T-shirts and Tanks

Should U.S. Customs and Border Protection make the call, the sources claim that it could affect tens of billions of dollars worth of imported textile and clothing. This would cover cotton, yarn and fabric made in facilities in the Xinjian Uighur Autonomous Region, which has been the subject of scrutiny for a while now over slave labor allegations...

The U.S. Air Force is crowdsourcing ideas for new appearance improvements, and it’s looking for inputs from both Airmen and civilians alike. In a press release, the USAF said it’s looking for opinions on “inclusive” designs for things like dress uniforms, accessories, physical training gear and badges.

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...

This year, the Masters looks a little different. Rather than the scheduled April tournament, the event will happen in November and with no fans present. So, with no one coming to Augusta to watch, what’s the plan for the merchandise store, which usually brings in around $50 million a year? Will it still be exclusive somehow even when it’s sold online?...

With the Democratic National Convention going virtual, organizers had an opportunity to expand the merchandise offering a bit. There are still plenty of Milwaukee-centric items, touching on local culture like dairy farming and using the outline of Wisconsin, but there are things that play into the nationwide viewership...

Researchers in Australia’s national science agency think they've found a way to tweak the molecular code of cotton so that it grows in all different colors. So far, they’ve created cotton in red, gold, purple and black in petri dishes, and hope to create reproducing plants in the near future. The implications for apparel manufacturing are pretty huge...

Apple is facing criticism after shipping records revealed that it sourced apparel from a Chinese company facing U.S. sanctions for using forced labor in China’s Xinjiang region. The apparel was most likely uniforms for Apple Store employees. The timing is especially poor, as Apple CEO Tim Cook recently told Congress that he would not tolerate…

The National Museum of American Jewish History hit the jackpot when President Trump accidentally pronounced "Yosemite" as "Yo Semite." The museum had been selling a shirt with that text on it since 2011, and sold thousands immediately after the president's mistake went viral, generating $30,000 in a little over a day...

Teespring, the custom merchandise platform, has been growing in both capabilities and popularity, but one logo will be absent from its site. In a controversial move, Teespring announced that it would remove all Antifa-related merchandise from the platform pending review of the content...

Chipotle is keeping things very on-brand and eco-friendly for its next round of merchandise by using avocado pits as dye for its branded apparel. According to Nation’s Restaurant News, Chipotle is using about 300 million avocado pits from its food supply and creating a plant-based dye for T-shirts, sweaters and tote bags...