Erd Stalin Raglan Crewneck

Erd Stalin Raglan Crewneck

The ERD Stalin Raglan Crewneck puts the face of totalitarianism across your chest and leaves the essay unwritten — no caption, no disclaimer, no distance between the image and the person wearing it. Provocation without explanation is the only form of honesty this label trusts.

The front carries a massive halftone portrait rendered in coarse white-grey ink on black fleece, the face filling nearly the entire torso. The image is processed through a degraded screen-print grain — dots visible at close range, features dissolving into pointillist abstraction at distance — that strips its subject of photographic realism and relocates him into the visual register of propaganda posters, underground zines, and Warhol’s death-and-disaster series simultaneously. The heavy brow, moustache, and faint suggestion of a uniform collar emerge from the black ground like a face surfacing in developing fluid, not quite finished, not quite gone. There is no text, no brand name, no typographic framing — just the portrait, occupying the garment with the same silence its subject once imposed on entire populations.

Built from 100 % cotton at a dense 500 gsm with raglan sleeve construction that eliminates the shoulder seam, running a diagonal line from collar to underarm and widening the upper body into an unstructured mass. The silhouette is cropped and boxy with ribbed crewneck, cuffs, and hem. Each piece is individually hand-finished within a strictly limited micro-batch production — heavyweight, heirloom-grade fleece constructed to outlast the discomfort it provokes. Professional dry clean recommended, or hand wash cold inside out with mild detergent; lay flat to dry in shade and never tumble dry or iron over the graphic — see full garment care guidance. 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 collides 1970s French avant-garde tailoring with raw punk nihilism, producing hyper-exclusive isolating objects that exhume the iconography of power, atrocity, and ideology and present it without the guardrails that museums and textbooks use to keep history at a comfortable distance.

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

History does not require your approval to sit on your body. It only requires your attention.

Specifications

• Brand: Enfants Riches Déprimés
• Design: Large-scale halftone portrait in coarse white-grey screen-print grain, no text or typographic elements
• Colour: Black
• Style: Cropped raglan crewneck sweatshirt
• Material: 100 % cotton, 500 gsm, heirloom-grade
• Fit: Oversized unisex, cropped boxy silhouette with raglan sleeves
• Details: Raglan sleeve construction, full-torso halftone portrait graphic, ribbed crewneck / cuffs / hem, woven interior brand label, hand-finished
• Made in: Los Angeles (USA) / Italy / Japan
• Production: Strictly limited micro-batch, individually hand-finished
• Price: $250.00 (was $300.00)
• Size: S · M · L · XL

Care Instructions (Hoodies / Sweatshirts)

Professional dry clean recommended, or hand wash cold inside out with mild detergent. Lay flat to dry in shade. Do not tumble dry or iron over graphics/distressing. See full garment care.

FAQ

What material is the ERD Stalin Raglan Crewneck made from?
100 % cotton at 500 gsm — heavyweight, heirloom-grade fleece significantly denser than standard sweatshirt fabric. The black body provides the contrast ground necessary for the halftone portrait to read at scale, and the fabric is built to maintain its cropped raglan structure over years of wear.

What does the graphic depict?
A large-scale halftone portrait processed through a coarse screen-print grain that reduces photographic detail to a pointillist abstraction. The image is presented without text, branding, or editorial framing — consistent with ERD’s practice of confronting viewers with historical and political imagery stripped of the contextual padding typically provided by institutional display.

What are raglan sleeves?
Raglan construction removes the standard shoulder seam, running each sleeve in a continuous diagonal line from the collar to the underarm. This produces a wider, unstructured shoulder profile and contributes to the crewneck’s oversized, architectural drape.

How should I care for this crewneck?
Professional dry cleaning is recommended. If hand washing, turn inside out and use cold water with mild detergent. Lay flat to dry in shade. Never tumble dry or apply direct heat to the printed portrait to preserve the halftone detail.

Is the ERD Stalin Raglan Crewneck a limited release?
Yes. Enfants Riches Déprimés manufactures all garments in strictly limited micro-batches with no commitment to restock. Once a production run sells through, the design is permanently discontinued.

Style it with: Erd SS23 Tennis Collar Crewneck Sweatshirt