Oddly, I'm Drawn To This Leather T-Shirt From Slow And Steady Wins The Race

($188, Slow And Steady Wins The Race, Urban Outfitters)

Deconstructionist quasi-couturier Slow And Steady Wins The Race has united leather and the t-shirt -- two tastes that don't usually taste together but ultimately do here. Get it at Urban Outfitters, and wear it with everything.

Beklina Brings It: Rachel Comey, Ivana Helsinki & Virginia Johnson Picks

Organic-inspired online boutique Beklina has three pieces that I would slash a priest's tires to get my hands on:

($540, Rachel Comey, Beklina.com)

I'm not in love with the draping or ties, but they are removable. Otherwise, I love the contrasting color variations on the same fun floral prints.

($98, Ivana Helsinki, Bekina.com)

Love this super-fun feather print tee by Finnish designer Ivana Helsinki.

($360, Virginia Johnson, Beklina.com)

This Warrior dress is totally different from what I'm seeing from Virginia Johnson. I love the combo of yellow and grey (as evidenced by these Kenneth Cole heels and this Velvet Torch jumper and Love Squared top), and this amazing Virginia Johnson silk dress is like a Keith Haring come to life.

AMAZING Mad Men Tee!!!

($23, The Names Brand)

LA designers The Names Brand tore a page from the book of Experimental Jetset's iconic "John & Paul & Ringo & George" tee. The result: this tongue-in-cheek Mad Men-inspired "Don & Pete & Joan & Betty & Peggy" t-shirt. Hee! Love it almost as much as I LOVE Joan Holloway.

+ More Mad Men fashiony stuff here.

What's Your Sign, Baby?

($42, Gold Saturn)

Oh, glad you asked. I'm a Leo. Leos are known for being self-centered in an AWESOME way. We LOVE talking about ourselves, because we're AWESOME, so why would we wanna talk about anyone else? We LOVE spending money, to help build our awesome empire, and we're super fun. What's your sign? Oh wait. No one cares. No, for real, Leos are supposedly really giving and caring. SEE! EVERYTHING'S all about Leos. And since we're talking about me, one shirt this Leo (me!) would REALLY like is this astrology map tee by Miami designer David Jon Acosta, who's a total DIY success story with his Gold Saturn line of guys' and girls' tees, and he's an absolute sweetheart and hustler too. RESPECT it.

Get Free Shipping With A $50 Purchase At Alternative

Note, I did NOT say AMERICAN Apparel. Because Alternative is not parny AMERICAN Apparel. Alternative sells solid tees that look great layered on or their own, and they don't push porn or refer to their hiring sessions for their stores as "castings." Plus, Alternative's tees and bottoms fit better and don't make you feel sordid or like you just witness soft-core porn when purchasing a burn-out tee.

Anyway, get free shipping with any Alternative purchase of at least $50. My recs:

($38, Alternative)

Alternative's eco-heather pants son parfait for sleepytime, workin' out, or hangin' out.

($38, Alternative)

True, $38 is a little steep for a tee, but Alternative's burnout V-necks come in a billion colors, they're soft as a kitten's ear and are a favorable, not-too-short length. And they're so perfectly stylish that they're like practically an affordable style statement in and of themselves. Take THAT, $72 LNA tees!

($72, LNA, Singer22.com)

SCREW YOU, American Economy! I Really Wanna Buy This Kitten Shirt!

Grr. Stooopit me and my quasi-frugal only-spending-on-what's-really-necessary ways. I mean, not ONLY do I want that teddy bear tee, but I also REALLY want this freaking kitten t-shirt from ModCloth:

($34.99, PepaLoves, ModCloth.com)

I have a roof over my head, food, a bed, and many other luxuries (like a bed). So you know. No need to call the Waaaambulance when there are even bigger problems in this world than our economy basically collapsing. I mean HELLO! Whitney Port FELL!

Speaking of Pepa Loves, LOOOOOK (would you?) at their BURGER COIN PURSE!!

(Apprx $16 USD, Lazy Oaf, Pepa Loves)

EEEeee!

Also, speaking of ModCloth -- my black and gold cone heels from ModCloth arrived, and they're even more wonderful IRL. GIT 'EM!

($37.49, ModCloth.com)

DONCHA FERGIT: ModCloth LURVES Le 'Binge so much that they gave us our very own promo code: 10% off with BINGE10.

Do I NEED A Teddy Bear T-Shirt?

Hell to the naw! I mean I'm doing my shopping at Conway these days. No shame in my game. But if I were partying like it was pre-Internet-bubble-burstate 1999, I'd cavalierly toss $98 down the tewbs and get this cute Lauren Moshi teddy bear swing tee.

($98, Lauren Moshi, Singer22.com)

Fortunately, promo codes are the new tech stocks (get 'em while they're hot!), and you can get 20% off all full-price items at Singer22 through December 25 with promo code HOLIDAY20.

Last-Minute gObama Stilos!

Because I'm purdy sure you ain't allowed to wear your candidate on your sleeve, chest or other parts of your person, I'll be wearing my so-smooshy-soft Loyal Army Obama tee today!

($19.50, Loyal Army)

I like the In Living Color fontage. Also, Loyal Army shirts come with the most coooootest stickers ever, like their This Is We Roll shirt, which I also want.

The Loyal Army shirt is arguably less ridick than this Obama shirt I saw in a storefront in Nassau:
... I still kinda wanted it tho...

Or, you could be like Eve and Solange Knowles and sneak in with some Obama nail art...


.... Or see if you can slip in in Toms Vote shoes?

($45, Toms)

Each pair sold buys a kid indeed a pair of shoes. And YOU get a pair of shoes too! Win/ win!

($395, Hayden-Harnett, Piperlime.com)

Or you could do the PATRIOTIC THING and buy me this vaguely patriotic bag! It's your duty, Americans!

And speaking of Americans, please enjoy this clip from one of my all-time favorite movies, Drop Dead Gorgeous, and an amazing vintage clip of Deee-Lite.

BTW: Polls in NYC close at 9pm! See what time polls close in your state, kay?

Extricating Dudes From T-Shirt Hell

Not too long ago, while on the train, I had the extreme misfortune of seeing a guy (obviously) wearing this t-shirt:

Yes, that says "thousands of my potential children died on your daughter's face last night." Now I have a feeling that the type of guy who'd actually wear a shirt like that is NOT the type of guy who really sees much action at all. But still. Guys, that's not cool. And I even LIKE potty humor. But that's just bad. And grammatically incorrect -- it doesn't even end with any punctuation!

Anyway, here are some men's t-shirts that express much better taste and don't offend or involve sperm.

($17.95, Fuzzy Ink)

Love this guy. He's the sheriff of 'stache town, and with coupon code "Stache," you get 10% off. I got this shirt, designed by Craig Watkins, for my boyfriend and he wears it on the regs.

($26, Alphanumeric, Robustflavor.com)

Gas prices = le suck.

($30, Jay McCarroll)

Designed by the inimitable Jay McCarroll, and $5 go to Alex's Lemonade Stand, which raises funds to fight childhood cancer. (Shirts available in women's sizes too, y'all!)

($35, Wonderful Design, 2K By Gingham)

2K By Gingham, a Japanese company, aggregates lots of sick designers and sells their t-shirts in both men's and women's sizes. Sorta like Threadless. Love the funny bear above (hee -- he's got pwivate parts!) and two below:

($35, James Joyce, 2K By Gingham)

For the armchair DJ.

($48, Davis, 2K By Gingham)

Comfy-cute soft for dudes.

Menswear Morts: The Scourge of DBag V-Necks

(Catbird, via Radar)

The always excellent Radar mag traces the deevolution of the men's t-shirt from crew to douchebag cuts. Unsurprisingly, they point the finger at American Apparel. Also unsurprising: when I searched for a photo of AA CEO/ serial sex offender Dov Charney in a V-neck shirt, I could hardly even find a photo of him in a shirt, let alone a V-neck! Go figs!

Salestravaganza: Promo Codes, Sales Y Mas

Sorry for the uninspired post -- I'm as busy on the workfront as Britney Spears is wack.

But, I'm passing on the savings to you with the following sales and promo codes:

Promo codes:
+ ASOS.com: 20% off
Use Code: EASTERSHOP.
Expires: March 24th

Buy something awesome, like this bikini:

($162.53, J4Gb, Asos.com)

+ Cutesygirl.com: 15% off
Use Code: SAVE15
Expires March 22

Buy something light and comfy for summer, like this mini dress:

($23.99, Mercy Me, Cutesygirl.com)

But definitely not this:

($19, Intimation, Cutesygirl.com)

+ Threadless.com: Tees on sale, from $9
No promo code, just a maje sale. Get something cute, like this very spring-y "Citrust-Me" Tee:

($15, Thomas DeSantis, Threadless.com)

Or, this fun giraffe (giraffes!!) Tee:

($9, Dan Rule, Threadless.com)

Both Tees available in dudes and Bettys versions.

Ruby Republic's Not-Too-Cutesy Animal Print Tees

I've gone on and on about cute animal Tees before. The problem is, it's hard to find lady-friendly cute animal Tees that don't make you look like either a Harajuku girl or a devotee of Looney Tunes and/or drag racing.

Therefore, extra yays go to Japanese/So Cal. artist/ designer Misato Suzuki, whose Ruby Republic line of Tees (plus a few bottoms and accessories) are perfectly cute and crafty but not too cutesy or overly DIY. Another bonus: perfect price points, y'all.

($24, Ruby Republic)

Zebras lovin' on each other!

($24, Ruby Republic)

The underrepresented peacock! My fave!

Her Tees (especially the accordion Tee above) remind me a bit of Milton Carter's, but a little more female-friendly. Seriously, someone get me that peacock top, pronto!

Awesome T-Shirt Alert

Dudes, my friend Stv Slv (who designed the logo for my Totes Tamron jewelry biz, as well as lots of rock posters and other aesthetically pleasing works of art, and he's also half of The Hood Internet, which you should check out if you're interested in "music") submitted this hilarious design at Threadless.

Help get it born into a real, live, real-life tee-shirt -- go vote for it at Threadless, kay? I sure know I did.

A Few Cute, Cheap Things That Are All Well Under 100 Bucks

Okay, as much as Shanna Moakler is pretty busted (and, it goes without saying that Travis Barker is ABSOLUTELY busted), I really liked the Paul & Joe bird printed... er... top (?) she wore to the VMAs this past September:

($70, Paul & Joe Sister, LisaKline.com)

So, I was quite deeeelited to find this Paul & Joe Sister silk top with a very similar print marked down by over $200! I do wonder a bit if it'd create an unwelcoming "enlargening" effect, but whatevs. It's adorbs.

($40, Tagbanger, Oogaboogastore.com)

This guys' shirt is NOT meant to create a similar look to Travis' (ew. as if!!). I just happened to have it in my long list of stuff to post. It IS white and DOES feature bright colors, but no one should EVER aspire to dress like Travis Barker, so let's just chalk it up to coincidence. Anyway, this mens' T-shirt is extremely rad. I sorta wanna buy it for myself (my boyfriend refuses to wear white Tees), but $40 on a Tee is a bit much for me, especially if I don't know how it'll fit. Ah the dangerous perils and pitfalls of online shopping!

($20, Sara Clendening, Oogaboogastore.com)

I TOOOOOOTES forgot to add this fun shoelace-and-wood-bead necklace to last week's post descriptively, revealingly and enticingly entitled "Jewels: Big, Bold, Funky, Chunky." Anyway, I totes bought this fun kindergarten-reminiscent necklace and am POSITIVE it'll RULE with a dark top, dark jeans and dark Oxfords and maybe a blazer. Let the comments of dissent begin!

Extremely Cute Shirts With Animals On Them

God. I'm at the age where the only reason I should be buying t-shirts with animals on them is for my kids. But kids are noisy, and cats are basically silent and super cheap, so I have the latter and not the former. And when it comes to kitties and ponies, I regress to a five-year-old girl, so I guess it sorta all balances out that way. Anyway, here are a bunch of cute tees with animals on them. Hee!

($24.50, Doe, Delias)

AC/DC or AC/DC rip-off tees are usually soooo effing lame, but just wook at the widdle kitty face! I wanna adopt him and wuv him. And adopt and love this shirt.

($13, Heavy Rotation, Palmercash.com)

1970s tripped-out comfy kitty cuteness!

($43.99, Haru Urara, BoundlessNY.com)

I could give a fuck about horseracing, except for the mint juleps, but this shirt (for dudes... or girls who like big shirts...) is awesome. (Via Birdfight.com)

($27, RVCA, Killerdana.com)

Yay! Awesome shirt for dudes! *Sorry, but almost all dudes look hot in light blue. Love the stitching on the shoulders. (Via Birdfight.com)

($45, Milton Carter)

You know how Bret/ Brit from Flight Of The Conchords almost exclusively wears ridiculous animal t-shirts normally only worn by chubby little fourth-grade boys from the Midwest? Yet he's so fucking astoundingly, unreasonably hot that it doesn't even matter? This is totally a Britt/Bret/ Brit shirt.

($60, Milton Carter)

Everything about this shirt is awesome and makes me laugh. Especially thinking about the Kool-Aid man's many surprise appearances on "Family Guy" and when he showed up to a movie premiere with Drew Barrymore.

WHAT THE SHIT? How is ANYONE this hot??? (Besides my boyfriend, of course!)

* Especially if they're already hot to begin with.