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Everyone knows that obvious T-shirts are lame, however ironic their wearers may like to think they are
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Everyone knows that obvious T-shirts are lame, however ironic their wearers may like to think they are. This is most obviously the case with text-based Ts: 'I'm with stupid' reads like nothing so much as 'I'm stupid'; whereas 'The Last Scream of Zamiang' emblazoned across your back suggests 'I'm essentially mysterious and passionate', which in turn implies 'I'm great in bed' – which is all you could ultimately hope a T-shirt might communicate. But the same goes for image Ts: avoid the obvious. And if you can't see why a Japanese girl hanging around with a deer doesn't scream 'I'm great in bed' it's probably a good thing, 'cause you'll not be lurking around bothering the girl who works this top.
Top by Bread and Butta at Fat Buddha - £23
Fat Buddha, 21 Bath Street, Glasgow, 0141 332 2208
www.fatbuddhastore.com
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Scotland has some of the best retro shops in the world. How has our small nation of underachieving sportspeople and overachieving pessimists pulled it off? You might well ask. The trick is to cheat and to source the best retro clothes from around the world, as Claire Ross, owner of Dundee and Aberdeen's Retrospect, has worked out. Her collections, sourced energetically from the USA and Eastern Europe, mean Retrospect is an ideal place to stock up for a party, ball, or for day-to-day style wear. We're not the only ones to have picked the shop out as one of the best: Vogue have also singled them out for recommendation. Already a hit among locals, Retrospect is well worth the trip from the Central Belt.
Retrospect, 9 St Andrew Street, Aberdeen, 01224 631278
Retrospect, 13 Exchange Street, Dundee, 01382 221681
www.retrovintageclothing.co.uk