Graphic T-shirts are a fashion trend that just won’t die, likely because T’s are a fun way to express who you are and what you’re about without having to pony up a whole lotta cash. Plus, they make great gifts, especially for those (like me) who possess a lack of original ideas on what to get whom and from where. In the single-night Back in Black T-shirt exhibit, St. Pete graphic designers Hydro 74 (Joshua Smith) and Pale Horse (Chris Parks) spotlight 20 graphic and digital artists from the U.S. and U.K. who are responsible for producing some of their favorite T-shirt designs. The range of original, one-color designs by creatives like Julie West, Munk One, Noah Deledda and Pencil Bomb are screen-printed onto T-shirts at the event and sell for $15 each. For those who can’t make it out but still want to peruse the offerings, the T’s are available for $18 through Nov. 22 at backinblackapparel.com. Sat., Nov. 22, 4-10 p.m., Pale Horse Design & Gallery, 19 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. St. S., St. Petersburg, free admission, 727-823-6202.
This article appears in Nov 12-18, 2008.