Hillary vs. Barack: Politically Stylish Designer T-Shirts

written by Katy Smail on Wed, Mar 5, 2008

Fashion has had a long and turbulant relationship with politics. From Katharine Hamnett’s pioneering t-shirts to Vivienne Westwood’s manifesto, style can be shorthand for personal politics - without all the speeches. Fitting, then, that amidst the excitement of the Presidential Primaries, two designers have stepped in to show their support in the most ancient of all mediums - the printed t-shirt.

On one hand, we have Marc Jacob’s Hillary tee, $38, (which raises money for her campaign) whilst on the other there is the limited edition Obama Progress tee designed by grafiti artist Obey (initially given away free at his ralleys). Both equally stylish, both seeling for far above retail price in an Ebay battle which is akin to the real life competition.

If Ebay statistics are a reliable source of political predicition (Obama t-shirts selling for an average of $381.39 and Hilary’s for $54.82 ), then we are looking not only at an increase in political style, but a very happy Obama to boot!

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Hillary vs. Barack: Politically Stylish Designer T-Shirts · One Looking says:

5th March 2008 at 8:19 am

[...] wrote an interesting post today onHere’s a quick excerpt Fashion has had a long and turbulant relationship with politics. From Katharine Hamnett’s pioneering t-shirts to Vivienne Westwood’s manifesto, style can be shorthand for personal politics - without all the speeches. Fitting, then, that amidst the excitement of the Presidential Primaries, two designers have stepped in to show their support in the most ancient of all mediums - the printed t-shirt. On one hand, we have Marc Jacob’s Hillary tee, $38, (which raises money for her campaign) whi [...]

Hillary vs. Barack: Politically Stylish Designer T-Shirts says:

5th March 2008 at 8:26 am

[...] Complete Running Network wrote an interesting post today onHere’s a quick excerpt Fashion has had a long and turbulant relationship with politics. From Katharine Hamnett’s pioneering t-shirts to Vivienne Westwood’s manifesto, style can be shorthand for personal politics - without all the speeches. Fitting, then, that amidst the excitement of the Presidential Primaries, two designers have stepped in to show their support in the most ancient of all mediums - the printed t-shirt. On one hand, we have Marc Jacob’s Hillary tee, $38, (which raises money for her campaign) whi [...]

Hillary vs. Barack: Politically Stylish Designer T-Shirts · The Spin Doctor says:

5th March 2008 at 8:38 am

[...] Argghhh! The Home Of Two Of Jonah’s Military Guys.. wrote an interesting post today onHere’s a quick excerpt Fashion has had a long and turbulant relationship with politics. From Katharine Hamnett’s pioneering t-shirts to Vivienne Westwood’s manifesto, style can be shorthand for personal politics - without all the speeches. Fitting, then, that amidst the excitement of the Presidential Primaries, two designers have stepped in to show their support in the most ancient of all mediums - the printed t-shirt. On one hand, we have Marc Jacob’s Hillary tee, $38, (which raises money for her campaign) whi [...]

Shepard Fairey Vs Marc Jacobs on PSFK says:

5th March 2008 at 11:23 am

[...] According to fashion blog My Fashion Life, both versions are selling for far higher than the retail prices in an Ebay battle, however “If Ebay statistics are a reliable source of political predicition (Obama t-shirts selling for an average of $381.39 and Hilary’s for $54.82 ), then we are looking not only at an increase in political style, but a very happy Obama to boot!” [...]

The Modern Age » Blog Archive » Obama vs. Hillary: The T-Shirt Edition: Music Blog, Concert Photos, Gossip, The Strokes, The White Stripes says:

6th March 2008 at 6:36 am

[...] The My Fashion Life and PSFK blogs note the existence of two limited-edition shirts being sold with the faces of the two Democratic nominee hopefuls: Barack Obama gets a striking graphic treatment by famed graffiti artist Shepard “Obey” Fairey and Hillary Clinton has fashion world darling, Marc Jacobs, in her corner with a photo-realistic black and white illustrated tee. [...]

dailycelebritydose.net says:

2nd April 2008 at 8:36 am

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Secretista Says:
March 5th, 2008 at 9:09 pm

Nice. Very, nice.
Gracie Claire Says:
April 4th, 2008 at 11:51 am

It’s awesome….

Hillary vs. Barack: Politically Stylish Designer T-Shirts · One Looking says:

5th March 2008 at 8:19 am

[...] wrote an interesting post today onHere’s a quick excerpt Fashion has had a long and turbulant relationship with politics. From Katharine Hamnett’s pioneering t-shirts to Vivienne Westwood’s manifesto, style can be shorthand for personal politics - without all the speeches. Fitting, then, that amidst the excitement of the Presidential Primaries, two designers have stepped in to show their support in the most ancient of all mediums - the printed t-shirt. On one hand, we have Marc Jacob’s Hillary tee, $38, (which raises money for her campaign) whi [...]
Hillary vs. Barack: Politically Stylish Designer T-Shirts says:

5th March 2008 at 8:26 am

[...] Complete Running Network wrote an interesting post today onHere’s a quick excerpt Fashion has had a long and turbulant relationship with politics. From Katharine Hamnett’s pioneering t-shirts to Vivienne Westwood’s manifesto, style can be shorthand for personal politics - without all the speeches. Fitting, then, that amidst the excitement of the Presidential Primaries, two designers have stepped in to show their support in the most ancient of all mediums - the printed t-shirt. On one hand, we have Marc Jacob’s Hillary tee, $38, (which raises money for her campaign) whi [...]
Hillary vs. Barack: Politically Stylish Designer T-Shirts · The Spin Doctor says:

5th March 2008 at 8:38 am

[...] Argghhh! The Home Of Two Of Jonah’s Military Guys.. wrote an interesting post today onHere’s a quick excerpt Fashion has had a long and turbulant relationship with politics. From Katharine Hamnett’s pioneering t-shirts to Vivienne Westwood’s manifesto, style can be shorthand for personal politics - without all the speeches. Fitting, then, that amidst the excitement of the Presidential Primaries, two designers have stepped in to show their support in the most ancient of all mediums - the printed t-shirt. On one hand, we have Marc Jacob’s Hillary tee, $38, (which raises money for her campaign) whi [...]
Shepard Fairey Vs Marc Jacobs on PSFK says:

5th March 2008 at 11:23 am

[...] According to fashion blog My Fashion Life, both versions are selling for far higher than the retail prices in an Ebay battle, however “If Ebay statistics are a reliable source of political predicition (Obama t-shirts selling for an average of $381.39 and Hilary’s for $54.82 ), then we are looking not only at an increase in political style, but a very happy Obama to boot!” [...]
The Modern Age » Blog Archive » Obama vs. Hillary: The T-Shirt Edition: Music Blog, Concert Photos, Gossip, The Strokes, The White Stripes says:

6th March 2008 at 6:36 am

[...] The My Fashion Life and PSFK blogs note the existence of two limited-edition shirts being sold with the faces of the two Democratic nominee hopefuls: Barack Obama gets a striking graphic treatment by famed graffiti artist Shepard “Obey” Fairey and Hillary Clinton has fashion world darling, Marc Jacobs, in her corner with a photo-realistic black and white illustrated tee. [...]
dailycelebritydose.net says:

2nd April 2008 at 8:36 am

[...] Source [...]

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