Paper Planes Tees
Tees are where the brand's references live. Headwear carries the mark; the shirts carry everything around it, the travel theme, the city references, the collection tie-ins.
The airport-code series is the clearest example. JFK, LGA and EWR are the three New York airports, and putting those codes on a shirt is the same idea the logo is built on: the distance between where you are and where you are going, stated as a departure board rather than a folded flag.
That makes the tees the most legible part of the catalogue if you already understand what the brand is about, and the least legible if you do not.
What the graphics reference
Travel and aviation run through most of it, airport codes, terminal numbering, departure language. New York runs through the rest. The flagship store's own design concept is travel "in all its forms", so the shirts are not decorating a theme, they are the theme.
Fit
Standard unisex sizing. Graphic tees in this category are generally cut straight rather than fitted.
Local product
The airport-code tees carry New York intent and belong with the NYC geo pages - LGA reads differently to someone in Queens than to someone in Los Angeles.
Where to buy
Tees are stocked less consistently than headwear across the independent network, so call ahead if you are after a specific graphic. Find a stockist →
FAQ
What do the airport codes on Paper Planes tees mean?
JFK, LGA and EWR are the three New York airports. They carry the brand's travel theme, the idea of a destination, in the same way the folded-flag logo does.
How do Paper Planes tees fit?
Standard unisex sizing, generally cut straight rather than fitted.
Are tees stocked at Paper Planes retailers?
Less consistently than headwear. Headwear is the category most reliably found in person; call ahead for a specific tee.