‘A Critical Distance is a’ — Caetano Veloso Quote Tee | Wear Words Black-on-White Statement Shirt — Oversized Tee

“A critical distance is a condition of freedom.” Caetano Veloso said this in a 2016 onstage interview, describing how “Alegria, Alegria” — the 1967 song that helped ignite Tropicália and got him jailed and exiled by Brazil’s dictatorship — asked him to stand slightly outside the joy it described. The step back is the freedom: you can only choose a thing clearly from a little distance.

**AS Colour 5082 “Faded Bone” — Oversized Tee (Cream finish).** 100% carded cotton, heavyweight 240 gsm, garment-dyed — each tee fades a little differently, so no two are identical. Oversized, boxy relaxed fit, dropped shoulders, wide twin-stitched ribbed neck, side-seamed, pre-shrunk (size down for a less roomy look). Care: machine wash cold inside-out with like colors, do NOT bleach, do NOT tumble dry (line dry in the shade to protect the garment dye), cool iron inside-out (never iron the print).