Urban Junkies London
Tuesday, September 2 2003
Design Democracy
Weed out the worst dogs by casting your vote

You've trawled through the racks at the Pineal Eye, battled the crowds at Selfridges and even desperately tried your luck at Oxfam to find that perfect tee.

But like a Saturday night, it ain't the belles of the ball who are warming the benches.

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A new soundtrack to news. Newsnight the Opera at the BAC. 8pm. Lavender Hill, SW11. £4.75. 020 7223 2223.
Cynics don't come drier or nastier than Simon Evans. Clever irony tonight at the popular Comedy Camp at Barcode. 7:30pm. 3-4 Archer St, W1. £8. 08700 600 100 or online.

To weed out the worst dogs, Threadless.com is now bringing democracy - HotOrNot.com-style - to the design process.

Users submit designs which are then rated for ten days by other users. They are then either shown the door, or given the VIP treatment and put into production.

The temptation to to go all H&M on these beaut's is resisted, and designs are retired after just a few runs to maintain exclusivity. However, true to democratic principles, everybody can afford to join the party at just around a tenner for a T-shirt.

Threadless.com
Products sell for US$10-17 + international shipping

MF

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A refreshingly new take on Shakespeare's forbidden love. New York-based The Splinter Group puts on R&J at the Arts Theatre. 7:30pm. Great Newport St, WC2. £12.50-32.50. 020 7836 3334.
You'lll never think that your family is odd after seeing Theatre O's dysfuntional Strongs portrayed at the Barbican in The Argument. 7:45pm. Silk St, EC2. £12. 020 7638 8891 or online.
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