Kitsune Allure Tee

紅蓮の夢 (guren no yume): "a dream of the crimson lotus."

In the Shinoda forest south of Osaka, a white fox named Kuzunoha took a woman's shape, married Abe no Yasuna, the man who had saved her from hunters, and bore him a son. That boy became Abe no Seimei, the most famous court diviner of the Heian period. When her secret came out she left, writing a poem on a paper screen that told her husband to come and find her in the forest of Shinoda. Kabuki and the puppet theater still stage that farewell.

A woman with fox ears sits on the back in a red kimono, gold markings down her arms and a long thin pipe in her hand. Her seat is a red fox asleep in its tails, among red blossoms. The box beside her reads 紅蓮の夢 (guren no yume), "a dream of the crimson lotus." Her portrait sits in a red circle on the chest.

The back is busy enough to hold attention in a coffee line, every red sharp against the white. Readers of fox wife tales will think of Kuzunoha, and everyone else gets a woman using a fox as a cushion. Nobody in the kitsune collection looks more relaxed.

• Fabric: 100% combed cotton, 230gsm, pre-shrunk and soft-washed
• Print: direct-to-garment (DTG)
• Color: white
• 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.