You need to write some stuff on Ed Hardy shirts. What brand of men and women's shirts look like Ed Hardy's?

 

Their shirts go through many treatments and washes. Very custom and expensive. The closest thing you will get get is Bare Apparel for those or a some sort of the acid washed shirt from American Apparel or Alternative. Unless you order alot of PFD shirts yourself and go to a dye/wash house you will never get the same shirt.

 

I know some of their shirts go through lots of treatments, but many of them don't.

Like these: [media]http://www.nikehome.net/system/Upjpeg/ED-Hardy-T-shirt.jpg[/media]

[media]http://www.originalcornershop.com/images/eh-love-ladies.jpg[/media]

What brands of shirts would be similar to those?

 

Many brands are like those. Your best bet is JS Apparel (very well priced). If you want that super soft shirt you should look for the 30/1 ring spun cotton. Even the American apparel 50/50 poly cotton shirt is super soft and similar in style.

 

Look at this Ed Hardy shirt. There is no way that this is printed on a belt printer. The print covers the entire front, and continues to the back of the shirt. There are too many colors in the design to be printed on a belt printer after the shirt is assembled also. Color registration is a major issue, and that many halftone/process colors printed on a belt printer would never line up. I think most are belt printed, but some are cut and sewn.

 

You are right. I didnt mean to say every single shirt was done by a belt printer. Especially for Ed Hardy. This post should have been more about just the fight gear. Xtreme Coutoure is all belt printed and so on. You would honestly be surprised if you saw how many of those dont line up. Also each shirt is different even though its the same design most of the time. I should try to post some pics of the actual shirts if I have time to go down there and take photos so you can see the differences.

 

that is a tube body tee shirt so cut and sew is out. i could print this on my 20x28" press. yes that shirt has been loaded 3 times. first you print the back, flash the discharge, rotate to the side, print, flash, rotate to the front, over print the discharge(yes the prints overlap) and adhesive, flash, then run it through a gas dryer and heat press the foil. at $75 bucks each you can handle a shirt a few times no sweat. the printing is the easy part, finding a artist who knows how to design for this type of work is rare. stan

 

I can't comment on how that shirt is printed, but I can tell you that Ed Hardy shirts are side seamed, not tubular.

 

yes it looked like it was a fitted tee, kinda had a coke bottle look to it. i'm still pretty sure about the printing as i've had to do a job like this. thanks stan

 

Bare has some very nice choices for those that want to run with a processed t.

Ed Hardy/Christian Audigier/C-Bara/Smet are all owned by Christian Audigier. He has many contractors that do full package programs for him so some styles will vary a little from the other. I just visited a full package house that does Ed Hardy and is running 20,000 units a week for him!

John

 

i think it's pretty cool that the market has gotten to the point that no one blinks at a $75 price tag for a tee shirt. opens up the designs to more extreme printing and larger profit for the print shop. stan

 

Not sure how long that's going to last with the economy in ruins. I think that "contemporary" is going to go away since a lot of the contemporary designers are now offering their product at discounted prices to move product. When things get better and these contemporary designers start to hike their prices up the boutiques will be asking why prices are going up when they were able to offer product at a reduced price.

John

 

Hi, so this shirt here...
Ed Hardy Men's Gradiant Foil Short Sleeve Tee, "Death or Glory" in Black

is this "discharge printing"? like to get that print, wouldnt it need to be like rubber to catch all that detail?

 

Hi, so this shirt here...
Ed Hardy Men's Gradiant Foil Short Sleeve Tee, "Death or Glory" in Black

is this "discharge printing"? like to get that print, wouldnt it need to be like rubber to catch all that detail?

Yes! They just reset the shirt on the pallet so they could hit the side. That's how you get the rap around print but you have to make sure the artwork works with it.

John

 

and some of us shudder........

 

I have enjoyed this thread for two reasons.

1. It has great info

2. I am reading it in an Affliction shirt that I won't tell anyone the cost of.

R.

 

I dont exactly understand what you mean by "I am reading it in an Affliction shirt that I won't tell anyone the cost of. " Can you explain?

 

Some pretty good info here... i didn't really take a peak to see if that ed hardly shirt was a side seem or not. All the tees that i can remember seeing are side seemed. that shirt that keeps on popping up is done on a regular pallet over sized or what ever u wan to call it. its basically printed that foil print front and back that lil don ed thing on the backleft and the big print that has some of us stumped is just 2 different desins wich i think was pretty much pointed out. the skull and cross bones printed on the front then re loaded and printed the flower on the side. dunno if its done in that order but u get the idea. as far as the whole blank thing. yea ed and affliction for sure get there tees from JS but believe me like what the other guy said they also get cut n sew from a few other places as well. with a demand and all the different brands they run u can put all your cookies in one basket. affliction fo sure gets there blanks from JS u can go to a bloomingdales and see the inner side seem cut out its JS inner care label. ed wouldnt have such a thing so hey make there labels. you want to know who does some of here washes? my brother would probibly get pissed for letting this out but whatever. this forum is the ****.Universal Garment Wash and Dye: Services

these guyes are the ****!! ive benn there they do great work they do ed hardlys stuff.. expensive though. man i could name a bunch of places in la and so on that do good work. another is LA DYE AND WASH somthing like that thay are also good hey do another brand like affliction i cant think of but is sold in neimen marcus good ****. Bare apparel.... i like what they are doing. i dont want to rag on them so im not. there tees are dope ggood fit great quality and u get what u pay for. but hey go to LA with good personality some snooping around and being in he righ place and the right time. ask anyone and everyone questions and go there u can do what they do and save a couple bux. i just ave u wash leads. good ones to.

my spelling sux my and my grammer does too. i know sorry but hey hope i helped someone.

-Tashi

 

I'm pretty sure he just means that, Like myself, he likes affliction and owns atleast one of their shirts but when asked how much it cost, is a little apprehensive about telling because people sometimes might look at you like your crazy for paying that price for a T.

I have no problem paying that price as long as the quality is there............. and with all my affliction T's, the quality is there. The new "Royalty" line they came out with is sick.

 

I'm pretty sure he just means that, Like myself, he likes affliction and owns atleast one of their shirts but when asked how much it cost, is a little apprehensive about telling because people sometimes might look at you like your crazy for paying that price for a T.

Exactly. There were people in this thread that cringed at the price of the high-end t-shirts. And the prices are high enough that I buy them, but would never tell people (other than friends that have the same tastes) what it costs for fear they would think I am either stupid, or elitist. I don't think I am either.

R.

 

I personally do not like affliction and ed hardy shirts, I am big into limited edition and unique prints and so on, I hate it when I tell people I'm starting my own clothing line and they are like "oh sweet like affliction and stuff..." I believe in pricing your clothing at a premium if it warrants it but discounts on 20,000 units a week and every store in your mall have 350 of these shirts makes them cheap in my minds eye lessens value when I know I can walk into a nieman marcus and buy an $88 ed hardy shirt for $49 on sale and I will probably run into someone at the bar or a restraunt that has the same shirt I do..... just my 2cents,

 

selling 20,000 shirts a week is a bad thing?!?!?!

i dont know what your goal is, but most companies are looking to make as much profit as possible

 

wat do u need to discharge print and how much does it cost and could u get the equipment at your house. Also is it possible to get almost the same type of shirts screen printing. I don't mean material I mean designs.

 

i have an extensive collection of Affliction tshirts, jeans, all types of stuff. i know it is expensive but the quality is incredible. i shop a lot at nordstroms and metroparkusa.com they have a store here in the mall locally. no one realizes the time and effort and the quailty of the print that makes these shirts. i love them and that is why i dont mind spending the money. also there are more than just affliction and ed hardy that sell clothing at that price with that type of printing.

 

Theres alot of other companies that make the same style for example skulls, with roses etc. and for a cheaper price CARBON sold at RUE21 is a good example i guess it depends on how much your willing to pay.

 

I saw some Miami Ink branded t-shirts that are very Identical to the Ed-Hardy/Affliction Tees.

Well I guess most tatoo artists that make a clothing brand have that Lavish look to it, with lotsa artwork.

But quality wise, it's just a regular tee with an intricate print.

Whats your opinions of the growing trend of these imitating brands??? Theres a lot of clothing brands I see in stores that are "Biting" the Ed Hardy/ Christian Audiger/ Affliction tees?

I mean kids are willing to spend, but personally it's getting kinda annoying, it all looks the same!

 

i like the original stuff not the imitating brands

 

3 out of the 4 Affliction shirts I own are basically unwearable for me except I use them to sleep in...After about 4 hand washes, I can almost fit a basketball through the neck...

 

you are doing something wrong then. i have about 15 affliction shirts i wear all the time and they are still in excellent shape

 

maybe you should stop washing them by hand

 

exactly. the shirt might have cost 70 bucks but it still is a tshirt. it says machine wash just tumble dry on low. you know that washing my hand probably pulls on the neck more than a machine

 

great thread thanks.

 

I'm not a big fan of the Affliction stuff myself.... too damn poor.... but I can appreciate the design aspects. Because people are so familiar with the stuff, it opens a few doors for print work. While I don't like to copy stuff at all, the idea of printing shirts with unconventional design placement is really starting to catch on. My stuff is more outlaw/biker/old west centric, but the overall feel of an affliction shirt makes them pretty popular when they hit the racks.

Which, if you've spent 15 years (or more...) printing "Hometown" arched across the top, a mascot in the center, and the mascot name straight across the bottom - as every coach in the country seems to think is the only way a t-shirt should look - the idea of doing something different that makes people say "wow" is pretty cool.

Can't wait to see what takes off next