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Loving Some Retro Inspired Phone-tography!
Hello internet travelers!
Here at Truffle Towers we love pretty much anything old school! Whether it be classic characters, films, gadgets and what not, nothing beats the first game console you had, the first phone you could call your own or even that special toy you had growing up that will always have a place in your hearts somewhere.
Alas! Don't let this fool you though, we're still as techie and geeky as they come and love nothing more than getting stuck into the latest gizmos and TV shows....but what happens when these two worlds collide?
Well! With the help of his trusty smart phone, French photographer François Dourlen has done just this and is able to blend the real world with the scripted one by superimposing television and film characters into his surroundings. Know when we mean? Take a peep below for some of our favourite....
Exclusive New She-Ra Clothing You'll Just Adora!
For the honor of Greyskull! Just when you thought our warehouse shelves couldn't possibly hold any more awesome retro designs, we've only gone and packed in even more leaving the rafters fit to burst with some exciting new designs!
This time we've been inspired by the amazing retro hero...She-Ra!
Lovingly known as He-Man's hot twin sister (maybe by the guys here at TruffleShuffle anyways), She-Ra has become one of the most iconic cartoon heroes of a generation. Not only was she possibly one of the most powerful women ever, she lead the Great Rebellion in the hope of freeing their homeworld of Etheria from the tyrannical rule of Hordak, Evil Horde, and later on Skeletor.
With such an all round amazing and classic character, we're gone all out with our latest designs.
Featuring the Princess herself, this also comes complete with a distressed gold foil embellished print for some extra vintage style and retro points for a great original tee feel like it was plucked straight out of the 80s.
Not wanting to leave anyone out the of action, we've put our design on a ladies rolled sleeve tshirt, a men's style t-shirt and of course a vest for the summer months. Take a peep....
Like…Clueless is Totally 19 years old Today! So where are they now?
Can you believe it! The film that gave us some of the most classic 90s quotes, clothing, names and of course moments turns 19 years old TODAY!
As hard....or perhaps just scary as it is to think, this 90s retro icon was released back in 1995 in the US of A which to us seems like just a few years ago, turns out to be nearly passing the two decades ago mark! EEEP!
So we all know far too much to be healthy about this classic film, but do you know where some of this amazing cast are today?
We'll, in fairness we sure didn't, so we decided to do a little digging and share with you all what we found during out exploration.
Sit back, relax and take a look at our Clueless....
Where are they now?
Cowabunga! 10 Things You (Probably) Didn't Know About... Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles!
In celebration of our fab new Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles T-Shirts and in anticipation of the release of the brand new reboot film which hits our shores on 17th October we are dedicating this blog post to Leonardo, Michelangelo, Raphael and Donatello. I am proud to present to you 10 things you (probably) didn't know about everyone's favourite ass-kicking reptiles.
1. The turtles started life as a brainstorming session between friends Peter Laird and Kevin Eastman in 1983, they found the idea of a slow, cold-blooded reptile with the speed and grace of a Japanese ninja very funny and the concept grew from there. Using money from a tax refund and borrowing from Kevin's uncle they formed Mirage Studios and self published the very first issue of the Turtles comic. From humble beginnings...
2. This original comic series was actually pretty adult, the turtles would slash and stab their enemies with their weapons and they even killed off Shredder in the first issue! They even liked to drink a spot of booze and throw around a swear word or two, but then don't we all! Shredder was brought back to life in 1987 when he became the Turtle's arch nemesis.
3. Shredder was inspired by Kevin Eastmen seeing a large cheese grater and inquiring "Can you imagine a character with weapons on his arms like this?"
The Weekly Retro Movie Rundown 108
Eddie Munster! It is the weekend!
So a brightly decorated corner of a of family living room, on top a three legged table, inside a neon lit gold fish bowl. Let us be your over active often forgetful pet goldfish while we merrily swim about in circles of retro movie mayhem. We'll hide in our underwater castle of cinematic greatness, before we end up on our back forever destined to be flushed away into the great abyss of celluloid wonder.
Have a happy retro weekend!
SATURDAY 19th JULY
Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure (1989) ITV London 3:15pm-5:00pm (1 hour 45 minutes)
Our Top Funny Tees That'll Have You in Stitches!
Always up for a giggle, we've been busy little Bees this year collecting some of our favourite Funny T-Shirts from all our our bright and colourful sources, just in time for you all you guys and gals to snap up and start spreading some fun in the Sun!
To help give you guys a little heads up to some of our top tees that are sure to put a smile on your face, we thought we would put together a little list of our favourite designs that have been inspired by some of the most iconic movies, TV shows and personalities ever!
Take peep and try not to smile....we dare you :)
Maroon Vader Stormtrooper Selfie Star Wars T-Shirt from Chunk
Everyone's at it! The Selfie has taken the galaxy by storm and Darth and the Troopers have joined in on the craze as you can see on this fab new design from Chunk Clothing!