Fan Apparel

Louisville's Pro Soccer Team Ceased Merchandise Production After Fans Hated New Logo
December 20, 2019 at 2:28 pm

Soccer fans in Louisville, Ky., were excited to see their professional team, Louisville City FC, unveil a new crest. The new identity would accompany the team's new home, Lynn Family Stadium, which is currently under construction. Fans weren't so excited once they actually saw the new logo, though. https://twitter.com/loucityfc/status/1207007639777021952 https://twitter.com/MariusFroehlich/status/1208054345373306882 https://twitter.com/BobcatSNES/status/1207015525295022081 In many cases like…

Where Is All the Cybertruck Merchandise? (Because It's Everywhere But Tesla's Site)
December 19, 2019 at 12:02 pm

The Cybertruck is the most Tesla idea Elon Musk has had in a while. But in a very un-Tesla move, the company hasn't produced a single piece of official Cybertruck merchandise. Musk is the man who made "the world's most boring hats" and sold out almost instantly. Tesla sold surfboards. We hailed the company as leaders of promotional merchandise a while back...

Jimi Hendrix Becomes Latest Sony Music Thread Shop Branded Merch Artist
December 17, 2019 at 1:32 pm

Over his short yet prolific career, Jimi Hendrix prided himself on being a nonconformist. Through Sony Music’s Thread Shop, however, he is set, at least from a commercial perspective, to join a roster of music legends and current artists who have received the branded merch treatment...

Redbox Bowl Prints T-shirt With Wrong School, Wrong Helmet
December 12, 2019 at 12:57 pm

A T-shirt for the Redbox Bowl depicts Cal State, rather than the University of California, facing off against a University of Illinois team with an outdated helmet design. University of California officials said they rejected the design, yet somehow it managed to make it to the T-shirt anyway...

Sales of Bullied Fourth-Grader’s Homemade Tennessee T-shirt Raised Almost $1M for Charity
December 12, 2019 at 12:37 pm

Two of our favorite stories this year came in September, when a boy bullied over his homemade Tennessee T-shirt had his design picked up by the Volunteers’ football program and subsequently received a full scholarship from the university. Now, we're happy to report that the nonprofit STOMP Out Bullying received nearly $1 million through sales of the shirt...

Louis Vuitton Releases Huge 'League of Legends' Fashion Collaboration
December 11, 2019 at 11:39 am

Louis Vuitton has taken its relationship with the video game community a step beyond just creating apparel for tournaments by releasing a "League of Legends" collection. Spoiler alert: It's expensive. The collection includes character T-shirts, jogging pants, sneakers, a full-body sweatsuit, a parka, cycling shorts, a "bracelet bag," a pocket square and more...

The Best of the 2019-20 Bowl Game Swag: Backpacks, Video Games and a Fanny Pack
December 10, 2019 at 1:44 pm

It's that time of year again, everybody. The most wonderful time of the year to receive gifts. That's right, it's college football bowl season, where lucky athletes on successful Division I football teams get to walk away from a likely meaningless football game with a big ol' pile of swag! Some games are more luxurious…

Disney Potentially Missed Out on $2.7M in Baby Yoda Merch Sales
December 9, 2019 at 1:50 pm

We're all appropriately sad that there isn't enough Baby Yoda merchandise in the universe yet (and what does exist isn't exactly up to par). But no one should be more upset by the lack of Baby Yoda merchandise than Disney, who will miss out on an estimated $2.7 million in potential revenue, according to one source...