Well we’ve upped the design on the Art of Manliness website and we thought it was time to up the coolness of our t-shirts as well. We’ve teamed up with the awesome men at Tankfarm Clothing to create a new line of AoM shirts. Not only are the designs uber manly, the t-shirts themselves are of the highest quality, baby soft, and fit nicely to your manly physique.
There are 5 new designs to choose from. The first 3 are odes to the greatest and manliest man of all time, Theodore Roosevelt:
The Bull Moose Party
Concerned about the direction the country was going in, in 1912 TR ran for an unprecedented third term as President. When it became clear that the Republican party bosses were not going to nominate him, he bolted the convention and formed the Progressive Party, otherwise known as the Bull Moose Party. Show your support for the greatest third party in American history with this awesome tee.
Rough Rider
Before TR was prez, he led a special regiment of the country’s best frontiersmen, cowboys, marksmen and all-around bad asses to glory in the Spanish-American War. The manliest military force in history, they were known as the Rough Riders.
Strong as a Bull Moose
The Progressive Party got its nickname when reporters questioned whether TR was fit for office and he retorted, “I’m as fit as a bull moose!” Later during the campaign, Roosevelt was shot by a would-be assassin. The bullet lodged in his ribs, but instead of seeking immediate medical attention he proceeded to an auditorium where thousands were waiting to hear him speak. He showed them his bloody shirt and declared: “I have just been shot, but it takes more than that to stop a Bull Moose!” He then proceeded to speak for 90 minutes before finally consenting to be taken to the hospital.
For those less, well, obsessed with Theodore Roosevelt, we offer two just generally awesome and manly designs:
Gentlemen’s Boxing Club
Okay, so we still found a way to sneak a little TR into this one. What can I say; we can’t help ourselves.
Razor Sharp
Barbershops are some of the very last bastions of manliness. Convince your friends to forever forsake Supercuts by wearing this shirt.
All the tees are $16.50 and can be ordered from the Tankfarm/Art of Manliness store. If you don’t have the scratch to buy one, don’t forget that you can obtain a shirt the good old fashioned way: by earning one. Participte in the Art of Manliness Community, accumulate manliness 1,000 points, and you’ve got yourself a shirt. Of course if you can wait more than a day to get one of these babies, then brother, you’re a better man than me.
Many, many thanks to the manly men of Tankfarm tees for putting these shirts and the AoM store together for us. You are outstanding men and we are proud to be associated with you.
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These are awesome! Must get Gentlemen’s Boxing Club!
I love the first shirt you’ve got up there, hope to procure it in the near future…
Hey, yeah! Those look awesome! Really like that boxing club one.
Sorry to be a kill-joy, but TR is a horrible example of a manly man, primarily because of his forming of the progressive party. He was a straight communist, and yeah, I get that communism as currently recognized didn’t exist yet.
I am not one for wearing t-shirts, but put the bull moose party logo on a sticker. and i am so there.
I like ‘em all, but definitely the first one, “The Bull Moose Party”. In fact, I already ordered it!
I have to agree with Steven Rushing above. Progressivism is nothing to celebrate — it is the political virus which destroyed Constitutionalism.
Sounds cool. Sorta like a Che Guevara t-shirt. Not cool in reality, though.
Gentlemen’s Boxing Club, all the way!
I’m with Colin, a bull moose sticker would be pretty sweet. I’ll settle for the t-shirt though.
No tall sizes, I’m out. Being 6′10″ occassionally has its disadvantages. (not many though!)
Cool shirts at least!b
I love them all, but I really plan on getting the first one. I’d love it if there was a way to get stickers or pins or something.
Okay, that last one is seriously awesome!
Gents-
I loved the shirts until I saw they were made in Bangladesh. As a board member of an organization battling modern day slavery, and knowing the slave labor statistics of various nations, I would bet with some degree of certainty that these great t-shirts are produced with child slaves.
To the Art of Manliness corporate directors, I want to encourage you to investigate the harsh realities of how/where we buy stuff. And a great, simple way to start is to look into http://www.notforsalecampaign.org , and then become a part of the “Free 2 Work” campaign.
C’mon, let’s be men and make a hard stand for those who can not!
CP
@ C. Parrish
On behalf of Tankfarm, we appreciate your concern and believe business should be measured by success and social benefit. To clarify, all of our t-shirts are designed and printed on site at the same building I’m writing you from (Cypress, California). The majority of our custom t-shirts are made in Los Angeles (sweat shop free). A small portion of our pre-manufactured t-shirts are made in Bangladesh, but are purchased through an American importer with strict guidelines against child labor and modern day slavery. So you see, we are on the same side.
To read more about our history and values feel free to visit our site:
http://www.tankfarmclothing.com/about
Mike Anderson
co-founder Tankfarm Clothing
These shirts are fantastic.