At Shelf Indulgence, we spend most of our time surrounded by paper and ink, the comforting rustle of pages, the smell of coffee, the occasional whispered argument over whether Austen or Atwood writes the better heroine. But every now and then, we stumble across someone out there in the wild who clearly shares our slightly mischievous love of books.
That’s how we met Evil Bungle Tees.
They’re not a publisher, not a printer, but somehow, they get readers like us. Evil Bungle is a small UK-based creator of humorous, literary-inspired T-shirts and apparel. Imagine classic literature colliding with British wit and the occasional smirk-worthy place name, and you’re in the right neighbourhood. Their shirts take those timeless bookish references we all secretly want to wear and give them just the right twist of irony.
You’ll find designs that nod to the greats — Dickens, Austen, the Brontës — but never in a dusty way. These are clever, wearable jokes for people who know their Wuthering Heights from their Weather Reports. It’s the sort of thing that’ll get you a knowing grin from a fellow bibliophile across the café or make the person behind you in the queue say, “Wait, is that Pride and Prejudice… or sarcasm?”
Evil Bungle Tees also dabble in Britain’s wonderfully odd place names (and we love that). You’ll spot the sort of tongue-in-cheek humour that could only come from someone who’s driven through a village called Scratchy Bottom and thought, “Yes, that belongs on a hoodie.”
They print everything on demand using organic cotton and renewable energy through their Teemill store, so it’s not just clever, it’s conscientious.
We’re not partners in any corporate sense, think of this as more of a literary friendship. We just reckon that if you love our shop, our events, and the kind of conversation that starts with books and ends somewhere hilarious, you’ll probably feel right at home with them too.
So next time you’re browsing for your next read, maybe take a quick detour to Evil Bungle Tees
You might not find a new novel there, but you’ll find something else worth adding to your collection, proof that great stories don’t just live on the page… sometimes they live on your chest.
