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Here Because You Were There Comfort Colors Unisex T-Shirt

Here Because You Were There Comfort Colors Unisex T-Shirt

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Unisex with a relaxed cut, true to size, S to 4XL. Garment-dyed heavyweight tee.

Here because you were there. Six words that carry a lot of history, and the professor in the tee answers the question of why people migrate to places like the US, the UK and Europe with a map of where those countries went first, and watches the room go quiet. The answer was always in the map. This tee is the map, condensed.

Wear it to the history lecture, the immigration rally, the book club reading the colonial history, the citizenship ceremony, and the family dinner where a relative asks why they do not stay in their own countries. It is a strong gift for a history professor, an immigrant who knows the map, a book club host, and the friend who went quiet.

The tee is a Comfort Colors 1717, garment-dyed in 6.1 oz ring-spun cotton, soft and evenly colored, with a heavier hand than a novelty tee and three lines that read across a history lecture on migration. Direct-to-garment. It bonds with the cotton.

Unisex, relaxed, true to size. S through 4XL. Colors: Black, White, Bay, Blossom. Also Chambray, Graphite, Ivory, Banana. It is the map-first entry in the immigrant rights collection.

Designed and printed to order in the USA. Machine wash cold, inside out, with like colors. Tumble dry low. Do not bleach or iron the design.

Details

  • Comfort Colors 1717 unisex tee.
  • Garment-dyed ring-spun cotton.
  • Weight 6.1 oz.
  • Direct-to-garment print, into the fabric.
  • Unisex, relaxed, true to size.
  • Sizes S through 4XL.
  • Eight colors, Black through Banana.
  • Made to order in the USA.

Common questions

What does the phrase mean? That migration follows empire: people come to the countries that went to theirs first. The professor wearing it has the map.

Would a migration studies program order these for the lecture? Departments do. Every shirt is printed to order. Any mix of sizes, one order.

Which color do people pick? Black and Chambray. Bay for the ceremony.

How does the 1717 fit? True to size, relaxed body. Order your usual.

Wear it to: the rally, the courthouse, the vigil, the neighborhood that looks out for its own.

Fabric and fit

Comfort Colors 1717: 6.1 oz 100 percent ring-spun cotton, garment-dyed and soft-washed so it feels broken in from the first wear. Relaxed unisex fit, true to size, S to 4XL in eight colors. Double-needle stitching, no side seams, sewn-in label.

Measurements for every size are on the size and fit guide.

Printing and care

Printed to order in the USA, direct to garment: water-based ink goes into the fabric rather than sitting on top, so the print stays soft and does not crack or peel.

Machine wash cold, inside out. Tumble dry low or hang dry. Do not iron the print. More on the fabric and care page.

Shipping and returns

Every shirt is made when you order it and ships from the USA. Current production and delivery times, and how returns work, are on the shipping and returns page. Ordering for a group? See group and bulk orders.

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