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How to: Rock a t-shirt in winter

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Brrrrring on summer. But in the meantime, here’s some ideas for how to look good and stay warm wearing the humble tee. Make accessories your friend Sure, you can wear a t-shirt in winter - just make sure you add some extras, the woolier, the better. Chunky scarves, beanies and knitted cardis all provide maximum warmth with a side of ‘Check me out, I’m killin’ it!’. The ol’ double shirt routine During winter, a t-shirt and a button up shirt go together like Bey and Jay. Team plaid or chambray with your fave tee for a laid back look. And yes, that’s Kanye – say what you will about his ‘tude, the guy knows how to put together an outfit. Just add jacket Tailored, leather, denim – take your pick, they all go perfectly with a tee and provide a fashionable barrier against the brrr. Get yourself a vest Long gone are the days when vests were for pointdexters and science teachers. Now we’ve got fur (the fauxer, the better!) for a super cute casual look, puffer

Let’s learn from these t-shirt fails

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Look, we love t-shirts as much as the next guy but in the wrong hands, even good t-shirts can go bad. So, we’ve compiled a handy list of tips to keep in mind when you design your own shirt. Don’t forget the spellcheque Want to put text on your custom shirt? Then for the love of God, check the spelling before you hit ‘print’! Even retail giants H&M and TopShop forgot this top tip – check out their handy work in the last two images below. We’re guessing the intern got blamed. Consider your message, like really. Are you an ex-con, current con or seriously considering becoming a con? Then you might want to consider the messaging on your custom shirt. Who knows when you’ll be posing for a mug shot…   Give it the ‘is there a chance I could end up on the internet in this’ test? And we don’t mean in a good way. We mean on one of those ‘ 25 t-shirt fails’ lists. When you design your own shirt, always remember - what looks good/so

T-shirts inspired by movies and music

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T-shirts go together with music and music like Mork and Mindy. Or Jay and Bey. Or Kanye and, well, Kanye. The point is, film and music have inspired some pretty great t-shirts. Here’s a few of our faves:   Mean Girls Most things Linday Lohan touches turn to shit. But not Mean Girls. It’s been just over 10 years since it first graced our screens and we’re still quoting the zingers! Some of us are actually wearing them. Check it out. Napoleon Dynamite These shirts started out cool, then eeeevvvveerybody had one so then they got less cool. But we reckon enough time has passed and they’re almost cool again in a quasi-retro hipster ironic way. Look, it’s just a classic shirt, all right? And just because this is abso-freaking-lutely timeless…   White Men Can’t Jump Oh Woody – you trailblazing bastard, you! Woody was rockin’ this cult tee way back in 1992, looooo