Massive t-shirt post

Amy

Why?

Because i liked it, it was cheap.

Where?

Ryan Vintage, £15

Jonnie

Because it was cheap, and i could alter it without ruining my bank account.

It was £2 from Primark, it was in a Primark sale.

Jason

I didn't buy this t-shirt, it was a present.

I think it says that... the colour is quite easy going which portrays me.

Ollie

Because it looked good. Vanity!

H&M, I think maybe about 6 or 7 quid.

Gareth

Because i like that bit on the back there.

It was £20-£25, i think i got it from Exit in Manchester.

Sogol

I needed something smart to wear, cause all my other stuff is, like, not very samrt.

H&M, it was £4.99

James

I got given it.

Tom

Because i like the band. They suck live, but they're good on CD.

It was from the merch man, and it was really expensive like £16.

Joel Dodd

I read alot of comic books

£15, from the Travelling Man

Lana

Because it was big and comfy.

About £2 from Primark

Simon

Just for rugby training.

I dunno, i think it was about £15 from JJB.

Colin

I like England, and football.

Sports Direct, for £4.99

Atta

I didn't buy it. It was a friends and i took it.

Rob

I was given it, given it as a present.

Erm, i don't know. I quite like the colours and the design around the neck. It has grafitti on, which isn't really me, but it has swearing on, and you can't quite read it, but i don't know if it says anything about me.

Emma

I don't really know, i want to look like Dennis the Menace.

It was from Blue Banana, when i was 14.

Dan

Because it's colourful, different, and has a zombie on it

From New Look, it was £5.

Jack

Erm, i liked the simple the design of it, and i like the music label as well.

It was £16.99, where was it from? Somewhere in London, a music shop in London.

Will

I'm into good quality design. It's not about the design, its because it's Henry Lloyd. I prefer expensive clothing. Why do people buy clothes from charity shops? It's tacky and poor quality. I'm not saying i'm a chav, I'm not a chav!

Got it from Evqss, £30.

Jenny

Because i like the colour, and i like the pink on it, thats why i chose it, and it was cheap.

It was £15 and it was from a skate shop called Scene in Preston, at home.

David

I like Black Flag. I like the artist who did the t-shirt as well.

Got it online, corpseclothing.com, and it were £17.

Richard

My mother bought me it.

Well, i normally wear lighter coloured ones, but darker ones make you look slimmer , and i've not got much weight on me. Since i turned 18 i went from a 28 to a 32.

William

I just like it, its may favourite shirt.

It was a birthday present.

Rosie

It sort of personifies how i'm feeling today, dead.

It was £15, from a gig, Alexisonfire!

Jonny

Because the money, like profit, went to getting fair wage for

immigrants.

American Apparell.

Alex

Because it has an A on, and my name is Alex.

American Apparrell, £15.

Sarah

Because it was £5 in the sale and i needed a new t-shirt, and it has a bat wing.

Topshop.

Sue

"You're not doing survalliance are you, like, Police survalliance?"

Big Leeds supporter.

Dunno, always have been.

£40, from the club shop.

Wayne

I like it, and the writing.

Manchester M.E.N, £20.

Initially i was reluctant to photograph people that i already knew for the book, but i had no option, as in the town centre, i was only managing to photograph 4 people per day, at the most, and ideally i needed 66 images. I'm actually starting to regret choosing a topic, which i had to rely on whether on not people would allow me to photograph them.

I feel that the photographs of friends are generally weaker that those taken of strangers. When photographing strangers, i got the impression that they were slightly uncomfortable, whilst people i already knew, knew about the project and what i was doing, some asking for their photograph to be retaken. Again, when talking to people on the street, i was able to cover a much wider selection of people, however, friends are generally all students, and i didn't want the book to become "students that wear t shirts in Leeds."

I attempted to use alternative methods of documenting people's responses; the recorder on my phone. However, it looked unprofessional after I'd told people that i was making a book, and they were clearly uncomfortable speaking into it, meaning they weren't as chatty. Because of this i continued to use a pen and notepad.