Relic Hound Burial Noir Tee

A spectral greyhound. An open reliquary. A single bone-white line holding the dark.

The Burial Noir Tee is built around a black-and-cream monochrome illustration after an antique engraving — old master line work pressed onto soft heavyweight black cotton, wearing like something you pulled from a very good archive. The composition is dense and devotional: a massive greyhound, muscled like a carved marble, stands rigid over an open stone reliquary at the exact moment its muzzle breaks inside. Ribcage taut, one paw raised, the bones of a saint's hand visible beneath its jaw — and then the figure dissolves downward into ink drips and scored scratches, the haunches fading into the black field like a chapel fresco caught mid-breath. The whole print sits high on the chest, unhurried, the way a woodcut commandeers a wall.

One ink, no colour. Cream on black. The contrast is high and deliberate — graphic where it needs to be, textured where it earns it.

Perfect for:

• Anchoring a monochrome outfit: black jeans, worn boots, no explanation required

• Layered under an open flannel or overshirt when the detail disappears into something better

• The person whose bookshelf runs from Dürer to Discharge, whose taste doesn't need a bracket

• Gifting to the dog person who resents dog merch — this is altar art, not a breed flag

The details:

• Garment colour: Black

• Print: Monochrome halftone — single cream/bone ink on black

• Fit: Unisex — runs comfortably relaxed across the chest, true to a standard unisex street cut

• Feel: Soft heavyweight cotton — structured enough to hold its shape, worn enough not to feel precious

• Care: Machine wash cold, inside out, hang or tumble low

If your wardrobe has a dark side with good taste, this is the piece it's been waiting for. Add it to your cart — or send the link to someone who would get it immediately.

After “Portrait of Paul the Apostle "Portrait of Paul the Apostle" "Portret van Paulus de apostel"”, Unknown author Unknown author, between 1500 and 1599 — Wikimedia Commons (CC0).

• Made to order — made fresh just for you
• A one-of-a-kind piece you won't find in big-box stores