“The Street raised us, and now we need to stand up for the Street.” For 24 hours to help show our support to the Street we are offering these tees at $16.00 then they will go back to $32.00. This way you can help represent The Street on your block. Let’s make sure the bird doesn’t go extinct.
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Today, we are releasing a few 2012 election quickstrikes. The drop consists of three limited edition pieces, two shirts and one poster, speaking on the volatile nature of our country’s political election process. The Big Bird series, made up of a shirt and poster, features a cartoon depiction of Big Bird standing triumphantly over a KO’d Mitt Romney. Riffing on Romney’s recent claim that, if elected, he would cut funding for the Public Broadcasting Service (PBS is the home of Sesame Street).Our second shirt titled, “Take the Money Out of Politics,” strikes a more serious note, featuring an array of political signs we captured during their trip to the Democratic National Convention(link to our look book) in Charlotte, NC. The shirt highlights a core belief of ours that nothing threatens US democracy like unlimited campaign contributions. Fixing the system means making politicians accountable to all of us, not just the big time donors who bankroll their campaigns. We want politicians to work for the people, not the wealthy companies and the powerful DC lobbyists that sway the election process and candidates. With politics thick in the air, it’s easy to get jaded, which is why we wanted to release the hilarious Big Bird joint to lighten things up but still say what needed to be said. This release captures a political moment in time, while weighing in on the larger issues. The Big Bird shirt comes in three colors and is limited to just 60 pieces, while only 50 pieces of Take the Money shirt were produced. There are 35 hand-numbered copies of the poster, which is screen printed on very heavy card stock paper. The dimensions are 24″ x 18″. Real Collectors Collection! For the curious, here is the statement that comes printed on the Big Bird shirt and poster. This Shirt was made by Indy Inc. in Denver, Colorado; marking Akomplice’ first tagless tee. For the curious, here is the statement that comes printed on the Big Bird shirt and poster after the jump.
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~Akomplice Team
