The Natural Selection T-Shirt is inspired by the tragic events at Columbine High School in 1999 and the t-shirt worn by Eric Harris.
The Columbine High School massacre occurred on April 20, 1999, in Columbine, Colorado, USA. It was a tragic event that left a lasting impact on American society and sparked discussions about school safety, gun control, and youth violence.
The perpetrators, Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold, were students at Columbine High School. On that fateful day, they carried out a planned attack, targeting fellow students and staff. Armed with firearms and homemade explosives, they entered the school with the intention of causing mass casualties.
The attackers' initial plan included a bombing to cause widespread panic and diversion, followed by a shooting spree. However, when the bombs failed to detonate as planned, Harris and Klebold resorted to indiscriminate shooting in the school's hallways and library.
The attack resulted in the tragic deaths of 12 students and one teacher. Many others were injured, and the emotional toll on the survivors and the community was profound. After the shooting spree, Harris and Klebold took their own lives in the school's library.
Here at Hellwood our t-shirts are printed onto the Gildan Heavy Cotton brand of t-shirts (GD5000).
Material: 100% cotton.
Seamless twin needle collar.
Taped neck and shoulders.
Tubular body.
Twin needle sleeves and hem.
Weight:
White 170gsm.
Colours 180gsm.
Most of our t-shirts are printed onto the Gildan range of clothing. The Gildan tees are 100% preshrunk cotton. We find these tees are particularly suited to DTG printing and are available in a wide variety of sizes and colours. Occasionally, when stock dictates, we will use a similar brand of equivalent quality. All of our t-shirts are manufactured using the latest Direct To Garment printing (DTG) printing methods. Unlike traditional screen printing DTG does not require detailed layer seperation, screen preparation etc which makes it the ideal print solution for detailed, multi-coloured designs. As the name suggests, all our t-shirts have their designs printed directly onto the garment using specially formulated garment inks. For best results we recommend washing all our t-shirts inside out with similar colours and on a cool 30 degree wash. To avoid any excessive shrinkage avoid the tumble dryer and let Mother Nature do her work by line drying your tee.