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As I sit here writing in my maroon and gray stripedshirt in honor of the amazing A&M win last night, and watching, surely, a future star of the NFL in Johnny Cotton Bowl, I’m excited that we are officially in NFL play offs.

This year really has been a great year in the NFL: to watch RG3 bringing the Redskins back to dominance, the Colts killing it to honor their awesome coach, Adrian Peterson (AP?  AD?) and Peyton Manning coming back against odds, my much loved Matty Ice repping BC with the Falcons’ strong season, the Patriots actually getting it together when it mattered after some iffy games, and of course (sorry NYC), seeing the Jets implode, and yes even happy to see the Giants go down after last year’s painful (shameful?) Super Bowl.

Personally, I like all these wildcards (take note MLB).  We have 4 great games today – and stripes for all!!!  As your favorite team powers toward Feb 3, get your stripedshirt to represent in a fun, fashionable way!

Today/Saturday, Jan 5

Bengals at Texans – Orange and white v. Red and blue

Vikings at Packers – Purple and white v. Green and white

Sunday, Jan 6

Colts at Ravens – Royal and white v. Purple and white

Seahawks at Redskins – Navy and white v. Maroon and gold

Next Saturday, Jan 12, wildcard winners will face the Broncos (Blue and orange) and 49ers (Maroon and gold)

And on Sunday, Jan 13, we’ll see wildcards up against my beloved Patriots (Red and blue) and BC’s finest Matt Ryan with the Falcons (Red and black)

ARE YOU READY FOR SOME (PLAYOFF) FOOTBALL?  STRIPE UP NOW for your fav teams!

The bowl games have been picked!  From just 2 weeks from now, December 15, through to Tuesday January 7’s National Championship game, we have 35 bowl games, 70 teams playing.  And though that is a little ridiculous, there are some fun games coming up, fun opportunities to wear your stripedshirt and support your favorite team.  Get yours now to cheer in striped style!

The big 5 Bowls are:

• BCS National Championship in Miami – Notre Dame v. Alabama (blue and yellow v. red and white), Jan 7
• Fiesta Bowl – Kansas St v. Oregon (purple and white v. green and white), Jan 3
• Sugar Bowl – Florida v. Louisville (blue and orange v. red and black), Jan 2
• Rose Bowl – Stanford v. Wisconsin (the red and white battle), Jan 1
• Orange Bowl – N. Illinois v. Florida St (the surprising red and black v. garnet and gold), Jan 1

The other fun ones, IMHO, are:

• Baylor v. UCLA (green and white v. colors stripedshirt doesn’t have yet L ) at the Holiday Bowl, Dec 27
• Rutgers v Virginia Tech (red and white v. colors stripedshirt doesn’t have yet L) at the Citrus Bowl, Dec 28
• W. VA v. Syracuse (blue and yellow v. blue and orange) at Yankee Stadium for the Pinstripe Bowl, Dec 29
• Texas v. Oregon St (the orange and white battle) at the Alamo Bowl, Dec 29
• TCU v. Michigan State (purple and white v. green and white) at the BW3 Bowl, Dec 29
• USC v. Georgia Tech (maroon and gold v. yellow and white) at the Sun Bowl, Dec 31
• LSU v. Clemson (the purple and white battle) at the Chick-fil-A Bowl, Dec 31
• Mississippi State v. Northwestern (maroon and gray v. purple and white) at the Gator Bowl, Jan 1
• S. Carolina v. Michigan (red and black v. maize and blue) at the Outback Bowl, Jan 1
• Georgia v. Nebraska (red and black v. red and white) at the Citrus Bowl, Jan 1
• A&M v. Oklahoma (maroon and gray v. red and white) at the Cotton bowl, Jan 4

 Striped up now to support your team, go to www.stripedshirt.com!

Yeah!  Today is Opening Day for College Hoops, and what a great way to open it up – momentarily - with Michigan State versus UConn, in Germany, at an Air Force Base.  Beautifully timed around Veteran’s Day. How great is this!  Goosebumps.  And what a way for UConn’s new coach Kevin Ollie (former NBA star himself) to make his debut, with 3 Germans on the UConn team, btw.  Love that Tom Izzo, last year starting things off on a Carrier, this year on a Base.  He’s the best.

Other great games kick us off tonight too:
Ohio State v. Marquette

Maryland v. Kentucky

Florida v. Georgetown

It’s BACK! So excited! And as we look to the full, fun season, here’s the pre-season rankings – and of course where stripedshirt matches up with the top teams.

• Indiana – red and white (no cream, sorry Hoosiers)
• Louisville – red and black
• Kentucky – royal and white
• Ohio State – red and gray
• Michigan – maize and blue
• NC State – red and white, red and black
• Kansas – royal and white
• Duke – royal and white
• Syracuse – blue and orange
• Florida – blue and orange
• North Carolina – not yet, will have UNC blue someday, promise!
• Arizona – red and blue
• UCLA – no light blue yet
• Michigan State – green and white
• Missouri – not yet
• Creighton – royal and white
• Memphis – royal and white
• UNLV – red and gray
• Baylor – green and white
• San Diego State – red and black
• Gonzaga – red and blue
• Notre Dame – blue and gold
• Wisconsin – red and white
• Cincinnati – red and black
• Florida State – garnet and gold

Go to stripedshirt.com now and get colors to cheer on your favorite NCAA basketball team all season long!

My first holiday sale was last Saturday, and another this weekend.  Thanksgiving is crazily just 2 weeks from TODAY!  And then Black Friday, which is also the 2 year anniversary of stripedshirt!  The very next day, Saturday, November 24, is Small Business Saturday, a day focused on supporting the little guy building a dream.  That’s ME!

There’s a lot of striped momentum going on and now’s the time to stripe up your holidays, and think about stripedshirt as a great gift idea for nearly any woman, kid or baby in your life!

Our red and green is the anti-tacky-Christmas-sweater, a cute way to support the season.  Equally cute for the holidays is our red and white, or green and white.

And for those celebrating Hanukkah, our royal and blue is perfect.

If you need a cute teacher gift this year, consider stripedshirt in your school colors, or the favorite college or pro team in your area.

Best yet, for all our supporters, we celebrate our 2 years with a deal for you.  Just enter 2YEAR at check out for 30% off your entire order, starting on our birthday, Friday, November 23, through to Cyber Monday, November 26.

Thanks for a great 2 years, and May Your Holidays Be Merry And Striped!

Well, the Pittsburgh Steelers proved  my point this weekend: Not all stripes are good looking stripes.

Yellow and black stripes look like nothing but a ridiculous bumblebee.   Even gold and black.  BUT yellow and black can come together, super cute, with our yellow and white stripedshirt and a black long sleeve T underneath it.  OR a black scarf, a black skirt, black shorts or pants, etc.  You get the idea.

Hear me, Steelers fans.

But also fans of NO Saints, Iowa, Purdue, University of Colorado, Wake Forest, even you, Vandy.

stripedshirt has your colors and its yellow and white!  Just layer it over a black T and you will look loads better than our NFL friends from Pittsburgh (tho the ridiculous look didn’t stop the team from beating the Redskins!)

BTW, this goes for the amazing Giants too: black and orange together really only look good one day a year.  To cheer on SF all year long, our dark orange and white with black accents is a much cuter way to stripe up!  Check out www.stripedshirt.com to support all your teams, from Pittsburgh to San Fran and everyone else!

THX Statesman and Amy Gabriel and Cristina Facundo for the striped support and giving us a little ink in the November issue of REAL!  Love it and so very excited for this local visibility!

http://www.statesman.com/news/lifestyles/fashion-style/shine-items-fashion-beauty-health-and-fitness/nSk3G/

Cheer chic

Keep it preppy and sleek on game day with a figure-flattering tee from Stripedshirt (www.stripedshirt.com). The brainchild of local “momtrepreneur” Laura Beck, the collection consists of duet color combo striped shirts for women, kids and babies. Not just for Texas pride, she currently has 15 fan-friendly shirts in a variety of sizes and colors pairings. Prices start at $19.50.

10 days til Halloween.

Stripedshirt can still help with your costume, as long as orders are received by Fri night, 10/26. Please pass on word to anyone – or their kids – going as Olivia the Pig, Doc McStuffins, Harry Potter, Freddy Kreuger, Where’s Waldo, a pirate, a sailor, a french person, a hipster, Lou Tomlinson or any of the boys from One Direction.

We can help!  go to www.stripedshirt.com and stripe up your costume now!  Or just get your cute dark orange and white to be stylishly in the Halloween spirit!

I wish wish wish I was talking about a great battle raging between FSU and Boston College.  But I fear BC is about to move to 1-5 with a lone win against poor Maine.  Instead, let’s talk about these awesome games!  Almost too many good ones to list!  Here are the highlights.  I’m so excited for some great football!

And, in honor of the maroon and gold match up (FSU and BC), this week’s photo is the gorgeous Cathy from Poor Little It Girl.  HOW freaking cute is that stripedshirt styling?   

Week 7 Highlight Games:

Alabama – Missouri

South Carolina – LSU

West Virginia – Texas Tech

Kansas State – Iowa State

Stanford – Notre Dame (PLEASE, Cardinal, bring these Irish down (says the BC Eagle))

Undefeated Ohio State – Indiana

And the always exciting Texas – OU Red River Rivalry in Dallas!

Remember, stripedshirt can make sure you are showing your colors and cheering on your favorite team.  While the weather grows colder, don’t forget how cute stripedshirts look layered over long sleeve Tshirts.

And here’s the Top 25 Striped Poll as of this week.  24 of the top 25 stripes covered – colored! Go to www.stripedshirt.com now to show your colors for your favorite team!

1. Alabama – red and white

2. Oregon - green and white (I know, supposed to be yellow)

3. S. Carolina – red and black

4. Florida – blue and orange

5. W. Virginia – blue and gold

6. Kansas State – purple and white

7. Notre Dame – blue and yellow

8. Ohio State – red and gray

9. LSU – purple and white (I know, supposed to be yellow)

10. Oregon State – orange and black, don’t have

11. USC – cardinal and gold

12. Florida State – garnet and gold

13. Oklahoma – red and white

14. Georgia – red and black

15. Texas – dark orange and white

16. Clemson – orange and white (but it is dark orange, and not purple)

17. Stanford – cardinal and white

18. Louisville – red and black

19. Mississippi State - maroon and gray

20. Rutgers -  red and white

21. Cincinnati - red and black

22. Texas A&M - maroon and gray

23. Louisiana Tech – red and blue

24. Boise State - blue and orange

25. Michigan - blue and gold

Well, the Red Sox finally finished what was a Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad season.  Bobby is gone, but sadly, so it Tito, to the Indians.

With all that Debbie Downer news, we still have great baseball happening with fantastic match ups between these remaining 8 teams.  And guess what?  stripedshirt has shirts for all!  So get your stripedshirt now to show your colors for your favorite team as they battle to the World Series!

Orioles (dark orange & white) – Yankees (navy & white)

Cardinals (red & white) –  Nationals (red & blue)

Tigers (blue & orange) – As (green & white)

Giants (dark orange & white) – Reds (red & white)

With Halloween just 30 days away, stripedshirt  is thinking about just how many costumes include stripes. Pirates and Sailors and French folks with berets, OH MY. But also Where’s Waldo, Olivia the Pig, Doc McStuffins (a new favorite of my 4 year old), Harry Potter, and don’t forget Freddy Kreuger.  Or if you are dressing this year like Louis Tomlinson and channeling your best One Direction, going hipster with our stripes and some skinny jeans or red pants and your Toms.  If you haven’t thought of your costume yet, or you are scrambling for what your kid will wear, look no farther than www.stripedshirt.com. We can set you up!

Oh and don’t forget, our dark orange and white looks great all October long!  Here’s to a very Scary Striped Halloween!