DROP#003: IT TAKES A VILLAGE

$75.00

PRE-ORDERS ARE LIVE FROM 12/25/2025 - 01/09/2025.

IN THAT PERIOD THE PRICE OF THE SHIRT WILL BE $69+ TAX. ONCE THE PRE-ORDER WINDOW CLOSES, THE SHIRT WILL START AT $75.

IF YOU ORDER A 3XL, 4XL OR A 5XL YOU WILL BE CHARGED AN ADDITIONAL $3.50 (MATERIAL CONSTRAINT COSTS FROM THE MANUFACTURER). 

  • THE SHIRTS WILL START BEING MANUFACTURED AT THE CLOSE OF THE PRE-ORDERING PERIOD AND WILL TAKE ABOUT 3-5 WEEKS TO BE COMPLETED AND SHIPPED TO THE U.S.
  • FROM THAT POINT IT WILL TAKE A COUPLE DAYS TO PACKAGE EVERYTHING AND SEND OUT. 

IF YOU'RE WILLING TO PAY FOR IT, WE WILL BE SHIP TO ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD. IF YOU LIVE OUTSIDE OF THE UNITED STATES BE PREPARED FOR THE POSSIBILITY OF DELAYS DUE TO CUSTOMS (BUT DON'T EXPECT IT).

THE DESIGN IS DONE IN COLLABORATION BETWEEN MYSELF AND ARTIST MARCELLOPASSARO.ART (INSTAGRAM).

ALL OVER SCREEN PRINTED ON 230 GSM BLANKS. THE MATERIAL IS 100% COTTON, MANUFACTURED IN VIETNAM BY THE LEGENDARY AOTHUN MANUFACTURING FACTORY.

COMMENTARY:

Surprise drop! LIMITED TO 30

It has taken so long for this project to come to fruition. First my brother @marcellopassaro.art drew each headshot individually. Then I created a pattern with them in photoshop and cut the excess and conflicting lines. From there @marcellopassaro.art drew the back, I overlayed and integrated it into the design. 

The base pattern is an homage to Anthrax’s Among The Living Album. Its definitely my favorite album by them. The cover art always intrigued me. I chose to combine both tmnt and Naruto to acknowledge the comic crossover that just needed and because they both were heavily influential to me in the ideas of family, honor, pride, sacrifice and service. Both preach ideals that are dominated by love. They both show the nature of the truth. We can go further and farther together than we can alone. We are in this together.

Couple things to note. This design will be printed on a shirt that is weighted at 230 gsm. The last two shirts were 280. The 230 should make it more comfortable and more breathable. Spring season material.so previously aothun thought the linework was too light so they printed it with extra darkness. We are currently exploring and testing to reach a darkness irl that I am satisfied with and that should be done within a week or so. By the close of this preorder I will have updated the masses on what the final of this will look like. You can see how the first sample looked. And how dark the main pattern is. Still looks good but it definitely takes away from my brothers hand! I will be finalizing and reburning the screens by the end of next week. And people will be updated via Instagram stories and posts! 

The point of this collection is to portray how I perceive the influences that have generated creativity and wonder to me. The amalgamation of life experiences, collaboration and influences all interwoven behind strokes of the pen. 
This collection is a stepping stone towards a one-shot comic and you will be directly contributing to that effort when purchasing this shirt or any shirt in this emerging collection. Each shirt will reveal the influences and some of the concepts that reflect our daily life; each piece of art a parody of life or things that influence it. Slowly, surely, one step at a time. One batch, two batch, penny and dime. 
Lastly, Thank you to everybody who gives this time. Thank you to the homies and family that have stood by the brand, supported and cheered us on. Thank you for your patience. Love you all.

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  • Quality is guaranteed. If there is a print error or visible quality issue, we'll replace or refund it.
  • Because the products are made to order, we do not accept general returns or sizing-related returns.