We did a little version of the Gritty happy dance when we heard that the Flyers mascot was finally getting much-deserved commemorative items in the form of three bobbleheads. The National Bobblehead Hall of Fame and Museum has revealed three different Gritty bobbleheads, though the team itself has yet to unveil any additional promos…
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Taco Bell’s Holiday Branded Merch Collection Shows How You Target the Instagram Crowd
Years ago, when Taco Bell unveiled the Doritos Locos Taco, we truly didn’t think the fast food chain could ever top it. Then, the company started selling branded merchandise, and we just about lost our heads. It turns out the taco king knows a thing or two about promotional merchandise, and its latest holiday collection proves just that…
Read MorePantone 16-1448 TCX Is So Hot Right Now
Pantone is wildly significant in promo world. But every year, we also wait for the Pantone Institute of Color to predict the year’s big color trends and see how they impact the fashion landscape. (This year, we even found out the color company has a monopoly on the “World’s Ugliest Color,” too.) For now, it looks like Pantone is making headlines again as yet another of its shades is taking over the fashion world…
Read MoreWhat the Heck Is ‘Meme Fashion’? How the Internet Is Shaping What We Wear
Meme fashion isn’t exactly something you would expect to see on the pages of a Vogue editorial, and yet it’s completely dictating the future of the fashion world, according to Lyst. Crocs, for example, were a shoe so ruthlessly mocked that we thought they would be phased out entirely by now. Instead, they’re experiencing a fashion renaissance…
Read MoreWhat’s New, What’s Hot and Who’s Buying: Expert Advice for Selling Uniforms and Aprons
This year alone, British Airways, Delta Airlines, Turkish Airlines, Air New Zealand, American Airlines, Alaska Airlines and more announced they would revamp their employee uniforms to achieve a more updated look for each airline. All this attention to employee uniforms and aprons is great news for promotional apparel distributors looking to cash in on new business opportunities…
Read MoreWhat 22 Years of Starbucks Holiday Cups Tell Us About Drinkware Decoration Trends
It’s hard to believe that Starbucks’ holiday cups have been around for 22 years, but according to ABC7, this is indeed the case. Thankfully, there’s a video that gives us the chance to watch the evolution of the holiday cup into what it is today. And we’ve got three key takeaways from Starbucks’ two decades of designs…
Read MoreHere Come the Reverse-Logo Shirts for Mirror Selfies
Hugo Boss created a special collection of simple pieces that feature its branding reversed, so that it will appear correct in mirror selfies. The collection features T-shirts, sweatshirts, fanny packs, hats and leggings—mostly in black and white, but in some other color-ways, as well. It’s a fantastic idea to borrow for your own clients’ apparel promotions, especially if they’re looking to target younger demographics…
Read MoreKFC Escalates Fast-Food Merch Wars With Streetwear Capsule Collection
Kentucky Fried Chicken has collaborated with Human Made fashion designer NIGO to create a new fried chicken-inspired streetwear collection for the “fashionable, finger lickin’ hypebeasts of the world.” The collection features a Colonel shop jacket, ’70s style racing jacket, hoodies, T-shirts, hats and more. Your move, Taco Bell…
Read MoreMarvel Shows Us How to Not Do a Merch Collaboration
When we heard the news that Marvel’s “Black Panther” franchise would be doing a crossover collection with Tupac, we were pretty excited to see the final product. Now that we’ve seen the T-shirts, however, we are majorly disappointed.
Read MoreThe Top 10 Most Powerful Logos in Fashion (According to Lyst)
We all know how important logos are. Case in point: Formula 1 unveiled a brand new logo last year that majorly upset its fan base, and became a topic of contention for months. So, when we heard Supreme’s logo is at the center of attention for positive reasons, we had to spotlight it…
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