Estimated read time: 4-5 minutes
This archived news story is available only for your personal, non-commercial use. Information in the story may be outdated or superseded by additional information. Reading or replaying the story in its archived form does not constitute a republication of the story.
[STK]
[IN] REA SPT FAS SPE TEX
[SU] PDT
-- WITH PHOTO -- TO BUSINESS, AND RETAILING EDITORS:
Tommy Bahama Announces 2014 "Collector's Edition" Major League
Baseball Shirt Featuring Jackie Robinson
SEATTLE, April 1, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Tommy Bahama and Major League
Baseball Properties celebrate one of the greatest baseball players of
all time, with the 2014 "Collector's Edition" shirt featuring Jackie
Robinson. The shirt will be released on April 1st in time for Jackie
Robinson Day, which is April 15th a date throughout Major League
Baseball that pays tribute to Mr. Robinson and commemorates the first
time he played for the MLB in 1947.
Photo - http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20140401/PH95872-a Logo -
http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20140401/PH95872LOGO-b
"Tommy Bahama is proud of our continuing work with Major League
Baseball in honoring the baseball legends of our time," said Terry
Pillow, CEO of Tommy Bahama. "With our 2014 'Collector's Edition'
shirt, we pay tribute to the great Jackie Robinson. Our long-standing
partnership with MLB gives us the opportunity to offer our customers
exclusive apparel that represents the time-honored tradition of paying
homage to our heroes."
"Jackie Robinson was not only one of the most influential players to
have ever impacted our great game, but was an iconic American who left
a lasting legacy within our history," said Howard Smith, Senior Vice
President, Licensing, and Major League Baseball. "Through working with
the Robinson family, we are proud to give our fans the opportunity to
recognize this great player in a truly unique fashion that only Tommy
Bahama could provide."
To celebrate the legendary ball player, Tommy Bahama has created a
custom designed shirt with hand painted artwork that wraps around the
entire shirt and features a vintage photo of Mr. Robinson in a classic
Brooklyn Dodgers uniform. Embroidered elements include Mr. Robinson's
retired number "42" on the right sleeve and front, along with his
signature and the Tommy Bahama logo on the back. It also features his
career highlights printed on the back. The shirt comes packaged
inside a custom designed garment bag, with one of Mr. Robinson's
favorite quotes, "A life is not important except in the impact it has
on other lives," printed on it. Only a limited quantity of shirts will
be produced and each one will be numbered. Shirt #42 within the
collection will be signed by the members of Robinson family and
auctioned to benefit the Jackie Robinson Foundation. The Jackie
Robinson "Collector's Edition" shirt will retail for $250, and be
available exclusively at www.tommybahama.com/JackieRobinson and select
Tommy Bahama retail locations.
Tommy Bahama's relationship with Major League Baseball Properties
began in 2009 with the launch of the first "Collector's Edition" shirt
to celebrate the World Series, followed by the first collection of
shirts for the 2010 baseball season. This complements an established
array of Tommy Bahama lifestyle products, which include apparel,
footwear, accessories, home furnishings, restaurants & bars, and
retail stores. The relationship between Tommy Bahama and MLB
epitomizes the natural affinity that exists between these two brands.
Legions of baseball players and fans alike embrace Tommy Bahama
products as well as the company philosophy to "MakeLife One Long
WeekendT."
Additional images available upon request.
About Tommy Bahama
Tommy Bahama is part of Tommy Bahama Group, Inc., a wholly owned
subsidiary of Oxford Industries, Inc. Established in August 1992,
with corporate headquarters in Seattle, Tommy Bahama is an
island-inspired lifestyle brand that defines relaxed, sophisticated
style in men's and women's sportswear, swimwear, accessories, footwear
and a complete home furnishings collection. The company owns and
operates over 130 Tommy Bahama retail locations worldwide, 14 of which
offer a Tommy BahamaRestaurant& Bar. Through a partnership with
Border Free global ecommerce, TommyBahama.com ships merchandise
directly to consumers in over 100 countries. Tommy Bahama products are
also available at the finest U.S. retailers, including Nordstrom and
other specialty retailers. Additional stores will be opening this
year. For more information, please visit www.tommybahama.com.
About Major League Baseball Properties
The Major League Baseball Clubs formed Major League Baseball
Properties (MLBP) in 1966 as the Clubs' agent for marketing and
trademark licensing and protection. Major League Baseball Properties
is responsible for managing consumer licensing activities, developing
national advertising campaigns, cultivating sponsorship opportunities
with major consumer brands and corporations, growing the game and the
business of baseball outside the United States and creating national
marketing programs in conjunction with Clubs, broadcast rights holders
and national sponsors. MLBP also operates a full-service video and
audio production unit (Major League Baseball Productions), a
publishing division and stock photo licensing agency, and manages
logistics for the All-Star Game and World Series as well as all other
special events. For more information on Major League Baseball, log on
to www.MLB.com.
Press Contact for Tommy Bahama: Orsi Public Relations Racine Diaz
(323) 874-4073; Email Press Contact for Major League Baseball: Lauren
Verrusio (212) 931-7607; Email
Read more news from Tommy Bahama.
SOURCE Tommy Bahama
-0- 04/01/2014
/Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20140401/PH95872-a
http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20140401/PH95872LOGO-b
PRN Photo Desk, photodesk@prnewswire.com
/Web Site: http://www.tommybahama.com
CO: Tommy Bahama; Major League Baseball Properties
ST: Washington
IN: REA SPT FAS SPE TEX
SU: PDT
PRN
-- PH95872 --
0000 04/01/2014 19:43:00 EDT http://www.prnewswire.com
Copyright © The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.
