Clothes are but a symbol of something hid deep beneath.―Virginia Woolf

As part of their mission to champion women writers on a global stage, we’re launching a special collaboration with the Women’s Prize Trust: five T-shirts emblazoned with the names of celebrated female authors who have changed the world: Maya Angelou, Nora Ephron, Daphne du Maurier, Toni Morrison, Virginia Woolf.

Virginia Woolf is one of the most important modernist 20th-century authors and a pioneer in the use of stream of consciousness as a narrative device. Her best-known works include novels Mrs Dalloway, To the Lighthouse, and Orlando, which is heralded as a masterpiece of modernist queer fiction. Her essays explore artistic theory, literary history, women’s writing, and the politics of power – in A Room of One's Own she wrote the much-quoted dictum: "A woman must have money and a room of her own if she is to write fiction." Her writing has influenced contemporary authors and been adapted across many forms, including film, ballet, opera, drag, and theatre.

This item is currently available for pre-order only. T-shirts will dispatch in mid-late September.

- Available in our Regular & Fitted styles, check size guides here.

- Black text on a white t-shirt made from 100% organic cotton. GIRLS ON TOPS × WOMEN’S PRIZE logo on reverse of collar.

- GIRLS ON TOPS x WOMEN’S PRIZE FOR FICTION logo on reverse of collar.

£5 from every purchase of this T-shirt is donated to the Women’s Prize Trust, helping them to empower women to raise their voice and own their story.

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