Redditor Shares Epic “Shirtception” Gift of Him Wearing a Shirt of Himself a Year Ago for 8 Years

Shirtception Shirt on Reddit

2022

Some of the greatest gifts are handmade. These special presents are tailored to the recipient—and only them—with fun backstories and inside jokes to match. For a staggering nine years, one such present has been given, and it gets funnier and more elaborate with each passing year.

On the surface, it sounds pretty ordinary; a Redditor named GeorgieWashington shared a shirt he got from his brother during the holidays. But this isn't just any garment. Calling it “Shirtception,” it features a picture of GeorgieWashington in 2021 wearing the shirt from 2020, wearing a picture of him wearing the shirt from 2019, and so forth. Each year is a different “level,” and the whole thing began in 2014 when he received a shirt featuring his smiling face plastered against the body of the garment. In 2015, that same photo appeared, but in the picture of GeorgieWashington had taken wearing the first shirt.

The present is only getting more mind-bending as time passes. It’s the mark of a great gift; the meaning of it keeps on giving long after the package is unwrapped. And now, other people can get in some of the humor and joy. After GeorgieWashington shared all of the shirts (so far) on Reddit, the post went viral with fellow Redditors now invested and already looking forward to the next holiday season.

Scroll below to see the shirt’s evolution over the past nine years.

A Redditor named GeorgieWashington shared a shirt he got from his brother during the holidays. But this isn't just any garment.

Shirtception Shirt on Reddit

2021

Shirtception Shirt on Reddit

2020

Calling it “Shirtception,” it features a picture of GeorgieWashington in 2021 wearing the shirt from 2020, wearing a picture of him wearing the shirt from 2019, and so forth.

Shirtception Shirt on Reddit

2019

Shirtception Shirt on Reddit

2018

Each year is a different “level,” and the whole thing began in 2014 when he received a shirt featuring his smiling face plastered against the body of the garment.

Shirtception Shirt on Reddit

2017

Shirtception Shirt on Reddit

2016

In 2015, that same photo appeared, but in the picture of GeorgieWashington had taken wearing the first shirt.

Shirtception Shirt on Reddit

2015

And here's where it all started:

Shirtception Shirt on Reddit

2014

GeorgieWashington: Reddit

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Sara Barnes

Sara Barnes is a Staff Editor at My Modern Met and Manager of My Modern Met Store. She is a graduate of the Maryland Institute College of Art where she earned her BFA in Illustration and MFA in Illustration Practice. Sara is also an embroidery illustrator and writer living in Seattle, Washington. She runs Bear&Bean, a studio where she stitches pet portraits and other beloved creatures. She chronicles the creativity of others through her website Brown Paper Bag and newsletter, Orts. Her latest book is Threads of Treasure: How to Make, Mend, and Find Meaning Through Thread, published in 2014. Sara’s work has been recognized in Be Creative With Workbox, Embroidery Magazine, American Illustration, on Iron and Wine’s album Beast Epic, among others. When she’s not stitching or writing, Sara enjoys planning things that bring together the craft community. She is the co-founder of Camp Craftaway, a day camp for crafty adults with hands-on workshops in the Seattle area.
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