Graphic T-Shirts Affected by Economy, But Creativity Will Save the Day

It looks like the graphic t-shirts bubble may have justmy car. Guess which one I chose."
burst. Threadless is experiencing a slow decline inWhatever the future of graphic t-shirts will be, one
visitation, Hollisterco's figures are not up to par and,thing is clear: it will happen over the Internet. As
on Thursday, Reuters reported that graphic teesgraphic tees become increasingly mainstream,
performed the weakest in Abercrombie & Fitchwearers of t-shirts must search for graphic t-shirts
Co.'s men's category. The strangest part is that all ofthat are ever-more creative and attractive. This is
this is occurring in the summer when graphic t-shirtscreating a niche market for very elaborate designs as
are a hot commodity. It is doubtful that graphic teeswebsites spring up that concentrate on one type of
are on their way out - they are, on the contrary,graphic t-shirt or another.
never more popular - but what this could mean isThe one advantage that graphic t-shirts have versus
that they are no longer the one item that everyother items of clothing is that - just like women's
must have. They have become that secondary itembags - you never have enough graphic tees. It is
that everyone has and that, no matter how originaltypical for someone to continually buy graphic t-shirts
the designs, they are still commonplace.without ever considering whether they actually need
What appears to have really put a dent in the graphicanother one. If there are new designs then these
t-shirts profit is the weak U.S. economy. We can sayshould be in their closet. Graphic tees are made
with some certainty that most high school kids arecontinually in a variety of designs and just as a new
more concerned by paying for the gas going intobag will attract girls, a new graphic t-shirt design will
their newly-acquired cars than by worrying about thedraw in all kinds of attention. Whether it is an
new Armani Exchange graphic tee collection. Noweconomic slowdown or an over propagation that has
would be a good time to start using some of thecaused a slight lull in graphic t-shirts sales, one thing is
irony that has been used so effectively in graphicsure: artistic creativity and cleverness will be ever
t-shirt design and design a tee that says somethingimportant in the future of graphic tees.
along the lines of "This awesome t-shirt or gas for