Acatène Metropole Chainless unisex t-shirt
The Acatène Metropole bicycle was a direct-drive, chainless bike. The motto carried by the eagle reads Vae Catenis, or “Woe to chains!” The other chainbreaker here is goddess Velleda (sometimes Veleda), a subject of 19th-century romantic novels and paintings; her dress is adorned with designs of wheels and hex nuts. Medieval themes were popular in the Arts & Crafts and Art Nouveau movements, which overlapped with the emergence of the bicycle.
Commissioned by a long-since defunct company, this 1898 image is in the public domain. It is not hard to find it on the interwebs, but we have reformatted, restored, and re-colorized this version.
• 100% combed and ring-spun cotton, except “Dark Grey Heather” and “Heather Raspberry” (52% cotton/ 48% polyester), and “Heather Prism Mint” (99/1%).
• Fabric weight: 4.2 oz (142 g/m2). Pre-shrunk. Side-seamed construction. Shoulder-to-shoulder taping.
The Acatène Metropole bicycle was a direct-drive, chainless bike. The motto carried by the eagle reads Vae Catenis, or “Woe to chains!” The other chainbreaker here is goddess Velleda (sometimes Veleda), a subject of 19th-century romantic novels and paintings; her dress is adorned with designs of wheels and hex nuts. Medieval themes were popular in the Arts & Crafts and Art Nouveau movements, which overlapped with the emergence of the bicycle.
Commissioned by a long-since defunct company, this 1898 image is in the public domain. It is not hard to find it on the interwebs, but we have reformatted, restored, and re-colorized this version.
• 100% combed and ring-spun cotton, except “Dark Grey Heather” and “Heather Raspberry” (52% cotton/ 48% polyester), and “Heather Prism Mint” (99/1%).
• Fabric weight: 4.2 oz (142 g/m2). Pre-shrunk. Side-seamed construction. Shoulder-to-shoulder taping.
The Acatène Metropole bicycle was a direct-drive, chainless bike. The motto carried by the eagle reads Vae Catenis, or “Woe to chains!” The other chainbreaker here is goddess Velleda (sometimes Veleda), a subject of 19th-century romantic novels and paintings; her dress is adorned with designs of wheels and hex nuts. Medieval themes were popular in the Arts & Crafts and Art Nouveau movements, which overlapped with the emergence of the bicycle.
Commissioned by a long-since defunct company, this 1898 image is in the public domain. It is not hard to find it on the interwebs, but we have reformatted, restored, and re-colorized this version.
• 100% combed and ring-spun cotton, except “Dark Grey Heather” and “Heather Raspberry” (52% cotton/ 48% polyester), and “Heather Prism Mint” (99/1%).
• Fabric weight: 4.2 oz (142 g/m2). Pre-shrunk. Side-seamed construction. Shoulder-to-shoulder taping.