Jake Mize and his brand Inkefx are back with their second release and you can color me impressed. As with the first line of of Inkefx shirts are one color prints that focus on design and shape over complex illustration. The three new tees titled Ornate, Vinyl and my personal favorite Arrow are all printed on American Apparel and come complete with sewn hem tag and custom printed tee tag, what else can you ask for?

Each shirt retails for a very fair $24 and can be purchased at www.inkefx.com

I’m a bit behind the ball on this one, as Made With Awesome dropped their new tees and new website a few weeks back, but better late then never! MWA is a brand that focuses around fun and well… being awesome! Their latest website now powered by Storenvy.com is very simple and straightforward with a huge concentration directly on the products themselves. My complaint with the store though is their social media buttons are not listed anywhere!

Aside from the new website MWA has also released two new designs called “Easy Speedin” and “Fossils Refueled” both of which are available as tees and prints. As always both designs are pretty clever and well executed and look great both printed on both men’s American Apparel 2001 tees and women’s 2102 tees. Both tees are fairly priced at $24 each and their matching posters at $15.

If your in the market for some light-hearted and clever designs make sure to check these guys out at www.madewithawesome.com

The long awaited RemuseCollective.com has just been launched and from the looks of it, the website has been worth the wait. One of the most important and most skipped parts of presenting a professional looking clothing line is having a proper website, after all this is your storefront! Remuse has done a fantastic job creating a storefront that is inviting, easily navigated and overall visually impressive. This is the type of website that when i visit I want to take some time to stroll around. What I love most about the site is how big the product pictures are on the individual product pages. The large pictures give a real sense of what these tees are all about.

Aside from the great looking new website Remuse has launched six new tees for their “Fall” line. All tees are printed on fashion fit Anvil 980′s instead of American Apparel. To be honest I have never minded Anvil 980′s, granted they are not American Apparel 2001′s but they would never deter me from buying a tee, especially at the $20 price point they are offering.

For me the designs are very solid with my favorites as Daggers and Timebomb. The illustration work on Secret Life, and Fallen From Grace are also very impressive and look great as 1 color prints. But he tee that sticks out the most to me is Architecture and Wind, which really doesn’t match the rest of the line. While I do like the style of the tee I feel like I have seen this done very similarly by Stheart.

Overall Remuse Collective’s launch is very impressive from their website, look book, product shots and designs themselves. Great job coming out of the gates firing!

Check out Remuse at www.remusecollective.com

Greg Kerr and Miles to Go are back with a massive Fall offering featuring a massive new 30 items! As always with the brand all the designs are based off various literary works. This line takes inspiration from a ton of different authors/poets, here is the list:

The line has a really nice balance of new items, new versions and even some restocking of previously sold out items. On top of the new tees MTG has added two new 18 x 24 prints which are limited to only 50 pieces, as well as some new belts and totes! The only thing I feel missing from the fall line is some hoods or crew necks! With temperatures starting to drop I would love to rock some sweet MTG hoods!

All in all another fantastic release from Miles to Go. You can check out all of the new pieces at www.milestogoclothing.com

Running IAMTHETREND I come across new brands everyday, whether it be a tweet, facebook post or direct email. To be perfectly honest I still never know when I click a link if I will be running for the back button or jaw-dropping impressed. With new indie clothing line Maintenance it was definitely the latter of the two.

Professional photos, great looking designs, custom packaging, screen printed tee tags, and solid price points, they have it all. On top of that the boyfriend/girlfriend team of Tara and Kris screen print everything themselves and even designed their website themselves letting them control their brand from point A to Z.

This type of vision and execution does not come overnight, as Tara and Kris have taken two years to carefully plan and execute their game plan. This is definitely something that shows in Maintenance. A lot of brands seem to try and take the fast track approach, which I can understand as I hate waiting, and often get overly excited and just with something. But by taking time and carefully planning your patience tends to pay off.

Alright a bit more about the line. Everything is printed on American Apparel, aside from the girl’s tunics which are printed on super soft Alternative Apparel burnouts. Almost all tees are printed using discharge ink for a soft hand feel as well.

The current line is made up of six different designs and all average for $24.99. Other items include a tote, headband, leggings and cuff all of which round out a solid initial release.

Check them out at www.maintenanceclothing.com

Kenn from Declaration 1776 was cool enough to send me over one their new tees titled “Hope“. Since I have received it last week I think I have worn four times, I absolutely love it! From the American Apparel heather blue tee, water-based ink and overall kick ass design this is a perfect summer tee. The only thing I was missing on this design was the Declaration hem tag that they had sewn onto their previous offerings.

Overall a extremely solid buy for $25 at www.declarationclothing.com This design is also available on their very cool iPhone 4 wood cases which are available HERE

Indie t-shirt line, Science Friction is back and better than ever with their latest website and tee release. I was really digging the couple of designs Science Friction put out awhile back, but the new designs and revamped website just take it all to the next level.

First off, I am absolutely loving the new layout and look to the website. The new logo looks fantastic adorned across the top of the page and the overall color scheme and background photo work really well together. This is a great example of site that isn’t trying to be too flashy but has created a solid site to match their brand.

Aside from the new site, the new tees look extremely solid. This time around Science Friction teamed up with artists Craig Robson, Againstbound, Paul Granese, and Austin Pardun. The new designs fall perfectly into the “Sci-Fi/Universe” look and brand that Science Friction is all about.

All tees are priced at $20 printed on American Apparel and are available now at www.sciencefrictionclothing.com

It’s been awhile since I have been so pumped up for the release of new indie clothing line. I have been absolutely digging the look and vibe of La Muerta since I caught my first glimpse a couple months back.

While La Muerta only has two tees up for sale right now they have just released a pre-order for their new Killer Napkins design “Panda Parts“, which honestly looks incredible. The design is currently set at $25 for pre-order and is printed on American Apparel red with a screen printed inner tee tag.

I am also really digging the overall look of the new lamuerta.mx website. I especially love how much attention is being placed on the artists that are involved in the line. Too many times I feel brands want to keep whom they work with a secret, while sometimes listing an artist might actually result in more sales from fans of their work! The only thing I really didnt dig on the site was the placement of the store button. The store buttons should be an absolutely no brainer to find, but honestly it took me a bit of time to located it along the left side top of the site. Other than that kudos and a job well done. This is how you create a website that fits a branding image and vibe matching your clothing line.

Check out the new site and pre-order at www.lamuerta.mx

Welcome new indie t-shirt line Inkefx. The clothing line which just launched last week is here showing off 3 new very solid designs titled Burst, Badge and Geometry. Each design is a simple one color printed on American Apparel tri-blend, completed with a very nice hem tag and screen printed tee tag inside the tee.

Everything is on sale for $20 a piece right now on their site www.inkefx.com

Welcome new tee company Don’t Feed The Animals! First off I must say I am loving the new of the clothing line! The initial offering from DFTA’s includes three tee designs on both men’s and women’s American Apparel tees as well as a very cool looking windbreaker.

All tees feature attention to detail such as hem tags, screen printed tee tags and even custom mailers. All extremely impressive from a brand new clothing line.

I’m digging the effort and polish put into this initial release and really look forward to seeing these guys gain success.

Check them out at www.dftaclothing.com

Not sure how I didn’t post this earlier but Fur Face Boy has finally released a new set of tees! The new run features 10 new designs spread across nine tee and one embroidered tank.

The tees as always feature “Fur Face Boy” and all his glory in a variety of parodies including my favorite, “Fur Face Maiden” and a few designs that just look fresh for summer such as “FFB A.B.A.” Also in this line is a new “Mai” t-shirt which shows parody to Snoopy from The Peanuts.

All tees in the line are printed on American Apparel and sell for $29.99. Each tee also come adorned with custom woven tee tag, but are lacking the bottom hem tag which bummed me out a bit.

All in all a fantastic looking line well worth checking out at www.furfaceboy.com

It’s been quite sometime since we have seen any new tees from Lead & Light, but wow was it worth the wait. The new line of tees features six new designs that just reek of awesomeness.

Lead & Light have provided a perfect example that one color ink designs can be just as interesting and appealing, if not more than interesting and appealing than tees using 10 color prints. When it comes right down to it, excellent design is excellent design no matter how many colors, and these new designs simply shine.

Infinite, Fear, and Decline are my favorite of the bunch and are on my must purchase list and should be on your as well, especially at the price tag of $20, printed on American Apparel.

Check out the entire line at: www.leadandlight.org

I must say I’m usually not the hugest fan of animal inspired artwork on tees, dont get me wrong there are a lot of brands that put out some great looking animal inspired tees, it’s just not something that I would usually wear.

Enter Choonimals and their fresh take on animal based tees. Choonimals have blended both cute and aggressive in a very cool and unique way to form the look of their line. What I also dig is that the designs look like they could have been drawn by a very talented 5th grader. You can tell the designs are done well, but they are far from artistic masterpieces, but that is what works for them.

Tees range from $20 to $25 and are all printed on American Apparel.

You can check out the entire line at: www.choonimals.com

I just absolutely love it when companies come from literally nowhere and bust on to the scene in a huge way. The latest breakthrough company comes to us from a brand called The Vague Idea. While it does seem like this company appeared out of nowhere, owner Andrew Leff has apparently been hard at work putting this line together for some time now.

Out of the gate the first couple things that I noticed and loved were the Vague Idea logo and website. Both are beautifully done and executed creating a very nice and inviting atmosphere to shop for some tees online. I am also loving how TVI have decided to showcase the artist that have contributed to the line. Often times clothing lines are very secretive about letting out whom has worked on their line, so it was great to see an entire section dedicated to the artist that are apart of the release. And speaking of artists, wow what a line up! From Ray Frenden, Evanimal, Collision Theory, Jeremy Shantz and more this line is chalked with top tier artists.

Of course when you work with the best tee artists in the game it is going to show in your line and believe me it has. While the entire line doesn’t necessarily have a flowing or cohesive feel to it all of the designs are extremely solid. My favorite out of the bunch has to be Jeremy Shantz’s “New World Vulture” which has some amazing colors and looks fantastic against the American Apparel Tri-Blend Coffee tee.

As far as price goes everything is a bit higher than usual running you $33 per tee, but that being said EVERYTHING in this line is printed on American Apparel Tri-Blend tees which are a bit more expensive to use but are completely worth it in comfort.

Overall, The Vague Idea has put together a killer looking first release and I look forward to seeing their future.

www.thevagueidea.com

Artists Chris Sandlin (aka SockMonkee) is back with his second clothing line release just in time for spring. The new line features four new tees that feature some of Sockmonkee’s best work to date!

Each tee features a different “style” of artwork from typography, photo-realistic and even cartoon inspired design. I usually frown upon offering so many different styles as it doesn’t give a line a very brand specific image but these tees all look so good on their own it’s hard to complain!

My favorite design out of the bunch has to be the “Hold Fast Hope” tee. I am loving the typography and overall design of the tee and for $18 it’s an absolute steal.

All tees are only $18 and are printed on American Apparel using soft-hand inks. At $18 printed on American Apparel these beautiful designs will not last long, so make sure to mosey on over to sockmonkee.bigcartel.com

Also make sure to check out their beautiful look book HERE

This post was written by Germain from Charliegh Co. and originally posted on their blog. So make sure to check out their site, they are also having a HUGE sale right now so drop in their store and check it out!

Below is a quick tutorial on how to remove American Apparel Tags (results may vary depending on which brand you use). Most printing companies do a really good job in removing tags. Unfortunately some shirts get delivered with some seams missing or not attached at all, no worries it happens. A variety of printing companies remove the seams from the shirt entirely (the strings that hold the tag/s) while removing the tags and restitching a complete new seam, which is highly effective and great for larger runs. There’s many options. Choose what works for you best. All of these extra services will affect the turnaround time of your delivery.

If you plan on printing a small run or simply don’t want to pay the extra costs in getting them removed , here’s a way to do so. It will spare you some money and turnaround time. Please note that this will take a bit of practice and there’s probably different techniques of achieving this. This tutorial is based on the way we’ve been removing our tags as of recent for all of our new garments.

There’s a couple of things that you will need before getting started:
1) A pair of scissors
2) Tweezers (not necessary)
3) Patience

Begin by finding the edge of the tag by moving it to the side. The edge of the tag will vary. It can either be on the left side or the right. The more it shows the better.

Once you find it, go ahead and cut the tag very closely to the shirt. Be extra careful. You don’t want to cut the shirt or the seam. Make sure you leave the edge of the tag a bit longer, you will need it to rotate it. This function is very important. In order to be able to move the tag around you have to free up the tension between the shirt and tag that the stitch is providing. By cutting it, you pretty much leave the stitch hanging on to the shirt and not the tag.

This part takes a bit of practice. The edge of the tag should be rotated completely. You’re going to have play around with it a bit. If you can’t get it to rotate completely, more than half will do. The tricky part about this is that you cannot tear any of the thread while trying to rotate the tag. If you pull too hard or fast it will tear. Luckily, there’s enough room for the tag to be rotated, the stitching is fairly sturdy. Be patient, it will rotate.
(Sometimes you won’t even need to rotate it. Once you find the edge and you cut the rest of the tag, you can simpy pull the head of the tag completely out of the shirt.)

Like stated before, this will take a bit of practice. It works fairly well. Don’t get discouraged if it’s taking a little longer than expected. Once you get the hang of it, you’ll be a tag removing machine.
Hope you found this tutorial helpful.

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