SHER — ਸ਼ੇਰ Tee

Design Story — Sher

Sher means lion, and in Punjab it is not a metaphor kept at arm's length. It is a name. Every Sikh man carries Singh, and every household that has ever called a son Sher Singh has repeated the same instruction: stand tall, do not kneel, protect what is behind you.

The graphic is a crowned lion drawn by hand rather than traced from stock reference. The mane is built from short, deliberate strokes so it reads as engraved metalwork instead of a print. The crown sits low and heavy — closer to the coinage of Maharaja Ranjit Singh's court, Sher-e-Punjab himself, than to any heraldic European lion.

Printed in warm gold on washed onyx, at a scale generous enough to fill the chest panel of an oversized body. From a distance you read the posture; up close you read the linework.

If you have been looking for a warrior t-shirt that is not a fantasy graphic, this is the honest version. In Punjab the warrior symbols — the Sher, the Khanda, the kirpan — are lived inheritance rather than costume, and this tee carries the first of them at full scale on a black heavyweight body.

How to Wear It

The Sher is the loudest piece in Drop 001, so everything around it should be quiet. Wide black cargos or straight black denim, black leather boots, and one gold chain — nothing stacked. If you want a softer read, take it with sand or cream wide-leg trousers and low white trainers.

It is the piece most often bought as a gift, and the one most often reordered a size up once people commit to the oversized silhouette.

Fabric & GSM

280 GSM combed ring-spun cotton, 100% natural fibre. GSM — grams per square metre — is the single most honest number on a t-shirt spec sheet: high-street tees sit between 140 and 180 GSM, while this cloth is close to double that. You feel it as soon as the garment is out of the box.

The yarn is combed to strip out short fibres before spinning, which is why the surface is smooth rather than fuzzy and why the print sits flat instead of sinking into the weave. Cloth is bio-washed and pre-shrunk before cutting, so the measurements you read on the size chart are the measurements you keep.

Fit Guide

Cut as a true oversized silhouette: the shoulder seam is engineered to drop 3–5 cm past the natural shoulder, the body runs straight rather than tapered, and the hem lands at mid to low hip. Sleeves finish mid-bicep with deliberate volume.

Take your usual size for the intended boxy fit. Size up once if you want the exaggerated long-line look worn with wide-leg trousers, cargos or layered under a jacket. If you are between sizes and prefer a cleaner line, size down. The neck is ribbed and shoulder-to-shoulder taped, so it holds its shape through repeated wear.

Care Instructions

Machine wash cold at 30°C on a gentle cycle, inside out, with similar colours. Use a mild detergent — no bleach, no fabric softener, and no optical brighteners, which dull dark cotton over time.

Tumble dry low or, better, line dry in shade; direct sun will fade both the dye and the ink. Do not iron directly over the print — turn the garment inside out and press on low heat. Do not dry clean. Cared for this way, a 280 GSM tee holds its colour and shape for years rather than seasons.

Size Chart

Garment measurements taken flat, in centimetres. Allow ±2 cm tolerance.

Still unsure? Read the full BAAG size guide.