Fan Apparel

Corbin Smith put the shirt, originally printed in 1992, up on Virtual Flea, a livestream flea market. Smith was reportedly looking to flip the shirt, which he got for $500 last year, for $2,000. With a starting bid of $1, he watched as the shirt went for a total of $6,000...

Fall means chili weather. And boy does chili rule. We could spend a few thousand words debating the merits of different chili recipes and ingredients, but this isn’t a food magazine. We're still devoted to all things promotional products, so it’s our sworn duty to bring you good promos. Here are five that stood out to us this week...

The California Avocado Commission is trying to boost local produce pride by introducing a full line of California Avocados merchandise, such as apparel, bags, stickers, magnets and more. Competing with Avocados From Mexico in the marketing race is tough, but this is a good start...

Franzia, the biggest name in boxed wine, came out with a line of branded merchandise that includes a backpack that doubles as a wine dispenser. (Where was this when we were in college?!) The backpack is part of a full merchandise launch from the company...

alphabroder, Trevose, Pa., released its state-of-the-art 2021 digitally enhanced catalog. Loaded with exclusive video from the industry’s top brands that better display key features of products and designed to deliver an engaging, safe way to sell, the premier of this catalogue and its companion web connect feature uses innovation to put thousands of unique styles…

TikTok, the wildly popular social media platform, is now opening the door for content creators to sell merchandise directly through the app. TikTok partnered with Teespring to allow content creators to design their own merchandise and let fans buy it directly on the app. This is a first for TikTok, but not new for similar apps like YouTube or Instagram...

A lawsuit alleges that Under Armour misled UCLA about its financial standing—resulting in an enormous $280 million apparel contract in 2016—and then failed to make scheduled payments or deliver products as laid out in the contract. Under Armour informed UCLA two months ago that it was terminating the deal with more than $200 million still owed to UCLA...

Epic Games, maker of the video game Fortnite, has been waging an all-fronts war on Apple, holding in-game events blasting the tech company and making sure Fortnite players know who the true villain is the ongoing dispute between the two companies. And, because it's 2020, the war has now inevitably extended into branded merchandise...

Sports aren’t yet totally back to normal. That has hurt promotional products businesses that rely on sporting events from the pros down to the high school or youth level. As we wait for sports to fully return, we asked three industry pros for insights on what’s selling in this market, what they expect the recovery to look like and what comes next for sports promos...

Jake Gyllenhaal is making sure we don’t get complacent when it comes to supporting local restaurants, and also helping out one of his favorites in the process. New York deli Russ & Daughters released a T-shirt design worn by Gyllenhaal in a video, with all proceeds going to charity.