The Pacific Tender hibiscus art T-shirt brings the illustrated world of French Pacific currency to a relaxed-fit Comfort Colors 1717 cotton tee. An adapted archival specimen at the left chest pairs with an original artistic interpretation across the back, turning an everyday shirt into a small invitation to wander.
Why you'll love it
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Tropical art with a story: Hibiscus, foliage, a female figure, mountain ridges, and curling water draw inspiration from a historical French Pacific 1,000-franc issue.
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Two distinct prints: A small chest specimen preserves the denomination, while the large back print explores the design in coral, teal, and cream.
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Substantial everyday comfort: Garment-dyed, 6.1 oz, 100% ring-spun cotton with a relaxed unisex fit.
Choose your shirt: Black, White, Ivory, Pepper, Seafoam, or Chambray, in sizes S–4XL. Check the size chart for your preferred fit and the selectors for available combinations.
The story behind Pacific Tender
A thousand francs, and the sea comes in with the change.
The historical French Pacific 1,000-franc hibiscus issue pairs a Tahitian woman with tropical flowers—a reminder that a banknote can hold a geography as readily as a value. Currency from these Pacific territories offers an absorbing departure from the familiar procession of statesmen: local plants, island life, and landscapes enter the daily traffic of money. The small printed details become places to follow.
The chest specimen preserves the denomination and the banknote’s richly illustrated character. Across the back, our interpretation loosens the paper’s boundaries: hibiscus, foliage, a female figure, mountain ridges, and water curling toward the edge of the print. Coral and teal carry the warmth and depth; cream gives the eye somewhere to rest. It has the air of something found in a drawer after a long voyage, still capable of sending the finder elsewhere.
This is the pleasure of discovering world currency. An object made to be counted becomes an excuse to stop counting and look. Somewhere inside the machinery of exchange, somebody made room for a flower.
SPECIMEN & ISSUE — A Breach in Taste
Real currencies, encountered twice: an adapted archival specimen at the left chest and an original artistic interpretation across the back.
THE SHIRT
Comfort Colors 1717 garment-dyed unisex tee with a relaxed fit and substantial 6.1 oz, 100% ring-spun cotton fabric. Front chest print and large back print. Available in Black, White, Ivory, Pepper, Seafoam, Chambray, in sizes S–4XL. Check the size chart for your preferred fit.
CARE
Machine wash cold. Do not bleach. Tumble dry low. Use low heat if ironing; avoid ironing directly over the print. Do not dry clean.
This original artwork was developed by A Breach in Taste using AI-assisted image generation, human creative direction, and human editing.
A Breach in Taste — Ideas, in Shirt Form.
Choose your color and size above and bring Pacific Tender’s island-inspired artwork into your everyday wardrobe.
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