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September 11, 2019 at 1:00 pm
We'll admit that we probably wouldn't have predicted SpongeBob SquarePants would dominate footwear trends in 2019, but here we are. Nike already released its Bikini Bottom-inspired Kyrie Irving x SpongeBob collaboration, which featured several designs. Now, Timberland is the latest apparel company to take advantage of the show's 20th anniversary. According to Geek.com, Timberland has…
September 11, 2019 at 1:57 pm
Happy Wednesday, friends! We're just one day away from another night of football, so hang in there. To help you get over the midweek slump, I've got another roundup of my Fave 5. Keep reading for some awesome promotional products. 1. Madewell Tote Bags https://www.instagram.com/p/B2Ed-3Nlyls/ I'd definitely become an Insider for this autumnal tote bag.…
September 4, 2019 at 12:28 pm
Pro sports uniforms are a tricky business. Design the right one, and fans will buy them up. Create something a little more polarizing and sports enthusiasts will tear you to shreds on the internet, at the very least. Successful uniforms are definitely a good lesson in branding for promotional apparel, but unsuccessful uniforms might be…
September 4, 2019 at 11:58 am
The global footwear market is expected to hit $11.6 billion by 2023. What does it take to provide buyers and wearers with promotional socks they’ll love? Promo Marketing talked to Vincent Goralczyk, president of Custom Sock Line LLC, Dumont, N.J.; Chloe Ayres, marketing manager for Sock Club Enterprises LLC, Austin, Texas; and Kelly Yarborough, CEO of Sock101, Lee’s Summit, Mo., to find out...
September 4, 2019 at 12:45 pm
As we learned from Brad Pitt's vintage Champion shirt in "Once Upon a Time in Hollywood," retro tees are having a moment. Now, according to Esquire, NASCAR's throwback merchandise is the latest must-have fashion accessory. In celebration of the 70th running of the Southern 500 at Darlington Raceway, NASCAR released a line of T-shirts that…
September 4, 2019 at 1:10 pm
Well, summer might be on its way out, but I can commiserate by checking out some awesome promotional products I spotted in the wild this week. Keep reading for this week's fave five, which includes Lisa Frank everything, animal shelter T-shirts, enamel pizza pins and more...
August 28, 2019 at 12:41 pm
the U.S. tends to import more women's apparel from China than it does men's apparel. According to the Wall Street Journal, 42 percent of women's and girls' clothes and shoes came from China in 2018, whereas the percentage for men's and boys' clothes and shoes was 26 percent. That comes out to $23.5 billion worth of women’s apparel, versus $10.9 billion for men's...
August 28, 2019 at 1:11 pm
In 2012, a Kentucky print shop called Hands On Originals refused to print shirts for a gay pride festival after Blaine Adamson, co-owner and manager of the shop, objected to the messaging on the T-shirts. A lengthy legal battle ensued, and the case is now headed to the Kentucky Supreme Court, with implications for T-shirt printers...
August 28, 2019 at 1:37 pm
Other than expanding its printing capacity for on-demand apparel, it's been a pretty quiet summer for Amazon apparel news. Or so we thought. It turns out the retailer has been making some moves in the apparel sector, and we thought it was a good time to check in. Here are three of the bigger ones...
August 28, 2019 at 12:49 pm
Calling the matchup between Serena Williams and Maria Sharapova a “rivalry” really tests the limits of the word, as though they have met 22 times and on many big occasions, the former leads their head-to-head 20-2. The latest drubbing came Monday night during the U.S. Open, and while the victory for Williams drew plaudits, a DARE T-shirt that her husband Alexis Ohanian donned was the real star...
