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Buttsnorkeler 3/4 Sleeve -1st Mate Tee
$20.00 NZD
"Every captain needs a first mate. She just doesn't know it yet."
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The Story 🤿
The 3/4 Sleeve 1st Mate. Because full sleeves are commitment and sleeveless is chaos. This is the Goldilocks of arm coverage.
Josh from Napier bought this tee for one reason: his arms look slightly better when the sleeves end at exactly the right place. That's it. That's the whole strategy.
But then — the magic happened.
He was at the Napier Night Market. She was at the paella stand. He was at the dumpling stand. Their eyes met across a sea of fairy lights and steam. She looked at his tee. "First Mate?" she called out. "Who's the Captain?"
Josh panicked. His brain buffered. His mouth said: "Depends. You free Saturday?"
WHERE DID THAT COME FROM? Josh doesn't talk to people. Josh talks to his cat. But the 3/4 sleeve First Mate energy channeled some kind of maritime confidence he didn't know he had.
Flipper had a whole crew. You just need one. And this tee will find them. ⚓
Why Kiwi Legends Wear It
- ⚓ 3/4 sleeve — the perfect arm-to-fabric ratio
- 🧭 1st Mate design — for the loyal legend
- 🌙 Night market tested, fairy light approved
- 💪 Sleeves end where confidence begins
- 🤙 Has been known to generate unexpected smoothness
Materials & Details
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30/1, 100% Cotton, Combed Ring Spun Fine Jersey 150 grams, 4.4 ounces
- • 3/4" rib height
- • Set in collar
- • Taped shoulder to shoulder
- • Double needle sleeve and bottom hem
- • Sizes S - 2X
- • NAFTA CERTIFIED
- • Reactive Dyed
- • Made in the USA




