Marketplace - June 21, 2009
thINK announces new line, new mission
In early 2008, I wrote an article about thINK Conscious Apparel, an organic, fair trade / fair labor apparel company. Now, the small company has a new product line, and proceeds from sales will go to the Milwaukee Community Service Corps (MCSC).
Tags: thInk designs, ink designs, T-shirts, tees
Marketplace - Feb. 19, 2009
Support local business, buy a bar month T-Shirt today
Today, OnMilwaukee.com debuts two "Support Local Business" tees that proudly proclaim and champion our recession proof businesses, bars, clubs and alcohol (in moderation, of course.)
Tags: T-shirts, bars, support local business, business is better here, recession, sales, e-commerce, tee shirts
Marketplace - Jan. 7, 2009
Local Jerkass partners with National Lampoon
Keeping up with all the snarky things that make the masses chuckle is a full time job. Actually, it's Richard Lorbach's job. Basically, he gets paid to be a jerkass -- or at least think like one. His T-shirt business, Jerkass Clothing Company, is a lighthearted exercise in crudeness, a playful documentation of current events, nostalgia and addiction.
Tags: jerkass clothing compnay, national lampoon, t-shirts, facebook, groupcard
Marketplace - June 9, 2005
Designer Dettloff rescues beloved old T-shirts
Meet Melissa Dettloff, an earth-friendly designer from Detroit, who creates and recycles clothing under the label Lekkner. If your dresser doubles as a graveyard for XL band T-shirts from the '80s and '90s too saturated with memories to discard but too ridiculously large to wear, Lekkner is here to help.
Tags: Lekkner, Dettloff, Detroit, T-shirts, Arts Vs. Craft, fashion, DIY