January 11th, 2010
Monsters For Your Closet
Indie shirtmaker creates collections of heroes and villains for kids big and small
If you’re in the mood for cute, happy t-shirts, the folks at Threadless have plenty to keep you satisfied. Want something a little darker? Get yourself to Chop Shop.
Created by the design firm The Chopping Block, Chop Shop has become known for their “Collection” designs such as weScare, which features 58 different creatures in silhouette form. Look closely and you’ll find such famous beasts as The Grinch, Creature from the Black Lagoon, Edward Scissorhands, The Stay-Puft Marshmallow Man, and a few Gremlins. Other “Collection” shirts include weBite (vampires), undeadWe (zombies, ghosts, and spirits), weRobot (androids), weGo (cars), and videoRock (80s musical icons—the scariest of all!)
While you’re looking at all the goods, don’t forget that nearly all the designs are also available in kids sizes. In fact, if you like the idea of you and your little one wearing matching shirts, Chop Shop offers a father-son combo shirt package: the Robot Tin. Then again, if the Mini-Me look isn’t for you, use it as an opportunity to teach the days of the week: “Today is Friday, so it’s Daddy’s day to wear the robot shirt.” See? They’re stylish and educational.