June 24, 2008

Giveaway: Better Bacon

Sometimes homeless people have the best style.
Sometimes two-year-olds make more sense than adults.
And sometimes special needs kids make cooler t-shirts than anyone else.

Case in point: Better Bacon tees. Designed entirely by kids and young adults with developmental disabilities, the line features hand-drawn graphics that are both poignant and fashion-forward, thanks to their DIY, Daniel Johnston-esque aesthetic (Kurt Cobain pictured wearing Daniel Johnston's amoeba tee).
Each item of clothing has a “Hang-Tag” featuring a Polaroid of the artist, a personal statement describing themselves and their creative outlets, and what they hope the consumer gets from the entire experience.
For instance, the "Out of Shape Banana" tee was created by Peewee who says: “I was taking the Velvet Underground CD cover out, and I decided to draw it. in reality I don’t know why I drew it, but I drew it. I don’t really care so much about the Velvet Underground cover; it’s more their songs I like. They got good music, and hopefully it would be nice if they put out more music like that.”
Better Bacon has no salaried employees, and the only individuals who profit from the line are the artists. The company pays each artist per design, per garment sold, regardless of profits.
Better Bacon is gifting one Stylephile reader a tee-shirt of their choice from the collection. To win, leave a comment describing one thing that inspires you to be creative. Deadline is Monday June 30 at 5PM.

June 24, 2008 in MEN | Permalink

Comments

People inspire me to be creative! I'm going to school to become an occupational therapist and it's amazing the kinds of ideas you can come up with when you are inspired by truly unique situations and people (especially kids)! No one should be deprived of doing the things in life that make them happy, and finding a unique and creative way to accomplish people's goals is a true gift. okieot@mac.com

Posted by Stephanie E. | Jul 1 2008 1:09PM

This competishon is now CLOSED-way to win a t-shirt, The Captain!

Posted by The Stylephile | Jun 30 2008 6:43PM

The oddities of life inspire me. People in particular. Living in Los Angeles prodives endless exchanges with the strange.

Posted by Rach | Jun 26 2008 1:48PM

to me, creativity isn't always something that is inspired, often times it's something that is so contained within a person that it fights to break free, when it finally does it is something beautiful. other times, creativity is inspired by the struggles and successes of life, love, pain, utter and complete happiness, or a person's discontent to see things the way others around them do. daretoshineo9@aim.com

Posted by D | Jun 26 2008 10:29AM

There's nothing like the rent's being due to inspire creativity.

Posted by lvuback1 | Jun 24 2008 7:23PM

Physical activity inspires my creativity... but that's a double edged sword because it's hard to write on an elliptical machine, or with dumbbells in your hands. captainchrisandrews@yahoo.com

Posted by The Captain | Jun 24 2008 3:51PM

I hate to be so shallow but...DEADLINES always inspire me to be creative...

Posted by Jude | Jun 24 2008 3:22PM

Hmmm...my kitty always inspires me to write, just by the way he sits calmly on the desk and looks at me as I work...he's my biggest, most loyal fan! acmadonna1967@yahoo.com

Posted by Antonia C | Jun 24 2008 3:21PM

I am inspired by afternoons in Los Angeles, where I live. I always find inspiration on the porch of my 1920s bungalow, where the soft afternoon breeze moves through the bamboos...it transports me to an open, ageless, limitless creative place!

Posted by ERICA | Jun 24 2008 3:15PM