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Berkeley California Vintage Retro Unisex Heavy Cotton Tee - White Logo

Berkeley California Vintage Retro Unisex Heavy Cotton Tee - White Logo

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The Berkeley tee, for the town that invented California cuisine and found its voice on a soapbox. A classic unisex heavy cotton t-shirt with the Berkeley vintage retro logo on the chest in white: the default Berkeley shirt, and the one most people start with.

This is the everyday Berkeley shirt: medium-weight cotton that holds up to real washing, a crewneck that fits everyone, and a logo that reads as a crest rather than a billboard. Buy it for yourself, buy a second for the person who keeps saying they want one, and it ships free in the U.S.

Unisex heavy cotton t-shirt made from medium-weight jersey for everyday comfort. Classic fit with a crewneck, tubular construction, and taped shoulders for durability; DTG-printed design. Solid colors are 100% cotton, while select heather/antique shades may use cotton–poly blends.

The trustees of the College of California named the place for the philosopher George Berkeley at Founders’ Rock in 1866, the university was chartered in 1868, and the town incorporated in 1878 by merging the campus hill with the waterfront village of Ocean View. The architectural golden age of 1910 to 1930 left Maybeck’s First Church of Christ, Scientist and Julia Morgan’s 1929 City Club, her little castle.

Alice Waters opened Chez Panisse in 1971 and started California cuisine and the farm-to-table movement; the Free Speech Movement had found its voice here in the 1960s. The city rises from the marina on the Bay to Tilden Park, Indian Rock and Grizzly Peak in the hills. Where the table, the soapbox and the hills meet the Bay is the mark on this piece.


QUICK FACTS — BERKELEY CA HEAVY COTTON TEE

Town: Berkeley, California

Founded: Named 1866; incorporated 1878

Known for: Birthplace of California cuisine (Chez Panisse, 1971); the Free Speech Movement; Julia Morgan’s City Club; the Berkeley Hills over the Bay

Art: Berkeley vintage retro logo, white (printed)

Blank: Unisex heavy cotton tee, classic fit, crewneck, tubular construction, taped shoulders

Fabric: Solids 100% cotton; heather/antique shades cotton–poly

Print: DTG, white ink

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How does your sizing work?

Every item is made to order, so please check the size chart on this page before you buy. Women's fitted tees run small; size up for a looser fit. Caps are one size with an adjustable strap.

How are items made and when will they arrive?

We make each item to order using premium blanks, embroidery and soft-hand prints. Production takes 2-5 business days (weekends and holidays excluded), then 4-10 days in transit via USPS, UPS or FedEx to U.S. addresses; most orders arrive within 6-15 business days. You'll get a tracking link the moment it ships. Any current shipping offer is shown in the bar at the top of every page and applies automatically at checkout, no code needed.

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Made-to-order items can't be returned or exchanged for size or color, so please use the size chart and photos before ordering. If anything arrives defective, misprinted or damaged, send a photo and your order number within 30 days and we'll replace it or refund you.

How do I care for my item?

Apparel: wash cold, inside out, with like colors; no bleach; tumble dry low or hang dry. Embroidered pieces: iron inside out to protect the stitching. Caps: spot clean. Printed glasses and water bottles: hand wash only, no dishwasher, so the artwork lasts. Mugs and engraved glasses are dishwasher safe. Any item-specific care notes are in the description above.

Who makes this?

Merlin Classics is a small Connecticut brand making original retro designs for the towns people love. Every piece is printed, embroidered or engraved to order in the USA, and the business supports hunger relief in the communities our collections celebrate.

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And then there are the hills. Berkeley climbs from the Marina, with its kite fields and Golden Gate views, up through the flats to the Berkeley Hills and Tilden Regional Park — Lake Anza, the botanic garden, a vintage steam train, and the sunset view from Indian Rock. The terraced Berkeley Rose Garden, a WPA amphitheater from 1937, looks straight at the Bay. The Hayward Fault runs right under the city, a reminder that all this sits on living ground. Even the curb cut for wheelchairs was pioneered on these streets, in 1972.

For a generation it was called the Athens of the West, and it built like it. Between about 1910 and 1930, Berkeley's architects gave it a golden age: Bernard Maybeck's serene First Church of Christ, Scientist (1910), a landmark of Bay Area Arts and Crafts; John Galen Howard's bell tower, the Campanile, rising over the campus in 1914; and Julia Morgan's Little Castle in 1929. In the hills above, the brown-shingle houses of the First Bay Tradition tucked themselves among the oaks and the fog.

Why People Visit Berkeley

Berkeley balances learning with the outdoors. Visitors mix landmark architecture and famous kitchens with regional parks, rose terraces, and waterfront breezes. It is curious, green, and welcoming, with year-round appeal in its parks, paths, and public spaces. History and everyday culture sit side by side here in a welcoming way, from the Little Castle to the cafes of the Gourmet Ghetto and the trails of the hills above the Bay.

Berkeley California Merlin Classics retro logo — California grizzly bear, California Republic Est. 1850