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Botched Half-marathon's Organizers Offer T-shirt Apology
November 17, 2015 at 3:25 pm

They ran an extra 4 miles on their half-marathon. And for their extra pain, they're getting  T-shirts. Organizers offered runners commemorative T-shirts as part of an apology for inadvertently extending the weekend Standard Chartered Bangkok Half-marathon by almost 7 kilometers (4 miles). The error by race officials along the route meant participants in Sunday's race…

Fake Merchandise Destroyed in UK Raid
November 17, 2015 at 3:19 pm

Trading Standards officers seized and later destroyed a haul of fake goods, including clothes and perfume, in Grimsby and Cleethorpes, U.K. The haul included a significant number of big-name brands, such as Adidas, Nike, Ralph Lauren, Hugo Boss, Chanel and Premier League merchandise. It also included mugs, lighters and keyrings. Authorities found most of the…

'Harry Potter' Star Launches T-shirt Campaign for World Animal Protection
November 11, 2015 at 4:05 pm

Harry Potter star Evanna Lynch has launched a T-shirt campaign that will donate 'a portion of the proceeds' to World Animal Protection So far Lynch has sold 1,600 T-shirts, triple the 500 goal. The T-shirts, aimed at "Harry Potter" fans, read "My name isn't Luna but I can love good," referencing Lynch's character in the…

Bangladesh Says 80 Percent of Garment Factories Are Safe
November 11, 2015 at 4:00 pm

The Bangladesh government found more than 80 percent of Bangladesh's garment factories supplying global retailers to be safe, the government said on Monday, citing improvements made after a deadly 2013 accident. Syed Ahmed, the inspector general of factories, said a 1,475 garment factories had been assessed as part of a government initiative supported by the…

Sanders Fans Can 'Feel the Bern' in this All-over Print T-shirt
November 11, 2015 at 3:44 pm

Those who can’t get enough of Bernie Sanders can now “feel the Bern” all over their upper bodies. Raygun, an irreverent clothing shop in Des Moines, Iowa's East Village, just released a shirt covered from sleeve to sleeve with cutouts of the Vermont…

Coca-Cola Creates Animated Film Using Fans' T-Shirts [Video]
June 19, 2013

A new animated movie from Coca-Cola aims to "put a smile" on people's faces around the world by sending them a gift and asking them to get involved.

The "Wearable Smile" concept was developed by Ogilvy and created by Psyop, who were responsible for animating the film - which features a few interesting characters.

Each frame of this movie was then put on a t-shirt and sent to fans around the world. Once each of them received the t-shirt, they had to take a picture of themselves wearing it, which was submitted back to Coke.

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Hundreds Sickened in Bangladesh Garment Factory
June 19, 2013

Several hundred garment workers were sickened at their factory outside Bangladesh's capital on Sunday, apparently after drinking water there.

Police official Mohammad Jahid said many of the workers were treated at various hospitals after the incident at East West Factory in Gazipur district.

Jahid said most of the workers suffered vomiting and stomach problems. None was life-threatening.

He said up to 4,000 workers are employed in the factory.

Earlier this month, contaminated drinking water sickened 450 workers at Starlight Sweater Factory in the same area. Authorities cleaned the reservoir and reopened the factory a day later.

Glenn Beck Launches 1791 Brand Apparel
October 17, 2012

Glenn Beck may be relying on the appeal of the blue-collar worker on his new 1791 Supply & Co. clothing website, but he might be hard-pressed to find many who could afford the $129 for a pair of “premium, ring-spun selvage denim” or $90 Western-style shirts.

The collection was inspired by Beck’s anger with Levi’s jeans for its ads featuring young people facing off against police, according to Women’s Wear Daily. In 1791 the Bill of Rights was added to the Constitution— and Beck wants American consumers to remember their founding fathers with their clothing choices.