Kim & Lucian Shirt

Now you can have your cake and eat it too! Fun merch that looks and feels like new, but without all the environmental consequences of new production. 

These are upcycled t-shirts that are screenprinted small scale in the designer's own home. All shirts are purchased second-hand - most of them, despite being good condition or easy to repair, are "last chance" objects that are close to being "donated". Unfortunately, when second hand clothing is moved along due to remaining unsold for too long (or being sorted out due to being deemed less easily sellable in the first place), it often puts them one step closer to ending up in landfill. Perfectly good clothing - turned into trash by a systematic error. Let's do something about it!

Each shirt goes through a quality ensurance process as follows:

• Frozen for 48+ hours to stop the spread of pests and disease
• Checked for holes. Unfixable shirts are reused for other crafts.
• Seam check. If any torn seams are present, the shirt is repaired.
• Washed and dyed with clothing dye for natural fibres, to make them as black as they were when they found their first home!
• Screenprinted with white Speedball Flex Ink, which is made to withstand flexion without cracking.
• Heat set so the design is ready to be washed and worn many times. Now it's all set and ready to live its second life with you!

Sizing varies since all shirts are second-hand and thus from a variety of manufacturers. The shirts are compared for consistency. You can use the generalized size guide to find a fit that is good for you below. If you're unsure and choosing between two sizes, consider opting for the larger one.

XS AND SMALLER: Scroll past size list and read below

S: EUR 36-38, Chest: 82-90cm, Waist: 66-74cm, Low hip: 90-97cm

M: EUR 40-42, Chest: 90-98cm, Waist: 74-82cm, Low hip: 98-103cm

L: EUR 44-46, Chest: 98-107cm, Waist: 82-93cm, Low hip: 103-110cm

XL: EUR 48-50, Chest: 107-119cm, Waist: 93-105cm, Low hip: 110-120cm

XXL: EUR 52-54, Chest: 119-131cm, Waist: 105-117cm, Low hip: 120-130cm

3XL AND ABOVE: Read below!

S-XXL are the most commonly found sizes, but other sizes can be purchased too! You can use the contact form in this shop to put in a personal request for a different size. Sometimes sizes outside this range are already in stock - if not, a search for a shirt that fits you will be done. You will be able to buy the shirt at the same price as everyone else if the search is successful.

You can also use the contact form if you're interested in another type of shirt, such as: tank top, college shirt, hoodie.