What does your shirt say about you? Last year, Opening Ceremony released The Most Powerful Tee, a plain white cotton tee featuring an empty box in the middle. The brand saw the shirt as an avenue to express what the wearer believes in or feels.
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Per The Cut: “T-shirts are a blank canvas in a culture where we try to communicate huge, complex personal beliefs via carefully-curated images, viral hashtags, and 140 (sometimes 280) characters. In fashion, the T-shirt has also become an integral part of the current athleisure movement, replacing button-ups as we trade suits for more casual uniform.” (We’d add that the logomania renaissance has certainly helped the graphic tee’s cause.)
Graphic tees are designed to make a statement that gives a hint about our mood, beliefs and interests. Sometimes statement tees can seem so ubiquitous that they become a little off-putting, demonstrated by the running joke about how Forever 21 ruins clothes with OTT quotes. Well, we rounded up graphic and statement tees with meaningful quotes and artsy images that won’t dull your style.
Click through the slideshow above for 21 cool graphic tees that tell the world how you really feel. Mark our words, they’ll be all over #influencer Instagrams this season.
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Graphic and Statement Tees Shopping Roundup
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Sub_Urban Riot
Work Hard Graphic Tee, $34 at Nordstrom
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Topshop
Le Freak C'Est Chic Tee, $23.98 at Nordstrom
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Ban.do
Out of Office Classic Tee, $38 at Nordstrom
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Ban.do
Not Without My Coffee Classic Tee, $38 at Nordstrom
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Paul Smith
Spaghetti T-Shirt, $95 at Shopbop
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Zoe Karssen
Slim Fit Tee, $92 at Shopbop
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Mother
Boxy Goodie Goodie Tee in Nuggets Golden, $98 at Shopbop
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Mother
The Boxy Goodie Goodie Tee in Bitchin’, $110 at Shopbop
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New Girl Order
Boyfriend T-Shirt With Manifesto Graphic, $19 at ASOS
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RIPNDIP
Relaxed T-Shirt With Tropical Back Graphic, $35.50 at ASOS
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Zara
Front © Disney Print T-Shirt, $19.90 at Zara
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H&M
T-Shirt With Printed Design in Gray Melange/NASA, $12.99 at H&M
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Zara
Front © Disney Print T-Shirt, $19.90 at Zara
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Zara
Women in Art Collection T-Shirt © Bijou Karman 2019, $25.90 at Zara
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Zara
© Warner Bros Looney Tunes T-Shirt, $25.90 at Zara
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Urban Outfitters
Language of Flowers Chart Tee, $34 at Urban Outfitters
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Future State
Monet Collage Tee, $34 at Urban Outfitters
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Urban Outfitters
Outer Space Short Sleeve Tee, $39 at Urban Outfitters
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Holiday by Emma Mulholland
David Crew Neck Tee, $58 at Urban Outfitters
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Project Social T
Skateboard Skeletons T-Shirt Dress, $34 at Urban Outfitters
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Zara
Women in Art Collection T-Shirt © Thani Mara 2019, $25.90 at Zara