Fashion victim

Usually I tune advertising out, but I saw a picture of Chloe Sevigny in a Uniqlo campaign and the thought arrived fully formed in my brain, as if dictated by God, I MUST HAVE THAT T-SHIRT (it's the one she's wearing currently on the front page of their website, holding her hands on her head like horns.)

I like it, I like it, I like it a lot. I'm too old to wear cartoons across my chest but I don't care. I will not go gentle into that good night. (If you want to see my mutton in a Japanese graphic t-shirt look, click here - I'm a bit shy of posting pictures on my blog anymore, because one day someone from work will stumble across it and then it'll all be over.)

Anyway, the t-shirt came with a veritable essay on life, love, design and philosophy on the label - apparently it is "Astroboy" by Hiroaki Ohya. (And made in China, I just noticed, no doubt by the nimble fingers of an 8 year old, guilt guilt. I still like it.) If you like t-shirts, graphics, robots, graffitti, Japanese cartoons etc, they've got a good thing going on a Uniqlo at the moment. And it comes in a tube, which feels all modern and space-age.

(thanks to Adrian for sending me the picture)