Statement T-shirts are a wonderful way of sharing with the world how we feel about certain things, in an in-your-face yet out-of-your-space kind of way. It used to be considered tacky doing so, but never fear: the statement T-shirt has made a huge come-back in all age groups, all the more that they are the staple element of the ‘Geek is Chic’ fashion movement.
And if you need further convincing, just go check out the websites dedicated to The Big Bang Theory’s Sheldon’s statement shirts. Sheldon, TV’s biggest geek of the hour, rocks the statement T-shirts, and I’m certain he would appreciate one of the new designs brought to us by Novel-T. For what is geekier than a statement T-shirt proclaiming loudly to the world that one is a book junkie?
Other than a pocket protectors, maybe. And those are so 1990s.
Thankfully, Novel-T is offering us something much more 2010, combined with the opportunity to show off with pride and style our geekiness (thankfully without the pocket protectors of yore). Their newly launched line of T-shirts were meant to allow book lovers to fashionably share who their real heroes are.
But don’t think all Novel-T did was to create a line of shirts with random names of authors on them with which they are now trying to make a buck off a bunch of innocent book lovers. Just spend a couple of minutes on their website novel-t.com and you’ll soon come to realise that the team has thought its concept through. And thanks to their hard work, avid readers can now flash their favourite hobby’s preferred author to others on the street, just like so many who love to flash their favourite players’ name on their jerseys... And thankfully, this type of flashing will not get you in trouble.
One of these shirts crossed my desk a couple of days ago and I couldn’t wait to wear it. I immediately swapped my office-worthy shirt for the solid light grey T-shirt. And although it was brand new – and had the tag to prove it – it felt as soft as some of my favourite, well-worn shirts.
Article comments
1 - Anna Creech
The heart will probably make more sense after you've read Poe's short story "The Tell-Tale Heart".
2 - Gordon Hauptfleisch
And some literary figures almost suggest sports actions and characters, with appropriate front-to-back T-shirt: "Henry David Thoreau... Henry David Catch."
3 - Sahar
Anna, you are always so on top of everything. I didn't even think of that short story!
And Gordon, your suggestion is AWESOME!