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Personal logo Editor in Chief Bill The Editor of TMP Fezian25 Oct 2018 11:53 a.m. PST

In January 2018, a surprising clothing item popped up on the South Korean fashion scene: boxy oversize T-shirts with the logo of Jesse Jackson's 1988 US presidential campaign. As the weather got warmer, the shirt became a staple for trendy women across the country. Some of the shirts read "JESSE JACKSON '88 — FOR PRESIDENT," while others said "JESSE JACKSON '88 — BLESS YOU." There was even a misspelled "JESS JACKSON '88" line of tank tops for men…

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Cacique Caribe25 Oct 2018 12:56 p.m. PST

Wow, from 1988?

Now that's what I call old leftover stock. Or someone did some bad time traveling.

Dan
PS. And why in the world would anyone want Jackson's bug-eyed face on their shirt?

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Personal logo javelin98 Supporting Member of TMP25 Oct 2018 4:17 p.m. PST

It's better than Thailand's current Hitler fetish.

Cacique Caribe25 Oct 2018 8:53 p.m. PST

Hitler? Seriously? Wow.

Dan

Andrew Walters26 Oct 2018 8:01 a.m. PST

Eh.

People put all kinds of things on shirts. Many have what appear to be random series of letters and numbers. This is some weird post-literate thing where writing and in this case advertising art are there for decoration, meaning seemingly left behind.

So weird.

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