Squidfire

Man, I love Squidfire. Their designs are super unique and you can buy their «screw ups» which often also look awesome/​weird! I ALWAYS get compliments on my Squidfire shirts. My boyfriend does too. He’s also addicted to Squidfire like a meth-​head. Seriously, awesome stuff.
Now, bring back the shoes! I want a pair!

I love buying creepy things for kids. Maybe I am a sicko. I get joy from watching the kids’ confusion and then adoration of a crazy shirt or initially-​frightening stuffed animal, but I especially love the look on the parents’ faces of either abject horror or pure amusement with their child’s response (it’s always one or the other, never in between).
Squidfire helps provide that cheap thrill time and time again. There are plenty of semi-​disturbing onesies with giant, personified apples, oranges, and pears with teeth and eyes as well as squids with tentacles that look like they want to pop right out of the baby’s tummy like in the movie Aliens. Perfectly adorable creepiness, if you ask me… executed in a way that is not too off-​putting, just… strange. You and your child will invoke many a raised eyebrow when your baby dons attire from Squidfire, rest assured.
Adults aren’t to be left out. There are clothes for women and men as well that meet the creepy/​cute/​cool theme.
I stopped in on a hot, hot summer day and met one of the sales associates, Eric. Tall guy, really funny, über nice! I told him how much I loved the onesies and he told me about a customer who stopped in before and said that the personified images of fruit weren’t good for kids and confused them by messing with their psyche. I called her an old stick in the mud, but Eric told me she was a psychologist or something. Hmmm… guess my future kids will be some messed up individuals because the onesies were hot. Definitely scooping them and giving them away as baby shower gifts to corrupt my childrens’ future cousins and playmates in the meantime.
What I like most about Squidfire isn’t the awesome name (which totally sounds like a kick-​ass band or a new Adult Swim Cartoon), it’s the fact that all of the items are hand-​printed (often daily) and affordable (items usually range from $ 10 to $ 30). The quality of both the material and the printing is impeccable as a result. The new location is cool too. They just moved from Hampden a little bit ago. The hours at the new Fell’s Point location are good, but don’t get there too early because they don’t open until 11. It’s a small shop that packs a lot of punch, especially for weirdos like myself. Highly recommended!

I love these goofy T-​shirts!
They definitely appeal to the children in us. Who wouldn’t love a shirt with a giant squid wrapped around the world?!
So these shirts are locally made with the softest thermo and soft cotton fabrics. They all have very zany ridiculous graphics of strange sea creatures, Nessie and the random zombie.
The shirts are about $ 25-​$ 32 dollars, which is a bit higher than normal for a shirt, but they are pretty awesome, and they are of high quality. They shrink a little, but not as much as a cheap walmart shirt.
They in heart of Fells Point, not far from the parking garage on Thames street. Park there, because parking in the area really sucks. If you don’t want to go to the store, you can order them online.

So Squidfire had to move. Apparently their landlady «kicked them out» and a new shop 16 Tons has moved in (review to follow).
Fortunately they’ve found a new location in Fells Point which I have yet to visit but I’m sure is great too. Their website is also awesome. When I have ordered from it in the past I have always received excellent and prompt customer service.

A good alternative to getting t-​shirts and gifts from Urban Outfitters. The designs are all unique and kick-​ass. Theyre a local Baltimore business and all the shirts are printed by hand, that makes them cost a little more ($ 25) but at least you’re not buying from some sweatshop.