Pants Shirt is Meh

Not the most flattering picture, but it gets the idea across. On a whim I designed a Pants Richmond logo, threw it on my Zazzle account and ordered a shirt.

The shirt arrived two days ago and seemed to have an almost plastic film on it. I washed it to see if I could get the film off and it faded the logo to what you see here. There is also a faint rectangle, only visible in bright light, that seems to be the outer template for the printed space.

Zazzle's description made it sound good...

"The image is soft, breathable, vibrant and durable, without that "decal" feel typically imparted by heat-transfer and screen print methods. There is no overprint around the image area, and images have a “wash fastness” equal to or better than other print methods on 100% cotton."

For a little more than twenty dollars I got a high quality comfy shirt with a two bit print that is ten times the quality of places like Cafepress (glorified iron ons). Ten times the quality of crap is still crap though. Unless the rectangle goes away with some bike sweat or a few washings I don't think this one will make it into my night on the town roster. It makes for a comfy riding shirt though and it is my own design. If you would like one you can find it here, but purchase at your own risk.

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