Thursday, September 22, 2011

Starbucks Goes Designer

Starbucks is turning 40! And in celebration, they have teamed up designers Alexander Wang, Sophie Theallet and Billy Reid to make a line of t-shirts inspired by the Starbucks brand. 

Sophie Theallet- "I was inspired by the global community, and all the connections involved around a cup of Starbucks coffee," she says of her tee. 

Alexander Wang- "When Starbucks and the CVFF approached us with this project, the first thing we thought of was what everyone tries to avoid - spilled coffee on a t-shirt. This turned into the design, hoping people would have fun with it." Oh and his t-shirt is unisex!

Billy Reid- "We were inspired by the iconic images and American success story of Starbucks over the past 40 years. So 1971 stood out to us as an important number we wanted to implement in design, along with the iconic Siren and beautiful signature wallpaper prints."
Billy Reid womens
Mens - "We wanted a certain broken-in quality that looks great worn inside out, is a bit antiquated in spirit and ready for wear immediately." - Billy Reid

You can purchase a Starbucks designer tee at Starbucks.com or Nordstrom for $85.00

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