Stone Island Hand-Painted Graffiti T-Shirt with Compass Rose Back Print
Stone Island Hand-Painted Graffiti T-Shirt with Compass Rose Back Print
Cotton Jersey Short Sleeve T-Shirt. Hand-Painted Graffiti Front Graphic. Large Hand-Painted Compass Rose Back Print. White Ground with Black and Violet Ink. Two Colours.
A Stone Island T-shirt in 100% cotton jersey, carrying an entirely hand-painted graffiti graphic across both the front chest and the full back panel — making this the most artistically expressive and labour-intensive piece in this Stone Island range. The graphics are not digitally printed or screen-printed: the brushwork, ink splatter, uneven application, and visible paint texture across both front and back confirm a hand-applied painting process directly onto the fabric. The result is a garment that is by nature unique at the level of individual brushstroke placement, even when the overall composition is consistent across pieces. Both colourways share the same graphic composition, with the hand-painted elements reading differently against the white and black ground respectively.
The fabric is a medium-weight 100% cotton jersey — smooth, clean-surfaced, and with a solid hand feel that provides a stable ground for the hand-painted graphics. The cotton is confirmed by the internal care label, which reads 100% COTTON, Fabbricato in Turchia (Made in Turkey), with care instructions for machine wash at 40°C, no bleach, tumble dry low, and low-temperature iron. The jersey weight gives the T-shirt clean drape and a structured silhouette without bulk.
Front Chest Graphic — Graffiti Text and Compass Bird Motif
The front chest carries a hand-painted graffiti composition in black and violet / lavender ink, positioned at the left-centre chest. The composition centres on the Stone Island compass bird or compass star motif — the brand’s signature multi-point compass rose — rendered as a loose, expressive hand-drawn sketch in black ink, with the individual points of the compass visible as a quick, energetic line drawing rather than a precise graphic form. Flanking and below the motif, “STONE ISLAND” is written in heavy brush-painted lettering — thick, gestural capital letters in black paint with visible brush texture, uneven pressure marks, and ink bleed at the stroke edges, reading as calligraphic graffiti rather than a printed typeface.
Surrounding the black text and motif, violet or lavender ink paint marks — broad diagonal brushstrokes, scattered ink drops, and uneven paint patches — are applied in a loose, spontaneous pattern that extends beyond the bounds of the black graphic elements. The violet marks read as the background energy of the composition: not outlining or filling the black graphic, but existing alongside it as a separate layer of colour that reinforces the spontaneous, uncontrolled character of the hand-painting. The overall effect is a high-energy, graffiti-influenced chest graphic in a two-colour ink palette of black and violet on white.
Back Panel Graphic — Large Compass Rose with Archive Number
The back panel carries a large circular hand-painted compass rose occupying the majority of the back body — approximately 25–30 cm in diameter, placed centrally on the back. The composition replicates the Stone Island compass badge motif at monumental scale: a four-point compass star within a circular outer ring, with the text “STONE ISLAND” written in four orientations around the inner circumference of the circle — two instances reading normally (at top and right) and two instances reading inverted (at bottom and left), following the rotational symmetry of the standard Stone Island compass badge format.
The back graphic is painted in slate blue or periwinkle blue-violet as the primary fill colour, with black outline and structural lines defining the star points, the circular ring, and the letterforms. The blue-violet tone is consistent with the violet accent colour used in the front chest graphic, creating a unified two-colour ink palette — black structure lines plus blue-violet / lavender fill — across both front and back. The four star points of the compass rose are rendered in the blue-violet with visible variation in tone and brush density, with darker areas at the edges of each point and lighter, more translucent areas toward the centre where the paint is thinner.
To the lower right of the circular compass rose, “5815” is hand-written in black — a Stone Island archive or style number, added as a hand-painted annotation in the same gestural lettering style as the front chest text. This number reads clearly and precisely in close-up imagery.
White
A clean white cotton jersey body providing maximum contrast for the hand-painted graphics. On white, the front chest composition reads with full chromatic intensity: the black brushwork and violet ink splatter are both fully visible and legible, with the white ground allowing both ink colours to operate at their strongest. The back compass rose in blue-violet and black reads with equal clarity against the white, with the full tonal range of the painted surface — from dense, opaque paint areas to thin, translucent washes — visible across the composition. The white body with violet and black hand-painted graphics creates a palette of three: white ground, black structure, violet / lavender / blue-violet paint.
Black
A black cotton jersey body carrying the same hand-painted graffiti graphic system. On black, the visual relationship between the painted elements and the ground changes substantially: the black brushwork of the front text and compass motif will read with reduced contrast against the dark body, while the violet ink marks and the blue-violet back compass rose will carry the primary visual weight of the composition. The overall effect on black is a darker, more atmospheric reading of the same graphic system, with the violet and blue-violet paint elements reading as the dominant graphic layer rather than the secondary accent they form on white. Note: specific ink colour rendition and contrast on the black colourway is based on graphic system inference from the white version; verify against black-colourway imagery for final confirmation.
Size Chart
| Size | Shoulder (cm) | Chest (cm) | Length (cm) | Recommended Height (cm) | Recommended Weight (kg) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M | 41 | 50 | 63 | 160–173 | 95–115 |
| L | 42.5 | 52 | 65 | 165–175 | 115–130 |
| XL | 44 | 54 | 67 | 170–180 | 130–145 |
| 2XL | 45.5 | 56 | 69 | 175–185 | 145–160 |
Measurements are in centimetres and refer to garment dimensions. Recommended height and weight are general guides only. If between sizes, size up for a more relaxed fit.
Key Details
- Fabric: 100% cotton jersey (medium weight; smooth surface; confirmed by care label)
- Made in: Turkey (Fabbricato in Turchia)
- Care: Machine wash 40°C, no bleach, tumble dry low, low-temperature iron
- Front Graphic: Hand-painted graffiti — “STONE ISLAND” in brush-painted lettering + compass bird / compass star motif, black ink with violet / lavender ink splatter and brushstroke accents; left-centre chest placement
- Back Graphic: Large hand-painted circular compass rose, approximately 25–30 cm diameter, centred on back; slate blue / periwinkle blue-violet fill with black outline; “STONE ISLAND” in four orientations around inner circumference; archive number “5815” hand-written in black at lower right
- Fit: Regular fit
- Neckline: Crew neck
- Two Colours: White / Black
- Sizes: M / L / XL / 2XL
100% cotton jersey T-shirt. Hand-painted graffiti front chest graphic in black and violet ink. Large hand-painted circular compass rose back print in blue-violet and black with archive number “5815”. Two colours.