Striped Cotton Layering Shirt

The Foundational Stripe.

Introducing The Primal Layer Stripe LS from Empty Reference—a garment dedicated to the philosophy of the base. This is the long sleeve stripped to its essential grammar: the timeless, rhythmic language of the stripe. Cut in a purposefully relaxed, oversized silhouette, it creates a sphere of comfort and space around the body, engineered for movement and for layering. Its intelligence is announced in two curated colorways: the definitive Black/White with a shot of Pink ribbing, and the grounded Brown/Navy with clean White ribbing. This choice of cuff and collar color is not decorative; it is a considered punctuation mark, a subtle inflection that completes the sentence. Crafted from a durable 52% cotton / 48% polyester blend, it maintains the crisp graphic of the stripe while offering everyday resilience. Marked only by a discreet chest pocket insignia, this is the ultimate modular piece—a quiet, confident base that asks only to be built upon.

🖼️ The Blueprint of a Modern Base Layer:

✔ The Oversized Architecture: Designed with intentional ease through the body, shoulders, and sleeves. This is not slouch, but strategic space—freedom for the body and room for layering beneath jackets, vests, or overshirts.
✔ Dual Color Philosophies:
* Archive + Pop: The monochrome authority of black/white stripes is subtly challenged by a soft pink ribbed trim. It’s classic, disrupted by a breath of the contemporary.
* Earth + Air: Deep, earthy brown and navy stripes are anchored and lifted simultaneously by a bright white ribbed trim. It’s warmth, clarified.
✔ The Essential Chest Panel: The pocket is reduced to its purest form: a flat, functional plane that hosts the Empty Reference insignia. It is a note of provenance on a blank page.
✔ 52/48 Performance-Blend Canvas: This fabric is chosen for its disciplined character. It provides the soft, breathable hand of cotton, fortified by polyester for shape retention, pilling resistance, and to ensure the stripes remain graphic wash after wash.
✔ The Empty Reference on "The Quiet Layer": We believe the most powerful pieces are often the most understated. This long sleeve is the antithesis of noise. It is a resonant calm, a deliberate pause in a wardrobe. It provides the structural quiet necessary for louder statements to be heard.

✍️ Anatomy of a Resonant Calm:

• The Silhouette as Space: The oversized fit is a physical manifestation of mental ease. It creates a micro-environment of comfort, allowing for unrestricted movement and a modern, non-constrictive drape.

• The Ribbing as Inflection: The colored cuff and collar are the final, crucial edits. In the Archive+Pop, pink offers a subversive softness. In Earth+Air, white provides a clarifying contrast. They are the subtle, definitive notes.

• The Stripe as Rhythm: The consistent stripe serves as a visual metronome—steady, reliable, and endlessly versatile. It is a pattern that refuses to become background noise.

🧥 Styling the Modular Foundation:

This is the ultimate building block for a dynamic wardrobe.

• As the Standalone Statement: Wear the Archive+Pop colorway alone with wide-leg black trousers and minimalist shoes. Let the pink detail be the quiet surprise.

• For Layered Depth: Use the Earth+Air as a base beneath an unbuttoned chambray shirt, a heavyweight cardigan, or a leather shacket. The white cuffs and collar will frame each layer perfectly.

• For Textural Contrast: Pair the black/white stripe under a cream, cable-knit vest with raw-hem denim.

• For Monochromatic Ease: Match the brown/navy stripe with caramel-colored corduroy pants and boots.

• Its Natural Habitat: Studio days, extended travel, weekend routines, creative work, or any context that values comfort that does not compromise on considered form.

📏 Fit & Sizing (Oversized Fit):

Model 1: 180cm/60kg, wears size M.
Model 2: 173cm/50kg, wears size XS.
Manual measurement may vary by 1–2cm.