‘That’s How I’ve Always Been’ — Virgil Abloh Quote Tee | Wear Words Black-on-White Literary Tee — Oversized Tee

“I don’t come up with ideas in a test tube; I come up with ideas by breaking test tubes. That’s how I’ve always been.” The exact sentence goes unsourced, but the metaphor is verifiably Virgil Abloh’s, from around his 2019 “Figures of Speech” retrospective. Breaking as method carried him from a background in engineering and architecture to Off-White and then Louis Vuitton, with none of fashion’s sanctioned credentials. His whole case was that the interesting ideas rarely arrive inside the sealed container; they come from someone willing to smash the glass and see what spills.

**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).