Gautam Dutta Takes the Color Collection Cake

Edited by Jorge Martinez-Garza

Turns out Vitaminwater is not just a great cure for hangovers; it is also helping aspiring designers make their first break.  Last week, the enhanced-beverage brand announced Savannah, GA’s Gautam Dutta as the winner of its color collection contest, for which a few talented designers were asked to create a Vitaminwater-inspired t-shirt. Gautam will have his design sold by the CFDA on fashionvault.ebay.com and will receive $5,000 to help his career take off.

Shop Now: Men’s Rainy Day Attire

Edited by Samantha Lim

It’s raining, it’s pouring the fashion is generally bo-ring… American gentlemen have a tendency to dress ultra down when the weather goes sour and we’re really starting to notice.  We turned to our friends across the pond at The Great Divide  to pick up a thing or two that will keep our boys dapper and dry in the wet weather.  Here we go.

Would You Pay $100 for a Humping Panda T-Shirt?

Edited by Saynt

Opening Ceremony has teamed up with artist Rob Pruitt Mclaren for a series of tees that include panda on panda action, the word Cocaine a la Coca Cola and a headless Mickey Mouse. So Original. View the tees below and find them here.

Southern Discomfort. Shrimp Sauce Brings Out The Devil In You

Edited by Saynt

Death. Demons. Shrimp? The Savannah, Georgia born Shrimp Sauce brings a little mischief to the their debut collection of tees. You can grab the collection which features knives, masked men, wolves and of course, shrimp at their newly opened online store.

American Apparel Muppet CollaboNO!

Edited by Randi Danielle

Celebrating Sesame Street‘s 40th anniversary, American Apparel the California-based clothing company will release a “limited-edition”  t-shirt that will feature line drawings of Jim Henson‘s characters.

MAGS TO KNOW: T-Post, Wearable Fashion Magazine

Edited by FashionIndie

Every “issue” of T-Post is actually a T-shirt, making it completely wearable. 

RANDOM: T-Shirts Made From Money?

Edited by Kirby Marzec

I thought I was somewhat of a glutton until I stumbled upon Money Laundry, a company that spins their own thread out of United States Currency. Utilizing anywhere from $1 to $100 bills, each t-shirt is averaged to have about $22.56 stitched into the shirt itself. The shirts aren’t really anything spectacular and I certainly wouldn’t pay $70 for such a basic item, but the concept of money thread is quite innovative!

Check out Money Laundry here!

Thanks Coco Perez!

RANDOM COOL: Tea Bag T-Shirt

Edited by Monique Montagnese, Contributor

Another fashion-art hybrid, this t-shirt should have been included in my history of t-shirts post, because I’ve never seen anything life it before. Regardless of if you would or could even wear this it’s worth mentioning for it’s sheer uniqueness.

SOURCE: OutSaPop

STORY OF: T-Shirts

Edited by Monique Montagnese, Contributor

T-shirts may never go out of style, but as with any fashion item they have gone through their fair share of trends. Click to see view their progression from underwear to couture.

Gap/ Whitney Museum T-Shirts

Edited by Rebecca Alexander

I know everyone is talking about them, and most of you have probably seen them but these limited edition summer tees are pretty cool. The shirts feature bold designs by artists like Jeff Koons, Chuck Close, Kiki Smith, Marilyn Minter, Barbara Kruger, Glenn Ligon, Kenny Scharf, and Kerry James Marshall. I gotta say, these are pretty nifty, and at those prices, I think I’m going to join the rat pack and pick one up.