Freefall T-Shirt | Icarus meets the Stratosphere Jump

Daedalus and his son Icarus were imprisoned on Crete by King Minos, so the master craftsman built two pairs of wings from feathers bound with thread and wax. He warned his son to fly a middle course, neither too low near the sea nor too high near the sun. Icarus, thrilled by flight, climbed higher and higher until the sun softened the wax, the feathers came loose, and he fell into the sea that still carries his name.

The illustration replays the fall at the edge of space. Icarus tumbles through a black sky, his wings shedding feathers beneath a blazing sun. Below him, a figure in a full pressure suit and helmet falls spread-eagled toward the blue curve of the Earth, as modern stratosphere jumpers have done from more than thirty-eight kilometers up.

The courage is the same. The difference is the suit.

Choose your shirt

• Heavyweight: Comfort Colors 1717, 6.1 oz (206 g/m²) ring-spun cotton, garment-dyed for a soft, lived-in feel. Relaxed unisex fit; size down for a closer fit.
• Classic: Gildan 5000, 5.3 oz (180 g/m²) 100% cotton. Regular unisex fit. The same print, for less.

Printed to order: in the EU (Riga) for European orders, in the US for American ones.

Care: wash cold inside out, tumble dry low or hang dry, do not iron the print.