Taylor Swift’s vintage otter t-shirt sparks fundraiser at Monterey Bay Aquarium
By Ricardo Tovar
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MONTEREY, California (KSBW) — The Monterey Bay Aquarium is launching a limited-time fundraiser to support its sea otter program, inspired by a vintage T-shirt recently worn by Taylor Swift.
Fans spotted Swift wearing a vintage Monterey Bay Aquarium T-shirt during her “Life of a Showgirl” album-release movie.
According to the aquarium, Swift was seen in a ’90s aquarium tee featuring sea otters.
“We heard you calling on the megaphone. The otter tee returns to stand on its own. The legend wore it—Swifties found it. You all are quite the pros,” the aquarium wrote while announcing the fundraiser.
The aquarium says it found the original artwork and is collaborating with Liberty Graphics on a limited-time fundraiser.
When the fundraiser goes live, people can donate at least $65.13 and opt to receive a reprinted shirt first sold in 1993. Donations will support the aquarium’s Sea Otter Program and other ocean conservation work.
Liberty Graphics prints with PVC-free, water-based inks that are long-lasting and free of petrochemicals. The T-shirts are 100% cotton, so they don’t shed microplastics in the wash. Every order is packaged and shipped plastic-free, per the aquarium.
The aquarium tells KSBW 8 that since the movie’s release, it has seen an influx of $13 donations, which it believes are coming from Swifties.
The shirt reveal comes after Swift’s fiancé, Travis Kelce, said he would like to save an otter. The aquarium has reportedly invited Kelce to visit.
Since the 1980s, the aquarium has rescued, raised, and released more than 1,000 sea otters—helping restore California’s kelp forests.
The fundraiser is not active yet, but the aquarium says it will notify people when it is.
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