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Starting a thread of inspirations behind some of the pieces from CB2026's merch drop.

Tribute to Ron long sleeve. Features red-and-blue chrome renditions of CB's logo and large block lettering down the sleeves. Cut-and-sew body with blue and red fabric hem stripes and a Midwest Worldwide jock tag. You can pick it up in white or black versions at combobreaker.org/shop.

Our Tribute to Ron was inspired by Detroit's prolific sign painter Ron Miller (aka Ron Signs). Since 1978 Ron has been hand painting letters, many chromed, on buildings across Michigan. You can see hundreds of his works archived by Andrew Anderson at andrewandersonphoto.com/ron-signs.

Pugilist long sleeve Cut-and-sew shirt with full color graphics everywhere. Featuring a dukes up candy cab, a kicked CB seat, references to the CB2026 lineup on both sleeves, and a Peregrine Falcon (Chicago’s official bird) quarter on the hem. Art from @actionhankbeard.bsky.social!

The Pugilist design came from chats about old-school tattoos, arcade culture, and CB’s home in Chicagoland with the crew at Port & Starboard Tattoo in St. Paul. Stop by their shop and you might see Jake from Moose Bros. Salon, a barbershop inside Port & STBD, repping CB flannel.

CB's Dreamers design was inspired by games turning into passions, Calvin and Hobbes, and the reality that achieving victory starts with believing it's possible. Art from @colorreaper.bsky.social. Letters from @jonyfraze.bsky.social. Printed in black with silver accent on brown and off-white tees.

The Combo Back jersey (and shorts) have stitched appliques on both sides, 2 color stripes, and a Midwest Worldwide label. They're inspired by @ovaltinepapi.blacksky.app asking for them annually, the team at @buttonpoetry.bsky.social getting me to Wolves games, and summer being 80+ degrees.

Shoefiti, available in blue and black, was inspired by sneakers thrown over light posts, fog doors from Dark Souls, and the Windy City itself. Artwork from @colorreaper.bsky.social showcases dangling Jordans on the front and a stylized cityscape on the back.