In honor of America’s 233rd Birthday, I present a video from that noted patriot, Andrew W.K.! Enjoy…

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If you haven’t noticed, we’ve been churning out a number of exciting new products over the last few months here at Found Item Clothing. Highlights include Booger’s infamous Gimme Head Till I’m Dead tee from Revenge of the Nerds; Bluto’s iconic College shirt (and sweatshirt, natch) from Animal House; the “Beer” Can Cooler, inspired by the generic product placements in Repo Man; and most recently (just this week, in fact), the Don’t Hassle Me I’m Local design from What About Bob?. As cool as all of these items are (and believe me, they are nothing if not cool), they all pale in comparison to our latest and greatest creation. Behold, the Classic Black Tux Tee, as only we here at Found Item Clothing can do it.

Unlike most of our shirts, this one isn’t a loving reproduction of a design seen on screen. No, we looked around, studied those worn in films and existing options available online (which, to be honest, we found lacking), incorporated the best bits of each, added our own accents, and crafted an entirely new, and awesome, template.

Seeing as how this project was kinda my baby, I was S-T-O-K-E-D to see the first batch come back from our screen printers last Friday, looking very P-I-M-P. The black and white color combo just pops on the American Apparel blanks on which they’re are printed. The whole thing looks super sharp if I may say so…

In any case, I wore it to a party (actually, a pair of parties) over the weekend to get some early feedback. Peeps — friends and randoms alike — loved it, which was nice, a real ego confidence booster. Maybe it was my imagination, but I noticed that donning this shirt brought on a level of assuredness usually held by only the most dapper of gentlemen. I could do no wrong. I was a social chameleon, able to hold my own discussing cultures high and low with the fellas, then to turn around and abscond with the catch of the party… almost.

The primary target eluded my grasp, but I’m not conceding defeat quite yet; that file will stay open, so to speak. A second girl, both hot and crazy, also seemed promising, but her date was clearly keeping an eye on me — or perhaps, more accurately, my shirt. He correctly recognized the allure of the classic Tux Tee, which seems as good an endorsement as any. Defense, as they say, wins championships…

Put simply, the classic Tux Tee will open the door, but you’ll need to seal the deal on your own; results, as they say, will vary by user.

Buy it here, right now, for the low, low cost of $21.95.

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OM-freaking-G! Earlier in the week, one of my favorite brands, Adidas Originals — a house imprint that revives classic designs — announced that it has partnered with Lucasfilm to produce a line of Star Wars-inspired track jackets and sneakers featuring classic characters and moments.

The exact deets are still hazy at this point, but the image embedded below provides a tasty hint of what’s to come. I think it’s safe to say that there will be a mix of limited edition items and mass-produced designs. Click on the pic for the official press release.

File under: two great tastes that taste great together.

May the (tri) Force be with you: travis@founditemclothing.com

Apropos of nothing in particular, I suppose.

All acts arranged in chronological order.

Caves
Metronomy
Punk Group
Nice Boys
Shaky Hands
Spoon
Destro
Ratatat
Wavves
My Bloody Valentine
Vivian Girls
M. Ward
Animal Collective
Sun Kill Moon
Ra Ra Riot
Decemberists
Yeah Yeah Yeahs
Bon Iver
Crystal Castles
Murder City Devils
TV on the Radio
M83
NIN
Of Montreal
Santigold
Blitzen Trapper
The Knux
Silversun Pickups
Beach House
Girl Talk
Explosions in the Sky
Gliss
Jay Reatard
Gene Ween

Here’s a fun little video to cap it off.

Optimist, Pessimist by Caves from Johnny Le on Vimeo.

What bands have you seen? travis@founditemclothing.com

The hits keep a-coming here at Found Item Clothing (.com). Behold our newest (and biggest) slogan tee, “Don’t Hassle Me, I’m Local.” Between the shocking mustard yellow-cum-turquoise color scheme and the get-outta-my-way-I’m-gonna-shove-you meme, this one is guaranteed to keep tourists and other unwanted interlopers at bay…

Buy one — or three — today!

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