A tee that behaves like an heirloom — only friendlier.

Some people keep a note on their phone. Some people put it on a shirt where they'll see it every time they get dressed. OUTGROW YOUR OWN BS sits stacked in heavy cream lettering, the kind built for a poster, not a whisper, and underneath it a scatter of comic-book bursts spell out the follow-through: no one else will do it for you.

This is not a motivational-poster shirt. It reads more like a page torn out of a comic where the hero finally stops making excuses, mid-panel, and the sound effects around them are doing the talking. Wearing it says you've had the conversation with yourself already and you're not interested in having it again out loud. It is blunt in a way that lands as funny before it lands as true, which is the whole trick.

If you'd rather your shirts stayed quiet on the subject of self-improvement, this one is going to be a lot. Everyone else gets a design printed on 100% ring-spun combed cotton at 210 GSM, heavy enough to hold its shape through the wash instead of going see-through by month three. The ink is water-based DTG, cured low, so the bursts and the block type flex with the fabric rather than sitting on it like a sticker. The tan itself is warm enough to sit next to navy overshirts and indigo denim without a second thought, or a white tee if you want the message to do all the work.

Give it a few wears and the line stops feeling like a lecture and starts feeling like something you already agreed with. 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