Sixpack is a brand from France that’s putting out ridiculously hot artist designed tees. Unfortunately my 4 years of high school French have failed me and I have no idea what their ‘About Us’ page says, but from what I can tell SIXPACK puts out strictly artist designed tees in a similar manner to Upper Playground here in the US. Some of my favorite collaborations include Parra, the insanely talented Dutchman who we’ve written about here, and the Danish artist Huskmitnavn, who creates winding cartoon figures similar to Parra but with a brilliance all his own.

The ‘Je Suis Funky’ (I am funky) tee is done in Parra’s signature style, with bright colors, expertly composed lettering, and the ever enjoyable, weirdly erotic female figure. You can check out some more of his work here.

I wasn’t familiar with Huskmitnavn before, but browsing through his I realized I’ve seen his images gracing the pages of magazines everywhere. I got a big kick out of this wolf tee he did for SIXPACK. It really satisfies my frustration with cartoon villains never catching their prey – like why the hell didn’t Sylvester just bite Tweety’s freaking head off? This wolf looks like he’s had the same frustration, trembling with excitement at the prospect of actually devouring this helpless little porkster. Check out Huskmitnavn’s site for some more of his work.

Fresh from his solo show at Reed Space in NYC, the brilliant Dutch artist, Parra, has created a new collection for his Rockwell clothing line titled “Crap”. Of course the results are nothing short of extraordinary, but the title is appropriate given the artist’s sarcastic and often caustic wit. The designs shown here are signature Parra with bright, bold cartoon shapes and ludicrous subjects. My favorite is the “Must Kill Tomato” shirt that depicts Parra’s rendition of a super hero as he’s about to strike a seemingly helpless tomato with an alarmingly large and menacing carrot. Something about this reminds of the futile efforts of the over aggressive Elmer Thud to hunt down that harmless whaskally whabbit. My other favorite is the “Rainy Bench” tee, which is a great example of the intermixed, and interrelated colors Parra is known for. Check out some of Parra’s work at the Rockwell site.