This is the ninth t-shirt to be reviewed here at The Emperor's New Clothes, and it's the least militaristic by some margin.
Printed on a vibrant Royal Blue American Apparel t-shirt, Napoleon Cookie Shirt depicts a cartoon Emperor gleefully nibbling on a cookie. Napoleon's Ride may have featured a doughnut, but at least that one was on a flag. Here, the snack food is all too real, with Bonaparte munching on a biscuit with the wide-eyed delight of man who has been looking forward to a sugary treat for quite some time.
Sold by the Topato Corporation at topataco.com, this shirt was designed by artist Kate Beaton as part of her Hark! A Vagrant collection, which also includes several other historically-inspired t-shirts.
At $19.50, it's good value, and while stocks are running low, it's still available in larger sizes. Shipping is with USPS, and Topatoco's policy regarding international delivery is clearly summed up on the site as "We ship to every country that accepts packages from the USA, even the ones where people talk funny and don’t eat 20 hot dogs every day! These packages may take a bit longer because of all the pointless bureaucracy."
In short, this is a fantastic design, and though I disagree with Topatoco's description of the big guy as "a terrible sort of dictator", I heartily endorse this t-shirt.
