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Friday, February 26, 2010

Check It. Tankfarm's 'God Save McQueen' T-shirt.

Upon the unfortunate news of the amazing designer Alexander McQueen's death, it was reported that his iconic skull scarves were selling out in his stores, among other notable pieces of his memorable lines. And unless you're Lady Gaga, it'd probably be difficult to try and afford most of his fashions anyway.

So how else can you honor McQueen? A T-shirt company named Tankfarm may be able to help you--and your wallet--out.

At $30, the self-proclaimed 'builders of the great American T-shirt' feature a vintage-looking shirt design that reads "God Save McQueen." With its British undertones, the phrase seems perfectly aimed towards honoring the deceased Brit designer. But in actuality, the shirt is tipping its hat toward a certain American favorite--a certain Steve McQueen, that is. Coincidence?

Indeed, and a lucky one for Tankfarm (and you), at that. The shirt is currently in backstock until March 15, but once you can snag one, you can honor McQueen for not only an affordable price, but with a little tongue in cheek too--just how Alexander would have liked it.

-- Chau Tu

Photo credit: Tankfarm

Tuesday, February 16, 2010

Check It. Vintage movie posters & new DVDs.

A great coffee book table for film lovers is out this month, Starstruck: Vintage Movie Posters from Classic Hollywood. It includes the image above, from 1941's Citizen Kane and the forward is written by the great Martin Scorsese, which makes it a legit film book as far as I'm concerned.

Also: on DVD today, Coco Before Chanel (in which Audrey Tautou does a beautiful job of playing a young Coco Chanel) and British director Steve McQueen's Hunger, starring Michael Fassbender. Hunger is about the last weeks of the life of 27-year-old Irish republican hunger striker Bobby Sands' in 1981.

-- Leslie Anne Wiggins

Photo credit: Abbeville Press