T-Shirt Day 2015 is right around the corner! On 21 June, there are celebrations planned to pay homage to the world’s most versatile and popular garment: the t-shirt. For us, waiting for T-Shirt Day is like waiting for Santa dropping through the chimney. To help bridge the gap of excited anticipation, we’ve compiled some interesting facts about T-Shirt Day to put Shop owners into the frame of how they can benefit from the holiday of holidays.
Summer Time, T-Shirt Time
Let’s get meta #ryangosling #macaulayculkin #shirt #pizzaunderground #mug pic.twitter.com/1SP8IZbKZM
— pizza underground (@cheesedayz) 11. Mai 2014
The T-shirt is the single most versatile and practical garment of all. It can be worn with practically any outfit, and people wearing it can express themselves by wearing their heart on their sleeves (and chests, for that matter). Slogans, designs, logos and photos offer custom ways for expression. For when you’re seen and not heard, a thoughtfully designed T-shirt can do the talking for you. Come join us, on 21 June we’ll be kicking off the summer with T-Shirt Day!
When Did T-Shirt Day Start?
©Spreadshirt Archive
T-Shirt Day was the brilliant invention of a little company called Spreadshirt. Without T-shirts, we wouldn’t be who we are today. So we set out and proclaimed 21 June “T-Shirt Day” back in 2008. It has been celebrated every year since with designs contests, blog coverage, T-shirt events in Leipzig, Berlin, and Boston. And we’re making the world a shirtier place, just #tshirttheworld!
Getting Bigger, Getting Better
©International T-Shirt Day
Since 2008, the popularity of T-Shirt Day has spread like wildfire. Cities all over the world such as Oslo, Prague, Kiev, Berlin, New York, Boston (amongst others) spread the love for T-shirts on our special day each year. In Barcelona, clotheslines full of T-shirts are strung along the city roads, and people participate in T-shirt exchanges to #spreadlove and #spreadunity.
#tshirttheworld
Under the slogan “My T-Shirt, My Voice”, T-shirt lovers around the world were invited to express themselves, their opinions, their feelings, through the power of the t-shirt. This didn’t stop with people , though; #tshirttheworld inspired eager participants to dress local statues, inanimate objects, and other creative pieces in expressive T-shirts. Social media exploded with the #tshirttheworld hashtag as people shared their creativity across the internet.
T-Shirt Day 2015
Each year’s celebration brings with it a new thirst for the hottest and coolest designs. We want to see what you’ve got! From 15–21 June, let’s blow up the hashtag #spreadstyle and share your creations among all the world’s T-lovers. In addition, you could win an Intuous Pro Graphics tablet by submitting your best and most creative #spreadfun, #spreadhope, or #spreadfeelings designs by 28 May. You can get all the details of the “Spread Your Message” design contest here.
Happy Days for Sales
The three most profitable times to sell T-shirts each year are Christmas, Valentine’s Day, and… you guessed it… T-Shirt Day! For Shop owners this means that NOW is the time to refresh your offerings, expand your product range, add new designs to enter the road to cash. In addition to T-shirts for men, women, and children, tote bags, aprons, and baby one pieces are also big sellers as we move into the summer. T-Shirt Day also offers a great shopportunity to generate your own hype for your shop through social media campaigns on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and other outlets.
How are you planning on celebrating T-Shirt Day this year? What unique and special campaigns are you going to run to take advantage of the T-Shirt Day hype? Let us know in the comments what your T-Shirt Day plans are.
