Take Your Hats Off for These Pins (Then Put Them Back On)

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Jul 25, 2016 at 1:00pm PDT

As the founder of Strike Gently Co, I deal in pins and patches daily. The Creators Project asked me to pull together a weekly roundup of the best newly-released pins. Most of these will probably sell out. If you like them, smash that “add to cart” button. Every Wednesday, you can head to the bottom of this article for an exclusive discount code so you can keep your pin game sharp.  

Watch out, Woodward—I’ve written 25 of these spicey boys at this point. This week, we’ve got everything from tasteful pop cultural spoofs, to hipster bait, to actual art, to stuff that just looks really cool. The whole shebang. At the end of the article is a special 25% off code just for you. If you’ve read all 25 of these, I salute you. You deserve a free pin… And you can get one if you come to the Pin & Patch Show next week in NYC. Info here.

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Jul 19, 2016 at 3:52am PDT

Since every writing teacher I’ve ever had has told me that the first part of a piece should pull the reader in… Charming Afternoon has designed a pin that will entice anyone who’s ever posted a picture of themselves listening to My Bloody Valentine on vinyl on Instagram. That’s a lot of people.

$12.30 here.

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Jul 13, 2016 at 10:10am PDT

This company is quickly becoming one of my favorites. When they do bootlegs, they’re tasteful. When they design their own stuff, the results are smart and awesome. No one will ever know what this little alien's junk (or whatever) looks like, and that only adds to the wondrous mystique of this strange pin. Alien power.

$10.00 here.

A photo posted by King of the Pool (@kingofthepool) on

Jul 24, 2016 at 8:04pm PDT

Wanna talk about tasteful bootlegs? Let’s start with this one. Pop cultural imagery is easy. Stealing a cartoon and selling it as your own property is basically theft, but mining the lesser-trodden paths of pop consciousness for clever references that also stand alone as cool aesthetic objects is a skill. It’s why Richard Prince and Jeff Koons are successful. It’s also why this is a great pin.

$8.00 here.

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Jul 23, 2016 at 6:06pm PDT

Good Hustle is a reliable provider of excellent pop culture portraits, while we’re on the topic. Most of them are rap-related, but tangentially connected to the world of gangsta rap is the world of Italian-American gangster films. In this wonderful melting pot we live in, you can be a cunning organized criminal no matter where you’re from. Another thing that transcends race or national boundaries is Ray Liotta’s penetrating blue eyes. What a hunk.

$10.00 here.

A photo posted by head + hand  (@headnhand) on

Jul 26, 2016 at 8:48am PDT

While we’re on the topic of things that “transcend national boundaries,” it wouldn’t seem fair to leave drones out of the conversation. This little bastard will sit right on your backpack or your army fatigue lapel to remind all your shitty neighbors that you’re just one step away from floating over their house with a webcam streaming a video of their nude sunbathing, or accidentally floating into protected airspace and being shot down by an anti-aircraft gun. Freedom isn’t free.

$10.00 here.

Ok, that’s it. Use the code DAMN for 25% off all orders at Strike Gently Co. Until next time…

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