Rock Geisha Vintage Tee

絶叫 (zekkyō): "a scream at the top of your lungs."

Around 1603 a woman called Izumo no Okuni began dancing on the dry bed of the Kamo River in Kyoto, dressed as a man and playing to huge crowds. People called it kabuki, from kabuku, to lean off center or act outrageously. It was so popular, and so rowdy, that in 1629 the shogunate banned women from the kabuki stage, and men have played every role since.

A geisha screams into a microphone and throws the horns with her free hand, red at her eyes and a gold ornament in her hair, while flames and clouds roll behind her. Maple leaves and waves cover her kimono. The red characters at the upper left read 絶叫 (zekkyō), "screaming at the top of your lungs." A smaller screaming geisha sits on the chest.

Singers who never warm up, this one's yours. The reds and blues look like a gig poster that's hung on a club wall since the 90s, washed black and all, so save it for the loudest show of the month and keep it with your other vintage Japanese tees.

• Fabric: 100% combed cotton, 230gsm, pre-shrunk and soft-washed
• Print: direct-to-garment (DTG)
• Color: washed black
• Fit: unisex, regular; size up for a boxier, oversized look
• Sizes: S to 3XL
• Size reference: 6 ft 2 in wears L; 5 ft 7 in wears M

Measurements for every size are in the size guide.