Watership Down, design by Melanie Amaral (OutOfPrintClothing.com)
I’ve become quite the t-shirt connoisseur lately. Since I lack a real job, the humble tee has become my uniform. And why not? They’re cool (especially the lightweight ones), cheap, comfortable, and freely available in an unlimited number of styles and designs. I tend to wear them until they’re nearly falling apart, ready for conversion into dust rags. These days, my t-shirt dresser drawer bulges with several shirts of varying levels of niceness, from shirts gotten for a buck at a thrift store to limited-edition designs.
My newest additions are a couple of offerings from Out Of Print Clothing, a company that offers apparel and gifts which lovingly pay tribute to classic books. They do both original designs (like the Watership Down one pictured above) and tees which take elements from the original books (like the Treasure Island, below). For each tee they sell, they also donate a book for children in Africa to read – what’s not to love about that?
This photo gallery includes most of my t-shirts. Who knows where the next one will come from?
Terrytoons vintage Mighty Mouse (Ross)
Fanta Grape (Target)
Catalina Island Marine Institute (Christian thrift store)
Vintage Treasure Island (OutOfPrintClothing.com)
Conch Republic Seafood Co. (Key West, FL restaurant)
Anaheim, design by Kevin Kidney and Jody Daily
Quiksilver “Born from the Sea” (Hermosa Beach, CA surf shop)
EPCOT World Showcase 30th Anniversary, design by Richard Terpstra (DisneyStore.com)
Vintage Pepsi-Cola (Amazon.com)
Vintage Stax logo (Fantasy Records catalog)
Play It Again Band 2011, design by Matt Hinrichs
Mr. Pibb logo (Target)
PAC 12 2011 Championship (Dr. Pepper)
Mello Yello logo (MyCokeRewards.com)
Columbia Sportswear (Cabela’s)
Banana Republic “Deco” design (Banana Republic)
Disney Store “Goofy” (Goodwill)
Quiksilver “The Ranch” (Flo’s On 7th resale store)
