Comments | velvetdahlia: How is it I find myself without one?

velvetdahlia

How is it I find myself without one?

Aug 18, 2006 13:06

I need a cool black tee shirt.

Suggestions?

Please.

Thank you.

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fragiletender August 18 2006, 12:21:38 UTC

If it's just plain black you want, Marks & Spencers do some nicely shaped ones - scoop necks and deep v necks as well as regular style. I found that the first two look good on bigger busts. I have a couple and wear them often. They wash well, keep their shape and they're pretty cheap too - only a fiver.

velvetdahlia August 21 2006, 13:38:30 UTC

Wow-- you are so right about these. I tried some on yesterday and they are perfect and seem really well made. Super flattering too. I got a scoop, a v-neck and a regular crew. Hehe. Thank you for the tip.

fragiletender August 21 2006, 22:11:28 UTC

You're welcome.

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velvetdahlia August 21 2006, 13:39:27 UTC

That knitting one is ace. I'm going to get one!

japanesecandy August 18 2006, 13:42:29 UTC

I always feel like a sell-out and a half when I post this link, but Threadless has a lot of pretty awesome shirts. I'm not sure how many black shirts they have at the moment, though... here are a few:

I Came to Dance

Are You in... or Out?

Flowers in the Attic

Myopia Utopia

velvetdahlia August 21 2006, 13:43:27 UTC

Threadless kinda overwhelms me, so it's cool when someone says, "this one, or this one."

I really like the "I Came to Dance" one-- might have to snag it!

Thanks.

japanesecandy August 22 2006, 02:34:06 UTC

I secretly kind of like that one myself, but I don't think I would ever wear it. I have never, at any point in my entire life, gone anywhere to dance. I would feel like a sham.

embrace the irony! velvetdahlia August 22 2006, 14:55:03 UTC

See, that would just make it cool. Until you'd have all these annoyingly unironic girls trying to get you to dance all the time.

But you know, I always come to dance, everywhere. Which probably makes me, and very definitely makes me in the shirt, annoying as hell.

pintuck August 18 2006, 14:37:47 UTC

not sure if they have them over there yet, but i like american apparel for basic tees and such. they have a lot of good, flattering cuts.

(yes i know the owner is a perv...things could be worse.)

velvetdahlia August 21 2006, 13:46:58 UTC

Yeah, American Apparel XL "Classic Girl" tees do fit me, which is weird because everything else there is way too small for me. I've never just bought one from them, but Otsu use their tees and they are my favorite, fit wise. I just wish they made an on-black design.

I love Otsu tees--
http://www.veganmart.com/shop/Otsu_Tshirts/all/

I also hate the AA add campaigns-- they creep me out.

pintuck August 21 2006, 13:54:16 UTC

oh, so you were looking for something with a print on it? for some reason i thought you meant just a basic black tee.

i'm one of the weird folks who doesn't like (most) shirts with prints on them. :P

velvetdahlia August 21 2006, 13:59:32 UTC

Oh, no-- I was just realizing that my two favorite tees are actual American Apparel ones! they just happen to have Otsu designs on them.

I can't bring myself to walk into the AA store on Carnaby street. Creepy hipster snottiness and London prices (20 quid for a tee) If there is one in Portland I might peek in there.

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razorclaw August 18 2006, 15:11:11 UTC

Would that I had one to offer.
/all my T's have logos on 'em
//or are white
///the black turtleneck is mine. Mine I tell you!

I'll thumb wrestle you for it... velvetdahlia August 21 2006, 13:49:14 UTC

when I win I'll refashion the turtle neck into the perfect black tee...

Re: I'll thumb wrestle you for it... razorclaw August 21 2006, 17:31:06 UTC

Fuck that! You're just trying to take my thumb to add to the kidney you already have!