Our T-Shirt of the Month for July 2025, made of 100% organic cotton by a worker-owned co-operative, and supporting grassroots labour unions in South Asia.
It is dedicated to radical author, Franz Kafka, who was born in July 1883 Prague, in the Austro-Hungarian Empire. Though his work is often reduced to abstract philosophical expressions of existential despair, his writing was also often a scathing critique of capitalist society and state bureaucracies informed by his contact with radical political groups.
This is also reflected in this month's artwork, which is inspired by two of Kafka's best-known works, "The Metarmorphosis" and "The Trial". In "The Metarmorphosis" Kafka reflects on the alienation and dehumanization inherent in capitalist societies, particularly those shaped by the Industrial Revolution. It tells the story of salesman Gregor Samsa, who wakes to find himself inexplicably transformed into a huge insect and struggles to adjust to this condition, as does his family. "The Trial" is a powerful critique of inhumane bureaucracy and its dehumanizing effects on individuals. The novel portrays a nightmarish legal system where the protagonist, Josef K., is arrested for an unknown crime and subjected to a legal process characterized by absurdity, opacity, and powerlessness.
This month's T-Shirt of the Month is special because it has been co-designed by two tattoo artists, Ysa Shrapnel based in Bremen, and Felix Soerlix based in Hannover.
- 100% organic cotton, single jersey, 160 g/m², 0% elastane in fabric
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High-quality water-based print: environmentally and skin-friendly ink certified under the Global Organic Textile Standard
Unisex fit sizes: S - M - L - XL - 2XL – 3XL - 4XL - 5XL - Made with dignity by the worker-owned Humana Nova cooperative
- Supports grassroots labour unions in South Asia through ExChains
- Learn more about our 'T-Shirt of the Month' collaboration with dna merch here
- Printed individually just for you, with no overproduction or waste
- Global shipping, from France
Size guide
Please make sure to carefully choose your size by checking the size chart below.
Width: Measured 2cm (1in) beneath the sleeves across the shirt
Length: Measured from the highest point of the shoulder to the bottom end of the shirt
| S | M | L | XL | 2XL | 3XL | 4XL | 5XL | |
| Width (in) | 19 | 21 | 22 | 24 | 25.5 | 26.5 | 27.5 | 33.0 |
| Length (in) | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 31.5 | 32 | 29.0 | 33.5 |
| Width (cm) | 48 | 53 | 56 | 60.5 | 64.5 | 68 | 70 | 84 |
| Length (cm) | 71 | 74 | 76.5 | 79 | 80.5 | 82 | 84.5 | 85 |
When will I receive my t-shirt?
Printing of each T-Shirt of the Month will take approximately two weeks after being ordered. The shirts will then be shipped from France, and delivery should take up to one week for Europe, and up to two weeks for the rest of the world.
In the unlikely event that shirts from dna merch are out of stock, design will instead be printed on an organic t-shirt from fairwear foundation leader Stanley & Stella instead.