The Red Shirt™
The 11th Edition is available in:
- Adult unisex
- Youth
- Women’s (softer and true to size)
- Bi-blend (super soft, heather red)
- Alta Gracia (living-wage*)
*This product is made in fair and safe conditions in which workers receive a living wage, enabling them to provide for their families.
New design on sale NOW!
Get The Red Shirt™, 11th Edition today. Now you can share Bucky’s cool, confident style. (Not that you didn’t already, of course!) Plus, every shirt you purchase supports the UW’s Great People Scholarship, helping current and future students afford a life-changing education. It’s a fun shirt with a serious mission — and a must-have for every Badger.
Live Red. Give Back. Buy The Red Shirt™, 11th Edition!
Available online and at all University Book Store locations.
Questions about your online order? Please call the University Book Store at 800-993-2665 or email us at onlinesales@uwbookstore.com.
Impact
Mission
The Red Shirt™ gives alumni, students, and friends the chance to make a difference today for the Badgers of tomorrow. This unique collectible provides a spirited way to give back because proceeds go to the Great People Scholarship.
Impact to Date
- Total Shirts Sold: 57,928
- Dollars Raised: $290,000
- Scholarships Awarded: 159
Impact in Action
Proud Great People Scholarship recipient Brian “Kai” Brito ’17 reflects on the positive effect the scholarship has had on his UW student experience.
Need for The Red Shirt™
Help us invest in the next generation of Badgers! WAA contributes 50 percent of proceeds from sales of The Red Shirt™ to the Office of Student Financial Aid’s Great People Scholarship.
The Great People Scholarship support students who have been accepted to UW–Madison based on merit but do not have sufficient financial resources to attend and succeed at the university. Two-thirds of first-year UW students apply for financial assistance, and — with the help of alumni and friends like you — we are working hard to meet their needs. A recent survey found that 58 percent of high achieving students who did not ultimately enroll at UW–Madison cited scholarships/financial aid packages as a determining factor in their decision. Your support can make a difference. Make an investment in the success of our students, and in turn, the success in the University of Wisconsin–Madison.
Great People Scholarship Recipients
About
Mission
The Red Shirt™ — also the official shirt of UW Homecoming — is no ordinary shirt. It’s the only one of its kind designed to unite Badgers and give back to the University of Wisconsin–Madison. Proceeds from sales go to the Great People Scholarship, giving deserving students the chance to earn their UW degrees.
Every Shirt Sold Makes a Difference
The Red Shirt™ is changing the lives of future Badgers. Learn more.
Retired Editions and History
The year was 2008. The idea was simple: give Badgers a spirited way to give back. The tradition of The Red Shirt™ was born — because after the first edition was unveiled in ’08, a new, collectible design has been introduced every year. In 2015, we released the The Red Shirt™, Limited Edition by Virgil Abloh, a cutting-edge designer who, three years later, became the director of menswear for Louis Vuitton. He applied his unique brand of elevated street style to the classic University of Wisconsin T-shirt to create three new designs. With each new edition of The Red Shirt™, the previous one is retired … never to be sold again. But because every edition of The Red Shirt™ unites Badgers and gives students the chance to earn a UW degree, they’ll never be forgotten.
Tenth Edition | 2017
Ninth Edition | 2016
Limited Edition by Virgil Abloh | 2015
Eighth Edition | 2015
Seventh Edition | 2014
Sixth Edition | 2013
Fifth Edition | 2012
Fourth Edition | 2011
Third Edition | 2010
Second Edition | 2009
