Chitown Clothing Blog

Since their major immigration in the mid-1800s, Irish-Americans are still the largest ethnic group in Chicago. Throughout the city, signs of their influence is present with parades, a green river, Gaelic festivals and countless Irish pubs. Some acclaimed Chi-rish include the Daley family, Bill Murray, and Lord of the Dance himself, Michael Flatley. As St. Patrick’s Day festivities expand each year, there’s no doubting the pride and exuberance of the CHI-rish!

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Unisex Tee: http://www.chitownclothing.com/product/chi-rish-t-shirt

The 1985-86 Chicago Bears team was truly a team of destiny. From Sweetness to the Super Bowl Shuffle, from Jim McMahon's headband to Mike Ditka’s backhand. 

Sport this design to remind yourself, though its been 30 years, we will never stop talking about the ’85 Bears. (Yes...there are 85 of them).

Unisex Tee: http://www.chitownclothing.com/product/the-85-bears-t-shirt

Women’s Tee: http://www.chitownclothing.com/product/85-bears-women-s-t-shirt

This year the John Hughes classic Home Alone turns 25!

Poor little Kevin McCallister. His cheapskate uncle ridicules him, his brother threatens to feed him to his tarantula and his sister even claims that he’s what the French call "Les Incompétents." His parents then go off to Paris leaving him home alone on the most boring street in the whole United States of America.

Well if Les Incompétents means you can ward off two criminal masterminds with some old paint cans and micro machines, decorate the entire house for the holidays and reunite a shovel slayer with his estranged son...well then sign me up! Suit up for Home Alone’s anniversary, ya filthy animals!

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Les Incompétents Home Alone T-Shirt

Les Incompétents Home Alone Women’s Scoopneck Pullover

John Hughes Movie T-Shirt

John Hughes Movie Women’s T-Shirt

Merry Christmas Ya Filthy Animal Home Alone T-Shirt

Merry Christmas Ya Filthy Animal Home Alone Women’s T-Shirt

GIVEAWAY TIME!

To get ready for tonight’s game, we are giving away any of our Chicago Bears t-shirts! Head to our Facebook, Twitter and Instagram accounts to enter!

BUY Walter Payton T-Shirt - http://www.chitownclothing.com/product/walter-payton-t-shirt-heather-grey

BUY Bear Down T-Shirt - http://www.chitownclothing.com/product/bear-down-t-shirt

Chicago is home to many fantastic things: food, architecture, two month summers. More recently, however, the Windy City has been graced with the dominance and charisma that is the Chicago Blackhawks. Whether you're from the north, south or west side, it's hard not to love hockey in the CHI.

CHI Blackhawks TEE: http://www.chitownclothing.com/product/chicago-hockey-t-shirt

CHI Blackhawks BABY ONESIE: http://www.chitownclothing.com/product/chicago-hockey-baby-onesie

Chicago Bulls season is once again upon us and so are Stacey King’s clever and yet sometimes nonsensical catch phrases. 

Nothing caps a Chicago Bulls victory better than a free Big Mac and the iconic Stacey King expression, Drive Home Safe…Beep! Beep!

Restocked in Unisex Tee, Women’s Tee, Crewneck Sweatshirt and ready for football season! 

The ‘85 Bears team was truly a team of destiny. From Sweetness to the Super Bowl Shuffle, from Jim McMahon's headband to Iron Mike’s backhand. Sport this Chicago Bears T-shirt to remind yourself, though its been nearly 3 decades, we will never stop talking about the ’85 Bears. (Yes...there are 85 of them).

Easily any Chicago Bears fans' two favorite teams. 

Football is officially back next week and we have just introduced our new line of Bears clothing for the season! This year, we focused our collection on the classic Bears fight song, “Bear Down, Chicago Bears.” This song has been a staple for the team since the “Monsters of the Midway” era of the 1940s. In fact, the song is still played at Soldier Field (and every sports bar in town) when the Bears score a touchdown. To commemorate the special song, we have created two new designs. 

Our new Bear Down T-shirt is a clever interpretation of the iconic phrase. This design is available in T-shirt, kids shirt or hoodie:

We also created another graphic tee based on some of the lyrics of the song. Are you the pride and joy of Illinois? If so, you should sport our new Chicago Bears shirt this upcoming season:

Chicago Bears fans are a rare and unique breed. Since birth they are taught to hate the Green Bay Packers, that Polish sausage is an acceptable substitute for a bottle and that Halas and Ditka are their alternate godparents. Make sure your child starts out on the right track and teach Daa Baby the way of Daa Bears.

Dating all the way back to 1900, the Cubs and White Sox tee off this weekend in the Crosstown Classic. 

Building of Soldier Field in 1923

St. Patrick's Day is right around the corner and it's time to gear up for all of the Irish party festivities. Whether you are watching the river being dyed green or celebrating at the South Side Parade, you'll need the perfect Chicago St. Patrick's Day shirt. Along with our Chicago Green River shirt and our This is My St. Patrick's Day shirt, we also recently introduced our popular Drink Local shirt in an Irish green color. Check it out here:

The owners of Chitown Clothing were recently featured on the Made in Chicago segment on WCIU's You and Me This Morning. We were very grateful for the opportunity and loved showcasing our designs on TV. For an insider's look into our design, screenprinting and shipping process, check out the video:

It's official. The Blackhawks have tamed the Wild and are moving on to round 3 of the Stanley Cup Playoffs! Check out our playoff collection, available here.

The 2014 NHL playoffs begin today and it's time for the Hawks to defend the cup! To celebrate, we created three new Blackhawks t-shirts that represent the dominance and charisma of the team. Our City of Champions shirt is an ode to the five championships won by the team since 1934. Our script CHI Hockey shirt is a vintage look and a great choice for the next time you head to the United Center. Finally, our That's Hockey Baby shirt is an homage to Patrick Kane's legendary speech at last year's championship rally.

The first design is inspired by the Chicago St. Patrick's Day tradition.  For over 40 years, the Chicago River has been dyed a gorgeous shade of green to emulate the Emerald Isle. Even though the river remains a murky green color for pretty much the rest of the year, it’s the best St. Patty’s tradition anywhere in the world.

The second design speaks for itself. Everyone's got one. The designated St. Patrick's Day shirt that's usually crammed in the back of the closet for most of the year. It's usually green, smells bad and is often adorned with Guinness stains. This year, don't mess around with those half-witted crude catchphrase shirts and focus on what St. Patrick's Day is really about - socially accepted public intoxication.