Our story
Waxwing is a small, art-first apparel brand. We draw from the living world — birds at dawn, foxes in the frost, wildflowers reaching toward light — and print those images on the softest tee we could find.
Every hike, every early morning by the water, every autumn walk through changing leaves — we were always watching, always sketching. The natural world has an endlessly generative quality: no two robins sit the same way, no two mornings feel identical.
We wanted to carry a piece of that beauty with us day-to-day. Not as a photograph, not as a poster on a wall — but as something worn. Something that quietly says: I pay attention to the world around me.
Artwork deserves a canvas worth wearing. We tried dozens of blanks before landing on the Comfort Colors 1717 — a garment-dyed, ring-spun cotton tee that gets softer every wash.
The dye process gives each shirt its own subtle variation. No two are exactly alike — which felt right for a brand built around the idea that nature is never repeated exactly either.
Waxwing is not a fast-fashion brand. We don't release dozens of designs a season. Each piece goes through many drafts — we're looking for that moment when the artwork feels inevitable, like it couldn't have been drawn any other way.
When we release a design, we believe in it. And we think you'll feel that the moment you hold it.
What we believe
"The world is not short of beauty. It is short of people who stop long enough to notice it."
— The Waxwing philosophy
Every design is created by Waxwing — no stock art, no shortcuts.
Comfort Colors 1717 — garment-dyed, ring-spun, beautifully soft.
We don't overproduce. Each tee is printed when you order it.
Free shipping on orders over $65. Always carefully packaged.
If any of this resonates with you,
we think you'll love what we're making.
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