the do-it-yourselfers are chomping at the bit for a new project. Thankfully, Mike Hofstadter pointed us in the direction of 6 DPI from UK design crew Less Rain. 6 DPI is an interesting concept, in that it's a wearer customizable t-shirt. It starts out as a black tee with a 70 x 30 white pixel grid printed on the front. From there, you're encouraged to take a black sharpie and black out parts of the grid to create your own design.

For the timid, Less Rain has cooked up a bunch of really great designs and offers a handy PDF to help get you started. But honestly, if you're going to order a DIY shirt, what's the fun of going prefab?

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"We are tired of your abuse / Try to stop us, it’s no use"

Sometimes culture jammers can get a bit too self-righteous. Sure, TV is brainwashing the masses into mindless drones and making us culturally vapid. Yes, it is unfortunate. I happen to subscribe to the theory that as long as one is aware that the wool is being pulled over their eyes, they can always work at pulling it back.

This tee over at Are You Generic appeals to the dissatisfied teenage punk inside me. I'm not really sure how using my credit card to purchase this shirt will "stick it to the man", but I guess it's worth a shot.

Update: Rony from Are You Generic was nice enough to offer Preshrunk readers a special deal. Just enter 2PNC87 at checkout to get a 10% discount on anything in their store.

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This is very American of me to say, but I never have understood the appeal of Marmite. The Vitamin B enriched spread of brewer's yeast extract never really appealed to me. In fact, I think it tastes horrible. It's nowhere near as awful as Vegemite, but it's pretty close.

Now, I know the rookie's mistake is to drop a thick layer of spread, but I've never done that. Thanks to a friend who introduced me to the ritual of Marmite consumption, I've always spread it on in the thinnest possible layer. Still, out of the three times I've given it a shot it's always made me feel utterly sick. It just doesn't sit right on my stomach.

For those of you who happen to think I'm crazy for hating on Marmite, I've sniffed out this tee just for you. It's perfect for wearing around the house while munching on a Marmite and cheese sandwich, or so I've been told...

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Kozyndan are a husband and wife team of illustrators who drop some of the craziest art I've ever seen. Salarymen dressed up as schoolgirls. A tidal wave of bunny rabbits. Animal orgies. An army of Lucky Cats marching down a deserted street. I'm pretty sure both Kozy and Dan are mildly insane, but to create great art you sort of have to be.

I really dig the simplicity of their Bunny Headphones shirt. Since I'm a fan of the ear goggles, this makes the cockles of my heart warm. Besides, my girlfriend called it "adorable". Since she's a better meter of what the ladies in the audience might dig, I thought I'd go ahead and run it. Como se dice "pussywhipped"?

P.S. While you're there, do stop in and check out their online gallery. It's chock full of some wonderfully warped stuff.

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