I have a Prince one. and a Cinister Cee one


My friend Adrian has a Bob Marley shirt which is great because Adrian knows all about rocksteady/reggae/dub and owns tons of that music.

But I often spot Bob Marley shirts being worn by people that aren't fans.


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its a shirt. who cares who wears what. i'm not in any competition over who is the "real" fan. ashlee simpson wearing a ramones shirt is not going to make me worry about whether or not she's a big enough fan to wear the shirt. its very silly.

SassyBritches said:

it is and it isn't. i think if you at least have some knowledge and/or appreciation for the band you're wearing - even if it's tongue in cheek, then yeah, who cares? but if you're wearing a rush t-shirt because everyone else is, and you don't even know what "rush" is, then i think it's kinda lame, sorry. what you wear represents you to some degree.

Anxiety said:

eh, its fashion. peeps need to not take it for more than it is.

Stateside, there's a chain of mall shops called Hot Topic that is your one stop place for all poser tees and accessories, basically all things that are from recent pop fad phenomenon. By the time it reaches this store, it's completely out of style and makes the buyer of such clothing look like a dork.

SassyBritches said:

you don't think it's possible to be fashionable and know what you're wearing?

Anxiety said:

i'm saying "who cares?" why does anyone care if a kid wears a t shirt of a band they don't really know? what significant problem does it pose?

its a t shirt. its fashion. its supposed to be fun, not life altering.

Anxiety said:

i'm saying "who cares?" why does anyone care if a kid wears a t shirt of a band they don't really know? what significant problem does it pose?

its a t shirt. its fashion. its supposed to be fun, not life altering.

GlitterStream said:

Im in the US at the moment i've been to hot topic. It's very kid orientated and the kind of people who shop there seem to be the type who say "I'm an individual, leave me alone" type who then go on and wear what everyone else is wearing. I think that's the whole irony of it all. As for the T Shirt thing, it is really hallowed ground for me. It's like supporting a football team, you don't around wearing a teams colors when you don't like them. Fashionista's are so shallow it's staggering and further proof that all that making a statement stuff is a load of old bollocks.

Okay, so what's everyone's favorite band T that they own?

This is mine:

I have that on a poster

CinisterCee said:

I just love that album cover. And the band, of course.

Anxiety said:

What a cool t-shirt


don't know the band though

SassyBritches said:

I don't like misrepresenting myself. I could get a cool looking band logo t-shirt from some thrift store and wear it not knowing the logo is for a neo-nazi band. Then other people would see me wearing it and think I supported them and their beliefs. You should always know what you wear.

I could only wear my shirts to bed then because they were so huge they looked ridiculous.

The Misfits shirt must be the most overworn shirt in history, i've seen tons of people wearing this shirt and there is just no way every person in this shirt is a fan:

byronic said:

I agree. The Misfits actually ARE one of my very favorite bands but I've just been seeing Misfits merchandise everywhere lately. Even more than Zeppelin stuff, which is pretty amazing actually. I'm sure you could approach almost anyone, and they would probably be able to name at least one Zeppelin song, like "Stairway" of course, but I'd bet my Jimmy Page photo collection that most people couldn't name one single Misfits song.

minneapolisgenius said:

My favorite would have to be "Where Eagles Dare". Love that chorus.