Will Swift shake off '1989' from her clothing brand
(MENAFN- Arab News) LOS ANGELES: People associated with American pop superstar Taylor Swift's clothing brand have discussed removing some items bearing the controversial '1989' logo from the line of products that will be for sale in China a person involved in the production process said.
But a day before the seven-time Grammy winner's merchandise launch in China it was unclear if those who proposed the self-censorship had prevailed.
Some items in her US clothing line feature the slogan 'T.S. 1989' after her initials and birth year. '1989' is the name of both Swift's latest album and her world tour.
'T.S.' could be interpreted as a reference to Beijing's Tiananmen Square the center for pro-democracy protests that were violently suppressed on June 4 1989 with hundreds killed.
China's Communist Party has banned references to the crackdown in state media the Internet and books leaving most young Chinese ignorant of those events 26 years ago.
On Wednesday two of Swift's representatives said that information supplied to Reuters about the withdrawal of the logo from merchandise in China was 'incorrect.'
On July 20 Chinese e-commerce company JD.com Inc. announced it would be the official online source of Taylor Swift items in China. Nashville Tennessee-based brand development firm Heritage66Company has also been Swift's partner in the China effort.
The 1989 designs were displayed in an accompanying promotional video featuring Swift that can still be found on Heritage66's microblog on the Chinese social media site Weibo.
But a day before the seven-time Grammy winner's merchandise launch in China it was unclear if those who proposed the self-censorship had prevailed.
Some items in her US clothing line feature the slogan 'T.S. 1989' after her initials and birth year. '1989' is the name of both Swift's latest album and her world tour.
'T.S.' could be interpreted as a reference to Beijing's Tiananmen Square the center for pro-democracy protests that were violently suppressed on June 4 1989 with hundreds killed.
China's Communist Party has banned references to the crackdown in state media the Internet and books leaving most young Chinese ignorant of those events 26 years ago.
On Wednesday two of Swift's representatives said that information supplied to Reuters about the withdrawal of the logo from merchandise in China was 'incorrect.'
On July 20 Chinese e-commerce company JD.com Inc. announced it would be the official online source of Taylor Swift items in China. Nashville Tennessee-based brand development firm Heritage66Company has also been Swift's partner in the China effort.
The 1989 designs were displayed in an accompanying promotional video featuring Swift that can still be found on Heritage66's microblog on the Chinese social media site Weibo.
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