111 T-Shirt Lab

As things started to open up in town, we got to spend an evening at the Downtown Art Walk. It was good to see such a wide variety of creative people selling their wares, both food and artwork.111 Media Collective's T-Shirt Lab on 4th Street had a sidewalk sale with a nice blend of really creative clothing. Many items are clever riffs on New Mexican/Southwestern culture. I bought a shirt with "Jurassic Park"-style artwork, but it says "El Chupacabra" instead. It's super comfortable and I get compliments every time I wear it.If you're looking for a fun local gift or trip souvenir, you can't beat 111 Media Collective's T-Shirt Lab.

I hope Albuquerque remains a t-shirt town, forever and ever. It's a total bonus for the fashionista, who doesn't have to try very hard to stand out from the crowd, and it's even better for lazy ass me. My bureau has drawers for my drawers, socks, jeans, shorts and t-shirts... and that basically defines every angle of my wardrobe. And that's cool, around here. Going to a play? Neutral colored t-shirt and jeans. Dining out? Shorts and a t-shirt work, yeah, even at the uppity spots. Hitting the club? Jeans and... wait. I can't... I haven't been to a club in forever. No comment.I'm surprised I'm the first to Yelp the T-Shirt Lab, because it's likely the best gig in town to score these Everygarments and they've been around a year, easy. The Lab is connected to an ecosystem of Burque artists and creative types that are capturing the pulse of the city and causing something of a stir. At the studio they'll design whatcha want, just bring the logo, they're preparing a quote on a big order for me at the moment. They carry two basic styles of tees, Gildan -- which is a conventional fit -- and Canvas/Bella -- I LOVE these shirts, very soft, relaxed, but not frumpy. The other sweet angle to the biz is their pop-up print station. With a little notice, they'll show up at your event or festival and print tees on the spot, and they offer a cool, environmentally-friendly option, as well: you bring the tee, they'll discount the fee. The other day, I found a terrific new shirt at Magokoro, bought it on the spot, with my ramen. Turns out T-Shirt Lab printed it. To my surprise, I wasn't terribly surprised. It's a great company.

Great local business. Super helpful in every way. Ask them about live screen printing at your events, also makes a great team building session. I cant wait until the set up at the rail yards this summer!