The 2018 Shiftee Awards

Time to bust out the red floor mats and put on your best racing suit, as the freshest and finest blipshift tees are strutting their stuff on the track walk for The Shiftee Awards! As we look back on the many artist and idea guys n' gals that made our lineup for the year possible, it was these works that took "apex everything" to heart and scored the Golden Torso.

The T-Shirt Drawer of Fame

Staff Picks From the Year

As a huge fan of the synthwave music genre, this spectacularly 80's tee was a match made in torso heaven. The artist really knocked it out of the park to the point that it also set the stage for the equally-awesome 70's version and others to come.

𑁋Daniel

Up there with Rick Springfield's "Working Class Dog," the Llamaghini shows that anything is possible with the right animal. Much like determining the difference between a llama and alpaca, satire is a tricky game, but the Llamaghini delivered perfectly.

𑁋Chris

Chip Tuned is one of my favorites because we got quite a few submissions trying to make a similar joke, but when this one came in it really hit the nail on the head. It was nice to finally see the design come to life with the perfect punch line.

-Monique

Always love a bit of car culture insider-knowledge mashed up with a pop culture reference.

-Sebastian

I remember seeing it during our design review process and thinking, "Yes, immediately. We have to run this design". It was a refreshing and new take on doing car art and it also featured a great from one of the best eras of motorsport. Plus I came up with the name and I think it's brilliant.

-Kyle