TheDopeFiend :: Your Daily Fix

Blood is the New Black

When it comes to graphic tees I am all about simplicity. I really like the combination of simple shapes and good colors. Blood is the New Black has a bunch of designs by a bunch of different designers that fall into this category. I am also always down to support a small company that prices their product at a reasonable cost. Many of the shirts over at Blood is the New Black are under $25, and they are having a sale right now! I am excited to see future work from featured artists at this label.

Labels: clothing, fashion, shopping, t-shirts

CTRL Fall '08

The lookbook for CTRL's Fall '08 line is up and looking pretty interesting. It looks to me like this Swedish label has gotten a lot of inspiration for the current design going on in Brazil. Is it me or could you not totally see Lovefoxxx from CSS wearing a pear of these? A lot of the clothing is a bit "out there" for my own personal style, but I think if worn properly some of these pieces are really cool. Especially the girl's stuff.

Labels: clothing, fashion

GRN Apple Tree

GRN Apple Tree has long been one of my favorite clothing companies. Throughout the years they have managed to stay unique with their designs, avoiding most of the overdone/overused trends that most clothing companies fall into. There is a series of GRN Apple Tree's newer designs that I particularly like. The series features large prints and masked monochrome or black & white photos, masked by angular shapes. The designs are large and bold, but stay fairly minimal without being to over-the-top. The Pommier V-neck, Snap Shot and Lamp V-neck are a few of my favorites.

Labels: clothing, fashion, t-shirts

Orisue Spring 2008

Orisue has been putting out fresh stuff since 2005, and with their Spring 2008 line they have turned it up a notch. Admittedly I am still not super-fond of some of their tee designs, but their new lookbook features great new styles of hoodies, denim and a select amount of cool tees. Orisue's hoodies feature custom cuts and innovative use of materials, like the Mariner with its knit hood and pockets. The colorways of this season's denim has some unique selections like the Stack (tan) and Mint. My personal favorite piece of the line has to be the new Necalli zip hoodie with its button pockets and the clean "kelp" color. There are a million and one tee shirt lines out there, but with new pieces like this Orisue is seperating themselves from the rest.

Orisue's online store appears to be down, but you can find much of their new line at 80's Purple or Karmaloop.

Labels: clothing, fashion, orisue

Design By Humans

I have expressed before my love/hate feelings for Threadless. The idea was a great one, and they opened the door for a whole new way of selling products. On the other hand, not all, but many of the designs they print look amateur, the tees they print on are super cheap and fit funny. That being said there are people who have taken the idea and created similar, improved versions of Threadless. One of these site being Design By Humans. The minute I visited the site I saw several designs I wanted to purchase right away. The site is simple and to-the-point and new winners are announced weekly. They offer shirts with specialty inks, mixed media and classic prints. I am not sure of the quality of the tees and ink, but I plan on purchasing a few tees so I will keep you posted on my findings.

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Labels: clothing, fashion, t-shirts

Orisue Keeps It Fresh

I have had my eye on Orisue for awhile now and it's been great watching their style and brand develop. Having seen them at Magic this season and thinking back to all the bad clothing I saw there, it's apparent that these guys stand out from a lot of the other shit. The new line this season has a ton of great stuff including cut-and-sewn crew sweaters, cut-and-sewn full-zip hoodies, fitted hats and one of my personal favorites the Tiger Hoody which has an offset neck zipper. Check out the rest and shop over at Karmaloop.

Labels: clothing, fashion, shopping

In Love With Bountee

Strait to the point here... Bountee is the coolest website I have come across in a long time. This says a lot because I visit hundreds of sites a day, and spend an embarrassing amount of time in front of this LCD screen. Bountee gives you the ability to design and sell t-shirts in the simplest and easiest way possible. There is no voting necessary in order to have your design printed. You make it. You sell it. You get paid! I love that everything has been done in the simplest way possible and gives the designer the power. You determine the price (anything above the base price), the color of shirt, the placement of the design, everything. After your design is created and uploaded Bountee does the rest, taking care printing, ordering and shipping. I plan on putting this website to use ASAP!

BONUS
CrownDozen and Bountee have teamed up to bring you 3 free t-shirts a week throughout all of December! Head over here for the details.

Labels: clothing, fashion, t-shirts, web

Zuriick Fall '07

Zuriick's new Fall/Winter line has been released and it's about damn time. I have been patiently waiting for some of these new shoe designs for months and they are finally here. The line includes new colorways of the original "Ake", which I love for its simple but original design. Zuriick's new line also brings us three entirely new designs including the Jakob (my personal favorite), the Kettle and the Beata. These new styles present some features Zurrick has never had before like laces, high/mid tops and different fabrics. In addition to the new designs Zuriick has made other improvements, making their soles a bit thicker, more durable and stepping-up the quality of their shoes overall. Be sure to check out the new tee designs as well. Head over to Zuriick's blog to find a retailer near you, or their online store to purchase.

Labels: clothing, design, fashion, t-shirts

Karmaloop TV

Conventional TV is dead. Conventional advertising is dead. Mediums have changed and so have the companies that have chosen to fully utilize these new mediums to their advantage. Karmaloop TV is a great example of this. Karmaloop has long been a progressive online boutique carrying the freshest urban clothing designs. Rather than simply sticking to only that, they are now adapting and creating web-based TV to promote the culture and audience that supports their online store. Featuring video snippets about people in the fashion, music and art industries Karmaloop TV has hours of entertainment. I am excited to see companies like this adapting and being progressive in this way. Not only are they promoting themselves, but also the culture that helps support their company. Nice work.

Labels: clothing, fashion, music, web

80's Purple

I would be willing to say that over 50% of my clothing is purchased online. I have a few favorite online boutiques that I often check for new goods, one of them being 80's Purple. Nearly every label that 80's Purple carries is purchase worthy. With a great selection of both men and women's clothing, you will find goods from WeSc, GRN Apple Tree, Insight, Boxfresh and more. The prices are that of what you would pay at your average boutique, the selection is acceptional and be sure to check out their eyewear for some awesome vintage sunnies.

Labels: clothing, fashion, web

Burn This Forever

At first glance it you may want to lump the designs/illustrations of Burn This Forever into the same category as all the other "I learned Photoshop so I could make my Myspace profile cooler" stuff. However, at a second look you will agree that the design done by Burn This Forever is legit. His clients range from Metallica to New Found Glory to Say Anything, but I would have to say his best work is done on his self promotional tees. And at 15 bucks a pop how can you go wrong?!

Labels: clothing, t-shirts

Rockett Clothing

It takes a lot for me to get excited over clothing found on the internet these days, but when I saw Rockett Clothing's website, I immediately wanted empty my bank account. Their website is basic and to the point. A single page displaying their tees, hoodies and jeans is all they need, the clothing speaks for itself. It takes a lot to stand out from all the small internet clothing companies these days, and the little details Rockett puts into their stuff puts them a notch or two above the rest in my book. Keep up the good work guys.

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Labels: clothing, fashion, t-shirts

Tuesday, September 9

Blood is the New Black

Friday, August 29

CTRL Fall '08

Thursday, July 31

GRN Apple Tree

Friday, May 30

Orisue Spring 2008

Wednesday, March 5

Design By Humans

Tuesday, February 26

Orisue Keeps It Fresh

Wednesday, December 12

In Love With Bountee

Thursday, December 6

Zuriick Fall '07

Thursday, November 29

Karmaloop TV

Monday, November 26

80's Purple

Tuesday, November 13

Burn This Forever

Friday, March 2

Rockett Clothing