Disney confused most of The Internet today when their new Joy Division/Mickey Mouse mash-up t-shirt made the rounds. According to the company, the shirt (just $24.95) is indeed "inspired by the iconic sleeve of Joy Division's Unknown Pleasures album." more ›

A NJ mother claims that her daughter was suspended because she was wearing a Confederate Flag shirt—and now the mother wants to take her child out of the Melvin Kreps Middle School. Jane West told the Times of Trenton that a vice principal asked if she could bring a change of clothes for her daughter, "The Indian kids wear their turbans. The Jewish kids wear their yarmulkes. That’s their birthright. I told him that Torri was born in Virginia. That flag is her heritage and I’m not telling her to take it off. He said ‘I guess she’ll have to suffer the consequences.’" And consequences are not fun—a Staten Island boy who wore a Confederate flag shirt because he loves history was allegedly abused by classmates who thought it was racist. more ›

Urban Outfitters is in hot water after hawking a t-shirt that featured an X-rated print of a 15-year-old girl. The photo was originally taken by photographer Jason Lee Parry (who specializes in topless photography) last year. He is now being sued by the model's parents—the retailer, and two other stores (including Brandy & Melville in SoHo) are also part of the suit. The teen's parents filed yesterday in Manhattan Federal Court, and say while they knew about the photoshoot (which was for a magazine), and the specific photo, they never approved it for the shirts. more ›

American Apparel has teamed up with Electric Youth Magateen, which celebrates "the magnificent vitality, energy and power of young male adulthood." The product of their collaboration: a t-shirt that reads "Teenagers Do It Better," which comes with this souvenir JPEG of a scantily clad teen in undies and a cut-off version of the conversation tee. (Just in time for mandatory sex ed classes in NYC!) HuffPo calls this Dov Charney's "first foray into sartorial pedophilia, creating a shirt that glorifies teens engaging in sex." more ›

Dolly Parton has issued a personal apology to Olivier Odom and Jennifer Tipton, the lesbian couple at the center of a huge controversy last month when a guard at Dollywood objected to Odom's t-shirt that read "Marraige is so Gay." more ›

Dollywood, the country-style theme park in Tennessee co-owned by buxom crooner Dolly Parton, is in hot water this week after a lesbian couple spoke out, claiming park officials denied them entry because one woman wore a "Marriage is so Gay" T-shirt. more ›

Bootleggers, in this city?! Never. According to the Daily News, Queens company NYSP Outlet won a city contract to sell t-shirts in Central Park, but now they're being accused of selling bootlegged merch. To back up: the contract means the company has exclusive rights to sell in the park, and to do so they've agreed to pay $550K to the city over the next five years. more ›

It was just another day in the life of Staten Island's Joel Lederman on May 10, 2004—that is, until he bent over his kitchen stove to light a smoke and his T-shirt went up in flames. He sustained severe burns to his body and hands, and spent three and a half weeks in a hospital Burn Center, undergoing surgery twice. Then came Lederman's lawsuit against Macy's, where he bought the "light-blue, 100-percent cotton Club Room by Charter Club T-shirt." Now, some might say that's what ya' get for wearing Club Room, but Lederman's lawyers demanded monetary satisfaction, and they have prevailed. more ›

The MTA may be able to keep the WFP from posting their parody posters in subway stations, but they can't keep disgruntled straphangers everywhere from wearing these shirts! (Or can they?) The Working Families Party sent out an email to supporters saying, "This shirt expresses the reaction of so many New Yorkers to the MTA's ever-worsening fare increases and service cuts -- and it helps send a message to politicians in City Hall and Albany that they should be doing more to support transit riders." more ›

It appears that a Queens outlet of the retail chain Strawberry has pulled from shelves a T-shirt with the slogan, "I may not be an Irish girl but I drink like one." Strawberry's spokesperson has yet to comment, but a customer service rep told Jacqueline Quinn, a 45-year-old fashion designer from Queens, that the shirts would be pulled from their Steinway Street location after she complained. "I was so livid," Quinn tells the Daily News: more ›

If it's the day before the Jets-Indianapolis Colts AFC Championship Game, it's time to examine the meaning of Mark Sanchez's t-shirts! (Because the beard is old news.) The rookie Jets quarterback sported a "Wonderboy" shirt yesterday and Sanchez explained, "I’ve had it for a while. I’m wearing everything that could bring a little something good.” more ›

Do you feel ashamed and guilty because you haven't been fulfilling your duties as a member of the Park Slope Food Coop? Have you been missing shifts, drinking bottled water, or purchasing Israeli products? Do you feel like horrible person because of it? Here's a way to repent — wear a t-shirt announcing the fact that you've been "suspended at the Coop." more ›

A man convicted of killing his girlfriend apparently decided that the best thing to wear at his sentencing was "a T-shirt with his victim's picture and the words 'R.I.P. Love You Forever.'" Naturally, Gregory Morency's move didn't go over well with victim Claribel Hernandez's family—her brother yelled, "How dare you come in here wearing my sister on your chest! You are a punk, you took my sister....Not even hell would be good enough for you." Morency's lawyer told the Daily News, "Well, what can I say, he still loves her." Morency was sentenced to 18 years in prison. more ›

The Yankees' new rally technique might be to turn their jerseys inside-out, as a show of solidarity with one young fan who was forced to do so by his Red Sox-loving fourth grade teacher. Nine-year-old Nathan Johns says he was asked to step outside his upstate classroom and turn his CC Sabathia shirt-inside out by Peter (Mister) Addabbo. The teacher apparently keeps Red Sox paraphernalia on display all over the classroom, the real evil empire. Johns told reporters in what we can only imagine was his most adorable voice, "I thought to myself, 'Is he serious or is he kidding?' But he had this look like he wasn't kidding at all.' It was such a horrible day I don’t ever want anything like to happen again.” more ›

The T-shirt worn by Jet Blue passenger Raed Jarrar at JFK back in August 2006 sported the slogan of famous anti-Nazi group The White Rose, but the phrase "We Will Not Be Silent" was also written in Arabic, and that freaked everybody out. Well, not everybody, but one TSA official at JFK that day did inform Jarrar that his choice of T-shirt was akin to "wearing a T-shirt at a bank stating, 'I'm a robber.'" They made him put on another shirt before being allowed on the plane, and then seated him all the way in the back. Well, now it's payback time for Jarrar; according to the ACLU, the TSA and JetBlue agreed to settle his lawsuit for $240,000. In a statement, he says he hopes officials "will think twice before practicing illegal discrimination." more ›

During these times of economic downturn, what's a young Brooklyn hoodie-designer to do? Turn to the age-old solution of the novelty idea, of course. The Kanye West-approved Clinton Van Gemert, of Head Hoods, used an American Apparel shirt as a blank canvas and created the I Can't Afford to Love NY t-shirt. A sentiment that surely many are feeling right now, but do you have the $14.99 + shipping to let the world know it? Hey, this logo is missing a squirrel! [via Thrillist] more ›

The death rattle can still be heard in Queens, but everyone is quick to capitalize on the demise of Shea Stadium. Following the city's lead, NY artist Michael Shea (real name) has created quite a hybrid t-shirt, crossing the Mets logo with the Grateful Dead skull. Why? Because people will pay for it, for at least another few weeks, or until the MLB shuts down sales. more ›

The Montauk Monster has parlayed his bloated, dead body into a goldmine! At least, those he left behind have. This week, for the serious collectors out there, two pieces of merch have been introduced: the I "Montauk Monster" New York t-shirt, and the Montauk Monster latex replica. The latex version (on sale at eBay!) is based off the more rotted carcass, most likely because if it were based off earlier photos it would look like a dead dog, which it is, and that's just not fun! What's next for the Montauk Monster? Girls Gone Wild says they'll be selling a video of she/he from Spring Break, but the monster claims to have never signed a release form. more ›

Staten Island may be south of Manhattan, but it’s still not so far south that you can get away with wearing a Confederate flag T-shirt without some people getting offended. According to the Staten Island Advance, 12-year-old Shaun Hines has had to endure a lot of name-calling because of his decision to repeatedly wear his Confederate flag T-shirt around school. The school's administrators don’t have a problem with the shirt, but apparently some of his classmates have interpreted it as kind of racist. more ›

The Whitney, being so modern, has joined forces with The Gap, the founders of which talked about opening their own museum just last summer. The retailers aren't quite trying to set up shop in the new downtown outlet, but they are getting their T's imprinted with famous artist designs thanks to the museum (and the nonprofit Art Production Fund). more ›

Orchard Street designer Doron Braunshtein (aka Apollo Braun, pictured) is at it again; in March he launched his "Who Killed Obama?" t-shirt and now he's added a new political statement to his line: the $250 "Jews Against Obama" t-shirt. more ›

Fashion designer Doron Braunshtein, aka Apollo Braun, whose store on Orchard Street has been selling T-shirts and hoodies emblazoned with the question 'Who Killed Obama?' says the people leaving him angry messages and death threats just don't get hipster irony. See, he loves Obama, that's why he's selling products that invoke his murder! more ›