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The Banned Shelf is My Favorite Comfort Colors Unisex T-Shirt

The Banned Shelf is My Favorite Comfort Colors Unisex T-Shirt

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

The banned shelf is my favorite. Somebody made a list of the books that were too much, and it turned out to be a reading list, because the titles people try hardest to remove are the ones that tell somebody they are not the only one, and the reader in the tee is nine titles down it. Challenged is a recommendation. This tee reads down the list.

Wear it to the banned books week display, the library, the bookstore's challenged shelf, the book club that reads the list, and the family dinner where a relative asks what you are reading. It is a good gift for a reader, a librarian who built the display, a bookseller, and the friend who is twelve titles down.

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 banned books display. 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 reading list on our book bans and libraries page.

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

Where is the banned shelf? Most libraries build one for banned books week. The reader wearing it has already been through it.

Would a book club order these? Clubs reading the list do. Every shirt is printed to order. Any mix of sizes, one order.

Which color do readers pick? Bay and Blossom. Black for the display.

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

Wear it to: the library board meeting, Banned Books Week, storytime, the bookstore.

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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