ILLEGAL SHIRTS / EST. 2022

GOOD SHIRTS.
BAD INFLUENCE.

Born on the internet.
Made to start a conversation.

MEET THE SHIRTS
Illegal Shirts I Am Afraid of Women tee on a clothing rack at Spencer’s

01 / THE START

Two friends.
A shared sense of humor.

In 2022, two best friends from high school started Illegal Shirts. The starting point was simple: take the internet humor we loved and make something you could actually wear.

Memes, culture, and the people making things around us became fuel for designs with a little personality-and a lot to say.

Steal Like an Artist by Austin Kleon, book cover

02 / THE INSPIRATION

Ideas don’t happen
in a vacuum.

Austin Kleon’s Steal Like an Artist was part of our starting point. It encouraged us to pay attention to our influences, connect ideas, and develop our own creative voice.

That curiosity still shapes what we make: finding something familiar, looking at it differently, and turning it into a shirt that gets a reaction.

Explore the book

Book by Austin Kleon. Cover via the author’s press resources.

03 / YOUR PART IN IT

THE INTERNET
MADE IT BIGGER.

We started sharing our work, and you started sharing it back. Support, ideas, and submissions came in from around the world.

Today, we’re still here for the same thing: quality shirts, creativity, and the kind of humor that makes someone do a double take.

FIND YOUR NEXT OFFENSE