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New Orleans T-shirts designed by local artists and people who live here. Every design is a joke, a reference or a piece of city history that only makes full sense if you know the place. Over 400 designs since we started, and the best ones still read like a secret handshake. Filter by 100% Cotton or Tri-Blend.
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What Makes a Dirty Coast Shirt Different?
Most New Orleans T-shirts are made for people passing through. Ours started as a reaction to that. Dirty Coast began with a simple idea: make shirts we actually wanted to wear, shirts that felt like New Orleans instead of a souvenir stand on Bourbon Street. Twenty years and more than 400 designs later, that's still the test every new shirt has to pass.
Ideas come from bar conversations and from whatever absurd thing the city did that week. Then we hand them to designers and illustrators like Avery Lawrence and Burton Durand, who turn a phrase into something you'd want on your chest. Our first designs were screen printed by Diego at La Chiva on Tchoupitoulas, and we still treat printing like a craft.
Our Best-Selling New Orleans Shirts
Over the past year, the shirts people reached for most were a mix of old favorites and new jokes. The Rougarou Swamp Legend gives Louisiana's favorite swamp monster the respect he deserves. King Gator, one of our earliest designs, made with New Orleans designer Alexa Pulitzer, is still in the top ten. The Vampire Lestat World Tour, officially licensed with AMC, has been one of the year's most popular.
And then there's Be A New Orleanian. Wherever You Are., the line Blake sketched on a sticker in Lafayette after Katrina. It became the way scattered New Orleanians found each other, and it's still the most honest thing we've printed.
Finding the Right Shirt
Looking for something specific? Saints fans should head to our black and gold collection. Food people will find their people in For The Foodies, and the music crowd lives in For Music Lovers. If you moved away and miss home, the For The Ex-Pats collection was built for you. Retired designs come back to life, printed to order, in From The Vault.
Every shirt here is designed by people who live in New Orleans and sold out of our shops on Magazine Street and Chartres Street. Wear it until it falls apart. That's what they're for.
Frequently Asked Questions
Where are Dirty Coast shirts designed?
Every Dirty Coast design comes from New Orleans, made by our team and local designers and illustrators. We've released more than 400 designs since we started.
Can I buy Dirty Coast shirts in person?
Yes. Visit our shops at 5415 Magazine Street Uptown and 630 Chartres Street in the French Quarter, or order online and we'll ship anywhere in the US.
