Microsoft’s big “hardwear” reveal is actually a clothing & merch partnership with a designer

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Published on July 12, 2022

published on July 12, 2022

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You might remember when Microsoft was teasing “hardwear,” and it turns out that our intuition was correct. Microsoft didn’t end up launching a new Surface or version of Windows, and the entire social media tease was just a craze to hype up a new clothing and merchandise partnership with a designer.

You can learn more about the partnership in the video above, but it basically is the result of the designer Gavin Mathieu teaming up with Microsoft. The designer created a nine-piece collection of tees, hats, sweats, jackets, and pants featuring Microsoft products. There’s a shirt with Microsoft Paint, a shirt with the Windows XP wallpaper, a hat with the classic Microsoft Logo, and more.

You can buy these items if you please, and prices range from $60 to $150. Who knows, it might end up becoming collector’s items, just like the annual holiday sweaters.

Radu Tyrsina

Radu Tyrsina has been a Windows fan ever since he got his first PC, a Pentium III (a monster at that time). For most of the kids of his age, the Internet was an amazing way to play and communicate with others, but he was deeply impressed by the flow of information and how easily you can find anything on the web. Prior to founding Windows Report, this particular curiosity about digital content enabled him to grow a number of sites that helped hundreds of millions reach faster the answer they're looking for.