Here's just a quick, albeit late-in-the-day rundown of all the T-shirts I devised up for the inaugural edition of Neighborhoodies' Think Ups series (as first mentioned here), starting with today's offerings, which are probably the most pertinent to readers of this blog:
As much as I love them both, I have to say that I'm partial to the Rudy design. They truly captured his essence. At last, Rudy wins at something!
The rest of the designs (Tyra, Jodeci, Stevie B and Swan Brooner) are after the jump...
And, of course...
The Jodeci idea was born of necessity. I can't tell you how many times I searched eBay for "Jodeci t-shirt" and came up with nothing but nothing or bootlegs. Sad. But now happy! Dreams to come true.
Anyway, all of these can be ordered in a multitude of color combinations here. I had a lot of fun doing this. The most amazing thing was how much to my liking these all came out: I basically just found the pictures and specified what I wanted the shirts to say and where, and the Neighborhoodies designers made them a reality that was often beyond my imagination. That's some synergy right there.
love, love, love the team rudy shirt. and also loved the pot psychology best of!
Posted by: emily | August 22, 2008 at 05:58 PM
Please tell me the Winston shirt chirps!
Jules
House of Jules
Posted by: HouseofJules | August 22, 2008 at 06:01 PM
i must have that jodeci shirt.
Posted by: rae | August 22, 2008 at 06:18 PM
I so just snagged a "smile" shirt (dark grey w/ metalic silver lettering, thankyouverymuch) and I'm kinda super excited about it. Jodieci might have to wait till next pay day, but fluv it!
Posted by: kristin | August 22, 2008 at 06:35 PM
I kind of (really) want a Team Rudy shirt.
Posted by: Jade | August 22, 2008 at 06:56 PM
Hey! ^ You stole my shirt!
Posted by: beliefunwrought | August 22, 2008 at 06:58 PM
Could one get a shirt that had "Team Winston" on the front and "Team Rudy" on the back? Because that way, we're not forced into this awful, Sophie's-Choice-esque situation.
Posted by: jordanbaker | August 22, 2008 at 07:16 PM
omg. you made a stevie b shirt?! brilliant! lol
Posted by: studpup | August 22, 2008 at 07:53 PM
A Stevie B. shirt! Must get! If only I had that as a teenager when I saw him at Club Maverick in good ol' Jerz. (I can't believe I just admitted to seeing Stevie B. in concert. Would you call that a concert? At a dance club? Whatever it was, it was awesome.)
Posted by: Jill | August 22, 2008 at 08:36 PM
Rudy and especially Winston look like the transcended offspring of Louis Wain's cats and Margaret Keane's waifs, and I mean that in all the best possible ways. I don't think you can put both images front-and-back of the same tee, either; clearly, the "Team X" means that if you've got your Rudy love on display and a Winston fan approaches, it's an automatic... well, catfight.
Posted by: p. | August 22, 2008 at 09:59 PM
Rich, I heart you so much!
Just ordered my Jodeci shirt. Back in the day, my best friend at the time got this huge settlement from a lawsuit. She went and paid cash for a brand new '92 black on black 325i. And the first CD that she played on the ride home from the dealership was Jodeci's Forever My Lady. We wore that CD out!
Just try and envision two fast a$$ 20-somethings riding around looking like we stepped off the set of Salt n Pepa's Push It video, spandex and asymmetrical cuts and all!
And don't let me get started on how Feenin' got my through a long distance romance with me in Texas and him in New Rochelle.***sighs***
Smooches, your stan,
honey b
Posted by: honeybfly | August 22, 2008 at 10:55 PM
I love Rudy, but Team Winston wins.
No contest.
Posted by: Gabe | August 22, 2008 at 11:53 PM
Yeah Team Winston!
Posted by: Amber | August 23, 2008 at 01:55 AM
I want a tee of you, Rich
Posted by: mighty undies | August 23, 2008 at 02:50 AM
very cute~!
Posted by: katia | August 23, 2008 at 04:05 AM
OMG all week I was secretly praying for a Team Rudy shirt and now, here it is. I almost wet my pants when I saw this post this morning.
And I truly think everyone is on Team Winston. That goes without saying.
Rich, I love you. I really, really, really love you.
Posted by: yo | August 23, 2008 at 11:37 AM
What about Florrie?
Posted by: JOan | August 23, 2008 at 01:22 PM
I think I want a team winston shirt... or a team rudy one.... but it's too hard of a decision! I might have to just go w/both :)
Posted by: Janelle | August 23, 2008 at 01:23 PM
Where's the sadness in Swan's eyes?
Posted by: Ferris | August 23, 2008 at 01:43 PM
I couldn't help it--I ordered one of each! Thanks for the link!! Love them.
Posted by: CarrieS | August 23, 2008 at 02:34 PM
You have totally made my life with the Winston shirt! I'm ordering one now.
(Not that I don't love the Rudy- I had a Winston of my own named Edgar, so he would be disappointed if I were to go with that other Team.)
Posted by: Lyn | August 23, 2008 at 05:05 PM
Rudy is definitely smiling with his eyes.
Posted by: Mark | August 23, 2008 at 10:01 PM
Need the smile with your eyes shirt. I will wear it proudly.
Posted by: Meg | August 24, 2008 at 04:47 AM
I might get the Rudy shirt. Winston is always resting on pretty.
Posted by: rustyspigot | August 24, 2008 at 04:47 PM
Winston looks like he is channeling Oscar the Grouch's eyebrows!!
Posted by: Suzy | August 24, 2008 at 08:00 PM