Black t-shirt, front: "The truth is rarely pure and never simple." Oscar Wilde, inside an open ensō.

Navy t-shirt, front: "The truth is rarely pure and never simple." Oscar Wilde, inside an open ensō.

“The truth is rarely pure and never simple.”Oscar Wilde · Quote T-Shirt

The family group chat wants a yes or a no. You've typed three paragraphs and deleted two of them.

Algernon keeps going: "Modern life would be very tedious if it were either, and modern literature a complete impossibility!"

The ensō is a Zen brushstroke circle, left open. The line inside it doesn't close neatly either.

Wear it to the conversation you keep putting off.

Color:

Black Navy

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Fit & Fabric

Our shirts are cut differently from style to style, so check this chart before you order. All measurements are in inches, taken laid flat.

Size	Chest width	Length
XS	16½	27
S	18	28
M	20	29
L	22	30
XL	24	31
2XL	26	32

How to measure: Lay a tee you like flat. Measure straight across the chest, armpit to armpit. Pick the size with the closest chest width. Length runs from the top of the shoulder to the hem.

Fabric: 100% combed, ring-spun cotton, 4.2 oz per square yard. Lightweight and pre-shrunk.

Care: Wash inside out in cold water. Tumble dry low or hang dry. Don't iron the print. Don't bleach or dry clean.

Each piece can differ from the chart by up to 2 inches.

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$32

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Provenance

Where this line came from.

Oscar Wilde, The Importance of Being Earnest, Act I, first staged 1895.

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