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Red Green Stripe Shirt

$59.00 $99.00

A Clear Signal in a Murky World.

Introducing The Signal Stripe Shirt from Empty Reference—a piece that operates on a simple, potent principle: true color is its own justification. This is not a shirt applied with pattern; it is a shirt born from it. The fabric itself is woven in a confident, evenly spaced stripe, a classic grammar made radical through its lexicon of color: a vibrant Pillar Red, a deep Botanical Green, and a clarifying stripe of Pure White. This is a palette pulled from a vintage sportscar, a retro graphic, or a forgotten holiday film—immediately evocative, undeniably bold. In a landscape of neutrals, it is a frequency. Cut into a straightforward, impeccable short-sleeve silhouette, it asserts that the most powerful daily wear is that which refuses to whisper.

🎨 A Manifesto in Three Colors:

✔ Woven Chromatic Stripe - The stripe is intrinsic to the fabric’s structure, not a surface print. This gives it depth, texture, and a permanence that ensures the colors remain vital wash after wash.
✔ The Retro-Bold Palette - The red-green-white combination is a calculated risk that pays off spectacularly. It’s playful yet sophisticated, nostalgic yet fiercely contemporary. It doesn’t blend in; it transmits.
✔ The Architecture of Clarity - A clean, boxy shirt cut with a perfect collar and precise placket. The form is deliberately simple and timeless, serving as the flawless frame for the complex color conversation within.
✔ The Empty Reference on “Coded Color” - We believe color is a language. Red is impulse, energy, assertion. Green is growth, depth, counterpoint. White is the pause, the breath, the space for thought. Together, they form a complete sentence of confident individuality.
✔ Effortless, Uncomplicated Wear - For all its visual strength, this is fundamentally an easy piece. The fabric is crisp yet comfortable, the cut is forgiving. It is designed to be thrown on and to instantly define the day.