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# Sarcastic Reply Apparel
The Cool Story Bro T-Shirt Lets You Demonstrate Apathy in Clothing Form

By Jason Soy | Published 2011-12-18 | Fashion
Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/cool-story-bro-tshirt
References: [kushandwizdom.tumblr](http://kushandwizdom.tumblr.com/post/14229647847) & [shopkushandwizdom](http://www.shopkushandwizdom.com/collections/cool-story-bro)

The Cool Story Bro t-shirt takes the popular Internet response to everything and puts it onto [wearable apparel](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/classic-tee). Just imagine yourself being told an inane tale by someone, but rather than telling him or her in a sarcastic tone how glorious their narrative was, you instead point down to your shirt. It doesn't get any more belittling than that.

The Cool Story Bro t-shirt comes courtesy of the creative mind behind the Kush and Wizdom Tumblr. The popular blog that denotes motivational sayings over a collection of hipster-friendly images has a massive following and its operator recently opened up a snazzy [online apparel store](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/canadian-true-crime).

The Cool Story Bro t-shirt comes in a variety of colors, and if t-shirts aren't your thing, you can also get the witty remark printed on [tank tops and crewnecks](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/cold-tux-and-brrrtie).

## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter)

- Score: 6.7/10
- Popularity: 94% | Activity: 99% | Freshness: 8%
- Audience gender: 90% men, 10% women
- Primary generations: Gen Z, Millennial
- Top markets: North America

## Categories

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## Key Themes

### What's Driving This Trend

- **Sarcastic Fashion:** There is potential for more apparel designs that use sarcastic phrases in clothing form.
- **Tumblr-inspired Apparel:** There is potential for other Tumblr accounts with large followings to create apparel based on their audience's interests.
- **Wearable Disrespect:** There is potential to create more wearable items that allow individuals to express lack of interest or apathy in a humorous way.

### Who This Affects Most

- **Apparel:** Apparel companies can look into incorporating more sarcastic phrases and humorous remarks on clothing items.
- **Social Media:** Social media companies can explore ways to integrate popular trends from their platforms into apparel or other merchandise.
- **E-commerce:** E-commerce companies can consider partnering with popular social media accounts to create different kinds of merchandise for their audiences.

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