RUN DMC and Beastie Boys Photo Tees

I’m not a big fan of photo tees but then again I have nothing against them. They always seem to look like iron-on prints. That said, I wouldn’t be surprised if iron-on print t-shirts became popular again. I mean they are so retro at this point. In fact I think I will make myself a few if I have the time. I can basically print anything I find on the interwebs. I don’t know the legality of it because I won’t be selling them, just wearing them but I doubt I’ll be stopped on the street for copyright infringement. I might get stopped and asked where I got the t-shirts though. Yeah, that’s how cool they will be. Well, we’ll see. They’ll need a few washes to get a real retro vibe.

Anyway, back to the story here. Graniph have just released a couple of photo tees in collaboration with NY photog, Ricky Powell. Even if, like me, you’d never heard of the dude I am sure you have come across his work a few times. There are three tees in the collection and just in case you didn’t read the title of this post or have a serious short term memory deficiency I’ll tell you again that they feature RUN DMC (x1) and the Beastie Boys (x2).

45 Awesome Panda T-Shirts

If you get to close to them they would probably rip you to shreds but pandas are damned cute. I mean you just wanna hug them. You don’t really want to hug them for obvious reasons but there is something about them that gives off a hug-able vibe and I am not immune to their wily charms so I gathered this collection of t-shirts of pandas for my viewing pleasure but hell you can look at them too.

Graniph takes on Hello Kitty

As I tweeted not that long ago, Graniph did some work on their website and while I am not all that impressed with the result aesthetically, I love the new larger images and non-flash viewing of their products. Very nice. And I guess from now on when I post about Graniph tees you will have larger better pics to gaze at before going to their website to make your purchase.

Anyway as you can see, Graniph are having a Hello Kitty collaboration or I should probably say Kitty-chan collaboration as that is the more popular moniker in Japan which is where these particular tees are being sold. Sorry international Kitty-chan fans. There are 10 t-shirts in this particular line but I just picked out a couple that I caught my eye for being reworking of popular Graniph t-shirt designs.

This t-shirt clearly uses the backpack and headset design from Graniph’s “fake” series.

This one is the Teddy Control t-shirt with a Kitty-chan hat.

Graniph 2010 Winter Sale

The Graniph sale has been on for quite a bit as you can see and that is the decidedly strange way they depict up “up to 30%” off in Japan. I know English speaking nations would put the tilde (squiggly hyphen) before the 30%. I’ve been corrected. It actually means from 30% up so there are even better bargains to be had. Anyway the sale is still on and while there are a decent number of bargains there are not a whole lot of t-shirts. Below are two interesting tops that are in the sale.

Great deals at Graniph for PayPal users

Design TShirts Store Graniph has teamed up with PayPal to offer some great deals to ensure you get some bargain t-shirts. Graniph is the ever expanding Japanese t-shirt company with over 80 stores worldwide and an online store with a huge selection of t-shirts.  And new shirts are constantly appearing!

Anyway, in collaboration with PayPal they are offering three ways to make your shopping experience even better.

1. 15% Off
2. Free shipping
3. Chance to win 12 t-shirts.

Sounds awesome because it is awesome. The only catch that I can see is that you have to pay with PayPal but that doesn’t seem like a catch to me at all. In fact it could be seen as the 4th bonus.

You can find out more details on the Graniph website. As I am living in Japan I can’t take advantage of these offers but on the other hand I can and do just pop into the local Graniph whenever I feel like it.

Graniph teaches you how to dress

Recently Japanese t-shirt store, Design T-Shirts Graniph, have been branching out into other areas such as pants and jackets and now that they have all these new items they are providing lessons on how to coordinate your wardrobe. It’s very kind of them. Check out Graniph Coordinate Guide no. 4.

The 4th graniph Coordinate Guide presents a few quick and easy PRACTICAL styling tips. Looking towards autumn/winter, check out our versatile and cool Shawl Collar Blouson in a MAD RANGE OF stylin’ color HITs!

Graniph don’t sell socks yet apparently.

5 Awesome Astronaut T-Shirts

OK, it’s not a very long list but these are 5 great t-shirts and you don’t need to be a spaceman to wear them.

The first t-shirt will be only available for a very short time at Teextile so if you want it I suggest you order it now.

This is a photo image but equally effective t-shirt design from Japanese t-shirt Giant Graniph. Or maybe it’s just the cute girl.

And talk about cute girls. Design by Humans does have a few of them.

This is a new tee at Threadless featuring some interesting images.

And this is a classic tee from Threadless which is currently out of print but I’m sure it will get a reprint sometime in the future.

If you know of any other cool astronaut t-shirts feel free to link to them in the comments.

Graniph in Harajuku

Japanese t-shirt store, Design T-Shirt Store Graniph, will soon open a brand spanking new flagship store in Harajuku. Apparently there will be an art gallery inside in the store too. You know, just in case you get bored looking at the t-shirts.

Harajuku is amazing for t-shirt aficionados anyway but many of them are pricey. Graniphs tees are a very affordable ¥2,500 (or about that) and about  ¥4,200 for two. Of course if you are in Harajuku you always drop into UT for even cheaper tees. The UT store is very cool.

Graniph Design Award

Japanese t-shirt company, Design T-Shirt Store Graniph, is holding a pretty big t-shirt design contest. This is their third time to hold it. It is open to everyone and has huge prizes. They are not as big as the UTGP but they are still pretty big. Check them out:

• Gold Prize: ¥1,000,000 (about US$9,000)
• Silver Prize (x5): ¥100,000
• Bronze Prize (x10): ¥50,000

There seem to be prizes in other categories too and I am not totally sure how that works. On the application form you are asked to check a box beside a magazine name. I guess that means that are applying to that magazine’s contest. I wonder will you still qualify for the above contest? Anyway if you are considering applying you should check out their terms and conditions.

The entry period is February 2009.

Two New Graniph Stores

Japanese T-Shirt giant Graniph have two new stores. The first is in Sendai, northern Japan. It opened in August on the 5th floor of the Parco Building. It focuses on ladies tee apparently. The reasoning being that it is situated in the ladies department. Sorry guys.

The next is in Taiwan. It will open up Sept. 24th. Address for all you jetsetters: 1st Floor, No. 15 Nanjing W. Road, Taipei,Taiwan.

Of course you can always do your shopping online. Link: Graniph.

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