Off-White™ "Blank Canvas" Unisex Tee

The Met Costume Institute tee.

Off-White c/o Virgil Abloh™ reimagines classic streetwear for the future. Produced exclusively for The Met, this timeless tee from the Milan-based fashion house features the message, "Blank Canvas."

We’re delighted to present this item in celebration of The Costume Institute's spring 2025 exhibition, Superfine: Tailoring Black Style, a cultural and historical examination of Black style over 300 years through the concept of dandyism. In the 18th-century Atlantic world, a new culture of consumption, fueled by the slave trade, colonialism, and imperialism, enabled access to clothing and goods that indicated wealth, distinction, and taste. Black dandyism sprung from the intersection of African and European style traditions.

Superfine: Tailoring Black Style explores the importance of style to the formation of Black identities in the Atlantic diaspora, particularly in the United States and Europe. Through a presentation of garments and accessories, paintings, photographs, decorative arts, and more, from the 18th century to today, the exhibition interprets the concept of dandyism as both an aesthetic and a strategy that allowed for new social and political possibilities. Superfine is organized into 12 sections, each representing a characteristic that defines the style, such as Champion, Respectability, Heritage, Beauty, and Cosmopolitanism. Together, these characteristics demonstrate how one's self-presentation is a mode of distinction and resistance—within a society impacted by race, gender, class, and sexuality.