Toph Zuko Katara and Aang Bender Squad shirt

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Merch has become Toph Zuko Katara and Aang Bender Squad shirt an integral part of the casual running club scene, with every club offering something, ranging from baseball caps to technical running jackets. Douglas and Sanders didn’t establish RBC with merch in mind, but a clear demand soon materialised. “You’re inspired by the other clubs,” says Douglas, “and there were a lot of people asking for it.” One runner told me that it’s good for members to have something to “buy into” when they join, while another admitted that she didn’t have any RBC merch, but buys whatever Your Friendly Runners produces as soon as it drops. Considering the nature of the core consumer base – young, creative, affluent, style-conscious and social media savvy – it’s perhaps unsurprising that the running club shirt has also become a marker of cool in day-to-day style. “When I wear this [RBC shirt], I feel like [there’s] something bigger, like I’m part of a tribe,” says Kyle Ayuba, 28, a designer and member of RBC, noting that he often wears it away from running. “I can wear it for sport, or for lifestyle,” he continues. “It feels very universal.”

Toph Zuko Katara and Aang Bender Squad shirt, hoodie, sweater, longsleeve and ladies t-shirt

Unisex tshirt

Women’s tshirt

Longsleeve tshirt

Sweaters

Hoodies

In 1963 Toph Zuko Katara and Aang Bender Squad shirt Amancio Ortega Gaona started a business making housecoats and robes in the small Spanish city of A Coruña, where he had grown up and trained with a local shirtmaker. When he set out on his own, he predicted that rather than designing new clothing styles, a better way to make money was to ascertain precisely what high-end designs people wanted, copy those designs with inexpensive materials, and sell them at lower prices. By then ready-to-wear brands were already outsourcing manufacturing to factories in Asia, where labour was cheap. At the top of each season, those factories would send large batches of completed orders to stores. It was a way to save costs, Ortega knew, but it meant inventory was at the mercy of manufacturers thousands of miles away. Ortega wanted to be nimble – so he decided to manufacture locally.