Initialized clothing and accessories
 

Are accessories and clothing with initials a huge big deal where you are? I didn't see any until December and suddenly the stores were covered and my students all came back from vacation covered with initials. It's like teaching in alphabet soup.

We got a few items for some of our girls but the one with an H name is out of luck--I swear that there wasn't ANYTHING with an H on it in the stores.

I have a red cardigan with "C" on it, its cute, but I don't really wear it....

but then I am in outer atl, not far from you.

initials aren't a big thing here on clothes - they're getting popular on jewellry, but that's it (even still, not many people I know even have that)

i saw them all over around xmas time, but most stuff is on clearance now. I personally have an adorable black 3/4 sleeved sweater w/a hot pink K on it, and a little black purse w/a pink beaded K that a friend got me for my birthday.

For the most part i've seen a lot of stuff in the stores, but only the occasional handbag in public..

initials on clothing and purses were really big a few months ago... but now the trend is sorta over here.

i have a cute tote bag i still use to lug stuff to the gym with my initial on it though!

I've always had monogrammed Brooks Brothers shirts. I also have monogrammed luggage.

no initial clothes or jewelry around here.. at least I haven't seen any in mass quantities...

.. but I have seen a ton of the purses/handbags/clutchs/wallets w/ initials

I see the intials thing alot around here. I was wondering what was going on.

Jewelry with initials and to a less extent other accessories like purses (I don't think I saw very many on clothes) were relatively popular during the summer and fall, but I think the trend is fading out up here.

I've only seen initialized bags from Roots (yes, the people that made the Canadian, US and UK Olympic Gear in 2002) and the pants from the GAP (but that was back in late August) so far, but I don't really pay attention to a lot of stuff that doesn't come from the stores that I normally go to. I have a Roots purse with a pink "C" on it though.

It really got big around here after Christmas. When I came back after break everyone seemed to have something with their first inital on it.

a ton of people here have the purses with initials on it. i looked at a few places but could never find one with an "N". i see a few people with necklaces, but rarely see anyone wearing clothes with initials on it.

I have seen clothes and purses with initials since the summer. Macys had tons of initials at Christmas time. My boss gave me a Tiffany & Co. leather day planner with my monogram for Christmas. :) I have a few necklaces with my initials from the last time it was in fashion. I think that some of those shirts look like something Laverne would wear. :p

I have a 3/4 sleeve shirt with a huge pink "K" on it!

I have a 3/4 sleeve thin black sweather with a white "D". D is hard to find!

The initial thing is everywhere. My personal taste is just to stick with one pieces, but some people have it in everything. Which is just plain tacky.

You can probably get one made for you. :) Probably doesn't cost that much extra, if at all. It might take a few days, though

Unfortunately, that trend is still going strong here, from what I've seen. (I'm not a big fan. :p) Sweaters, necklaces, especially purses...you name it, it's got alphabet letters on it.

What's really popular in the town I'm from, though, are those little canvas purses monogrammed with your initials. A few years ago it was the silver jewelry with the initials, now it's handbags. Not so bad, unless your initials are A S S or something.

The LL Bean bags? I got one for my sister about 2 years ago; they were all over the place in New England (where I lived) when I bought it for her, but never really took off in Northern Florida (where she lives).

I have no initial shirts, I'm missing out on the trend.

I just could never get into that "initial" thing. It reminds me too much of Laverna DiFazio on the old "Laverne and Shirley" show who always had a big old "L" on all her shirts.

That's what my sister said! Her name starts with an "L," so she wouldn't be caught dead in initial clothing. :p

Munchkin, I'm not sure what the LL Bean bags look like, but the one my mom got for Christmas was this little scratchy thing shaped like a very miniature tote bag. She ended up sewing a liner in it herself because it didn't have one. Everyone has these, though.

Here is the original. It's been duplicated all over the place. LL Bean Boat and Tote Bag

I've seen a lot of shirts with the cursive initial on it, but to me it reminds me of Laverne and Shirley and Happy Days.

I work in jewelry, and YES we sold a lot of the initial diamond pendants this Christmas...especially to HUSBANDS! Weird! ;)

For cute initialed stuff in hard to find letters check out Bluefly. They have some cute stuff.

I love things with my initials. Maybe it's being one of 4 girls, but it makes things more personal too. I have the JAM wallet in Red with a pink L and lots of Vera Bradley with my initials and other fun stuff. It's been in here for a few years and even though I am an "L" I still love the cursive.

There is a difference between the initial trend that is popular right now (actually I would say here in NC it has just begun its journey on the way out) and a monogram. Wearing the single initial on a shirt or a necklace is trendy. Monograms, at least down here, never go out of style. I honestly have had everything possible monogrammed since birth. My sheets, my towels, my cotton handbags (including both Vera and LL Bean tote that y'all are talking about), and my silver jewelry have all had my monogram on it for years.

I got a white tank top with my initial on it in rhinestones from Arden B.--this was before the initial thing REALLY exploded, I just got it because I thought it was cute and I got tons of compliments on it from guys and girls at the bar. Then I got another tank in black and I have a tote bag with my initial on it. I also have a gray off the shoulder shirt in this kind of vintage-like sweatshirt material that has my initial on it--didn't buy it for the initial, just liked the style really. After those purchases, I was like enough is enough.

But I do have a cute initial necklace that when you pull the letter closer to your neck, the longer the 2 cords go that are looped through the letter--I ordered it from Victoria's Secret back in July 02--I get a lot of compliments on it too.

I have seen sooooo many things with initials (shirts, scarves, purses, you name it) in Kaufmann's & Laz for the last 6 months, that if I see another one, my head will explode.

My initial necklaces that my aunt and uncle, and my cousin, got me YEARS ago is the closest I'm getting to this trend.

Even though, as CarolinaCutie pointed out, there's a difference between monograms and the trendy one letter initial, I still kinda feel like I'm following a trend when I wear/use my monogrammed stuff, and I hate it. I've had monogrammed stuff forever as well, and I hate feeling trendy.

The monogram thing is no longer here, or at least no one cares :p I however, have a black hoodie w/a bright blue "K" on it aonly with a brown leather handbag w/a blue "K" on it also.

I put the monogrammed items (LL Bean bags, towels, and dress shirts) in a completely different category than the initial stuff that's going around. Using my monogrammed towels that I got as a high-school graduation present doesn't seem as trendy as getting a purse with a "J" on it.

The initials are definitely fading out up here...now you're seeing them on high school girls and moms, meaning the trend is over. :p As for monograms, that really isn't big in Wisconsin except with the country club set.

I still see a few people wearing the initials. (Mostly on clothing, not accessories so much) It's fading down here thank goodness....I never really got into it. Hopefully the spring trends will be much better than this!