The T-Shirt - Our Club Colours
If nothing else, Club Fat Ass aims to provide annual members with the best shirt in their closet for way less than it would cost in the store. We want it to be your 'signature' t-shirt: The one you reach for over and over again despite the rips, the blood stains and the fact that it is faded from being worn from dawn to dusk on long training days.
We want the t-shirt to be edgy, a bit provocative, unique, classy but casual, stylish, practical, ironic and a bit understated... just like our members!
For 2011, our classic short sleeve shirts, as well as a few yellow long sleeve collector shirts are available as quantities last. Don't miss out, register now. Club shirts will be mailed by Canada Post as soon as we confirm your registration.
2010 T-Shirt (the "Daffodil Yellow" long-sleeve year)
The 2010 Club Colors
The 2008 and 2009 no-stink, long sleeve club colours were so popular, we repeated in new colours. Member, Vanessa Fors, pulled it off again. She oversaw buying the fabric, laying the pattern, cutting the fabric, printing the labels (and cutting them) and making sure everything came together in the end. Thanks, Vanessa!
Our exclusive label is be called "FatAssWear." This special edition garment is made only for Club members. A one-time order was placed early in January 2010, so only those members who have paid their 2010 club dues by then will get them. Ya snooze, ya loose . . . (as some unhappy campers learned last year)
The good news is that I do have a handful of extra shirts and will make them available for purchase. If you are interested in buying one keep your eyes peeled for updates on this website on how to get your hands of one.
The 2010 Poster ChildrenOur 2010 Poster Children are Seattle residents, Sarah Anderson and Noal Cattone. We met both of them when they came up to Vancouver to participate in the Seymour Super Fun Run in November 2009 and are happy to have up the numbers of our Washington members.
Introducing FatAssWear
- Designed by Club Fat Ass member Vanessa Fors, cut, sewn and screened in Vancouver
- Made of 100% antibacterial Chitosante Interlock polyester microfibre
- Biodegradable and environmentally friendly
- Durable and washable, piling resistant, breathable
- Odour resistant non-toxic, antistatic, fast drying
- Moisture wicking
- Long sleeved
- Yellow with purple screening for the girls and yellow with royal blue (thanks to Reagan and David Papineau for this suggestion) screening for the boys
- Mens shirts have a classic fit for comfort (available sizes M-XL)
- Womens shirts feature a form fitted cut (available sizes S-L)
- Fabric has a bit of stretch and fits very nicely
On the front of the t-shirt:
The Club Fat Ass porker logo. Subtle and informative, enough to turn heads and prompt the question, "What's Club Fat Ass?" from the cashier in the grocery store checkout line.
On the back of the t-shirt:
"I may be a fat ass, but I'm in front of you!"
"www.ClubFatAss.com "
"free events for active people"
Provocative, but tasteful. It answers the question, "What is Club Fat Ass", but barely. The cashier checks out your butt.
On the right sleeve:
www.clubfatass.com
2012 T-Shirt (the orange short-sleeve year)
The 2012 Club Colors
The 2008, 2009 and 2010 no-stink, long sleeve club colours were so popular, we repeated in new colours and changed design. Member, Vanessa Fors, pulled it off again. She oversaw buying the fabric, laying the pattern, cutting the fabric, printing the labels (and cutting them) and making sure everything came together in the end. Thanks, Vanessa!
Our exclusive label is be called "FatAssWear." This special edition garment is made only for Club members. A one-time order was placed in the fall of 2011 exclusively for 2012 memers. First come first serve, ya snooze, ya loose . . . (as some unhappy campers learned last year).
The good news is that I do have a handful of extra shirts left and will make them available for members and purchase.
Our 2012 Poster Children are the new additions to the families of Jess and Bill Dagg, and Guy Trotter and Killaine Sharman. The fit isn't quite right on their chubby baby bodies, but rest assure that the fit again is great for adult sizes.
Introducing FatAssWear
- Designed by Club Fat Ass member Vanessa Fors, cut, sewn and screened in Vancouver
- Made of 100% antibacterial Chitosante Interlock polyester microfibre
- Biodegradable and environmentally friendly
- Durable and washable, piling resistant, breathable
- Odour resistant non-toxic, antistatic, fast drying
- Moisture wicking
- Short sleeved
- Orange with yellow screening for both the girls and boys
- Mens shirts have a classic fit for comfort (available sizes M-XL)
- Womens shirts feature a form fitted cut (available sizes S-L)
- Fabric has a bit of stretch and fits very nicely
On the front of the t-shirt:
The Club Fat Ass porker logo. Subtle and informative, enough to turn heads and prompt the question, "What's Club Fat Ass?" from the cashier in the grocery store checkout line.
On the back of the t-shirt:
"I may be a fat ass, but I'm in front of you!"
"www.ClubFatAss.com "
"free events for active people"
Provocative, but tasteful. It answers the question, "What is Club Fat Ass", but barely. The cashier checks out your butt.
On the right sleeve:
www.clubfatass.com
2009 T-Shirt (the "navy" and "blue bell" long-sleeve year)
The 2009 Club Colors
Last year's no-stink, long sleeve club colours were so popular, we repeated in new colours. Member, Vanessa Fors, pulled it off again. She oversaw buying the fabric, laying the pattern, cutting the fabric, printing the labels (and cutting them) and making sure everything came together in the end. Thanks, Vanessa!
Our exclusive label is be called "FatAssWear." This special edition garment will be made only for Club members. A one-time order was placed early in January 2009, so only those members who have paid their 2009 club dues by then will get them. Ya snooze, ya loose . . . (as some unhappy campers learned)
Members signing up any time in 2009 will receive the classic black or blue club shirt.
The 2009 Poster ChildrenOur 2009 Poster Children are St. Louis residents, Jason and Lauren Eads. We met both of them when they came up to Vancouver to participate in the North Shore Enduro May 2009 and are happy to have them represent Club Fat Ass in Missouri. You can read about Jason's MO-AR Trek here.
Introducing FatAssWear
- Designed by Club Fat Ass member Vanessa Fors, cut, sewn and screened in Vancouver
- Made of 100% antibacterial Chitosante Interlock polyester microfibre
- Biodegradable and environmentally friendly
- Durable and washable, piling resistant, breathable
- Odour resistant non-toxic, antistatic, fast drying
- Moisture wicking
- Long sleeved
- Blue Bell with fuchsia screening for the girls and a navy with lime green screening for the boys
- Mens shirts have a classic fit for comfort (available sizes M-XL)
- Womens shirts feature a form fitted cut (available sizes S-L)
- Fabric has a bit of stretch and fits very nicely
On the front of the t-shirt:
The Club Fat Ass porker logo. Subtle and informative, enough to turn heads and prompt the question, "What's Club Fat Ass?" from the cashier in the grocery store checkout line.
On the back of the t-shirt:
"I may be a fat ass, but I'm in front of you!"
"www.ClubFatAss.com "
"free events for active people"
Provocative, but tasteful. It answers the question, "What is Club Fat Ass", but barely. The cashier checks out your butt.
On the right sleeve:
www.clubfatass.com
2008 T-Shirt (the "red wine" and "eggplant" long-sleeve year)
The 2008 Club Colors
We're very excited about the 2008 club garment. In this year's member survey and also at club runs, you told us you wanted a long-sleeve t-shirt. A vocal minority also asked that it be made of "no stink" material. Unfortunately, this is a very rare and expensive combination. Thanks to Vanessa Fors, a talented fashion designer, we are having your new Club colors custom made to meet these requirements.
Our 2008 Poster Children are Irish John Mcgrath and Vanessa Fors, who incidentally, designed the first edition Club Fat Ass Wear shirts.
Introducing FatAssWear
- Designed by Club Fat Ass member Vanessa Fors, cut, sewn and screened in Vancouver
- Made of 100% antibacterial Chitosante Interlock polyester microfibre
- Biodegradable and environmentally friendly
- Durable and washable, piling resistant, breathable
- Odour restistant, non-toxic, antistatic, fast drying
- Moisture wicking
- Long sleeved
- Deep purple for the girls and a warm burgundy for the boys
- Mens shirts have a classic fit for comfort (available sizes M-XL)
- Womens shirts feature a form fitted cut (available sizes S-L)
- Fabric has a bit of stretch and fits very nicely
On the front of the t-shirt:
The Club Fat Ass porker logo. Subtle and informative, enough to turn heads and prompt the question, "What's Club Fat Ass?" from the cashier in the grocery store checkout line.
On the back of the t-shirt:
"I may be a fat ass, but I'm in front of you!"
"www.ClubFatAss.com "
"promoters of oddball athletic events and a healthy, outdoor lifestyle"
Provocative, but tasteful. It answers the question, "What is Club Fat Ass", but barely. The cashier checks out your butt.
On the right sleeve:
www.clubfatass.com
Great Shirt Feedback
The shirt feedback has been great. Glad you like them.
Photo left: A little Ontario FA testing his dads new CFA shirt.
Vanessa Fors has invested a lot of time and love to source the fabric, an innovative material called Chitosante. She also designed the shirts and oversaw the production from beginning to end, answering a lot of anxious questions form your Chief Executive Fat Ass, measuring (thanks to our models Ean and John) and recalculating shrinkage during the screening process. I was amazed how Vanessa, noticing the large chest of one of our members, went back to the drawing table to make sure XL would be wide enough in the chest. Thanks, Vanessa! These shirts are a labour of love. Credits also go to Jess Marshall, who designed the labels and provided the screening artwork and to Michele Sherstan, who spent an evening with me packaging shirts and addressing envelopes.
Here is some of the feedback we received so far:
From Kristie:
"What an awesome shirt! I love the color, the design, the fit, everything. Marie Rivard also loves hers. Too cool. Had lots of folks at the Harry Run checking out my CFA sweatshirt after the run. We may get a bunch of new members by the sounds of things.
From Chris:
"I really like the shirt this year, nice fabric."
From Carie:
"Just wanted to let you know I received my shirt in the mail yesterday,
went for a run in it today and love it. Love the colour, love the fit,
love the fabric. Great job! and many thanks!"
From James:
"Hi! Sibylle, how are you? I see Ean is up to his old tricks(hurt again).
Great shirt, I received it yesterday and attaching pictures.(they look real
good full screen.) About the spring bunny hop, the trails are now under 4
feet of snow, some of trail markers have disappeared, it may have to turn
into a x-country ski. We need a major melt down in the next couple of weeks
or it may not be runnable. I skiied on the trails Sunday and if you went off
the trail a tiny bit, you be almost up to your waist in snow with skiis on."
From Pat:
"My new shirt arrived today and I am wearing it as I write this. It fits very well. The arm length is just right and it is nicely fitted through the waist. I look forward to putting it into action. Thanks a lot!"
2007 T-Shirt (the "green" year)
The 2007 Club Colors
The 2005 and 2006 shirts were so popular and of great quality that it wasn't difficult to choose the same shirts and decide on a different colour:
The 2007 Poster Children
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| CFA Steering Committee Members Lara, Berglind and Michele and Ean modelling the 2007 Club colour | |
Introducing the Rapidi-T from the Mountain Equipment Co-Op!
- moss green for for men and lime green for women
- Made of 3.7oz. 100% polyester microfibre, micro-waffle, mini-mesh fabric for moisture wicking
- Made in Canada, fabric from Canada
- Mens shirts have a classic fit for comfort (available sizes M-XL).
- Womens shirts feature a form fitted cut (available sizes S-L)
On the front of the t-shirt:
The Club Fat Ass porker logo in orange (on the men's shirts) and in magenta (on the women's shirts. Subtle and informative, enough to turn heads and prompt the question, "What's Club Fat Ass?" from the cashier in the grocery store checkout line.
On the back of the t-shirt:
"I may be a fat ass, but I'm in front of you!"
"www.ClubFatAss.com "
"promoters of oddball athletic events and a healthy, outdoor lifestyle"
Provocative, but tasteful. It answers the question, "What is Club Fat Ass", but barely. The cashier checks out your butt.
2006 T-Shirt (the "black" year)
The 2006 Club Colors
The 2006 Poster Children
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| Craig Moore modeling the 2006 Club colours | |
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| Ontario member Julie Wobbe modelling the 2006 Club Colours |
Introducing the Rapidi-T from the Mountain Equipment Co-Op!
- Black for men and for women
- Made of 3.7oz. 100% polyester microfibre, micro-waffle, mini-mesh fabric for moisture wicking
- Made in Canada, fabric from Canada
- Mens shirts have a classic fit for comfort (available sizes M-XL).
- Womens shirts feature a form fitted cut (available sizes S-L)
The only potential hiccup is that the MEC can't promise that all sizes will be available all year, so we encourage you to pay your Club dues early in the year.
On the front of the t-shirt:
The Club Fat Ass porker logo in orange. Subtle and informative, enough to turn heads and prompt the question, "What's Club Fat Ass?" from the cashier in the grocery store checkout line.
On the back of the t-shirt:
"I may be a fat ass, but I'm in front of you!"
"www.ClubFatAss.com "
"promoters of oddball athletic events and a healthy, outdoor lifestyle" in orange
Provocative, but tasteful. It answers the question, "What is Club Fat Ass", but barely. The cashier checks out your butt.
2005 T-Shirt (the "blue" year)
To purchase a CFA shirt please click here.
Our 2005 Poster Children
Dom Repta and Cheryl Picot recently got married on the beach in Mexico. They forgot to take a wedding photo in their red Club Fat Ass shirt. To get even, they had to model the 2005 shirts outside on a freezing cold February night.
In the recent garment survey, you told us you wanted a high quality, short sleeve technical t-shirt that you could use to run, bike, hike a
nd get the groceries in. The majority asked for blue, but with distinctive shades and sizing for women and men. You also said that your club t-shirt would ideally be widely available so that you might get the chance to try it on before committing to the size you order.
Introducing the Rapidi-T from the Mountain Equipment Co-Op!
- Baltic blue (a studly medium blue) for men and Iceberg blue (a lovely light turquoise) for women
- Made of 3.7oz. 100% polyester microfibre, micro-waffle, mini-mesh fabric for moisture wicking
- Made in Canada, fabric from Canada
- Mens shirts have a classic fit for comfort (available sizes M-XL).
- Womens shirts feature a form fitted cut (available sizes S-L)
The only potential hiccup is that the MEC can't promise that all sizes will be available all year, so we encourage you to pay your Club dues early in the year.
On the front of the t-shirt:
The Club Fat Ass porker logo in white with 'club fat ass' also in white below the porker. Subtle and informative, enough to turn heads and prompt the question, "What's Club Fat Ass?" from the cashier in the grocery store checkout line.
On the back of the t-shirt:
"I may be a fat ass, but I'm in front of you!"
"www.ClubFatAss.com "
"promoters of oddball athletic events and a healthy, outdoor lifestyle"
in white. Provocative, but tasteful. It answers the question, "What is Club Fat Ass", but barely. The cashier checks out your butt.
2004 T-Shirt (the "red" year)
The 2004 T-Shirt
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| Rhonda and Rob model the 2004 Club Fat Ass 'Club Colors' | |
Manufactured by Gaia. High quality technical t-shirt made with flo-tech fabric to keep you cool and dry. We went with separate men's and women's styles and colors to keep everyone happy. (Please note: women's sizes are form fitted and fit fairly small; men's sizes are loose fitting and fit large. We recommend that women preferring a loose fit take smaller men's size.) Bright red was chosen because we are told it is 'hot!'
On the front:
The Club Fat Ass porker logo and "promoters of oddball athletic events and a healthy, outdoor lifestyle" in white with 'club fat ass' in orange across the porker. Subtitle and informative, enough to turn heads and prompt the question, "What's Club Fat Ass?" from the cashier in the grocery store checkout line.
On the back:
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"I may be a fat ass, but I'm in front of you!" in orange. "www.ClubFatAss.com It's an endurance sports thing. You wouldn't understand)" in white. |
On the right arm:
A small acknowledgement to Rackets and Runners for all of the help Kevin Thomson provided.
Our 2004 Poster Children
Rhonda Schuller
A Club Fat Ass member since 2003, Rhonda has a penchant for creative turns and alternate course routes. Despite the fact that she sometimes runs farther than she has to, Rhonda earned women's 50+ 2nd place in the 2002 Montrail BC Ultra Trail Running season and 1st place 2003 women's 50+ Iron Lung series.
Rob MacDonald
Club Fat Ass member #2! As of early 2004, Rob had run 27 ultras and 15 marathons including five Haney-to-Harrison 100K races and the Boston Marathon. While he feels like he's getting slower, he's still game to go 100-miles on a beer bet. He likes long runs in the woods where there's a chance of seeing some wildlife... and has been the wildlife at more than one Club Fat Ass finisher party!
2004 Club T-Shirt Survey Summary
Thank you for participating in our first annual club colours survey. The survey was conducted in October 2004. All Club members and newsletter subscribers were invited to participate. Here are the results:|
Survey invitations sent: |
175 |
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Survey participants: |
66 |
37.7% | |
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1.Do you think a short sleeve t-shirt is a good garment? |
Yes |
62 |
94% |
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2.How often do you wear your club colours? |
Never |
5 |
8.1% |
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3.Where do you wear your club colours? |
Don’t wear
the shirt |
4 |
6.4% |
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4.Fabric. Assuming you like the t-shirt, which fabric do you prefer? |
Technical
fabric (as with current t-shirt) |
63 |
95.5% |
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5. Shirt quality. The manufacturer of this years t-shirt was Gaia. Were you happy with it? |
Yes |
46 |
83.6% |
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specific comments regarding # 5: |
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| wicking | - it didn't wick enough - the fabric became clammy during snowshoeing,
and stuck to my skin. Not a pleasant shirt to wear as an underlayer during
winter sports - Personel preferance is a cotton green shirt as I'm not a runner and don't require the extra high tech type of body fabric that most of your club might prefer for long runs. - Fabulous shirt,comfie and quick drying. Plus the colour was so distinctive it was easy to spot and cheer for another Fat Asser! | ||
| Chafing | - an excellent material and not as tough on the nipples! - For long runs, up to marathon, it rubbed more than some others of softer material (sore nipples). - two words: nipple irritation. The fabric is too rough on the inside and if I wear my GAIA shirt for runs longer than 30 minutes I feel it. No other technical shirt I use has this problem (Sugoi). Also I find the neck hole a bit larger than others which means the strap of my hydration pack is in contact with the collar, and worse, rubbing on the skin of my neck. - I had problems with chaffing the first few times I wore it but after half a dozen washes it was fine. | ||
| Sizing | - I really liked the quality and look but I found that the sizing on last
year's T-shirt was on the small side and the cut of the shirt just didn't feel
right. I found it to be uncomfortable to wear (even after losing weight) and
therefore never have worn it out anywhere. If I had seen them before ordering I
would have definitely ordered a man's shirt as they appeared to have a better
cut. - Sizing - perfect ! Quality - rated 4 out of 5 , not as much give as other brands. I wanted to add that I was injured since January and now just coming back . I wore my shirt mostly to the gym , plus a few light jogs..... - nice light weight material; only downsize is it snagged easily. The women's shirt sizes were on the small side (this is mentioned on the website), but it be easier to just deal with on sizing for all. - quality was good but I thought the large size was larger than large so it makes a good nightgown if you know what I mean. - quality of material good, red good, very small sizing was problem | ||
| Screening | - The shirt itself was very nice. But the screening was poor quality -
most of it is peeling off. Can we go with embroidery next time? - Good quality shirt. Just one issue with white text on back comings off partially. Perhaps just a single bad batch. | ||
| Material | - good quality, pills and snags a bit, but for the price... - I don't like the Gaia name on the front of the neck.I think it makes the shirt look a bit backwards.It should be on the back or somewhere else. - Fabric has runs after only wearing it a few times. - But I found the terri-clothe front panel to be a bit heavy (never used it for what it was designed for. - Very easily snagged and pulled, i.e. by velcro in the washing machine. Otherwise it's holding in there - I liked the material it was nice and light for hot days and racing. But also kept me warm on the cold days. I did notice that it got sags before I ever wore it in the woods? - Only thing is that the material is not a stretchy as I'd like as when it gets overly stretched in a particular area, it doesn't come back. | ||
| General | - Material seems excellent. No problems whatsoever. - Love it! Worked well for me. - not sure if they are local, maybe good to go with a group that supports trail running etc, like bone-dri, sugoi? - I much prefer the bone-dri line of clothing - It's my favourite shirt in terms of its feel-- the only reason I don't wear it more often is that I find the slogan a little "in your face" | ||
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6. Shirt cut. Do you think we should have different cuts of shirts for men and women? |
Yes |
23 |
34.9% |
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7. Screening. Has any of the lettering or logo come off your Club t-shirt? |
Yes |
10 |
15.2% |
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8. Were you happy with the overall design of the shirt? |
Yes |
50 |
84.7% |
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9. Colour classification. Should we have one colour for men and women? |
Yes |
32 |
49.2% |
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10. Colour. What colour would you like the 2005 t-shirt to be? |
Blue |
43 |
47.2% |
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11. Do you have any other suggestions regarding the club colours |
- add reflective
stripes (2) | ||
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12. Are you currently a member of Club Fat Ass? |
Yes |
63 |
95.5% |
2003 T-Shirt (the "green" year)
Sorry, 2003 has come and gone and so has your chance to get the 2003 club colors!
Wendy and Brian model the inaugural 2003 Club Fat Ass "Club Colors"
The 2003 T-Shirt
Manufactured by Gaia. High quality technical t-shirt made with flo-tech fabric to keep you cool and dry. We went with separate men's and women's styles and colors to keep everyone happy. Different shades of green for boys and girls won out because our fashion experts recommend it.
On the front:
The Club Fat Ass porker logo and "promoters of oddball athletic events and a healthy, outdoor lifestyle" in white with 'club fat ass' in orange across the porker. Subtitle and informative, enough to turn heads and prompt the question, "What's Club Fat Ass" from the cashier in the grocery store checkout line.
On the back:
"I may be a fat ass, but I'm in front of you!" in orange. "www.Clubfatass.com It's an endurance sports thing. You wouldn't understand)" in white. Provocative, but tasteful. It answers the question, "What is Club Fat Ass", but barely. The cashier checks out your butt.
On the right arm:
A small acknowledgement to Rackets and Runners for all of the help Kevin Thomson provided.
Our 2003 Poster Children
Wendy Montgomery
One of the top ultramarathon runners and snowshoe runners in Canada. A mom. A businesswoman. A Club Fat Ass Event Host and Club Fat Ass member since 2003.
Brian Bjornson
A 2:25 marathoner who has recently gone over to the dark side of ultramarathon running. A Club Fat Ass Event Host and Club Fat Ass member since 2003.
2000 T-Shirt (the prototype)
Technically, there was no Club Fat Ass when this t-shirt hit the trails. We've included it in the archives, though, in the interest of being historically complete. There were only 100 made, so if you have one, don't use it to clean your bike.
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Margaret MacDonald and Mary the Ultra-Hound model the prototype
(David Johnstone is Mary's Headless Master)
The T-Shirt
Simple cotton, but the price was right. An instant classic. Many thanks to Rackets and Runners and Kevin Thomson for their time and generosity.