Wolf t-shirt guide
You choose a wolf t-shirt on three things: the design, the size, and how it ages in the wash. The rest is set dressing. This page gathers what we can state for certain about Lonewolf t-shirts — the real measurements of the garment laid flat, the sizes on sale, where it is printed — so you order once rather than twice.
Eleven designs, one line
All our t-shirts start from the same graphic choice: a white line on black cotton. No solid fills, no gradients, no colour. The large design is printed on the back, the Lonewolf logo on the left chest. The seven traces fall into two families.
The figurative ones, if you want the wolf recognised at first glance: the wolf head t-shirt — a symmetrical head seen face on, the brand's founding design, from which the whole Wolf Head collection grows — then the wolf profile. The wolf and moon t-shirt sets the howling silhouette inside a disc: it is the most narrative of the seven.
The abstract ones, if you are after a minimalist wolf that reads up close: the geometric wolf, built from straight lines — see the Geometric Wolf collection —, and Constellation, where the animal emerges from joined-up dots like a star chart. That leaves Forest, the most landscape-like of the seven, and Compass, a compass rose.
Set apart, four scenes from the night of departure, in short sleeves only: the she-wolf and her cub, the departure, the ridge and the moment before the howl. These are not traces but moments from the legend, drawn with the same line.
What really settles it is reading distance. Wolf Head and Wolf Profile can be made out from ten metres. Constellation and Forest ask people to come closer: the line is finer, the drawing more fragmented. Choose by what you want people to see first.
Short sleeves or long sleeves
Two cuts in the t-shirts category, same black, same print.
The short-sleeve is 100% tightly knitted cotton, with a tubular body (no side seams), reinforced shoulders and a unisex fit. It runs from S to 5XL — the widest size range.
The long-sleeve carries the same design. One thing to know before you click: it stops at 2XL. S to 2XL, nothing beyond. If you wear 3XL or larger, go for the short-sleeve, or the hoodie, which goes up to 5XL.
In the product photos, the model is 1.84 m tall and wears an L.
Which size to choose
The measurements below are of the garment laid flat, not of your body. They come from the manufacturer's spec sheets, converted to centimetres. The most reliable method: lay a t-shirt you already wear flat, measure its width from one armhole seam to the other, and compare that figure with the "chest" column.
| Size | Chest (flat) | Length |
|---|---|---|
| S | 45.7 cm | 71.1 cm |
| M | 50.8 cm | 73.7 cm |
| L | 55.9 cm | 76.2 cm |
| XL | 61.0 cm | 78.7 cm |
| 2XL | 66.0 cm | 81.3 cm |
| 3XL | 71.1 cm | 83.8 cm |
| 4XL | 76.2 cm | 86.4 cm |
| 5XL | 81.3 cm | 88.9 cm |
The same chart is available from every product page, via the "size guide" link.
Between two sizes, take the larger. For a loose fit — the large design on the back hangs better when the fabric isn't stretched —, go up one size from your usual. For a close fit, stick to your size. And remember that length barely changes from one size to the next (2 to 3 cm) while width changes by 5 cm: it's your build that decides, not your height.
How to wash it
Wash it inside out, at 30 °C: the print goes straight into the fabric (DTG), and it's rubbing against the drum that wears it. Turned inside out, the design no longer touches the drum.
What the price covers
The price shown on the product page is for the item, in the size you choose. Tracked delivery costs €4.90 per order, however many items, to France, Belgium, Luxembourg, Italy, Spain, Portugal, Austria and the Netherlands.
The t-shirt is printed in Germany after you order: allow 3 to 5 working days for production, then transit, so 5 to 12 working days in total. As nothing is kept in stock, nothing sells out — but nothing ships within 24 hours either. You have 14 days from delivery to withdraw, no reason needed, return postage at your expense. If the print arrives faulty or the parcel damaged, let us know within 30 days with a photo: it's reprinted or refunded, with no need to send it back.
Three quick picks
- First wolf t-shirt: Wolf Head. The most legible design, the one nobody argues with.
- Minimalist wolf: Geometric Wolf or Constellation. Discreet from afar, precise up close.
- Wolf and moon: Howling Moon in long sleeves, S to 2XL.
If you are still unsure, open the t-shirts category to see all eleven designs side by side, or switch to the hoodie if you want the same thing but warmer.