T-shirts and Tanks

The whirlwind of the 2016 PPAI Expo has come to an end. The feeling in our feet finally has returned, we’ve adjusted back to Eastern Standard Time and now we’re digging through the mountain of business cards, catalogs and samples we received from both new and old friends to take stock of everything we saw last week. Here we’ve highlighted 10 of our favorite apparel finds from the show...

We've been reporting on the ongoing saga surrounding Los Angeles-based American Apparel's restructure application and the $300 million takeover bid from ousted CEO Dov Charney. Now, sources are reporting that the board of American Apparel has rejected the takeover bid. According to Bloomberg, the bid will still go to court on Jan. 20, where American…

Last week, we reported that a donor close to former Los Angeles-based American Apparel CEO Dov Charney reportedly made a takeover bid worth $200 million. Now, new information has come out that the investors, Hagan Capital Group and Silver Creek Capital Partners, made an "upward revision" from the previous bid, and the current takeover bid…

So I don’t know about you, but "Star Wars" has created a major buzz in my world for the past few months. Really, it has been on everyone’s radar for the past year (or more for the real hardcore fans). The "Star Wars" marketing empire is one for the record books. They have pure genius floating…

Reports are coming in that American Apparel, Los Angeles, has received a takeover bid of more than $200 million from an investor associated with former American Apparel CEO Dov Charney. Bloomberg reported that, according to an anonymous source familiar with the situation, if the offer is accepted, Charney would return in some capacity to the…

Cleveland Browns quarterback Johnny Manziel reportedly partied in Vegas wearing a blonde wig and fake mustache, referring to himself as "Billy." Now, according to Cleveland.com, merchandisers are cashing in on the odd story by making "Billy Vegas" items, such as T-shirts, candles and paintings. The item that stood out to us most was this T-shirt…

Though the New York music venue CBGB closed its doors in 2006, the famed concert hall's logo will live on through branded merchandise, including umbrellas, phone cases and baby apparel (for babies who were literally born to rock). Politico's Alex Weprin reported that 315 Bowery Holdings LLC (which is the address of the original venue)…

Fans of the popular TV show "The Big Bang Theory" might be familiar with a song that characters sing called "Soft Kitty." Now, the daughters of a New Hampshire poet claim that producers of the show stole their mother's verses and have used the…

With the current boom of 3-D printed materials, products, such as medical materials, toys and tech items, have been created through 3-D printers. Now, according to 3ders.org, a U.K.-based company called Tamicare has begun operations on its first production line of 3-D printed textiles, and plans to mass produce wearable items through its patented Cosyflex…

Carolina Panthers stars, such as Cam Newton and Greg Olson, have been sporting a "Star Wars"-themed Panthers tee. Dapper Ink sold the shirt, which depicts the Panthers' logo as Chewbacca (aka Purrbacca), and all proceeds went toward the HEARTest Yard, a family…