'A la Carte' Tee
Birds x Neil MacCormick
These tees are a collaboration between Birds of North America and artist Neil MacCormick. Neil has painted full time since 1984 and co-owns Birds of North America with his partner, designer Hayley Gibson. The two have shared a studio since meeting in 2006.
A la Carte
It’s hard to see, but this little trailer says ‘A la Carte’ on the side. I adore this image. There is something so dignified and self contained (literally and figuratively!) about this vehicle. It almost feels like it has a personality - the slightly upturned angle at which it sits, like a hopeful face - patiently waiting on a quiet side street to be hitched up for its next trip. Such a familiar type of vehicle to see when I was growing up in Victoria - it sort of feels like seeing an old friend ❤️
Neil found this trailer while wandering the neighbourhood streets of Victoria, and painted ‘A la Carte’ in 1993.
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These tees are made in a Toronto factory out of locally milled, medium weight, 100% organic cotton jersey. These tees can be machine washed and tumble dried. The classic tees will shrink 1" total with a wash and dry, and the cropped tees will shrink just 1/2" total. We haven't found there to be any width shrinkage with washing and drying.
In these images Hayley is 5'7" and wears our size S Cropped White tee, and Neil is 6'1" and wears our size 2X Classic Black tee. These tees fit on the larger side of the Birds size chart, but for your everyday classic T-shirt, that fits a bit more generously, they fit 'normally', or as you would expect them to.
If you're going by your regular size in the Birds size chart, we recommend that you take a full size down. If you normally take a S in Birds, the XS will work for you in this. If you normally take a 3X in Birds, the 2X will work for you.
We'll be restocking any missing sizes in late August , 2026.
A tip for fit - if you have a favourite classic tee at home, and you'd like the same fit, just lay it flat and measure across the chest to find the closest equivalent in the charts below!
Cropped Tee
Classic Tee
Everything at Birds of North America is vegan and has been made ethically in Canada since we began in 2007. We have a strong focus on sustainability, and strive to create high-quality garments that last a long time. You can browse vintage Birds styles that we've gathered back as part of our buyback program in our ReNesting section!
