Enso Sleeping Cat Matching Couple T-Shirt (Futari 01 A)

Matching couple shirts for two cat people: a small cat asleep at the foot of half an ink-brush circle, printed large on the back of a 420 gsm heavyweight boxy tee. This is the A tee, one half of Futari No.01 Enso; the waking cat tee (B) is the other half.

The ensō is the circle a brush draws in a single breath. Here it is drawn in two strokes and split between two people: each of you wears half, and the circle only closes when you stand side by side.

The design

Printed large across the back: the left half of an ink-brush circle, a small cat curled asleep at its foot with a red thread tied to its tail, the characters 一つ (“one”) beside a red 猫森 seal, and the Nekomori wordmark with Futari No.01 / One Circle. On the left chest, a small mark: the same cat’s sleeping face inside a complete little circle, the character 円 (“circle”) and a 猫 (“cat”) seal.

Wearing it as a pair

Stand with the sleeping cat (A) on the left and the waking cat (B) on the right, seen from behind, and the two strokes close into one circle, with the red thread running from tail to tail through the opening. Read right to left, the backs say 二人で一つ, “the two of us, one whole”. On the front the two chest marks read 円満, the word for a happy, harmonious couple.

Each half is a complete design on its own, with a whole cat, its own words and its own chest mark, so it still works on the days you are not together. Each is sold separately, so you can choose a size and colour for each person. The A design also comes as a hoodie, if one of you would rather have the other garment.

The fit

Boxy and oversized, with a dropped shoulder and a wide, slightly cropped body. Take your usual size for the boxy look, or size down for a closer fit. A very heavy tee that holds its shape.

The blank

• 420 g/m² (12.4 oz) heavyweight cotton
• 100% cotton
• Boxy oversized cut, drop shoulder, crew neck
• Sizes S–2XL
• Printed with DTF (direct-to-film) transfer

Giving it as a gift

A couple gift for two cat lovers: an anniversary, a first Christmas together, a wedding or a housewarming. Buy both halves, one in each person’s size, and the present only makes sense once they put them on side by side.

• Sizing for two: everything is cut unisex, so you choose from one size chart. It's boxy and oversized with a slightly cropped body, so each person's usual size gives the boxy look; one size down is closer. Sizes S–2XL. If either one doesn’t fit, it can come back within 30 days of delivery, unworn, with free return shipping.
• Ordering for Christmas, an anniversary or a birthday: every piece is printed after it is ordered, so count back about three weeks and order before then. The dated delivery estimate under the buy button is the one to go by, and checkout offers express shipping on most garments if you are cutting it close.

Our guide to matching cat hoodies for couples covers more ways to pair up and how to get two sizes right in one order.

Color, Pattern & Material

• Color: Gray (a warm oatmeal off-white) or White, printed in black ink and red for the thread and seals.
• Pattern: Half an ink-brush circle with a sleeping cat, printed large on the back; a small circle with the cat’s face on the left chest.
• Material: 420 gsm 100% cotton.

Futari (二人, “the two of us”) is Nekomori’s series of matching designs for couples. Printed for your order, nothing is held in stock. Artwork original to Nekomori: the cats are flat ink-brush shapes, the circle and the thread were drawn with code so the two halves line up exactly, and the lettering is typeset.

Care

• Machine wash at 30°C / 86°F, gentle cycle, inside out
• Do not bleach
• Tumble dry low
• Iron at low temperature, never directly on the print
• Do not dry clean

Size guide

Garment measured flat. Chest is the width across the body, armpit to armpit.