Snowy (Milou), Wire Fox Terrier From Tintin T-Shirt
A white wire fox terrier, drawn in the clean unbroken outline that made Belgian comics legible in any language.
Milou in the original French, Snowy in English, and the only character in the series who has been there since the first page in 1929. The style is the thing worth owning: flat colour, no cross-hatching, an even line of constant weight — a way of drawing so influential it has a name, and so disciplined that a dog rendered in about nine strokes reads instantly as a specific dog with opinions.
Daddy maintains that a man may own one shirt with a dog on it. He owns three, and he does not want to discuss it.
The shirt itself is the good kind of basic: combed ring-spun cotton, preshrunk, side-seamed so it hangs straight, taped shoulders so the collar doesn’t twist after the fortieth wash. It fits like the tee you’ve had for ten years, on day one.
Curator’s note
Clean-line graphics photograph well and crowd easily. One print, plain ground, done.
Details
Artwork: Snowy (Milou), wire fox terrier — clean-line comic art
100% combed ring-spun cotton, 4.3 oz/yd² (heather colours 10% polyester)
Preshrunk 32/1 jersey knit
Crew neck, short sleeves
Side seamed, shoulder-to-shoulder tape, seamed collar
Double-needle sleeve and bottom hems
Oeko-Tex® Standard 100 certified — tested free of harmful substances
How to wear it
White or light blue tee, jeans, and an open oxford. It is the most cheerful shirt here; dress it lightly.
Sizing
Unisex cut, true to size. Women’s sizes are fitted — check the size chart and size up for a looser fit.