Description
This shirt is a two-act play performed on your torso. It’s 9 to 5 if Dolly Parton wrote it on a t-shirt instead of singing it. It’s your origin story, but make it fashion.
ACT ONE (THE FRONT): The day they laid you off, Karen from HR said “we’re restructuring” like that made it hurt less. She handed you a box for your desk stuff – a box that was, ironically, too small for your desk stuff – and walked you out past the intern who wouldn’t make eye contact. The front of this shirt memorializes that exact moment: “I got laid off by a holdco, and all I got was this lousy t-shirt.”
When people see you walking toward them, they’ll start crafting their “oh no, I’m so sorry, have you updated your LinkedIn?” face. They’ll prepare gentle platitudes. They’ll wonder if they should buy you a coffee out of pity.
ACT TWO (THE BACK): But then you turn around and BOOM: “Update: The greatest thing that ever happened to me.”
Plot twist! The protagonist wins! The agency you started is thriving! You remember what “doing good work” means! You haven’t said “circle back” in six months! Your clients are actual humans who say “yes” or “no” instead of “let me socialize this internally”! You’re sleeping better! Your blood pressure normalized! You got a dog!
This shirt is a walking spoiler alert for your comeback story. It’s a textile middle finger with a smile. It’s what happens when you realize the “security” of a holding company job was actually just golden handcuffs made of cardboard and false promises.
Wear it to Cannes. Wear it to client meetings. Wear it to your old boss’s LinkedIn notifications when they see you’ve launched something incredible.
Pairs phenomenally with our “huck foldcos” trucker hat – because why stop at one piece of wearable rebellion? Together, they form the official uniform of people who chose freedom over a 401k match and somehow ended up with both.
Front: where your corporate career went to die. Back: where your actual career came to life. Middle: you, looking absolutely fantastic.
Made from 100% cotton that’s softer than any holding company’s “we value our people” mission statement. Available in sizes for humans who contain multitudes (specifically, both sadness AND joy). Machine washable, unlike your memories of quarterly budget reviews.
Warning: May cause former colleagues to slide into your DMs asking “so… how’s the independent thing going?” Spoiler: it’s going great, Susan.
Product features
– 100% cotton solid colors (varies by color) with medium-weight fabric (6.0 oz/yd²)
– Ribbed collar that stretches for easy fit and returns to shape
– Double-needle stitching on sleeves and hem for added durability
– Twill neck and shoulder tape to stabilize seams and prevent stretching
– Tear-away label and DTF inner neck labels for comfort and clean finish
Care instructions
– Machine wash: cold (max 30C or 90F)
– Do not bleach
– Tumble dry: low heat
– Iron, steam or dry: low heat
– Do not dryclean
EU representative: HONSON VENTURES LIMITED, gp**@************es.com, 3, Gnaftis House flat 102, Limassol, Mesa Geitonia, 4003, CY
Product information: American Apparel 1301, 2 year warranty in EU and Northern Ireland as per Directive 1999/44/EC
Care instructions: Machine wash: cold (max 30C or 90F), Do not bleach, Tumble dry: low heat, Iron, steam or dry: low heat, Do not dryclean
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