© Eva Eun-Sil Han (via Bored & Beautiful)
As I spent most of my day writing about Jamaican stuff for Gabe´s diploma mag, I´d like to share some international music and stuff with you. This would be
Flamin Hotz´s Kuduro EP (via Discobelle)
The Guardian´s story on Coupé Décalé and
HighSnobiety´s Turntable feature (large ups to our mans Neil Nice and Sabo over there!.
Ah, ye, and there´s actually some Jamaica-related “news”, too:
dancehall aka “murder music” is back on the agenda of UK gay activists.
seen. we nice things up
get your piece of non-hippie reggae and dancehall wear at www.seen-site.com
(Beitrag zur Green Glamour Blogparade vom Otto Fashion Blog)
Shirts aus Biobaumwolle sind gut für Mensch und Umwelt. Weil ohne Pestizide angebaut, die den Boden ja ziemlich versauen können. Aber: sind sie auch qualitativ gleichwertig? Können sie mit Shirts aus herkömmlicher Baumwolle mithalten? Oder laufen sie massiv ein, gehen aus der Form? Um das zu beantworten, gehen wir ins Spreadshirt Testlab. Kommt mit..
Ein unscheinbarer, um nicht zu sagen funktionaler Raum auf dem Ergeschoss der Produktion. Herzstück des Testlabors: eine Waschmaschine. Die bedienen Markus Kellner und Kollegen, um ihre selbst entwickelten Waschtest-Reihen durchzuführen. Dabei waschen sie einzelne Produkte bis zu einhundertmal.
Ihr neuster Auftrag: bitte vergleicht das Waschverhalten von Bio-Shirts und normalen Shirts. In 20 Wäschen bei konstant 30 Grad. Günstigerweise konnten sie jeweils Bio und Nicht-Bio Produkte derselben Hersteller vergleichen: American Apparel und Continental Clothing. Das Ergebnis gleich vorweg:
ES BESTEHT KEIN SIGNIFIKANTER UNTERSCHIED IN DER FORMTREUE ZWISCHEN TEXTILIEN AUS BIOBAUMWOLLE UND SOLCHEN AUS KONVENTIONELLER BAUMWOLLE.
Nach den Wäschen werden dabei die Veränderungen der Parameter Ärmellänge, Hüftbreite, Brustbreite, Kragenweite und Länge ermittelt.
Die mittleren Abweichungen (aller Parameter) zum Original betragen nach 20 Wäschen dabei:
Continental Classic Girlie weiß: 7,7%
Continental Classic Girlie Organic weiß: 5,3%
Unglaublich: das Biobaumwollprodukt verhält sich sogar besser als das normale..
American Apparel („Fine Jersey Short Sleeve T-Shirt“) schwarz : 4,16%
American Apparel Sustainable Edition schwarz : 3,1%
2:0 für Bio…
American Apparel („Fine Jersey Short Sleeve T-Shirt“) Türkis: 2,48%
American Apparel Sustainable Edition Galaxy: 5,82%
Anschlusstreffer: 2:1!
American Apparel Sustainable Naturfarben: 10,46%
Ein Ausreißer. Hier ist vor allem der Kragen etwas weiter geworden. Betrifft aber nur diese eine Farbe, nämlich naturweiss.
Fazit: bei allen Farben außer naturweiß ergeben sich im Vergleich keine signifikanten Unterschiede. Zitat Markus:
„Ich konnte keinen direkten Unterschied zwischen Bio- und normalen Shirts entdecken. Die Shirts verhalten sich bis zur 20. Wäsche mehr oder weniger gleich. Man kann also nicht generell sagen, dass sich Bio-Shirts anders verhalten als normale.“
Hier seht ihr nochmal die Ergebnisse in vivo, Markterforscher Torge steht Modell (links vorher, rechts nachher):
Wichtig: diese Tests sind zwar so wissenschaftlich wie möglich angelegt (dokumentiert, reproduzierbar etc), sind aber dennoch nur ein genereller Indikator. So werden Shirts im Alltag ja zwischen den einzelnen Wäschen auch mal getragen 
- sie sind also Schweiß und mechanischer Belastung ausgesetzt, was sich auf die Formtreue sogar positiv auswirken kann.
Da Baumwolle als Naturstoff immer ein wenig schrumpft – trotz aufwendiger sogenannter Krumpfungsverfahren (Stichwort: “preshrunk”) – empfehlen einige, Baumwollprodukte lieber eine Nummer größer zu kaufen. Dabei werden sie meist vertikal kürzer, horiziontal aber etwas breiter. Größenveränderungen von 5-10% sind trotz Krumpfens normal und erwartbar, wie man hier und hier nachlesen kann.
(Detailansicht, oben vor der Wäsche, unten nach 20 Wäschen)
Vielä marraskuun 24. asti joululahjat ilmaisella kotiinkuljetuksella! Tilaa nyt ja ota rennosti jouluun asti. Yksinkertaisesti täytä alennuksoodi TALVI2008 sille varattuun kenttään maksaessasi ostoksia.
Så har vi fået nogle nye lærke produkter fra nogle rigtige luksus mærker ind i sortimentet!
Som de første vil vi gerne indroducere Barking Irons:
Produkterne ligger klar til dig, så der er bare med at komme igang
Barking Irons bagmand Michael Casarella gav os et lille interview om det nyeste brand man kan designe på hos os:
- What is the barking irons brand about?
Our brand is about remaking history into a modern image. It is a potent mixture of raw intellect and sharp attitude.
-Which person (famous or not) wearing one of your products have you been the happiest about?
The rock band, Kings of Leon, has embraced our line.  We would listen to their first album when we were hand-printing shirts in a dark basement in New York, and today we are huge fans.
Bruce Willis is pretty cool too.
-Where do you find your inspiration, where do the cuts and ideas for a collection come from?
Most of our inspiration comes from folklore; history is very malleable as we all know and so it is fascinating to learn how different people have retold its stories throughout time. Some are wildly fictionalized but they retain a feeling. We gather inspiration from books, films, music, and handed-down stories and myths. Â We love the idea of American mythology. The tradition of blues music is rooted in this very thing.
-Fashion is not traditionally meant for customization - what do you think about this, do you see it as an „upgrade“, an improvement or rather a „matter of modern times“?
We do not see it as an upgrade or a product of the times. It is a freedom that is available to creative people.  In the 1980’s, rappers used to customize their clothing with high-fashion logos, it was meant as a statement that subverted the meaning of luxury status symbol. To the luxury brands it was seen as counterfeiting, but to the rappers it was seen as empowering. Customizers can either degrade or elevate the meanings of fashion depending on how you look at it.
-What was your biggest success so far (personally or with barking irons)?
I am most happy when people recognize us as an authentically-inspired, grass roots brand. We are not a huge commercial brand so what we do has more of an intimate attachment to the customer. When I hear people talk about us that way or communicate that to us, it validates all the trials we have been through as an independent brand.
-If you had to wear one piece of your current wardrobe for your lifetime - what would it be?
T-shirt without a doubt.
-If you were a t-shirt … what would you look like?
I would be one of those t-shirts that changes color in different lighting.
Spreadshirtin erityiset joulutuotteet ovat omiaan kasvattamaan jouluhenkeä. Valikoimastamme löytyy tämän joulun erityistuotteina perinteisemmän tonttulakin ja kravaatin lisäksi uutuus sympaattinen jouluhirvi! Nämä tuotteet toimivat hienosti joululahjoina tai niiden avulla voi varustautua jo etukäteen joulun viettoon.
More than four weeks to go to Christmas and yet, laFraise already start to put some mad decent goodies on the table to thank all designers and customers for a wicked ‘08.
For all graphic pros, they launched what is probably the t-shirt design contest with the biggets prize money ever (correct me if I´m wrong): the 15,000 - in words: fifteen thousand - Euro contest. That´s 12k GBP, folks! Deadline for submissions is December 1st. More details can be found in Jared´s art/design/fashion blog with a delicious strawberry flavour.
For all buyers, laFraise offers the following discounts in their shirt and hoodie filled online boutique:
Buy 2 T-Shirts, get 1 free with the voucher code santa2&1*
* = - 34% on all orders with 3 articles minimum.Buy 4 T-Shirts, get 3 free with the voucher code santa4&3*
* = - 43% on all orders with 7 articles minimum.Buy 6 T-Shirts, get 6 free with the voucher code santa6&6*
* = - 50% on all orders with 12 articles minimum.
And even though this promotion runs until the end of December, you better don´t wait too long with your order as all products are limited to editions of 500 pieces each.
Så har vi også nogle lækre produkter fra luksus mærket Lilla P:
Læs interviewet med Lilla Ps Pauline Nakius
-What is your brand about?
Lilla P is about easy comfortable clothing for the modern woman.
What’s inspiring you?
Working and living in New York City’s Meatpacking District, there is inspiration everywhere. From the new architecture to the old grittiness of the city – the high end designers on the block to the fashionistas out on the streets.
-Is there a historic inspiration for your origami shirt?
There isn’t- the idea came from wanting a piece that is truly versatile, practical and universal.
-Which person (famous or not) wearing one of your products have you been the happiest about?
Famous would be Renee Zellweger- non-famous would be my mother.
-Fashion is not traditionally meant for customization - what do you think about this?
I love the idea of creativity and allowing the customer to create their own design.
-What kind of custom designs would you like to see on your shirts, which ones would make you cry?
Abstract art would be wonderful yet rhinestones may make me cry!
-Can you imagine designing prints for shirts yourself?
I actually am such a simple and solid person so I don’t know that I could be creative enough to design a print. I would need guidance here.
-If you had to wear one piece of your current wardrobe for your lifetime - what would it be?
It would have to be the Origami. There are so many ways to wear it that I would never tire of it.
-If you were a t-shirt … what would you look like?
I would be long and lean (I wish) and very neutral.
Spread Shirt is offering $5 off all items along with free shipping. All you need to take advantage of this offer is our coupon code! Spreadshirt is the best MYO t-shirt place on the ‘net so give a unique gift this christmas.
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Spreadshirt is easily the best custom apparel site on the whole wider internet. You can create you own unique t-shirt, by an already created one at one of their 200,000 partners stores easily browsed in their marketplace, or mix and match your own text with their collection of logos and designs. So you can create a 100% unique gift for someone this Christmas, put your favourite in-joke on a shirt, or bag, hoodie, belt, anything they have over 80 different blank products you can use as the base of your creation.
And a few pre-created shirts:
For those of you who live in a cave, this shirt is referring to “hotmail”, Microsoft’s free email service. This shirt will undoubtedly draw some laughs and attention. I can vouch for that, as I smirked when I first saw it. Whether your a “hotmale” or a not so “hotmale” this is a nice shirt to have.
No, not “Intel Inside”, but “Beer Inside”. Have you ever played beer pong? I have, and competitively too. The goal is to get a ball in a cup, and if you do the other team has to drink, and vice versa. Its a great game, and this would make a great team shirt, or a great shirt period. You should go buy it, just make sure you dont have too much beer inside!
Unfortunately, sith does happen. It captured and lured young Anakin Skywaler to the dark side and it can do it to you, too. I know legions of Star Wars fans are still out there, and this shirt has their name written all over it. I love the Darth Vader design on this shirt. If you even mildy like the Star Wars serious this shirt was made for you.
Click here to visit Spread Shirt!
Spreadshirt Coupon Code: $5 off and free shipping on all purchases at Spread Shirt. To recieve $5 off use the coupon code US7EK1Y.
Spreadshirt Free Shipping Discount Code: For free shipping use winter8.
Expiration: The expiry date for this offer is unknown.
Restrictions: The free shipping is only available on purchases of $30 or more.
About Spreadshirt: Spread Shirt employs over 300 people. Their goal is to impress everyone with their shirts. They wish to wow you with their shirts, and the speed of their service. They pride themselves on serving smart and not so smart people alike. Spread Shirt also aspires to be a fun and nice place to work. At Spreadshirt you can make your own apparel items from over 80 blank options like t-shirts, hoodies, bag, shirts and put your own logo or text on. If you’re a designer, you can open your own store for free and sell your products. All fullfillment is handled by Spreadshirt. Spreadshirt have regular sales promotions, promotional codes, coupon codes, discount codes and other special offers so check back regularly for more.
Visit Axid Shirts today for amazing tees–now reduced, all shirts for just $15. Don’t miss this one!
Are you into hard core design to match your hard core lifestyle? Or perhaps you like cutting edge design, but have a softer side. Either way, Axid is the place for you.
Maybe you Love to Kill:
Or perhaps you are all about Northpole Life and cuddly polar bears:
Or maybe you just like Crazy Music with a stylish flair:
Whatever you are looking for in a tee design, give Axid Shirts a try. You’ll definitely find something there for all tastes and interests! All shirts are reduced to $15 for a limited time, so bag yourself a unique shirt from this distinctive Thai based company.
Axid Shirts Coupon & Discount Codes: None needed.
Offer: All shirts $15. Free shipping if you spend over $60.
Restrictions: None.
About: From t-shirt design to fashion illustration, Axid offers a wide range of graphic design services to meet everyone’s needs. Axid t-shirts are designed by “Intira_g” Thai Independence artists who live in Bangkok Thailand. Delivery is offered worldwide within 7-12 days. Shipping is $10 for one tee, $13 for two, $15 for three, all deliveries over $60 get free shipping. They also have a blog at http://blog.tshirtaxid.com/ and a range of accesories like these Camera Cases http://www.tshirtaxid.com/accessories.html
Zum dritten Mal findet am 20. November 2008 die Firmenkontaktmesse GROW im Lichthof der Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität in München statt.
Nach zwei erfolgreichen Kontaktmessen im vergangenen Jahr stellen sich auch am Donnerstag, den 20. November, eine Menge junger Start-ups vor. Interessierten Studenten aller Fachrichtungen wird die Möglichkeit geboten, Einblicke in deren Aktivitäten und Besonderheiten zu gewinnen.
Unter anderen sind dabei:
AllMyShots
Käuferportal
Landwärme
MindGlobe Solutions
Pay.On
Stylight
Die GROW bietet Besuchern die Möglichkeit, eine interessante Auswahl an Unternehmen auf einmal kennen zu lernen und sich in ungezwungener Atmosphäre mit Gründern und Wegbereitern auszutauschen. Hierbei werden insbesondere konkrete Praktikums-, Werkstudenten- und Einstiegsoptionen vermittelt.
Vor allem an den Münchener Universitäten entstandene Start-Ups suchen auf der GROW den Dialog mit Studenten und unterbreiten ihre innovativen Geschäftskonzepte. Erfolgreiche Jungunternehmen wie beispielsweise Abitero, Amiando, MyHeimat und Cleversoft präsentierten auf der vorjährigen Veranstaltung die Realisierungsmöglichkeiten studentischer Gründungsvorhaben und diskutierten mit den Besuchern zudem deren individuelle Einstiegsmöglichkeiten.
Veranstaltet wird die Kontaktmesse von Studenten des CDTM (Center for Digital Technology and Management), einem Kooperationsprojekt von LMU und TU München.
Die GROW findet am 20. November 2008 von 10-16 Uhr im Lichthof der Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München (Geschwister-Scholl-Platz 1) statt; der Besuch ist kostenlos.
Weitere Informationen über die Innovative Start-Up-Messe gibt es unter
http://grow.cdtm.de
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