KLIBAN CRAZYSHIRT COFFEE BUZZ LICENSE

KLIBAN CRAZYSHIRT COFFEE BUZZ LICENSE

The license in 2000 was assigned to locally owned resort sportswear retailer Sgt.

Kliban, who died in 1990, revoked Crazy Shirts' license after alleging in a lawsuit that the company underpaid royalties on Kliban Cat sales. At one time, Kliban Cat merchandise accounted for half of Crazy Shirts sales.īut in 1999 during a period of financial difficulty for Crazy Shirts, Judith Kliban Bixby, the widow of B. 'Hap' Kliban, shortly after the artist published a wildly popular cat book.įor more than two decades, the retailer exclusively sold scores of Kliban Cat shirts that became an iconic image in Hawai'i and around the world. 'We are very excited and feel like 'The Cat' has come home.'Ĭrazy Shirts, established in 1964, first obtained rights in 1977 to use the feline created by cartoonist B. 'The brands really grew up together and they complement each other extremely well,' said Mark Hollander, Crazy Shirts president. clothing license with the 39-store apparel manufacturer and retailer. The rollout of Kliban Cat apparel will extend in coming weeks to select Neighbor Island and Mainland stores under an exclusive U.S. Kliban Cat designs will again be emblazoned on Crazy Shirts clothing, re-establishing a relationship that began 30 years ago and helped develop the popularity of both the cat image and the kama'aina retail chain.Ĭrazy Shirts said Kliban products will be in O'ahu stores starting Tuesday, and initially will include versions of classic designs such as the mawashi-wearing Sumo Cat and the grass-skirted Hula Cat. Sunflower-dyed shirts featuring Sunflower Cat is one of the newer product lines for Kliban Cat.Īfter a nearly decade-long 'vacation,' B. The Kliban Cat returns to Crazy Shirts after an eight-year absence.

Hawaii shirt company brings back cat design

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