Short-Sleeved Sartorial Splendor

By Scott Smith in Miscellaneous on Jul 22, 2005 8:06PM

It’s supposed to be 100 degrees this weekend. Yes, really. So in addition to all the usual stay cool tips from the city, Chicagoist recommends dressing in as little clothing as possible so long as you don’t end up looking like this guy.

For us, this usually means slipping into whatever clever, yet comfortable, t-shirts we can find. We figured since most other states have their own t-shirts, Illinois does too, right? Well sort of.

Outside of the usual sports team logos, Illinois is sadly lacking in the hipster t-shirt department. Perhaps because no one has thought of a snappy motto, which means we end up with shirts like this. We’ve been racking our brains trying to come up with something but so far all we’ve thought of is The S Is Silent, Dipshit.

Perhaps the problem is that Illinois doesn’t have a shape that lends itself to humor. “Looks like Lincoln’s head” doesn’t exactly have us slapping our knees. So unless you're an Illinois horse lover, you're out of luck.

Finally, for those of you who are fans of vulgarity—and who isn’t—there are these odes to the architectural glory of Millenium Park.