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    Fashion that makes us sad: Alexander Wang’s spilt coffee shirt for Starbucks

    By Joanna Douglas, Senior Fashion and Beauty Editor | Fashion – Tue, Sep 20, 2011 8:56 PM EDT

    Alexander Wang's t-shirt for Starbucks. Photo courtesy of NordstromAlexander Wang's t-shirt for Starbucks. Photo courtesy of NordstromStarbucks is celebrating their 40th birthday, and to commemorate they've asked Alexander Wang, Sophie Theallet, and Billy Reid, the recipients of the past three annual CFDA/Vogue Fashion Fund awards, to design limited edition t-shirts for the brand. The tees are currently available at StarbucksStore.com and select Nordstrom locations for a very pricey $85. Do they not realize it's a recession? We can't even spend $85 on our close friends for their birthdays, so why would we give it to Starbucks for theirs?

    All of the tees incorporate the company logos and Alexander Wang decided to do so with a coffee stain design that bleeds into the Starbucks Siren. Funny? Slightly. But we think the joke is on you if you spend $85 to wear a designer coffee stain that promotes Starbucks.

    The other thing that makes us sad is that Starbucks tries to act like they did some great thing by selecting Vogue Fashion Fund award winners to make these t-shirts. The Vogue Fashion Fund gives annual grants to support emerging designers. But Alexander Wang is now a well established, successful designer and NONE of the proceeds of these expensive t-shirts go to anything other than Starbucks.

    Well, Happy birthday, Starbucks, but consider our skim latte your birthday gift. Maybe we'll even spill it on ourselves for free.

    Related links:
    Is Starbucks any healthier than McDonald's?
    The Ultimate Guide to Starbucks' Secret Menu
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    • sixnohit
      sixnohit  •  4 months ago
      It's already $85 for a cup of coffee at Starbucks. They should just throw in the shirt!
    • sharilynn
      sharilynn  •  Sacramento, California  •  4 months ago
      I like my clothes to look clean!
    • Ana
      Ana  •  Everett, Washington  •  4 months ago
      I Have an Idea, for a T shirt: STARBUCKS...

      *(on the front...) with the Starbucks logo - usual spot...
      * I Just Donated $85.00... to Seattle Hospital - Children's Wing !
      * Merry Christmas - 2011
    • SongBirdLadyD
      SongBirdLadyD  •  Bethesda, Maryland  •  4 months ago
      Did that model seriously pose for this shirt?
    • jake
      jake  •  4 months ago
      nah why spend $85 for a printed on...when you can spill real coffee every morning for only about a buck and its fresh too...you can put it on your suit your jacket....shorts...shoes...you know more options not like starbuck...just a shirt!!! i mean the do it yourself not only its cheaper...you can get the real life effect you can actually smell it too.
    • Matt
      Matt  •  Charlotte, North Carolina  •  4 months ago
      It just goes to show you that the douchebags who actually think going to starbucks makes them classy will buy ANYTHING.
    • Kathy
      Kathy  •  4 months ago
      DIY Coffee Stained T-shirt

      1 cup coffee
      1 t-shirt

      Directions: Throw the cup of coffee on the t-shirt. Done.
      I can do this for less than $5, I can make this for $1.20 (or less) if I use a Dollar Store t-shirt, but I heard those aren't really great to wear.
    • Anthony Snyder
      Anthony Snyder  •  Columbus, Ohio  •  4 months ago
      I call that place Fivebucks instead of Starbucks. People think I'm clever...
    • KenZ
      KenZ  •  4 months ago
      My girlfriend has a shirt that looks just like that, but it's not coffee that's been spilled on it.
    • Mimi
      Mimi  •  Mt Hamilton, California  •  4 months ago
      You'll be the Monica Lewinsky of Starbucks.
    • Lolly K
      Lolly K  •  San Antonio, Texas  •  4 months ago
      Better Idea:
      Buy a 3 pack of white shirts. or go a thrift store and get a white shirt
      Make your own coffee
      Spill on shirt in whatever pattern you want (hey if you magically get the starbucks logo more power to you)
      Then proceed to show off your new knock off designer shirt.
    • GuruofPhilosophy
      GuruofPhilosophy  •  4 months ago
      they should make it a glow in the dark stain!
    • Arrow
      Arrow  •  Morehead, Kentucky  •  4 months ago
      As Forrest's mother said " stupid is as stupid does." geeeeeeeeeeeeeeeesssssssssssssssssss
    • Angel Adams
      Angel Adams  •  Hampton, Virginia  •  4 months ago
      why not by a white shirt and spill some CHEAP coffe and spill if u wont one
    • LOLZ LIKES LOLZING
      LOLZ LIKES LOLZING  •  Longmont, Colorado  •  4 months ago
      and you would wear that because?????
    • Brittany
      Brittany  •  4 months ago
      OMG, only a crazy person would pay $85 for a stupid tshirt like this.
    • D.C.
      D.C.  •  4 months ago
      hay if your stupid enough to spend that much on a only so-so cup of joe -- you just might be stupid enough to buy a t-shirt
    • Rochelle
      Rochelle  •  5 months ago
      REALLY!! I don't patronize Starbucks AT ALL, this is just another reason that backs up my cause...get real!
    • Caitlin Pursell
      Caitlin Pursell  •  4 months ago
      next thing u know,kesha throwup tees
    • KeepthePeace
      KeepthePeace  •  4 months ago
      who ever took this picture should be fired... its about the shirt not the stupid twig model
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