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Dead But Well Read Heavyweight Comfort Colors Boxy Cropped Tee

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The Dead But Well Read Heavyweight Comfort Colors Boxy Cropped Tee combines effortless style with spooky bookish vibes. Featuring a skeleton peacefully reading inside a towering library beneath the phrase "Dead But Well Read," this trendy oversized cropped tee is perfect for readers who live for cozy fall days, haunted bookstores, pumpkin spice season, and horror novels. The heavyweight cotton construction and relaxed boxy fit make it flattering, comfortable, and easy to pair with leggings, jeans, biker shorts, or skirts for the ultimate cozy reader aesthetic.

Made with premium heavyweight Comfort Colors cotton, this garment-dyed cropped tee delivers exceptional softness, durability, and a fashionable oversized silhouette. Whether you're browsing your local bookstore, attending a fall book festival, decorating for Halloween, or curling up with your latest spooky read, this tee is made for readers who proudly embrace their love of books all season long.

  • Comfort Colors styles are garment dyed for that lived in feel and almost no shrinkage at home
  • Soft ring spun fabric with 100% cotton threads
  • Topstitched, classic width, rib collar
  • Signature twill label and shoulder to shoulder twill tape
  • Boxy fit, slightly cropped seamless body
  • Proud member of the U.S. Cotton Trust Protocol
  • Made with OEKO-TEX certified low-impact dyes
  • Our clean pigment dye colors are salt free
  • Plastic waste is diverted from landfills annually by the removal of polybags from all products except color White
  • This is a women's fit, NOT unisex, please refer to size chart.
Material:
  • 6.1 Oz/SqYd, 20/1 yarn count
  • 100% ring spun US cotton
  • Our clean pigment dye colors use 50% less water than traditional pigment dye processes
Feature:
  • Topstitched, classic width, collar
  • Taped neck and shoulders
  • Boxy fit, slightly cropped tubular body
  • Signature twill label
  • Pre-shrunk during the garment dye process
  • Proud member of the US Cotton Trust Protocol (USCTP) and Better Cotton
  • Cotton products from Comfort Colors support more sustainable and ethical cotton farming

Care Instructions:

  • To avoid bleeding issues, Comfort Colors garment-dyed styles should always be washed separately (from other clothing) before wearing Only wash Comfort Color styles with the same colored garments
  • Some of the pigment dyes may stain light-or white-colored garments in the wash cycle
  • Wash in cold water
  • Our garments are pre-shrunk during the garment dye and wash processes for almost no shrinkage at home

Important Note:
-Shirt color may slightly vary due to lighting and monitor settings
-No decorative accessories pictured are included, only the shirt!

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We believe in enchantment, intention, and getting things right the first time. Every piece from Starry Skies Austin is crafted with care and packaged with magic, so you can feel good about what you're bringing into your life. While we don't offer returns or refunds (because each item is made to order or uniquely curated), we do care deeply about your experience. If something feels off or doesn't meet your expectations, reach out. We're real humans behind the screen: kind, creative, and committed to making things right when it matters.

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