Category Archives: Trends

90′s T-Shirts

I decided to make a “fun list” in honor of all my fellow 90′s babies out there as well as the fanatics of all things pop-culture. Join me on this nostalgic adventure back in time as we take a look at some of the best t-shirts from the 90′s at Dress Code.

Dumb and Dumber

“Wanna hear the most annoying sound ever?!” A perfect shirt to start us off. One of Jim Carey’s funniest roles in a movie that never gets old.

Dragon Ball Z

DBZ was THE show to watch when I got home from school as a kid. And I’d be willing to bet you probably did the same thing while your Mom fixed you a nice little after-school snack. Goku is legend.

Buffy

Couldn’t make the ladies feel left out with this list. So what better pick than Buffy the Vampire Slayer. And fellas don’t front, you know you had a crush on her and would play it off cause you didn’t “watch” the show.

Ed Edd N Eddy

This is without a doubt, one of my favorite cartoons of all time. I felt this tee was not only awesome, but was a perfect representation of the show. They were always plotting on ways they could buy jawbreakers. Wasn’t candy every kids main objective? I know mine was.

Men In Black

Let’s face it. We all wanted to grow up to be secret agent/alien hunters after we saw Men In Black for the first time. And you also knew the Will Smith theme song word-for-word and had to wear sunglasses to properly recite it.

Seinfeld

I had to save the best for last. The classic sit-com our parents used to watch that we grew to love as we got older/wiser. And what better way to represent the show than a t-shirt featuring one of the most memorable episodes (or moments on television for that matter) of Seinfeld.

Product Reviews, Trends

Stylin’ Shades

April 28, 2014 Evan Blakney Leave a comment

Sunglasses For Summer

Here is a super quick “style-guide” on sunglasses for both men and women. Going to go over some popular designs and styles from various brands. I’m not going to go TOO far into detail though, so that the element of surprise helps influence your decision when you’re shopping for your new pair. Here it is…

Wayfarer

Nowadays, Ray-Ban and Persol aren’t the only brands doing every possible rendition of the classic “wayfarer” design, made iconic by JFK during his presidency. You can now find similar designs in millions of different colorways from brands like SUPER, Oakley, and even NEFF.

Wire-Frame

As we see the classic sunglass designs becoming more and more popular today, there’s no way I could forget about the wire-frame shades. Big, small, round, aviator, silver, and gold. The options are endless believe it or not. You could even get on your Johnny Depp/Fear and Loathing steeze and rock the orange tinted lenses in yours.

Choose Your Own Destiny

I have given you guys the two most popular sunglass “genres” to check out when you start shopping, now it’s just time for you to make a decision for yourself. Just remember, when you can’t decide between two, just get both. That’s just double the style points that the ladies will notice in your summer wardrobe, duh! Tell us your style preference and what pair you’re thinking about picking up in the comments below.

Trends

Trends for Spring/Summer 2014

April 24, 2014 Evan Blakney Leave a comment

The Summer Steeze

This is just going to be a quick post on summer style trends. I will be posting one of these periodically throughout this Spring/Summer 2014 season. As we all know trends happen whether we agree with them or not, just ask the king of the leather sweatpants himself, Kanye West. But (usually) like all trends, they slowly fade away. Then something else “new” and “cool” that we didn’t know already happened before our time starts trending again and the cycle continues. So with that being said, I’m going to quickly touch on a current streetwear trend I like or don’t like.

All-over Print Patterns

One current “trend” I have been seeing more of in a lot of street wear brands right now is not only the use of custom all-over print/ textile patterns, but the variety of garments brands are making using these patterns. From snapbacks and 5-panel hats, to button-up shirts, hoodies, tees, and even boxer briefs. The more creative the garment the better, and lately that’s what brands seem to be doing in attempts to separate themselves from the “industry pack”.

Here we have the Raise Up Chip Camo Tee from 10.DEEP featuring two different patterns that split the shirt in half from a “Floral” print down into a custom Saftey Orange Camouflage pattern.

There are some pieces I’ve seen lately that a like, but the number of patterns I wouldn’t wear seems to always out weighs the number of ones I would. Experiment on your own with different patterns/garments, but don’t go over board with one outfit of multiple patterns, you’ll be looking like Don Cherry on Hockey Night in Canada.

Music Groups and Band Merchandise, Trends

Big Guava Music Festival

April 23, 2014 Evan Blakney Leave a comment

“What the hell’s a Big Guava?!”

Some of you hipsters may already know, but most of you (myself included) probably didn’t know about one of the next up and coming music festivals to hit the scene that’s coming up next month, called Big Guava Music Festival. This three day, multiple-stage festival in Tampa is going to be like many others in the fact that it showcases “everyone’s favorite artists” like Foster The People or Slightly Stoopid, but what really makes the BG unique is that it’s focus isn’t solely on the music, but more so the entire experience of the event. From theme park rides to food trucks, and even a wide selection craft beers on hand, the Guava’s got it all. But what should you wear to this festival? Is it leather-fringe headband and “mens” Speedo acceptable like Coachella? Let’s all hope not…

Big Guava Fashion: What to Expect

The nice thing about Big Guava being a “brand-new festival” is that the tickets are relatively cheap. For just 75 big ones (per day) you can go see the entire lineup scheduled for your ticketed day of the Festival. So that means you can hopefully have some money left over to buy a new outfit or two for the big date(s). What can you expect people to be wearing? Well, like any public gathering of “people” you will always see at least a few wild ones, especially if there’s music and booze involved. But to maybe help you get started, I’ll quickly touch on a couple trend predictions that I have for you.

Bucket Hats

Just as I had predicted in my previous Coachella post, bucket hats are becoming a major trend among the music fest-goers. Something about the 360 degree sun protection is just so “in” right now.

Even Justin Bieber in all of his lameness tried wearing one….

Camouflage Patterns

From girls in ratty over-sized army jackets, to the dudes with their digi-camo tank top “matching” their woodland cargo shorts, I’m predicting that you can definitely expect to see a lot of camo-print garments around the venue. But please folks, try to limit your outfit to one pattern only. You don’t wanna be in multiple fake branches of the military.

Camo is cool, but please don’t drown yourself in it. You will attract people like this and unless that’s what you want, I’d stop now while you still have your dignity. And your shirt on…

Get Your Gear Right

Now that I’ve kindly pointed you in a direction away from nipple piercings, it’s time to shop. Whether you’re feeling militant, festive, or a perfect combination of both, Dress Code always holds you down with the sweet sales and band merchandise for all your favorite artists. Be sure to let us know how you’ll be piecing together your concert outfits in the comments below.

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