A tee that behaves like an heirloom — only friendlier.

Somewhere between a subtweet and a manifesto sits this shirt: a full paragraph of Maroon block letters that reads like a warning label for anyone who has an opinion about your life. If you have ever typed out a reply and deleted it, this one says it for you, permanently, in a font too big to ignore.

The message runs in tall Maroon type, stacked line after line, with HATERS and BE MAD picked out in a fine crosshatch fill so they read as carved rather than printed. Wearing it announces you are not arguing anymore, you are simply notifying people there is more coming. It is confrontational in a way that is funny before it is anything else, the kind of shirt that gets read twice, once for the joke and once because someone realizes it is aimed at them. It suits a person who has stopped explaining themselves and started just living loudly instead.

If you are the type who smooths things over and never lets a comment sit, this one is going to feel like a lot, go find something in sage or cream instead. The Maroon sits opposite green on the wheel, so it holds up next to a forest green jacket, black denim, or stone chinos without asking permission. Underneath the attitude, the shirt is printed with water-based ink cured low, so the crosshatch detail flexes with the cotton instead of cracking into a plastic sheet the first time you fold it.

Give it a few wears and it stops being the shirt with the caption and becomes the one you reach for the morning after someone tries you. Pick your size above.

• Fabric
  100% ring-spun combed cotton, single jersey knit
• Weight
  210 GSM — mid-weight with structured drape
• Fit
  Classic regular fit; runs true to size with a generous shoulder
• Print
  Water-based direct-to-garment, cured at low temperature
• Neckline
  Ribbed crew, reinforced with double-needle stitching
• Origin
  Fabric sourced in North Carolina; printed in the USA
• Certification
  OEKO-TEX Standard 100 inks and dyes