T-shirt designs are the easy medium of self-expression and identity amongst the fashionably cool. The designs convey personal or commercial ideals and even relay political messages, and they’ve been a social phenomenon for subcultural groups as such the Punks and Hippies – think ripped and acid washed tees.
Nowadays, we associate the second wave of T-shirt culture with streetwear, skateboarders and luxury labels who have found success within the fashion industry at a time when famous personalities and artists front the trend. With high summer approaching, the MF team curates 10 best T-shirts at Dover Street Market, shifting away from souvenir messages and putting the focus firmly on: design, quality, and attention to detail.
Featuring a cropped image of a religious symbol styled with highly- saturated tints, Jakarta-based label and music collective ‘Pleasure’ encompasses the essence of pop art and 80s disco fun all in one T-shirt.
Dreamland Syndicate T-Shirt
Indie Label Dreamland Syndicate adopts a D-I-Y sensibility to convey their political and social beliefs. They’ve upgraded your staple black tee with minimalist prism-shaped illustrations.
Pleasure T-Shirt
The collective behind Pleasure knows a thing about good clothes and good design, featuring its distinctive minimalist logo, the label adds stylistic detailing to an essential plain white tee.
Paradis3 LSD World Peace T-Shirt
Sick of clichéd graphic Ts filled with Metal iconography? Paradis3 X LSD World Peace taps into our imagination through tongue-in-cheek cartoon imagery laced with dark themes.
For lovers of the Punk movement, Surf-punk label Noon Goons collaborates with Cliff Roman from The Weirdos to design a limited edition silk-screen range portraying a taste of modern youth rebellion.
Integrate your T-shirt collection with the 917’s Logan Supply design in Pre-fall 2017’s trending colour. Founded by Alex Olson, the designer launches an affordable line depicting an authentic skate culture.
Cult New York radio station Know Wave dropped a range of summer-ready Ts focusing on its trademark Wavelength logo. Boasting different colour options, we’d cop the label’s classic design.
Known for its nostalgic lo-fi 90s adaptation, New York skateboard company Bronze 56k, releases its Zoo T-shirt in a powder blue hue, a vibrant summer colour alternative to stock up this season.
Founded by Professional Skateboarder Alex Olson, Bianca Chandon Ts are constructed in 100% cotton. The comfortable tee makes a sensible choice as a hot weather solution.
Bianca Chandon releases a range of to-die-for quirky tees silk-screened with dinosaur and soul motifs, and in summer-approved hues like grey, pink, cobalt or mint.