# Headline Fashion CNN Headline News T-Shirts By lourdes sanchez bayas | Published 2008-04-26 | Pop Culture Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/message-t-shirts-cnn-sells-t-shirts-with-your-favorite-news-headline References: [joshspear](http://www.joshspear.com/item/exclusive-cnn-does-fashion/) & [cnn](http://www.cnn.com/tshirt/allshirts/index.html) News media giant CNN launched a website selling T-shirts of your news headlines. T-shirts with headlines such as "Pelosi says no to combined ticket", "Prank promotes sex, booze after prom" and "Deadly snake found slithering on beach" can be ordered from the [online store](http://www.cnn.com/tshirt/allshirts/index.html). The T-shirts, which come in four sizes (small, medium, large and extra-large) and three colors (black, gray and white) sell for $15 a piece. Is this a smart move on CNN's part? I don't know, but this reminded me of that David Bowie song, "All the Young Dudes" whose chorus says, "All the young dudes carry the news..." ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 4.5/10 - Popularity: 61% | Activity: 65% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 70% men, 30% women - Primary generations: Millennial, Gen X - Top markets: North America, Europe ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Pop Culture](https://www.trendhunter.com/popculture) > [Internet](https://www.trendhunter.com/internet) ## Key Themes ### Key Themes Behind This Trend - **News-centric Fashion:** CNN's T-shirt website launch could trigger a trend of news-centric fashion apparel. - **Customized Apparel:** The custom headline feature can inspire the clothing industry to offer personalized apparel with personal news stories. - **Content Merchandising:** The T-Shirt webshop business model can disrupt the content merchandising industry. ### Where This Applies - **Fashion Industry:** CNN's T-shirt website can capture a niche market within the fashion industry with news headline-inspired apparel. - **E-commerce Industry:** CNN's T-shirt website can impact the e-commerce industry by providing a new business model for content-driven merchandising. - **Media Industry:** The CNN T-shirt webshop business model can present a new revenue stream for media companies, triggering innovation in the media industry. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Legacy Artist-Themed T-Shirts](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/gap-1.md) - [Iconic Band Apparel Series](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/freaks-store-2.md) - [Viral Criminal Merchandise](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/i-can-fix-him.md) - [Limited-Edition True Crime Stores](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/serial-killer-shop.md) - [Reality TV Show Collections](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/dumbgood.md) - [Vintage Band T-Shirt Capsule](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/sonic-youth-band-tee.md) - [90s-Inspired Grunge Band Tees](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/freaks-store-1.md) - [Cult Film-Inspired Graphic Tees](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/capsule-tee.md) - [Sneaker-Inspired Graphic T-Shirts](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/panda-dunk-tshirts.md)