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The Shirt, The Weekend

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The Shirt Committee 2014

The Shirt Project will celebrate its 25th anniversary with special events welcoming former Executive Committee members and fans from across Notre Dame Nation. 

Friday at noon, the football luncheon will kick off the season and include a new video featuring The Shirt 2014. Look…

The Shirt: Commencement Edition

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The Shirt Committee 2014

Shirt fans come from all backgrounds: we’ve seen former employees, alumni and Notre Dame supporters in general demonstrate their love for The Shirt Project — both the product and the causes it supports. For young alumni and current students, their collections oftentimes include the Shirts…

The Shirt Project visits Alta Gracia

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The Shirt Committee 2014

Last weekend, four members of The Shirt Project had a unique opportunity to practice their Spanish. Alta Gracia, vendor of The Shirt 2014 as well as the two previous Shirts, invited junior president John Wetzel, sophomore vice president Molly Howell, sophomore designer Camden Hill and freshman marketing…

The Shirt 2014

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The Shirt Committee 2014

At the invitation of The Shirt Project, Notre Dame football coach Brian Kelly unveiled The Shirt 2014 on April 11 (Friday) at the Hammes Notre Dame Bookstore during a ceremony to celebrate The Shirt Project’s 25th

The Unveiling 2014

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The Shirt Committee 2014

It's almost here! Just a few more days until The Shirt 2014 arrives at the Hammes Notre Dame Bookstore! Mark your calendars and get ready for an awesome event.

The fun starts at 4:30, when the line for The Shirt will open! Come early for performances by AcoustiCafe, hip-hop dance group…

Twitter Interview with Brennan Harvath

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The Shirt Committee 2014

Did you catch our Twitter interview with the founder of The Shirt Project, Brennan Harvath '91? Here's a transcript of the conversation, and see it on Twitter at https://twitter.com/theshirtND! 

Remember, Brian Kelly will unveil The Shirt 2014 this Friday at 6 p.m. at the…

The Lost Shirt

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The Shirt Committee 2014

How much do you love The Shirt? Would you buy it for four years straight, as most Notre Dame students do? Would you buy one for every year you come to a football game, as many fans do? Would you hunt down each one in The Shirt’s 25-year history?

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What about the color?

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The Shirt Committee 2014

The first major decision The Shirt Project executive committee makes is what color the next year’s Shirt will be. These days, we choose the vendor, then the color, then the design, but in the past, choosing the color often came well after the committee members had developed the design.…

The Shirt that might have been...

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The Shirt Committee 2014

If you follow The Shirt on Instagram (@theshirtnd), you got a peek yesterday at the designs that might have been—when the Irish hit their hot streak in 2012, designers for The Shirt 2013 began thinking of what they would do to celebrate a potential championship season in the midst of their work for the next year’s Shirt. 

The Vendor: Alta Gracia

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The Shirt Committee 2014

2014 will mark the third consecutive year that The Shirt Project has worked with Alta Gracia to produce the single highest-selling item of collegiate apparel in the nation. Here’s how this three-year stretch came about...

The Early Years of The Shirt

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The Shirt Committee 2014

John Hosinski ’96, a history graduate, former resident of Grace Hall and uncle to a current member of The Shirt Project Executive Committee, wrote to us about his experience with some of the first Shirts ever made.

Behind-the-Scenes: The Shirt 2004

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The Shirt Committee 2014

These days, the process of designing The Shirt spans from November to February. Vendors apply for The Shirt contract in November; we choose a vendor before Thanksgiving and a color before Christmas; we finalize the design in January and February and begin to see prints of it by February and March. 

That’s not the way it always was.

Want to Win The Shirt 2014?

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The Shirt Committee 2014

The Shirt Project is thrilled to let you blog readers in on an exciting announcement! Next Monday (February 10), we’re launching a scavenger hunt that will take you all across campus or our social media and through all kind of fun facts about The Shirt.

For students, the prize is a…

Announcing The Shirt's 25th Anniversary

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The Shirt Committee 2014

Welcome to The Shirt Project Blog! We on the Executive Committee are thrilled to unveil The Shirt’s new blog and for our inaugural post, an announcement about the 25th Anniversary and the story behind the 25th Anniversary logo for this year’s Shirt.

The Shirt 2014 will mark The…