Category Archives: Apparel

Can an Asian American Dress Up as a Geisha for Halloween?

With Halloween less than a month away, I knew what I wanted to write about this month: Racist Halloween costumes. Even though I don’t dress up and haven’t since I was a kid, I understand that Halloween is really important … Continue reading

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Asian American Commercial Watch: Men’s Wearhouse – BLACK by Vera Wang

According to Men’s Wearhouse’s YouTube channel, their commercial starring Vera Wang about her first collection of formal wear for me has been around (or at least hosted on YouTube) since March 2015 – but I just caught this it on … Continue reading

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Asian American Commercial Watch: Jason Wu for Cadillac in “The Daring: No Regrets”

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EGhaOV0BPmA Last November, at the Los Angeles Auto Show, I noticed something different about Cadillac. They seemed to be on the eve of a re-invention. These new ads, with the tagline “Only those who dare drive the world forward” seems … Continue reading

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Michelle Obama Wears Another Jason Wu Dress for Inauguration Ball

Four years ago, Michelle Obama’s decision to wear a Jason Wu gown for the President Obama’s 2009 inaugural ball brought Taiwanese American designer Jason Wu into the world’s spotlight. On the occasion of her husband’s second inauguration, the First Lady … Continue reading

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Guilty Pleasures T-Shirt

Everyone has their own personal musical guilty pleasure. Whether you’re a metalhead who loves Lady Gaga or a techno-junkie with a soft spot for Kenny G. With this Guilty Pleasures T-Shirt ($18.25 + shipping), you can show off how those … Continue reading

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What The Pho T-Shirt

Start up companies have been a recent phenomenon with the ease of promoting and advertising products using today’s website technologies.  ASN Clothing, a small online clothing shop, produces t-shirts with cute panda prints and phrases.  The one pictured above is … Continue reading

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Ninja Rider Threadless T-Shirt

Just because you’re a ninja doesn’t mean that you can’t be efficient. This Ninja Rider Threadless T-Shirt ($12.95) shows that not all ninjas just run around and and throw shuriken–they can go on a pretty mean bike ride, too. Since … Continue reading

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Maneki Neko Tee

Ever feel like your day could use a little extra luck? Maybe you spilled your coffee, broke the heel off of your shoe, or just feel like something isn’t right. Now you can brighten up your day with this Maneki … Continue reading

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XIII Moon Shirt

If a three-wolf moon shirt could give you wolf-like powers, surely a shirt with three XIII’s could give you super-human powers. This XIII Moon Shirt ($11) features everyone’s talking wolf from Final Fantasy VII in the style of the now-famous … Continue reading

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A Bathing Ape x Play T-Shirt

Comme des Garcons, a department store business created by a Japanese female Rei Kawakubo and her husband, continues to be known all over the world, with stores located in France, Singapore, Thailand, and New York.  The fashion company has also … Continue reading

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“Let’s Plant” T-Shirt

Godzilla, of all monsters, should know how important it is to treat the environment well. After all, he was the byproduct of nuclear fallout and waste. It must feel bad for people to run away from you all the time, … Continue reading

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Staple Apparel Spring/Summer 2012

This week we are excited to present a look at New York City company Staple Design’s Spring/Summer 2012 apparel collection. “Theology” is the theme, centered around bible verse Mark 8:36, which is printed on a hidden label inside every shirt. … Continue reading

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