‘Hangover’ T-shirt created by midwest retired woman

Wondering where “Hangover” star Zach Galifianakis gets his clothes? Look no further than your back yard.

Rita Reed of Gardner, Kan., designed the yellow doggie T-shirt that Galifianakis’ character, Alan, the goofy man-child, wears throughout the new “Hangover Part II.”

“I received a call from Warner Brothers saying that Zach had picked my T-shirt, and they asked if I would be willing to let them use it,” she said.

Reed, 62, hadn’t heard of the raunchy “Hangover” movies, even though the first one grossed almost $300 million — the biggest R-rated comedy ever.

“I wasn’t really quite sure what type of movie it was going to be,” she said. “But I didn’t hesitate in giving them permission.”

Now her sunny yellow design, complete with yellow Labrador retriever, is creating a bow-wow among “Hangover” fans. The shirt even has its own Facebook page: “Hangover 2 Alan’s Yellow Dog Shirt.”

Urban Outfitters bought 16,000 of the shirts to sell in stores. The day before the movie opened, Reed sold 92 shirts and expects sales to increase.

She created Friskybizpet Designs (friskybizpet.com) to supplement her retirement years. She takes pictures of her pets as well as friends’ pets, sometimes combining them into a composite photo, to use on clothing and gift items.

So what was it like for Reed to see her work strut across the big screen at the midnight opening?

“I felt a sense of pride,” she said.