Graphic tees are a fun, comfortable way to express your individuality and style (sorry, your “I LOVE BEER” shirt doesn’t count…), without breaking the bank. Every one of us has at least one that we enjoy wearing on a regular basis, but most likely we are wearing it simply with a pair of jeans or some sweatpants for the sake of comfort. While Jon Gosselin ruined graphic tees for the world, if done right (Read: not over-the-top and obnoxious), they are a simple and fun way to add some serious cool to any outfit.

Here are some ideas to re-work the graphic tee with some other items you’ve already got lying around.

1. Wear it under a jacket.

We all have at least one type of jacket in our closet, whether it be a a basic suit jacket, denim jacket, or cropped. The structure of the jacket adds a bit of class and makes the outfit look a bit more put-together, while the graphic tee adds an edge to an otherwise simple (or stuffy) outfit. An easy accessory to dress up the outfit even more is a long necklace, preferably one that is not too over-the-top. You don’t want to overdo it, after all.

Oh and, for the love of Anna Wintour, PLEASE, don’t pair a denim jacket with jeans. No one wants to end up on a Glamour “Don’t” page along with the old picture of Justin and Britney in their matching head-to-toe denim tuxedos. Eek.

2. Wear it with a vest.

The graphic tee looks great with a longer sweater vest or  a shorter suit-inspired vest for an added layer of style. This look is perfect for a polished casual look with jeans, or even a night out with some hot dark denim or black pants with some sexy pumps. Adding a long necklace or scarf will complete the look and take you from “jeans and a tee” to “totally chic and put together.”

3.  Wear it with a long-sleeved shirt.

I know, I know; picturing this style may remind you of your high school days or fall American Eagle or Gap catalogs, but you can make this outfit look stylish so that you can show off creative graphic tees even in cooler weather. Try to coordinate a different-colored long-sleeved tee under. For example, a more neutral graphic tee could use a fun, bright long-sleeved tee underneath. Conversely, wearing a more neutral tone under a colorful graphic tee will ensure that the tee is the focal point. Make sure to pull down the long-sleeve tee so that the bottom pops out from under the graphic tee near your hips. This look also looks great with a thinner scarf!

While these may be simple adjustments, when grabbing a graphic tee out of your closet, many times the temptation is to wear it alone as part of a casual outfit. This way, you can get an extra bang for your buck by being able to wear your graphic tees for all sorts of occasions- regardless of whether they are casual (pong tournament!) or on a hot date!

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The t-shirt is arguably the most versatile item of clothing in a college girl’s closet. Though they originated as undershirts, the tee has come along way. Now it’s the perfect item for any occasion, whether you are picking up boys at the bar or rolling out of bed 5 minutes before class. T-shirts are no fuss, they don’t require ironing, and go with jeans, skirts and sweats!

Whether you are trying to make a statement, stand out from the crowd, or blend in to a lecture hall, there is a t-shirt out there for you. Want to hit the bar without looking like you tried too hard? Jeans and a t-shirt. Want to go casual cool when meeting up with the girls? Add a blazer and some choice accessories. Want to look uber chic for a martini party? Tuck a tee into a high waisted skirt and hit the town in those gladiator heels. You can also show off your love for 80s pop stars or subtly declare your love for College Candy without ever saying a word.

So no matter what look you’re going for, there is a tee (or multiples in multitudes of colors) our there for you. I love ‘em all, and here are some of my favorites:

In recent times, the fashion industry has been renaming things in a way that would make i-Apple proud. For years I’ve watched as designers attached a hyphen and the word ‘dress’ to the back of everything and well, called it a dress: the t-shirt-dress, the oxford button-up-dress, the polo-dress, the sweater-dress, the hoody-dress (?!-wtf, American Apparel)…

What really ticked me off was that the extra three inches or so of fabric they added to the bottom of the SHIRT always translated to three times the cost. Not cool.

Naturally, I was outraged. But when lower-end chains started picking up on the style (and as a result, dropping the prices to fit my recession friendly budget), my outrage turned into amusement, my amusement into curiosity, my curiosity into desire, and my desire into I-GOTTA-HAVE-IT-RIGHT-NOW!!

So even though I am completely sold by this perfect balance of casual and chic, I get that not everybody is swayed by the “–dress.” Note: First convo with the bf after my shirt-dress purchase…

BF: It’s a shirt

Me: NO, dummy! You obviously don’t know fashion- it’s a shirt-dress.

BF: Like I said… it’s a shirt

Sigh. Can’t win em all. But for those of you who are interested/see the gloriousness that is the “-dress,” here are some super cute options.

The T-Shirt-Dress (My favorite)

The t-shirt dress, when worn properly, has a very relaxed “Oh-I-just-threw-on-whatever-this-morning” feel to it, without making you look bummy. The first option from Forever 21 is only $10.50. At that price, you can test drive the style without breaking the bank. The second one, from American Apparel runs about $30 and the last two, from Urban Outfitters, will set you back $42 (pricey but adorable) and $48 respectively.

The Oxford-Shirt-Dress

When business meets casual. The Oxford-Shirt-Dress is basically a long dress shirt (which would make it a dress-shirt-dress, no?). The first, from American Apparel, is a little expensive at $62, but the second is on sale now for $20 at Alloy

The Plaid Shirt-Dress

A fun alternative to the oxford shirt dress: the plaid shirt-dress. The first one is from Wet Seal for $24.50 and the second is from Urban Outfitters for $58. Can you picture this model rocking this with a pair of this season’s fringe boots? I die.

The Sweater-Dress

Sweater dresses are like those wacky days when it’s like 54 degrees outside but there’s still snow on the ground. It offers all the warmth of a sweater and all the girliness of a dress. Perfect. This first dress, from Forever 21 is $28, but look at handy little pockets on the side! How can you not love side pockets? The second, from Urban Outfitters, cost $90 (gasp!!!) but uh.. it comes in such a gorgeous color? Yeah, scratch that. I can’t even justify that one.

When rocking any of the (hyphen) dress options, please remember one very important lesson:

There is a very thin line between a shirt and a shirt-dress­ (Haha! Get it? ‘Thin line’= hyphen?? Wow I have too much time on my hands). If the “dress” is obviously only a few inches shy from exposing your goodies, maybe you should opt for some tights. And for heaven’s sake, please don’t pull a Britney and put on some damn panties.

When walking around campus, you see her. She’s rocking the casual look like it’s nobody’s business. And she’s doing it well. Her bootcut jeans are accompanied by a perfectly worn-in t-shirt layered under a zip up hoodie. She’s wearing black Converse or a pair of well-worn sneakers, the laces tight enough to keep them on, but loose enough to allow her to slip in and out of them easily. Her haircut is low maintenance, but totally chic.  She’s rocking plastic rimmed glasses, no contacts; a watch, no jewelry.

You don’t know her, but you want to.

This is one co-ed who has got it together. She is the kind of girl who is naturally pretty, has a killer body and is completely oblivious to it. She is friendly, kind, and her easygoing, low maintenance attitude makes it easy to get along with her. Even her professors are drawn to her, always chatting with her before class and helping her after.

She has a large circle of friends, filled with a variety of different types of people. Girls love her, guys love her, nerds love her, athletes love her. And though you don’t know her, you kind of want to love her too.

She is funny without being raunchy, boyish but not butch. She prefers drinking beers in a pub to shakin’ her thang at the club.  She’s comfortable at a Death Cab for Cutie concert, but has no problem listening to The Beach Boys or the Avenue Q soundtrack.

She rocks her GPA, has a hot (yet totally down to earth and awesome) boyfriend, and seems to excel at just about everything she puts her mind to…without getting frazzled.

In short, this girl just exudes cool. And as she walks by, you aren’t sure which you want more: to know her or to be her.

[Photo courtesy of Wild Rose on Flickr]

What the hell is Snorg, you ask?

Plain and simple: it’s a T-shirt company. Who is the Snorg girl and why should we care? Her name is Alice and why she has created so much buzz around the Internet beats me.

Alice is a typical college girl who attends Auburn University in Alabama. She became a T-shirt model when her brother suggested her services to his friends at Snorg Tees. She is a cute girl with a nice smile, but I don’t see why internet creeps everywhere are refreshing their screens obsessively to look at her ad. There are millions of pretty girls all over the Internet, so why is Alice different?

Perhaps Alice is so attractive because she loves sports. It could also be her “girl-next-door” appeal. She doesn’t have a “perfect body” and she doesn’t pose promiscuously. This may all add up to the simple fact that realistically, guys dig girls that are more “real” rather than spitting images of Pamela Anderson. You can’t take her home to mama.

Either way, it looks like the Snorg girl may be here to stay. Similar to Allison Stokke’s temporary stardom, the worship of non-celebrities seems to be in style these days. Who knows? Snorg tees could be Alice’s ticket to big time stardom. Just keep refreshing your browser to find out.

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Shameless self promotion (and your humanitarian concerns) are only a text away.

Reactee lets you customize your own t-shirt that when texted will send any response you like. They give you suggestions (“Stop Global Warming”, “Practice Safe Texting”) or you can design your own (“Single?”, “Hung Like A Democrat”) that you can share with friends or just order for yourself.

All you do is text the keyword on the shirt to 41411 and your customized response will be sent straight to the users cell. Visit reactee.com to customize a tee, browse the gallery and send a few texts. You never know what response will show up in your inbox!

Here are a few of my favs. (And try mine out for size!!)