When one woman rises higher, she gives motivation to several women to reach those heights. Kamala Harris after winning the US election said in her speech that she is maybe the first woman to become the Vice-President of America but she will definitely not be the last one to do so. Her victory has inspired women and people of colour to always aim higher. It's the 21st century, and we like to go all out in honouring the people we admire and look up to. We like to wear our politics on our sleeve. This is what has led Kamala Harris merchandise to flood the internet.
Ever before Kamala Harris was officially announced the winner in US elections, people had started making t-shirts, sweatshirts, mugs and many items with inspired from her. The merchandise market saw a whole new level of creativity after she took the office. The merchandise from Joe Biden and Kamala Harris' inauguration are now ruling the online and offline market.
An Oakland based clothing brand took the opportunity to express how proud they are of their native Kamala Harris. They came out with t-shirts which had "Oakland in the house" printed on them, celebrating the fact that a native from Oakland is now serving at the White House as Vice-President. They even released game jersey with "Madame VP" printed on the back with number 49, since Harris is the 49th Vice-President of United States of America.
Last chance to order our ‘Oakland in the House’ men’s and women’s tees! Deadline for online orders is midnight tonight (ships in 7-10 business days)! https://t.co/DPobgA2pHd pic.twitter.com/sS03NFEDHd
— Oaklandish (@Oaklandish) January 21, 2021
Another very popular merchandise surfaced the internet with ", La" printed on it. This reminds people of the time when Kamala Harris clarified how her name is pronounced. She had said, " like the punctuation mark."
Whether its E-commerce website Amazon or Etsy, there seems to be no end to how creative people can get. T-shirts with " I'm speaking" written on them also flooded the market. Harris's popular quote during a US presidential debate against former Vice-President Mike Pence was seen printed on crop tops, t-shirts, hoodies, mugs and even coasters.
INAUGURATION DAY !
— Zusi (@zusiine) January 20, 2021
Get your merch now 🤍
Kamala Harris I'M SPEAKING MERCH | Joe Biden, Democrat, Madame VP https://t.co/HFETpquarl
The New York Magazine spoke to the national co-chair of Black Women For Biden, Patrica Duncan who said that a t-shirt with Kamala Harris childhood picture printed on it is her favourite. Being a black woman, she said it reminded her of her childhood when hardly found black girls in her school. The pigtails in the said picture reminded her of the way her mother made her hair every morning.
Harris' victory has influenced different people in different ways. Her being the black woman holding Vice-President's chair has greatly moved people. It is a step forward in America's complicated racial history. A creative of Harris with Ruby Bridges and Rosa Parks was its place on many items. The quote said, " Rosa sat so Ruby could walk so Kamala can run."
Rosa Park sat so Ruby can walk and #KamalaHarris can run this is big #BlackLivesMatter #love #BLM #BidenHarris2020 #BidenHarris2020ToSaveAmerica #sundayvibes #SundayThoughts pic.twitter.com/1yNOfKaANt
— Ms.Selfmade👑 (@Diomandzz) November 8, 2020
Excited to share this item from my #etsy shop: Kamala Harris VP shirt for girls, Rosa Parks, Ruby Bridges, Kamala Harris, Black History t-shirt, Black Excellence, Black Girl Magic https://t.co/Mi4vbyTB7V#AKA1908 #AKAgirl #blackhistorymonth pic.twitter.com/4p4hbIVeAn
— Beth Roper Stewart (@funkybibi) January 15, 2021
Netizens related to Harris when they saw gracing important events in her sneakers. She has also made a style statement with her pearl accessories. Many items including clothing and others, had "Chucks and pearls" printed on them.
I’m ready for #InaugurationDay with my Chucks and Pearls #myvplookslikeme #KamalaHarris #VPElectHarris #chucksandpearls2021 #BidenHarris2021 #sheready pic.twitter.com/jxel3jFXAs
— Letricia (@lebynoe73) January 20, 2021
There was also a blue cap with 'Kamala' written on it that was found to be a popular favourite.
Some decided to make socks with Kamal Harris's name on one pair and Vice president written on another one.
Since Joe Biden and Kamala Harris won with a historic number of 80 million votes, many t-shirts had "1 in 80 million" written on them.
Americans are sure proud of making an Indian-American as their Vice-President and rightly so.