Hit me with places to get cool t-shirts

[Cloo]

I feel disatisfied with my t-shirts at the moment - I have some sensible stripey and plain t-shirts, I'd like some with interesting, maybe slightly retro prints and I'd like to get from a small designer/web shop if possible. I like the idea of things with retro brand logos and stuff like that - the trouble with Etsy these days is that for things like t-shirts it's just flooded with generic businesses that will sell 1000000 varieties a cheap, badly printed t-shirt, and I'm not really involved enough with tiktok or insta, where I understand a lot of the small designers have gone, to find anyone. So any good sites/London shop recommendations appreciated

 

[spitfire]

Expensive but excellent quality and very niche. Shop Independent UK Streetwear Brands - 1 of 100

An urb no less: South London – People’s Republic of London

Cheap and cheerful: Qwertee : Limited Edition Cheap Daily T Shirts | Gone in 24 Hours | T-shirt Only £9/€11/$12 | Cool Graphic Funny Tee Shirts

 

[bellaozzydog]

I buy the marks and Spencer’s cotton jobs and lash a bit of Milton
Fluid on them/in the washing machine and hope for the best

Cheap t-shirts, last really well

 

[farmerbarleymow]

I guess ska invita knows of good suppliers for nice black and white stripey tops.

 

[Magnus McGinty]

You don’t get any more retro than Princess Diana.

https://www.redbubble.com/i/t-shirt/Boating-Princess-Diana-by-DebbieDoesDogs/143408884.G22WK

 

[Magnus McGinty]

There’s a punk one, Cloo

https://www.redbubble.com/i/t-shirt/Punk-Era-Princess-Diana-by-DebbieDoesDogs/143409473.G22WK

 

[BristolEcho]

I've been looking at Vinted a lot. They had a lot of old Illustrate stuff which I really like.

I think they lost their way a bit recently and their prices went up (likely due to supply issues) but I just had another scan and seems they have some good stuff in at a nice price again.

Illustrate

Independent creative clothing, accessories and gift store. Offering a platform that connects artisans with the people who love their work; selling ethically sourced, environmentally conscious art & apparel.

www.illustrate.co.uk

Also City Animalz is a local woman in Bristol. She doesn't have the prints I have got now but still has a few. Not sure it fits your brief but she is independent and I'll take the chance to plug her stuff.

City Animalz & Totem Tiger

"Blue" & "Peng" invite you to leave Earth behind and step into another world, where a terrestrial species of colourful animal characters busy themselves creating, cultivating and curating their surroundings, ensuring their ecoweb runs in perfect balance and harmony. Hand-printed, unique...

cityanimalz.com

 

[spitfire]

Oh yeah. Illustrate are great. Nice guys as well, crossed paths with them at a couple of beer festivals.

I tried ordering new notepads recently and a phone case but their website wouldn’t put it through so was wondering if they were still fully going.

 

[jontz01]

I got this from red bubble. Paid the extra for a high grade cotton and the print is really good quality. Get loads of comments about it, love it.

 

[Magnus McGinty]

Yeah Redbubble is the go to marketplace for independent artists. I was just plugging my mate.

 

[petee]

our very own YouSir makes t-shirts.

 

[BristolEcho]

Oh yeah. Illustrate are great. Nice guys as well, crossed paths with them at a couple of beer festivals.

I tried ordering new notepads recently and a phone case but their website wouldn’t put it through so was wondering if they were still fully going.

Yeah they are good and nice quality as well. I've had quite a few of their things for years.

Kaft is another shop I've used before.

T-shirts | KAFT

Shop t-shirts products from our amazing selection of graphic artwork. Browse our collection of cool graphic t-shirts, basic t-shirts, tanks, hoodies, bags, and posters.

www.kaft.com

Secret store I didn't like their style change, or their price increase, but may fit the retro request.

Store

T-shirts, Shirts, Sweatshirts, Hoodies, Jackets, 5-panels, Backpacks, Watches. Free UK delivery for orders over £100. Free international for orders over £150

scrt.onl

I've still got my original key jumper from over ten years ago. Frayed at the edges but I love it.

Going to have a look on Vinted actually as they probably have a few of the older prints there.

 

[geminisnake]

You could try Qwertee, I got a load from them during lockdown, if you don't like fitted get the mens ones, I will never buy the ladies from them again, I sized up and still had to cut sleeves off, good Ts apart from that. Dunno if Primark is in your area but I got 2 powerpuff girls Ts today and a Goku(Dragonball Z) T today. There was loads of Marvel, Mickey mouse, Lilo & Stitch and other disney ones, Warner Bros ones too, between the girls/boys and ladies section.

 

[May Kasahara]

Last Exit to Nowhere

T-shirt designs which are inspired and pay homage to some of the most memorable places, corporations and companies in 20th century fiction.

www.lastexittonowhere.com

Good for film and TV inspired shirts, nice quality too.

Redbubble is great for breadth of offer and also being able to choose different t-shirt shapes.

Unisex and ladies fitted T-shirts - Original designs by Genki Gear

Genki Gear's range of original and unique Unisex and ladies fitted T-Shirts! All UK designs silkscreen printed onto 100% cotton fair-wear garments.

genkigear.com

Sometimes has some good kawaii type designs if that's your bag.

 

[tonysingh]

Depressingly, whilst all those links have quality Ts, I'm a fat bastard and wont fit into any of them.

 

[skyscraper101]

I buy the marks and Spencer’s cotton jobs and lash a bit of Milton
Fluid on them/in the washing machine and hope for the best

Cheap t-shirts, last really well

I second M&S for t-shirts. I get the autograph range which are a little more expensive but the quality is really nice.

 

[tommers]

Red Molotov

RedMolotov | Political T-Shirts, Music T-Shirts, Science T-Shirts - ethically sourced and printed in the UK

RedMolotov | Political T-Shirts, Music T-Shirts, Science T-Shirts - ethically sourced and printed in the UK

www.redmolotov.com

 

[Epona]

The best t-shirt I've ever seen was one that had Hated by the Daily Mail printed on it (in the font used by the Mail) - bought it for OH many years ago from a popup Xmas shop called Satan's Grotto, I've never seen him so happy about a (not food) present

EDIT: Sorry, realised that is just me rambling and no useful info about where to get good t-shirts

 

[Puddy_Tat]

how about

among others here.

(think the 'still hate thatcher' t-shirt modelled by one urbanite at a recent s london drinks may have come from them)

 

[spitfire]

Red Molotov

RedMolotov | Political T-Shirts, Music T-Shirts, Science T-Shirts - ethically sourced and printed in the UK

RedMolotov | Political T-Shirts, Music T-Shirts, Science T-Shirts - ethically sourced and printed in the UK

www.redmolotov.com

oooooh i like it.

 

[BristolEcho]

how about

among others here.

(think the 'still hate thatcher' t-shirt modelled by one urbanite at a recent s london drinks may have come from them)

I like them.

 

[spitfire]

how about

among others here.

(think the 'still hate thatcher' t-shirt modelled by one urbanite at a recent s london drinks may have come from them)

Great looking store, bookmarked.

 

[Puddy_Tat]

or how about

from the cats protection collection

 

[AverageJoe]

I get a lot from Chunk.

T-Shirts

Chunk Clothing

chunkclothing.com

 

[ATOMIC SUPLEX]

I have mostly given up buying from offical t-shirt sources. They cost loads and never fit quite right.
I now buy all mine from the T-Shirt studio. Kids size 14-16 fit me fine. I just convert an image or flyer I like into a one colour print, usually black or white (more than one colour layered prints often go wrong and I can't be arsed anymore).
£10 and I get the image I want in the size I know fits me.

Something like this . . .
Which was a flyer.

 

[Elpenor]

I don’t really understand why anyone over the age of 10 wants to wear clothes with writing on but I must admit I’m hardly the most fashionable of people

 

[Epona]

I don’t really understand why anyone over the age of 10 wants to wear clothes with writing on but I must admit I’m hardly the most fashionable of people

I'm the same. T-shirt from a gig I've enjoyed, fine (one of my favourite Ts is from a Specials tour). Random stuff, no. I tend towards plain t-shirts. Also there is a textural thing going on sometimes with printed on stuff that I am not keen on.

 

[Magnus McGinty]

Hey everyone, I like Red Dwarf!

Although I did wear Iron Maiden tees in my teens tbf.

 

[Artaxerxes]

I like wearing fictional logo t-shirts so half my stuff is from Last Exit to Nowhere.

 

[The39thStep]

Hey everyone, I like Red Dwarf!

Although I did wear Iron Maiden tees in my teens tbf.

Cunt