Welcome to the newest feature here on the Generation T blog, known hereafter as A Spot of Tee, where we hit the sidewalk (the layperson’s catwalk!) and engage in the spotting of T-shirt refashions (or DIY-inspired looks). I thought it apropos to start the A Spot of Tee series today for two reasons: 1. Much of the world is focused on London, England (2014 Summer Olympic Games) where a spot of tea tee is quite common. Second, our first tee was spotted on Independence Day weekend, which is enough to start us chanting, “U-S-A, U-S-A!” from the virtual stands of the Olympic pool, roadways, gymnasium, track, and field. Today’s tee is a fairly simple one, spotted on our way to a 4th of July barbecue!
Where: Underhill Avenue, Prospect Heights, Brooklyn
When: July 2012
What: A slashed, casual V-neck tee
Key accessories: denim shorts, hamburger (not pictured)
How do I get the look?: To keep the sleeves only temporarily cropped, this All-American gal simply rolled and tucked them. Without cutting the neckband completely off, she turned her crew neck into a V-neck, like this variation from Generation T: Beyond Fashion (step 3 from project 92, the “Fender Bender racerback tank top), cutting an additional 3″ to 4″ deeper than the neckband in the front and adding a slit down the center, to enhance the plunge another 3” or so (below left). Or, you could make a version of this with lacing — see variations for project #16 in Generation T (below, right):
The denim plus American flag is so very Bruce Springsteen, don’t you think?
Though we often consume our “tee” over the weekend (Sunday afternoon would be rather proper, now wouldn’t it?), we’ll post on Mondays to give the week a nice jump start. Here’s to celebrating our casual weekend wear!
Tags: a spot of tee, street fashion, T-shirt hunting, T-shirt refashion, T-shirt stalking, tee spotting, trendspotting
[ Posted on August 6th, 2012 ]
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Really?!
Do you have ANY idea what that song is actually about? Well, clearly not otherwise you wouldn’t have linked it. Unless you’re sycophant who thinks the song is amazing & couldn’t care less about it’s meaning.
From what I understand, Springsteen was inspired to write the anthem in response to several things: the hardships faced by veterans returning from Vietnam, the struggles surrounding the Vietnam war itself, and the plight of the working-class man at home. Though it’s often misconstrued as straight-up nationalistic (based on the chorus), the lament in the lyrics has Springsteen asking a lot of questions of how well he believes his government is serving particular populations of his country. Is that what you had in mind? In any case, beyond my brief analysis here, my primary intent was to highlight the visual relationship I saw between the T-shirt-flag-denim combo on my street refashionista and the Springsteen album art. Now that I go back and re-read my post, perhaps there are more connections that can be drawn.