Free thinking and DIY are the first two words that come to mind when seeing the t-shirt designs of Seattle fashion/design team CMRTYZ. You can find CMRTYZ t-shirts at Blackbird in Ballard.

Hello Twenty-Ten! This First Thursday Deli is showcasing “Dirty In The 30’s”, artwork of automotive cars built in the 1930s by local artist Walter A. Franco. They also have some pretty fresh John Osgood designed tees for sale too.

This is a good weekend to get that unique gift for your significant other at the Urban Craft Uprising, the largest indie craft fair in Seattle. The first 100 attendee’s get a free fresh swag bag filled with gifts from the vendors.

Wow this is so cool. The Nonsek website lets you remix your favorite artists and illustrators work to create your own random shirt design. Below is one I remixed using Invisible Creature artwork.

My wife’s Mom, Beverly Abbott, was an Art Director and Fashion Illustrator from 1953-1963. I am completely inspired by her work and wanted to share her amazing talent. I’ve set up a Flickr set that features more of her fashion illustration portfolio during that time and her work history. May her artwork inspire you as well.

Kinoko did the poster for the Punk Rock Flea Market that’s happening June 6th.

Fremont Studios is hosting the Seattle Fashion Week starting on Thursday. The finale show features Project Runway 5 contestant, Blayne Walsh, giving Seattle a sneak peak at his fall/winter 2009 collection.

• April 16th Independent Designer Showcase
• April 17th Urban Retailer Show
• April 18th Couture Finale Fashion Show

This friday February 27th, the Vancouver Art Gallery transforms into FUSE - where art, music and live perfomance intertwine. Highlights are the current exhibit “How Soon Is Now” and live music by Call The City. I wish I could be there for this, it’s going to be huge!

The Portland based clothing company, La Merde, has just released it’s spring collection of lightweight coats. I like the plaid detailing on the inner lining and the stitched logo accents.

Thought this was a pretty cool wallet design and a great reuse of old cassette tapes.