T-shirt text ID?

January 28, 2021 6:44 AM

I'm trying to figure out what this T-shirt says. Do you know?

The first word ends in "t," and it seems like the second word is probably "Sparta"; I'm getting a lot of "This Is Sparta" results in search, but that's obviously not the text.

posted by taz to Grab Bag (8 answers total)

I think the second word is more likely to be Spartans, which is a common name for sports teams and that's a sportsey font. The first word might be a school or town.
posted by jacquilynne at 6:49 AM on January 28, 2021 [4 favorites]

Lots of schools use "Spartans" as their team name / mascot. Middle schools, high schools, universities...

If you know anything about where the picture was taken, you might be able to search schools in that area for a matching color scheme.

oops dupe sorry
posted by JoeZydeco at 6:50 AM on January 28, 2021 [2 favorites]

Response by poster: I'm afraid I don't have any other info about this (came across it randomly, in an unconnected search), but yes, very good point that it's probably "Spartans"!
posted by taz at 7:00 AM on January 28, 2021

Best answer: It's a middle school gym uniform. Wright Spartans.
posted by neda at 7:22 AM on January 28, 2021 [4 favorites]

Mod note: Couple comments deleted. This is an odd case because the kid in the picture is apparently a professional model rather than just some random kid -- but at the same time she's still a kid and identifying her isn't the point of the question, so, I'm deleting her name and ask people not to post it. Question's only about the t-shirt.
posted by LobsterMitten (staff) at 8:24 AM on January 28, 2021 [1 favorite]

Response by poster: Thank you for the solution, neda! Also, to update, some people were concerned about the image showing the girl's face, and wondered about my intentions (ie, was I trying to track down the girl wearing the shirt? etc.). I should have thought about that, but I was only curious because I live in Greece and have friends from Sparta, and was sort of idly thinking of getting them similar shirts for their kids as a fun thing. I've replaced the image with one just showing the shirt! Thanks again to neda and everyone for the help!
posted by taz at 8:42 AM on January 28, 2021 [1 favorite]

that's a sportsey font

"collegiate font" is that description you are looking for.
posted by sideshow at 8:45 AM on January 28, 2021 [1 favorite]

For general info, "Spartans" are a popular mascot across the United States. You can find generic high school or college style shirts and logos for Spartans that aren't the also used by white nationalists (in the US, at least).

Given the popularity of college-style font and Spartans, you might even be able to find a local apparel maker/ seller, to cut down on shipping costs.
posted by filthy light thief at 11:06 AM on January 28, 2021