MTA makes holiday themed sweaters

Forget “repairing” — this holiday season, the Maryland Transit Administration knows it’s all about keeping your wardrobe in good shape.

The agency released its first holiday sweater design this week, keeping up with the hottest transit trend of bus and train themed products. Philadelphia has t-shirts and bags. Chicago has shadows. Amtrak can help you “board the nostalgia train.” Now, the MTA is launching a merchandise store of its own and wants you to wait for the light rail in style.

MTA Administrator Holly Arnold, a transit fashionista often spotted by paparazzi rocking a stylish MARC jacket, and the agency announced the design Thursday afternoon, interestingly a week before New York Fashion Week.

The red and black torso with yellow and black sleeves is reminiscent of the Maryland flag. The stomach and sleeves are studded with prominent Baltimore landmarks such as City Hall, the Washington Monument, the National Aquarium and the World Trade Center. Symbols for all of Baltimore’s transit modes, such as the bus and light rail, blend in with snowflakes on the shoulders and chest.

With 60% acrylic material, this comfortable couture will stretch beyond those unpredictable arrival times for LocalLink 38. It’s sure to be the hottest item in Baltimore transit wear this year, surpassing the Air Jordan fakes that the dude tried to sell them to you. the subway once.

The $60 sweater is available in a size small – 4XL, and pre-orders are open now through Monday, September 2nd. A limited amount of sweaters will be available for purchase in November for those who miss the pre-order date, according to the agency. website.

At least one order is already in the works — the new MTA threads will be transit sweater number six for Red Line communications manager and transit sartorialist Jerome Horne. Mass Transit Magazine’s 40 under 40 has an extensive collection of transit signs, fare cards and model vehicles that make up its own International Transit Museum.

So if your bus doesn’t show up this holiday season, leaving you to stroll into a winter wonderland, at least you can do it in style.