And where were you?

"Hey," someone shouted from a sedan's passenger side window. "What's the line for?"

He -- and a few other inquisitive Chicagoans -- seemed to be the only people who didn't know about Friday night's Threadless Grand Opening after party. A long line of over a hundred warmly dressed people snaked from the front of Metro, down the street and around the block. The line moved gradually enough but by the time I made it in and had a pink "Yes I'm legal, give me booze" band strapped on my wrist, the lead singer of first act The Assembly was announcing this was, in fact, their last song of the evening.

Time to put that pink band to use.

Long Island in hand, I headed up to the second floor and looked down from Metro's balcony as the crowd mingled amongst the tunes DJ Bald Eagle spun (including some choice singles from M.I.A.'s first CD Arular). Balloons dotted the ceilings--and the crowd who snagged a few--and Threadless' logo in lights shone on the stage's speakers.

White Hot Knife were up next. The lead singer, dressed in a white button down with a skinny black tie and pants, looked like a rock age Sammy Davis, Jr. The band performed in front of a white sheet; their shadows bounced around with their fast paced movements and every change in lighting. After their last song, people watching was had during another DJ set. Is he wearing Threadless or some ironic, run of the mill shirt (tip: the cooler the shirt, the more likely it was a Threadless T)?

Back on the main floor, OFFICE took their place in front of the white sheet and sent the evening's revelers dancing. White and blue balloons wiggled in the air right along with them. With this party, Threadless proved they're purveyors of a good time and awesome t-shirts.

- Anthonia Akitunde