For many people, buying a Kate Spade handbag was the first step into adulthood. She made fashion approachable, but always fun, and the fashion world is still reeling after the announcement of her suicide yesterday. She also had some influence in the promotional apparel world…
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A bizarre but major trade struggle is developing between Rwanda and the U.S., and it could impact U.S. apparel companies and have other long-term affects. The strange part? It revolves around secondhand T-shirts and other apparel…
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Remember February? When we were so excited over Delta Airlines’ new Zac Posen-designed uniforms that we could hardly sit still? We knew they were going to be the fashion-forward looks that would elevate airline style forever, but it looks like there’s been some major snags (pun intended) in the actual uniform rollout. It’s been awhile…
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Come 2020, Nike will continue to be the exclusive provider of on-field NFL apparel, which includes jerseys and base layers. For the adult fan apparel, i.e., authentic and replica jerseys, warm-up clothes, champion tees, etc., there will still be a Nike logo, but Fanatics will manufacture and distribute the clothing…
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The design team behind the NBA Finals hats failed to notice that the logos for the winning teams obscured the “NBA” letters on the hat. As a result, “NBA” looked a lot more like “NRA,” which we all know typically stands for the National Rifle Association…
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Food apparel—everybody’s doing it. From Arby’s to KFC, the latest food craze has very little to do with actual food. Consumers are loving the chance to sport their favorite foods as outfits, and it looks like Kellogg’s is the latest company to get in on the trend. The buzz surrounding Kellogg’s new merchandise collection with…
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Ordinarily, we’re the first to fall prey to a two-for-one marketing tactic (hence why our cupboards are unnecessarily full of Spam). But even we can’t wrap our heads around Balenciaga’s latest double T-shirt marketing ploy, and it seems the internet agrees with our discontent. The high-fashion brand unveiled its new T-shirt shirt, which is essentially…
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Plus-size apparel has experienced an uphill climb to acceptance. Only recently did the fashion world begin to listen to consumer demand for more plus-size options. Walmart recently launched its Terra & Sky line in plus-size, Kmart completed a rebranding of its plus-size clothing, and Nike launched its first plus-size collection. Still, companies have been slow…
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We’ve all been there: You finally talk yourself into going to the gym, you spend seven minutes on the treadmill and sweat starts dripping into your eyes. Unfortunately, you left your towel in the car, and it’s at this exact moment that you remind yourself why you never go to the gym in the first place. Nike’s new apparel product would change the sweat game. But oh man does it have a terrible name…
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We’ve got an interesting apparel partnership to spotlight this week. Retail brand Kohl’s announced earlier this week that it would be teaming up with digital media company PopSugar to create a data-driven clothing line for millennial women. And, if it succeeds, it could be a sign of things to come in apparel design. The collection…
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