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U.S. Postal Service to Launch Clothing Line in 2014

Cutting Saturday service later this year, someone thought branching out to clothing was a good idea

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Chanel. Dior. Armani. Vera Wang. U.S. Postal Service?

The cash-strapped Postal Service announced Tuesday that it has inked a licensing deal with an Ohio-based clothing company to produce a line of apparel dubbed "Rain Heat & Snow." The attire aims to reach well beyond T-shirts and baseball caps to include "wearable electronics"—like jackets with iPod controls built into the sleeve, USPS spokesman Roy Betts explained to Yahoo News.