Gawker: T-shirts

Now Republicans Can Dress Like Williamsburg Trash Too!

ian spiegelman — Sun, 28 Sep 2008 14:00:40 EDT

Annoying clothing designers have been all over Barack Obama throughout the campaign, but won't someone please create some cool streetwear for McCain supporters? Or at least something that hiptards can wear to be even more ironic? Complex can. Check out the McCain couture after the jump.

James Franco Nervously Denies T-Shirt Theft

Hamilton Nolan — Thu, 07 Aug 2008 12:04:42 EDT

Earlier this week we brought you damning evidence that the new Seth Rogen comedy Pineapple Express may have engaged in the shocking, unauthorized theft of a t-shirt design from a small Brooklyn company called WOWCH. The scandal now threatens to swamp the movie's marketing efforts like a tidal wave of justice. James Franco, the shifty long-haired actor who was the wearer of the shirt in question, took a brief break from seducing swooning women in order to stammer a denial of the crime's very existence:

"What? That's ridiculous," Franco exclaimed. "We completely created that shirt and that shark. [Director] David [Gordon Green, who they say came up with the shirt design himself] wanted me to wear a purple Monterey Bay T-shirt with a whale on it. I said I wasn't into the whale shirt, so he came up with his own design, which was the shark."

Franco was then swarmed by a crowd of women demanding to have sex with him (seriously, read the story). Does he really like sex? Or is he simply looking for a convenient way to slither away from the hard questions about his shark-and-kitten shirt? The truth will emerge, Franco. The truth will emerge.

[NYDN]

Did Pineapple Express Steal This T-Shirt?

Hamilton Nolan — Tue, 05 Aug 2008 15:37:48 EDT

Sartorial scandal alert: Is the upcoming Seth Rogen film Pineapple Express guilty of wanton t-shirt design theft? A small Brooklyn t-shirt maker called WOWCH says that co-star James Franco's character appears in the movie wearing shark-and-kitten shirt that is really just a slightly altered version of a WOWCH design that was sold at Urban Outfitters in 2005. But the big stars don't give the little guys credit at all! The photographic evidence for this potential merchandising mockery—and the demands for redress—after the jump.

The original WOWCH shirt:

The Pineapple Express poster:

A closer look at Franco's shirt-wearing:

On WOWCH's blog, the company points out an interview in which Franco credited the shirt's design to director David Gordon Green. Yea right! WOWCH is demanding free tickets and popcorn to a showing of Pineapple Express to make up for what is, in all likelihood, the loss of hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of licensing fees (we just made that figure up). Justice!

Buy A Rolling Stone T-Shirt. It's Iconic Or Something

Hamilton Nolan — Wed, 11 Jun 2008 16:45:24 EDT

Rolling Stone, America's most frustrating magazine (yay, Matt Taibbi; boo, excruciating music coverage) has been having some trouble selling ads lately. So to help revitalize its "iconic and revolutionary brand," the magazine has slapped some of its classic covers on t-shirts. They're for sale at Macy's for $36 each. Eh, not really worth it. Oh, wait: each shirt comes with a free subscription to Rolling Stone. Eh, still. Better idea: make the magazine better so it sells. "The new collection of Rolling Stone tees appeals to today's cross-channel lifestyle, bringing together the influences of fashion, music, celebrity and entertainment," says a Macy's exec. "Macy's is honored to be exclusively bringing back these covers in a new, wearable way." OH NOW I GET IT. [via Ad Age]

CNN Throwing Away Best Shirts

Ryan Tate — Mon, 09 Jun 2008 00:33:12 EDT

CNN.com's business of selling t-shirts is starting to gain some traction and go viral, even after the network closed a security hole that let you write whatever headline you wanted. Obama supporters flocked to buy the "Obama Makes History" headline on a shirt last week, breaking sales records. Another boost came when Anderson Cooper said he wanted Donna Brazile to be his "boo," and people flocked to buy a shirt reading, "Anderson Cooper, ‘you’re not my boo.’" It's now the number-three all-time bestseller. But, in true mainstream media fashion, CNN is doing its best to thwart its own online success. The network selectively blocks some of the best headlines, like "Grizzly Victim: 'He's eating my brain!'" There's now a whole website dedicated just to non-shirt-eligible headlines, like these:

Since you can't buy the best headlines, like these, total CNN.com shirt sales are stuck at "north of one thousand" shirts, a CNN spokeswoman told the Times.

Come on, CNN, give in. You're already publishing the headlines, why be so ashamed of some of them that you prevent yourself from making some residual bucks? Besides, if you don't start pandering now, Fox News will beat you to it, then you'll just end up giving in and sinking to their level anyway. Just ask MSNBC.

[Times, NotACNNTShirt.com]

Dress Like a Tool For Hope!

Pareene — Thu, 24 Apr 2008 16:47:55 EDT

Remember those weird meatheaded tools in Abercrombie gear who distracted everyone during Obama's rally in Evansville? Well, now you can be one of them! Sort of! By buying these Obamacrombie shirts, which are not licensed or sanctioned by either Obama or Abercrombie and Fitch so they'll probably be shut down in minutes. [Obamacrombie]

Winner!

Pareene — Tue, 22 Apr 2008 18:20:37 EDT

Yesterday, CNN introduced new headline t-shirts and we bemoaned their shamelessness. Then we shamelessly held a contest for the best fake ones! Betty Crocker wins (with an assist from Tnuc)! Simple. Effective. Also it may get you arrested. Unfortunately you can't actually buy these hacked shirts, nor can you even hack them anymore. Maybe we'll try to work out something else?

Damien Hirst Has Some T-Shirts To Get Rid Of

Hamilton Nolan — Tue, 22 Apr 2008 17:55:53 EDT

Famous artperson Damien Hirst may sell the jeans he makes for $80,000, but he has some t-shirts that are much more affordable. They're 30 pounds, which is slightly less than $80,000. The catch is that all the money goes to support the ominous RED (Global Fund), the celebrity-infused charity that is either saving the world, or plotting to take it over on the low. The shirts feature works of art that the diamond skull craftsman auctioned off earlier to support that charity. Overall, I'm pretty afraid of them. But if you like butterflies, or pills, or balloon animals, you might like the ones after the jump. Cause hey, celebrity artist on your shirt, right?

DAMIEN HIRST MADE THESE SHIRTS RIGHT HERE:

HIS FAMOUS ARTIST FRIEND JEFF KOONS MADE THESE ONES WITH THE BALLOON ANIMAL WHICH YOU CAN ALSO BUY TO WEAR AROUND:

[via High Snobiety]

Win an Offensive CNN T-Shirt!

Pareene — Mon, 21 Apr 2008 14:43:51 EDT

CNN.com introduced a new feature today that allows you to buy t-shirts featuring some of their more outrageous headlines. Of course, even their most outrageous headlines are no match for the ones various bloggers and commenters are creating using their easily-hacked t-shirt store URLs. So let's have a contest! Knock up one that's funny—not purely offensive, please—and whichever one tickles our fancy the most wins a prize. If we're able too! Examples to get you started here and in the comments here. Enter in the comments below with a link and, if you can manage, an image of the shirt. Quick, before they fix it! The prize? We'll buy you the t-shirt you created! (If we can.) Standard contest rules apply.

Make Your Own CNN T-Shirts!

Pareene — Mon, 21 Apr 2008 12:58:30 EDT

Oh god we've been playing into their hands all this time. We rib CNN for their terrible tabloid-style headlines, but we had no idea how profoundly unembarrassed they are about their naked attempts at cheap traffic grabbing. Now, you see, you can click on a little icon next to selected CNN.com headlines and buy those headlines on a t-shirt. Seriously. The internet has caved in on itself! Only certain headlines merit the shirt treatment—so, like, the "weird fish" one, but not the "20 bodies found floating near Bahamas" one. It's still in Beta though! So you can quite easily mock up CNN headline t-shirts that say anything you like. Like the ones we've attached after the jump. Make your own!

[Via Rex]

"It's Just A Fucking T-Shirt."

Hamilton Nolan — Tue, 08 Apr 2008 14:55:25 EDT

The competitive high-fashion t-shirt market is divided into those who believe their clever t-shirts mean something and those who don't. And, of course, those who don't care, but cultivate an aura of meaning as a marketing tactic, and also those who act too cool to care, but really do. Australian label Goat Boy sells its Princess Di t-shirt with the slogan "SHE'S DEAD, So get over it" for $49.95, so you know it's special (somebody buy one for Tina Brown, quick!).But they market that t-shirt with the slogan "IT'S JUST A FUCKING T-SHIRT." And with this "very violent" video, after the jump [via AdScam], of a guy wearing the shirt getting beaten up by an old woman. Which is appropriate on so many levels.

Roger Stone Finds His Voice

Pareene — Thu, 24 Jan 2008 17:01:35 EST

Roger Stone got his start with the vindictive criminals of Nixon's CREEP. He also got involved in some nonsense with Elliot Spitzer last year that made no sense to anyone. It involved a tattoo of Richard Nixon's face. Anyhoo, he's forming some sort of anti-Clinton campaign built around the attached image and an organization called "Citizens United Not Timid." "It's not War and Peace," Stone explains to The Weekly Standard. "The truth is, we sat around for hours trying to come up with words for BITCH and just couldn't do it." [Daily Intelligencer]

Your T-Shirts Are Almost Ready

abalk2 — Tue, 23 Jan 2007 16:30:14 EST

You've been there, you've done that. What's left? Ah, yes, these fine 100% cotton, American Apparel garments. These works of art in clothing form were your two top selections in our recent tee-off; they're available for pre-order from the Gawker shop at a special price. (Congratulations to Gawker commenter swedefish, who suggested "I Hate Your Kids.") Order now and soon enough you'll be explaining to all of your friends that, no, you're not wearing a shirt that says you're a douche, it's more of a play on words that - oh, never mind, you wouldn't understand. Even better news: Our quest for humorous leisurewear is far from over: Want to suggest your own creation, or simply vote on those of others? You can! Shop early and often.

I Hate Your Kids.
Douch [Gawker Shop]

Gawker You-Shirt: "Douch!" in a Walk?

Chris Mohney — Thu, 11 Jan 2007 12:40:23 EST

Despite an early lead and pre-existence elsewhere in shirt form, "Be Adequite" has steadily lost ground to the potentially immortal "Douch !" as Gawker readers' collective suggestion for a new t-shirt slogan. Numerous other douche references, in-house humor, anti-hipster jokes, and outright sexual come-ons. Feel free to add your own submissions to the fray (one submission every 30 minutes, idiocy will be deleted), or just check out the current vote totals. Next week, we'll pick a winner, or winners, and commence to rounding up orphans to operate the looms at the Gawker Media shirtwaist factory.

Earlier: New Gawker T-Shirt Designed by You

New Gawker T-Shirt Designed by You

skidder — Tue, 09 Jan 2007 12:20:54 EST

Given all the accolades You have won over the past year, isn't it time we started harnessing Your enormous potential? What better use of Your talents could there be, other than designing the next Gawker t-shirt? We're not talking some namby-pamby email slogan submission this time, neither. We're getting all up in Your social media. Slogans can be entered and voted on LIVE, right in front of Your face, with Digg-style up-down votes on every candidate. After the jump, submit as many slogans as You want (though You're limited to one submission every 30 minutes). You'll be taken directly to the voting page after adding your slogan to the mix, or You can skip the sloganeering and go right to the voting. Thrill us with Your t-shirt designing acumen.

UPDATE: We will, of course, delete slogans that are too stupid to live. Even in this arena, there are standards. Don't make us waste our afternoon break.

If you see this message, your browser is not compatible with iFrames, so you can't vote. Sorry! Try upgrading your browser.

Can't see the submission or voting pages? Too bad, your browser sucks or something. Don't ask us for help; it's not like we understand this stuff either.

Vote on Slogans [Gawker]

Gawker Shop

Payola Six: What to Wear, Another Option

Jesse — Wed, 12 Apr 2006 13:03:30 EDT

If you're simply an entertained observer, you can wear your Richard Johnson birthday t-shirt to commemorate Payola Six. But what to wear if you're an alleged co-conspirator, a Page Six stringer namechecked in JPS's surveillance tapes? A guy rumored to have an ex-girlfriend-related grudge against shakedown target and Yucaipa Cos. chief Ron Burkle? At an LL Cool J album-release party last night, Sixer Fernando Gil provided an answer.

LL Cool J Album Release Party Hosted by Cuervo [WireImage]
Earlier: Payola Six: What to Wear

Payola Six: What to Wear

Jesse — Wed, 12 Apr 2006 12:17:39 EDT

How best to commemorate/celebrate/mourn this fiasco? How best to show your support/scorn/amusement/ distaste/admiration for Page Six? That's easy. In a vintage Richard Johnson t-shirt, from the gossip guru's 50th birthday party, spotted yesterday on a magazine staffer in Chelsea.

Earlier: Gawker's coverage of Payola Six.

Gawker Shop: For Your Stalking Wardrobe Needs

Jessica — Wed, 05 Apr 2006 13:59:11 EDT

It's a bad time to get dressed. The weather is unpredictable, your closet is a disaster, and you're in desperate need of some stylish, statement-making threads. You certainly can't go meet George Clooney dressed like that.

We feel your pain. Just in time for the spring fashion parade, Gawker is proud to present the limited-edition George Clooney Gawker Stalker t-shirt. Made of 100% cotton and printed on hipster-friendly American Apparel t-shirts, our latest design is a fashionable way to show your allegiance to George Clooney and his campaign against Gawker Stalker while simultaneously showing off how damn desirable you are.

It's just the thing to wear while nonchalantly milling around outside Bungalow.

Gawker Shop

How to Dress for Your Shift at the Co-Op

Jesse — Fri, 03 Feb 2006 14:14:34 EST

This is neither the time nor the place to get into our very conflicted feelings about Park Slope, but suffice it to say we think The Muk Report's proposed t-shirt designs are hilariously funny:

The scary thing is that Park Slopers probably think they're funny, too. But in an entirely different way.

How Many of These Could I Move at 7th and Union? [The Muk Report]

Gawker Shop: You, Too, Can Confess Like a Teenage Movie Queen

Jesse — Wed, 25 Jan 2006 15:30:58 EST

Are you tired of all the same old t-shirt slogans for sale in the Gawker Shop? We certainly are. They're devilishly attractive, of course, and side-splittingly witty, but, as happens so often when we're off our Ritalin, we're ready for something new. And, thankfully, the Shop gods have obliged.

We know you love Vanity Fair — especially this latest issue — as much as we do, and we know you love Lindsay Lohan as much as we do, so we're sure you'll love this new shirt as much as we do.

It's just what to wear for a night of graffiti-ing LES bathroom walls, and, even better, it packs a nice humanitarian punch, too. We all know how much Linds can use your support as she battles her non-bulimia and non-drug addiction.

Because — you know what? — motherfucker, we're all fine.

Gawker Shop

Gawker Shop: Vietnamese Children Suffered for These T-Shirts

DAULERIO — Wed, 21 Dec 2005 13:40:48 EST

Now, it's your duty to make sure that these nubby-fingered slaves did design your shirt in vain. And be sure to place your final orders today because unless you do it RIGHT NOW and choose 2nd-day air, these snazzy cotton fuckers will NOT be delivered before Christmas. You know there's only about $29 left on your credit card anyway, so use the rest of it to outfit a sleazy co-worker, scrawny ex-boyfriend, or Real Doll in one of these. And for those heathens out there who have no intentions of getting anyone a gift, you can always just buy one for your own damn selves.

Printed on fine American Apparel cotton, we can't think of a better way to cover your perky nips as they wither from the cold of your transit strike walk.

Gawker Shop

MTA Strike: Here Come the Souvenirs

Jesse — Tue, 20 Dec 2005 12:29:46 EST

The strike started a little after 3 o'clock this morning, and, frankly, we're a little disappointed it took nearly eight hours for the first email to arrive flacked some oh-so-clever transit-strike memorabilia. Here's the first t-shirt you might be interested in:

Of course, we're sure lots of others are on their way, including:

12/20: Never Forget
I Walked 150 Blocks And All I Got Was This Lousy T-Shirt
I ♥ the MTA
I ♥ the TWU
I ♥ Communist Douchebags
Don't Have a Kalikow, Man!
Roger ToussAINT Gonna Take It Anymore!

And, finally, Choire Sicha's offering:

I Walked to Work Today, and Maer Roshan Still Hasn't Paid Me.

Transit Strike 2005 Tee [blogNYC]

Gawker T-Shirts: The Gift That Keeps on Giving

Jessica — Fri, 16 Dec 2005 15:00:31 EST

.'Tis better to give than to receive, but damn if giving isn't just a big pain in the ass. We can hardly set foot in a retail store without immediately wanting to open fire on everyone we see. Obviously, we prefer the solitude of doing our holiday shopping over the internet — and so should you, what with the adorable Gawker t-shirts available at your point-and-click convenience. (Click image for close-up of art.) What better way to tell your best friend she's a total whore than with a fashionable gift?

All shirts in the Gawker Shop are printed on perv-quality American Apparel t-shirts and feature slogans worthy of a rack in Jeffrey. And so you can get your gift under the tree in time, all orders are now shipped priority mail at no extra charge. Yes, we love you that much.

Gawker Shop

Gawker Shop: So What'll Take For Us to Put You Into a Nice T-Shirt Today?

Jesse — Fri, 09 Dec 2005 15:00:25 EST

It's getting closer and closer to Christmas, and you're still busy trying to think of clever gifts for your friends and loved ones. Here's an idea: Give up! And then turn to Gawker Media. Let the professional smartasses here at your favorite blog non-empire think up the clever slogans; all you have to do is click, pay, and, eventually, wrap.

Here's today's featured shirt, in honor of tonight's weather forecast: "Bathroom Stall VIP Club Member Since 2003." (Click here for a closeup on the art.)

Like all the Gawker Shop merch, it's printed on a top-quality American Apparel shirts. So you know it's the good shit.

Gawker Shop

Celebrate 'Cyber Monday' With Gawker Media

Jesse — Mon, 28 Nov 2005 14:15:02 EST

In what we think might be the most successful marketing-scam pseudo-popular terminology since "metrosexual," today has apparently been dubbed "Cyber Monday." Bombarded as we all regularly are by emails and RSS feeds and always-on broadband, we don't quite see how this day is more cyber than all other days. But apparently, some market-research firm has figured out that a lot of online shopping happens today and therefore came up with this apparently wildy successful moniker.

So it seems an excellent time for us to exploit this orgy of manufactured excitement and point out a fantastic way for you to celebrate Cyber Monday: By going a-purchasing at the Gawker Shop.

We're offering a whole bunch of new designs, and, as always, they're all printed on both lovely and satisfactorily hipstery American Apparel shirts. They're the perfect gift for the jaded know-it-all on your Kwanzaa list. Go buy some now.

Gawker Shop

You and Us Both, Babe

Jesse — Wed, 16 Nov 2005 10:34:55 EST

Happening across this on Flickr, we realized: We really wish we had this shirt. And we even more wish we'd come up with this shirt.

Maybe in the next round?

I'm Just Being Honest [Flickr]
Gawker Shop

Gawker T-Shirts: Vote Now for Your New Skeet Rag

Jessica — Tue, 06 Sep 2005 13:50:45 EDT

It's no secret that you, our readers, are far more intelligent than we could ever hope to be. That's why you all have real jobs, whereas your darling editors toil away in a subterranean landfill, living for little more than our daily handle of flammable 5 O'Clock vodka. You, however, are smart, savvy, cosmopolitan, genius sexpots. Our headgear-wearing asses can hold nary a candle to your smooth, supple derrieres.

It's because of your obvious superiority that for our next round of the now legendary Gawker Media t-shirts, we want your input. We spent an afternoon with our buddy Muscadet and came up with a slew of slogans, and now we're asking you to vote for which Gawktastic words of wisdom you'd most like to bear across your heaving bosom. Perhaps you feel like telling the world It's not whoring if you do it for free; maybe you're more the type to proclaim that Vogue is a food group.

If we could make t-shirts for all of our slogans, we would, but we just don't trust ourselves in such an emotional situation — it's like picking your favorite illegitmate child. So it's your job to vote now for your favorites, and the most popular picks from each category will be thus slapped on only the finest cotton, ready for your purchase. If you're feeling extra proactive, you can even submit your own design (and you just might get paid more than our interns, too).

Vote now, and exercise your right to the fruits of sweatshop labor, tailored exactly to your demands!

Gawker Tees: Pick the Shirt