Name/Title
I Love Lacey T-shirtEntry/Object ID
2015-016-0001Description
White T-shirt with a red neckline, printed on the front is a red heart with "I Love Lacey" in white cursive letters inside it.
This T-shirt was owned and worn by Ken Balsley.Context
In 1997, Matt Skinner, the owner of Tee’s Me in downtown Olympia started selling “Lacey Sucks” T-shirts after feeling inspired by someone wearing a “Bellevue Sucks” t-shirt in Seattle. Unsurprisingly, this sparked some backlash among Lacey’s residents, stirring up the long-standing rivalry between the two cities. After feeling guilty for making Laceyites feel so bad, he printed the new T-shirt with the message "I Love Lacey." The new T-shirts were distributed to the Lacey Chamber of Commerce’s board members, under the leadership of its president at that time, Jan Teague.Dimensions
Height
22 inWidth
20 inDimension Notes
Width is shoulder to shoulder
07/11/2026: Width was listed as 16 inches previously.
