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Girls just want to make puns.
That’s certainly the case with Taylor Swift and the Haim sisters, anyway. The Friends’ playful T-shirts got almost as much press as the Knicks’ last-minute win over the Spurs during Game 4 of the NBA Finals on Wednesday.
With copycat T-shirts already flooding the market, why not follow Alana Haim’s lead and go the DIY route?
“I’ve always wanted to make my own shirts, but I never really thought about it, but when I got back from my last tour, I bought a Cricut,” the musician and actress told Vogue.
Cricut machines start at less than $150 and allow you to write, draw, sculpt, and more, as well as precision cut materials from vinyl to paper to leather.
There are many models to choose from. Joy 2 is compact and perfect for everyday projects like labels and custom cards. Explore 5 can process over 100 materials at high speed, while Maker 4 is compatible with over 300 materials including leather, wood, and metal, making it ideal for more advanced work.
The Cricut is a great tool for creating monogrammed gifts, birthday banners, and home organization labels, but Alana uses hers to create personalized t-shirts.
“I love making shirts for my friends. They come over all the time and they’re like, ‘Do you want to make shirts?’ It’s my creative outlet,” she told Vogue, adding that it was Swift who came up with the “Stevie Nicks” pun on her game day top.
“I got an email from Taylor, and it was something I really wanted to get as an amateur screen printer. She said, ‘I want to wear this shirt to the game, can you make it for me?’ ‘I thought you’d never ask me, this is my dream.’ Whenever I start a session with a friend, I say, ‘Let’s talk about fonts, let’s talk about sizes.’ ”
Alana went for “Nickelback” in matching blue and orange shirts, while her sisters Este and Danielle opted for “Nickel Kidman” and “Nickelus Cage,” respectively. The group also brought an additional “Stevie Nicks” T-shirt for friend Mariska Hargitay.
“We were making puns and going back and forth. We just really wanted to have fun. We were so excited about going to the game and we thought it would make people laugh, so we decided to put a shirt on and everyone would wear it,” Alana said.
To bring the designs to life, the “One Battle After Another” star used a Cricut to create vinyl letters that spelled out each “nickname” and purchased them at Michael’s for $2.99 each before decorating the T-shirts.
“You cut out the vinyl, put it on the screen, buy some screen printing paint, and apply it with a squeegee. I’ve wanted to try this fluffy additive for a long time, and I was able to use the puff paste effect on these shirts. It was so much fun,” she explained.
While her coordinating Knicks T-shirts made quite the presence at Madison Square Garden, Alana has also shown off her Cricut creations many times in the past.
In March, she shared a number of other DIY shirts on Instagram, including a Zenon-themed Cetus Lupidas number, a Reynolds Woodcock top paying homage to the Phantom Thread protagonist, and a We Wee T-shirt for her trip to Paris.
“I make my own products,” she captioned the snap.
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This article was written by Elana Fishman, Style & Shopping Director at Page Six. A passionate Swiftie and pop culture enthusiast, Elana applies her celebrity fashion and beauty expertise to shoppable content for other fans as the host of video series such as “Current Trending,” “Style Trial,” “Heart to Cart,” and “Beauty Scoop.” We’re also tracking every style worn by Taylor Swift so you can shop too. Elana consults celebrity stylists about the latest street style and red carpet trends and predictions, finds out which celebrity-endorsed brands and products are worth it, and chats with the stars themselves about beauty and fashion recommendations. Before Page Six Style launched in 2018, Elana covered celebrity fashion for Vox Media, Lucky, Marie Claire, and Teen Vogue.
