You can now tell all of Tampa Bay that you are, indeed, a "Nasty Woman."
St. Pete designer Kristin Northup was inspired by a particular statement from "you know who" during last night's presidential debate, so she went ahead and designed this shirt.
"There were a few comments that had me reeling and eye-rolling, that's for sure. But 'what a nasty woman' in particular is such a great glue for women to bond over, and they certainly have," Northup, 35, told CL. "I just couldn't stop thinking about it. [Women] are quick and we are fierce, and I'd been wanting to make this all morning. When I saw interest from other people, I dropped what I was doing and just went for it."
She says she was thinking about the strong, successful women in her life who can relate to having endured that kind of rhetoric in their lives.
"I was also inspired by the composure that Hillary Clinton maintained in the face of it all. It's times like these that we have an opportunity to band together and shift something repressive and regressive into something formative and powerful," Northup said. "I love that. I love the strength of women."
There are fitted options, unisex v-necks and a long sleeve. Local availability via Trinity Graphics looks to be coming soon, and a guys fitted t-shirt is available, too.
"If a guy wears this shirt, I imagine he would be doing it in solidarity and support for women's issues – so I would just want to let him know how freaking cool he is," Northup added.
For now, the shirts are available via online retailer Society 6, which is an online marketplace for self expression where thousands of artists from around the world connect with their fans. The shirsts are printed on American Apparel Fine Jersey T-shirts are made with 100% fine jersey cotton combed for softness and comfort (and before you get all huffy about sketchy ex-American Apparel CEO American Apparel Dov Charney, remember he isn't there anymore).
See more from Northup and contact her via the website thepaperzoo.com.
This article appears in Oct 20-27, 2016.