2008 was the year of the t-shirt. Here is a quick flashback:

Ama Kip Kip

It’s impossible to describe how loony urban black kids (and a handful of white kids and aging marketing execs/bloggers) have gone for this brand. I’ve been running a fashion blog all year and Ama Kip Kip was by far the most commented on and read story (100+ comments last I checked). They’ve suceeded in creating an underground cult label out of what is actually a very simple slogan (it means coloured pop corn). Part of their success was (probably unintentionally) being very difficult to get hold of.

Love Jozi

Behind the best marketing campaigns of anyone in South Africa in 08. The T-shirts are quite nice too.

I’m Banksy

Oh yes very clever. Where’s mine?

Springleap (and Threadless)

Spreading t-shirt love online for the kids.

aKing T-shirt design competition

Can’t say I know what the band sound like but the t-shirt exhibition was quite nice.

I *Africa* New York

Jamhuri Wear representing the motherland in the big apple.

The Tee Party Project

I ran around Matjiesfontein taking photos of t-shirts (must really keep the blog going…)