👕 Cutting Edge: Summer 2025 Tee Trends & DIY Shirt Hacks🌞
- Katie Mcatee
- Jul 15
- 2 min read
🌞 From Basic to Bold
Summer’s here and the streets are sizzling with style. This season, tees are more than just tops—they're canvases for self-expression. Oversized prints, wellness vibes, and folklore aesthetics are dominating the scene, but the real glow-up? Giving your tees a second life through clever cuts and snips. Let’s dive into the latest shirt trends, DIY shirt hacks & how to make you look HOT!
what we are diving into:
*What's Trending in Tee this Summer
*Cutting it Up-- DIY Tee Transformations
*Personalization is Power!
What’s Trending in Tees This Summer
🍔 Food Art Tees
Sardine tins, sushi rolls with googly eyes, and retro diner scenes
Great for playful, nostalgic vibes —think “snackcore” meets streetwear
💻 Y2K & Retro Revival
Pixel art, VHS glitch effects, and metallic butterfly motifs
Phrases like “Loading… Summer Mode” or “Rewind Reality” are everywhere
🐾 Pet Lover Prints
“Dog Hair, Don’t Care” and custom pet portraits
Matching human + pet sets are trending hard
🐸 Kitsch & ’90s Graphics
Neon colors, Comic Sans, and Nickelodeon-style illustrations
The weirder, the better —embrace the “ugly-cute” aesthetic
🧘 Spiritual & Esoteric Tees
Sacred geometry, Hamsa hands, and astrology-inspired prints
Popular among wellness and manifestation crowds
🦖 Funny & Punny Tees
“I’m Rexhausted” with a sleepy dino or “Espresso Yourself” with a jittery coffee cup
Humor is a universal crowd-pleaser —and you’ve got the perfect voice for it
Cutting it Up – DIY Tee Transformations
A plain shirt is just a blank canvas—and your scissors are the paintbrush. These quick tutorials show how a few clever snips can take your tee from standard to standout.
Add a Geometric Shape:
2 Cool New Ways To Cut Up A T-Shirt
Butterfly Twist:
Trash To Couture: DIY Butterfly Twist Tee.
Add a Bow
m é l i m é l o: Schleifen-Shirt
Distressed Look with Ripped Sleeves
DIY T-shirt Cutting and Distressing: How to Make Your T-shirts Stand Out on the Cheap
Swimsuit Coverup
Off the Shoulder
Personalization Is Power
Once you've cut your tee into the perfect shape, it's time to add personality. From vinyl phrases to rhinestone sparkle, these little extras turn a basic shirt into your signature look—because “off the rack” just isn’t your style!
Do you have an idea to put something on a shirt? Logo? Business? Your favorite quote? Sports Team?
Just email me and I can make it happen---Just give me the artwork or text and you got yourself a custom tee!
WEAR YOUR STORY!
Trendy tees are great, but hacked-up, personalized ones? Iconic. Your shirts can tell a story—one cut, patch, and one tuck at a time. When you fuse fashion with personality, it’s not just a look—it’s a vibe. So snip boldly, embellish wildly!
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