Halloween is always gone before you know it. But you can sport the spirit of the spookiest of holidays all year 'round, thanks to this week's special tee, the Joan Jett Skull & Snake.
Fun!
You may recognize Steve Ford, the irrepressible proprietor of Decade in Pittsburgh. The photos above, which he kindly furnished, show what he used to turn himself into a rock star using only a couple of Worn Free tees and assorted household items.
And given the cost of a fancy get-up, we advise you to follow his lead and dress up like a rock star this Halloween. It's easy -- and to make it even easier, grab yourself a stylish, comfy Worn Free shirt and take 25% off.
Steve made himself up as Kurt Cobain (in our Daniel Johnston Hi How Are You tee) and Frank Zappa (sporting the classic Radio Clyde shirt); apart from the shirts, his supplies were, he reports, "Girlfriend's makeup and skinny jeans; strong rope; cardboard; spraypaint; cutting tool; wig; Harry Potter glasses." Talk about no-frills. But we think he looks bloody fantastic.
Which rock icon will you conjure this Halloween? Whichever one you choose, take 25% off (use coupon code GHOSTROCK) and, if possible, post a photo on our Facebook page.
Congratulations to the winners of Worn Free's Facebook Rock Star Photo Contest, Paul Carpy Carpenter and Shaun Khiu.
Carpy (left, swinging his axe) sports our Keith Moon Gun tee; Shaun, resplendent in leather and surrounded by pinups, noted in his caption, "All I'm missing is a Worn Free tee." Good news, Shaun: You and your fellow victor will both get free Worn Free tees of your choice.
Thanks to everyone who submitted photos; you're all rock stars to us.
Here's something we haven't been able to do before: Show you an original photo of a famous person wearing a design, and then a new photo of them wearing our reproduction. In fact, our version won't even be for sale until 2010, but we're so geeked about it we couldn't wait.
Rodney Bingenheimer -- KROQ-Los Angeles DJ, promoter, scenester and L.A. music god, AKA the Mayor of the Sunset Strip, first wore this ultra-stylish, essentially SoCal Surfin' tee in 1980, when KROQ was "the Roq of the '80s" and he was exposing the town to cool new-wave and pop sounds from local bands and international hipsters alike.
He donned the new version of this gorgeous tee to attend a Taschen Books event toasting his old pal Brian Wilson, mastermind of the Beach Boys and epitome of Cali surf culture (though he has never, to our knowledge, mounted a wave himself -- a mere triviality considering his mastery in surfing the curls of melody, harmony and orchestration).
So we're pleased to present Rodney then and now: a major figure in L.A. music history, a patron saint of great independent music and a true gentleman.
Last week I had a hip arthroscopy to repair a torn labrum in my hip. Healing has gone well, with rest, excellent care by Henry and plenty of pain meds. Things were moving along peachy, with increased use of my hip and even some time on an exercise bike, when I started getting nauseated and having odd vision. I looked in a mirror and saw my left eye pupil entirely dilated, while my right was normal. I became worried.
A trip to the ER and an amused doctor later, we concluded that I got atropine in my eyeball, left over from a motion-sickness patch I had been wearing behind my ear. Atropine is a chemical also known as belladonna and has been used by women to dilate their eyes. The idea that women ever purposefully did this to their eyes for beauty amazes me. Of course, we also wear high heels.
There is nothing I can do but wait. I asked for an eye patch because one eye being dilated was too uncomfortable, and also because I've never had a valid reason to wear one. I've been hobbling around my house with an eye patch, on crutches, and anxiously waiting for my upgrade to a cane on Thursday. It doesn't get much cooler than this!
