If you’ve been following our ongoing “Best of the 2000s” series, then you probably checked out this week’s massive countdown, The Top 100 T-Shirts (click here if you missed it). But with all the graphic goodness over the last decade, we didn’t have a chance to show love to the greatest blank T-shirts that we’ve worn over the last 10 years. Blank Tees are gonna be all the rage this winter anyway, so it makes sense for us to count them down, and put you on in time for the indoor season. Hit the jump for the Greatest Blank T-Shirts of the 2000s…
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A t-shirt is just a t-shirt, right? Wrong. Especially wrong if you’ve been around this niche little industry we call streetwear. The past decade saw a rise in independent street fashion labels cranking out t-shirts with meanings, homages and dope graphics that became instant classics. We’ve even seem some brands who we thought would be around forever close up shop. Trust, a lot has gone on. Continuing with our Best Of The 2000s series (in case you missed ’em: Top 100 Girls | Top 100 Albums | Top 100 Sneakers | Top 100 Movies | Top 100 Internet Videos), we now turn to the 100 Best T-Shirts of the last 9 years. Expect to see some you lined up for, as well as some under-the-radar shirts that you probably slept on. Let the madness begin…
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With artists like Kid Cudi, B.o.B, and Donnis getting so much shine recently, it’s clear that it’s been the year of the oddball. All of a sudden the qualities that used to make these guys strange are the same qualities that are bringing them to the forefront. Talk about revenge of the nerds.
So if you find yourself getting hiked on because you stand out, today’s Buy It Now is perfect for you. Rep for yourself, and let the haters know your time will come with The Last Shall Be First Tee from 3Sixteen. And when you see these clowns down the line, think like 50: “Damn homie! In high school, you was the man, homie…what the fuck happened to you?” Revenge is sweeter served cold, so we prefer the murdered-out all-black version, but read on to see the other color and how to Buy It Now….
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Graphic T-shirts are dead, long live graphic T-shirts. Really though, what the eff else are you gonna rock in the weeks leading up to jacket weather? A striped button-up? FOH. We’re getting into back to school mode, so having already brought you the 15 best backpacks, today we’re showcasing the 16 best T-shirts of the season. We’ve got budget-friendly cool from Complex co-signed brands like Rockers NYC and RVCA, higher-end flavor from Passarella Death Squad and Maiden Noir, and a lot of dope shit in between. See below to re-up your wardrobe in time to meet the new freshwomen…
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No one on the corner has swagger like M.I.A., but today’s Buy It Now might lend you some of that freshness you’ve been looking for. The rapper, singer, producer, artist, and now fashion designer takes inspiration from African, Mexican, and Muslim prints for her namesake clothing line. This cotton T-shirt is especially dope because it features her face—which means all the quirky hipster chicks will be running up on you asking where you copped it. Now that’s swagger on a hundred, thousand, trillion! See below for details, pics, and Buy It Now info…
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Finally, there’s a way to show off how serious you are about Halo without scaring the neighbors. And if you’re like us, you’re probably sick of wearing the same grease-stained undershirt when you go on week-long benders glued to the couch playing Halo and taking bong hits until you’re eyeballs retract into your brain. Complex’s bossman Marc Ecko has taken the dive into the gaming world with his new collection that features six Halo-inspired t-shirts.
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When it comes to T-shirts, it’s better to be soft, my dudes. Back in the day, when it was all about logos, not fabrics, it seemed like every streetwear T-shirt was made of some cheapie, stiff, rash-inducing cotton. These days, fancy graphics have taken a backseat to quality materials and comfort.
Case in point: today’s Buy It Now, the Eleven Vintage Shirt from KR3W. Available in three colors, this T-shirt is 50%-cotton, 50%-poly jersey, which makes it stretchier and lighter than the average. In fact, this shirt is so comfy that we’ll forgive the skull graphic on the back. For detail pics and Buy It Now info, see below…
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You know, we’re all for the current movement toward classic, “timeless” looks in menswear, but sometimes being a little behind the trend is OK. Think about it: When your kids look at photos of a young you, they should be able to chuckle at your goofy graphic T-shirts just like you laughed at your dad’s turquoise polyester button-ups. Let’s not totally kill the cycle of “humorous period fashion,” people. Besides, even if you’re decidedly over the whole Skittles shit, you can still cop this and put it on ice for the inevitable slate of “2003″ parties that’ll hit four years from now.
Today’s Buy It Now is from Sabit, a.k.a. Swizz Beatz’ favorite brand of the moment. The line, launched in 2006 by former Ecko outerwear designer Shoichi Amemiya, is inspired by Japanese premium streetwear and contemporary American music—two peas in a pod, if you ask us. To see the backs of the pictured T-shirts and for Buy It Now info, see below…
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Time to dust off the ol’ Jansports, people! Mos Def and Talib Kweli are reuniting as Black Star for a one-time concert at the Nokia Theatre in NYC on Saturday night. Though each MC brings his own unique style to the Black Star sound, the Mighty Mos has always been the bigger star. That’s why Dante’s the one with the streetwear collabos, House roles and tell-all books from ex-stripper wives and all that. But we still fuck with you, Talib. No worries.
To commemorate the weekend show, UNDRCRWN is reintroducing its Mos Def x Dustin Canalin collection, which features a bunch of T-shirts and a track jacket. For detail pics and more info on today’s Buy It Now—two tees and the jacket— see below…
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The streetwear stalwart FUCT has collaborated with up-and-coming Italian brand VNGRD for the ill Sangue Italiano T-shirt—we wouldn’t be surprised to see Lil Wayne rockin’ one day soon. This is old-school streetwear at its finest: Get two cool brands, get a cool artist (VNGRD’s Giorgio Di Salvo), print a cool shirt. Sometimes it’s that simple, folks.
Today’s Buy It Now is the FUCT x VNGRD T-shirt, which is a soft-washed custom tee, not the Hanes 3-pack steez. (FYI, “Sangue Italiano” means “Italian Blood.”) For Buy It Now info and some (suggestive) detail pics, see below…
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