Fall Out Boy and Gap - new approaches to T-shirts
Pete Wentz, Fall Out Boy bassist, has taken his Clandestine Industries collection, mainstream. His teen fashion line is now going to be available at select Nordstrom stores, as well as at www.clandestineindustries.com. Basically, the hoodies, T-shirts and tank tops he designs are exactly the kind of thing his girlfriend Ashlee Simpson is seen wearing in paparazzi photographs. The skinny-jean wearing bassist says he’s always been keen on ‘creative stuff’ which is nice to know when you’re laying out £20 for a T-shirt.
If that sounds a little downmarket, how about Gap? Yes, at least across the pond in America, Gap is aiming to upscale its target audience, beginning with a limited-edition line of T-shirts designed by contemporary artists like Kenny Scharf, Barbara Kruger and Kiki Smith for just £14 to £40. A design by Chuck Close features the artist’s 2002 black-and-white rendering of composer Philip Glass, while others created new work for their T-shirts. Rirkrit Tiravanija’s design reads, The days of this society are numbered in plain orange lettering, which echoes the Katherine Hamnett school of T-shirt design. No Banksy though! If you want to get your hands on one, you need to buy American – they are on sale at Gap stores across the USA but not here.
Pete Wentz courtesy of AudreyLynne Shines
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