Western Graphic Tees

Western graphic tees with a story behind every one. Each cowboy t-shirt here started as a verse: a gambler holding aces he shouldn’t have, a holdup on a moving train, a standoff at high noon, a broke musician still working the late set on Broadway. Drawn by working cowboys and printed in Nashville on heavyweight faded cotton, these are western t-shirts built to be worn hard, not saved for a special occasion.

Throw one on with jeans and boots for a night downtown, or pull a hoodie over it when the weather turns. Want the town itself on your chest? Start with our Nashville shirts.

What makes a cowboy t-shirt worth owning

Heavyweight cotton in a faded wash, so it turns up already looking like it has been somewhere. A relaxed, slightly oversized cut with a dropped shoulder, built to be worn hard rather than tucked in. Hand printed so the graphic softens with age instead of cracking off in the wash.

These are western tee shirts made to survive ranch work, rodeo nights and long highway stretches, and to look better afterwards than they did new.

What is in the collection

Outlaw graphics, bronc riders, steer and bull skulls, desert and Badlands scenes, and a run of Nashville pieces drawn where we live. Sizes run S through 2XL and the fit is true to size. Between sizes, go up.

If you want the same artwork for cooler weather, the long sleeves, hoodies and crewnecks carry many of the same designs.

Where they come from

Steel & Saddle is a western wear store in Nashville, Tennessee. We design the whole line ourselves, print it here, and hang it on the racks at Marathon Village as well as shipping it nationwide. Fewer designs, made properly, and none of them borrowed.