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Releasing Sunday, June 14th.Zig-zags. Rollies. Papers. Whatever you choose to call it, it's all the same, innit? Common household pothead tobacco accoutrement. Now I bet you didn't know there's a much more in depth story behind the graphic featured on the widely-known "tobacco rolling paper." The character featured on the graphic is of Zouave, which is a common title given to a select few infrantry regiments in the French Army. The first Zouaves were enlisted by the Zouaoua tribes whom lived in the mountains of the Jurjura range. In the 1960s, Zig-Zag published viral leaflets with the Zouave character featuring the caption "Captain Zig-Zag wants YOU!", akin to the political Uncle Sam war posters. This shirt features the notorious graphic...

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