Erd Slint Say Goodbye Long Sleeve T-Shirt

Erd Slint Say Goodbye Long Sleeve T-Shirt

The ERD Slint Say Goodbye Long Sleeve T-Shirt pastes the wreckage of a gig flyer across your chest and flips the last word upside down — a garment assembled with the urgency of someone who photocopied it five minutes before the show and stapled it to a telephone pole that was already on fire.

The front carries a dense white-ink collage that borrows the visual grammar of late-eighties post-hardcore zine culture and runs it through ERD’s own shredder. ENFANTS dominates the upper register in heavy block capitals, stacked above a fractured arrangement of photographic cutouts — angular figures captured in stark black-and-white contrast, limbs and silhouettes cropped and overlapped in the jagged, paste-up style of xeroxed show flyers that disintegrated the moment they were relevant. Between the images, the phrase SAY GOODBYE TO THE GROUND threads through in smaller text — a line that reads like the last instruction given before a stage dive or a building collapse, depending on which scene you belong to. Anchoring the bottom of the composition, the word PRECIOUS is printed in large white capitals and deliberately inverted — rotated 180 degrees, forcing the viewer to tilt their head or their assumptions to read it. The entire layout resists legibility on purpose; it demands engagement rather than consumption, a surface that gives you more the longer you refuse to look away.

Built from 100 % cotton at a heavyweight 500 gsm in an oversized unisex silhouette with long sleeves and a classic crewneck. The body carries a washed charcoal finish — the specific shade of black that results from years of laundry-sink abuse, pre-applied here to eliminate the distance between new and lived-in. Each piece is individually hand-finished within a strictly limited micro-batch production. Hand wash cold inside out with mild detergent or spot clean; lay flat to dry in shade and never tumble dry or iron over the graphic — see full garment care instructions. Available in sizes S, M, L, XL.

Enfants Riches Déprimés — French for “Depressed Rich Kids” — was founded in 2012 by conceptual artist Henri Alexander Levy. The house crashes 1970s French avant-garde tailoring into raw punk nihilism, producing hyper-exclusive isolating objects that treat underground music ephemera as source material for garments that cost more than every ticket to every show the flyer was advertising.

Crafted across Los Angeles (USA), Italy, and Japan.

The ground said goodbye first. You just had not looked down yet.

Specifications

• Brand: Enfants Riches Déprimés
• Design: White-ink punk collage — block ENFANTS lettering, black-and-white photographic cutouts, SAY GOODBYE TO THE GROUND text, and inverted PRECIOUS capitals
• Colour: Washed Charcoal / Faded Black
• Style: Long-sleeve graphic t-shirt
• Material: 100 % cotton, 500 gsm, heirloom-grade
• Fit: Oversized unisex
• Details: Multi-element collage front graphic, inverted typography, pre-washed charcoal finish, crewneck, woven interior brand label, hand-finished
• Made in: Los Angeles (USA) / Italy / Japan
• Production: Strictly limited micro-batch, individually hand-finished
• Price: $289.00 (was $350.00)
• Size: S · M · L · XL

Care Instructions (Canvas / Printed)

Hand wash cold inside out or spot clean with mild detergent. Air dry flat in shade. Do not tumble dry. Do not iron over the graphic. See full garment care.

FAQ

What material is the ERD Slint Say Goodbye Long Sleeve T-Shirt made from?
100 % cotton at 500 gsm — heavyweight, heirloom-grade fabric with a pre-washed charcoal finish that gives the body a naturally faded, broken-in character from first wear. Substantially heavier and more durable than standard long-sleeve tees.

What does the graphic on this t-shirt depict?
A punk zine-style collage printed in white ink featuring the word ENFANTS in block capitals, photographic cutouts of angular figures, the phrase SAY GOODBYE TO THE GROUND, and the word PRECIOUS printed upside down at the base. The composition references the cut-and-paste aesthetics of post-hardcore and post-rock show flyers — specifically evoking the visual language associated with Slint-era Louisville underground culture.

Why is the word “PRECIOUS” printed upside down?
The inversion is an intentional design choice — a typographic disruption that forces the viewer to reorient themselves physically or mentally to complete the reading. It embodies ERD’s broader practice of presenting familiar language in destabilised forms, making the act of comprehension a deliberate effort rather than a passive reception.

How should I care for this long sleeve?
Hand wash cold inside out with mild detergent, or spot clean. Lay flat to dry in shade. Do not tumble dry or iron directly over the printed collage graphic to preserve the detail and the fabric’s pre-washed character.

Is the ERD Slint Say Goodbye Long Sleeve a limited release?
Yes. All Enfants Riches Déprimés garments are produced in strictly limited micro-batches. There is no restocking programme — once a run is sold through, the design is permanently retired from the line.

Style it with: Enfants Riches Deprimes Screaming Prince Crewneck Sweatshirt