``Camp Cupcake'' T-Shirts Ready in Time for Martha Stewart's Prison Arrival; Hobo Co. Makers Creates Vintage-Style Summer Camp Tees for Alderson Federal Prison Camp.DALLAS -- B.A. Hobo Co. Makers, a Dallas-based vintage logo and emblem apparel company, has created limited-edition "Camp Cupcake" T-shirts commemorating Martha Stewart's arrival at Alderson Federal Prison Camp Alderson Federal Prison Camp, also known as Federal Prison Camp, Alderson or FPC Alderson, is a federal prison in the United States for minimum-security female inmates. tomorrow. The T-shirts feature custom-designed artwork inspired by summer camp logos from yesteryear yes·ter·year n. 1. The year before the present year. 2. Time past; yore. yes . Classic ringer tees in both men's and girly girl·y adj. Variant of girlie. versions are available for purchase at the Hobo Co. on-line store (www.hoboco.com). Alderson Federal Prison Camp, where celebrity homemaker Stewart will serve her five-month jail sentence jail sentence jail n → peine f de prison , is nicknamed "Camp Cupcake" because of its open environment and lack of metal fencing on the perimeter. The first federal prison for women, Alderson opened in 1927 in Alderson, W. Va. It was the vision of Eleanor Roosevelt and Mabel Walker Willebrandt Mabel Walker Willebrandt (May 23, 1889-April 6, 1963), popularly known to her contemporaries as the "First Lady of Law", was the assistant U.S. Attorney General from 1921 to 1929, handling cases concerning violations of the Volstead Act, federal taxation and the bureau of federal , the first woman appointed to run federal prisons. Stewart will join other famous inmates, including Billie Holiday Billie Holiday (April 7, 1915 – July 17, 1959), born Eleanora Fagan and later nicknamed Lady Day (see "Jazz royalty" regarding similar nicknames), was an American jazz singer, a seminal influence on jazz and pop singers, and generally regarded as one of the ; Lynette "Squeaky" Fromme, a member of the Manson family who tried to shoot President Ford; and Sara Jane Moore Sara Jane Moore (born Sara Jane Kahn[1] on February 15, 1930[2] in Charleston, West Virginia[1]) attempted to assassinate US President Gerald Ford on September 22, 1975 outside the St. , who also tried to kill Ford. "Every item we create has a distinctive story to tell, and our new 'Camp Cupcake' T-shirts are no different," said Herskind, president and founder of B.A. Hobo Co. Makers. "Alderson has a rich history that will only become richer with the arrival of Martha Stewart. As the only vintage logo and emblem apparel company with a collection of T-shirts from bygone summer camps, we felt a sense of obligation to create a camp tee for Martha's upcoming extended camp term." B.A. Hobo Co. Makers was founded in 2001 with a mission of creating unique, expressive apparel featuring genuine logos and emblems from bygone eras. Unlike typical "vintage inspired" apparel, all designs printed on Hobo Co. products are recreations of logos and images from actual places that existed years ago. Contact: Erik Herskind at 214-232-4626 for media inquiries or to request samples or digital images. |
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