Original Publication Date: June 27, 2023
Thank you all so much for waiting. The general release for the "ELDEN RING × TORCH TORCH" collection has officially begun.
One of our most anticipated double-sided prints, the "Radahn Festival T-Shirt," features a striking and unique graphic on the front—a string-art style illustration by Ching-Hao Chou. The upper back showcases a powerful, 3D-inspired graphic by Ken Ozaki, boldly depicting Starscourge Radahn.
When we think of a "Festival," we think of a music festival—specifically, a rock festival. With that energy in mind, we designed the back print to capture the raw vibe of a vintage rock tour tee. We put an immense amount of care into the typography layout at the bottom of the back print, so we would love to share a bit of the story behind it.
First, you will notice the large text reading "RADAHN FESTIVAL." Seeing it instantly brings to mind the booming voice of Witch-Hunter Jerren as he rallies the warriors.
Below that, the venue is listed as "Redmane Castle – Wailing Dunes, Caelid," treating the legendary battleground as a music festival venue. The date printed alongside it, "22.02.25," represents the actual launch date of ELDEN RING.
Further down, the NPCs who join the festival are listed like a star-studded artist lineup: Iron Fist Alexander, Okina, Blaidd the Half-Wolf, Witch-Hunter Jerren, Finger Maiden Therolina, Great Horned Tragoth... and...
The very last name has been aggressively scratched out with a double line. This belongs to Patches, who gets summoned only to immediately return to his own world.
To bring this design to life, we utilized a high-end 4-screen silkscreen printing process for both the black and white garment bodies. It looks clean and simple, but it is actually an incredibly luxurious specification.
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Black ink for the main graphic
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White ink for the main graphic
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White ink for the festival typography at the bottom
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Red ink for the strike-through lines
We dedicated an entire silkscreen plate just for Patches’ cancellation lines. For a detail that measures just a little over two centimeters, we had to use a massive, full-sized silkscreen plate, as you cannot use a tiny plate just for a tiny section of a garment.
First printing the text flawlessly, and then overlaying the gray ink to cross it out—this was a detail we absolutely refused to compromise on.
At the very bottom, stylized like music festival sponsor logos, you will find familiar motifs from the game: Radahn's Great Rune, the Gravity Sigil, and the Redmane Sigil.
And tucked in among them, TORCH TORCH has snuck its own name onto the list.
In fact, this marks the very first time TORCH TORCH has printed its brand logo directly onto the fabric of a T-shirt body (previously, we only included it on woven labels). We were a bit nervous, but we could not resist playing the part of the festival host.
If you peek inside the shirt, you will find a custom care label featuring the silhouette of either the Two Fingers or the Three Fingers, attached completely at random. Which hand will you receive? It is a surprise to look forward to when your package arrives.
It seems we just cannot help ourselves when it comes to hiding playful details in places you cannot even see while wearing the shirt.