AFTERLIGHT / DESIGN STUDIO / FALL 2026

Second flight.
A signature returns.

Your next season, in full color. The cicada emblem returns across warm earth tones, confident graphics, and layers that belong together.

Collection development · Nine new design concepts
Six core Second Flight Cicada fall concepts: burnt-orange Ember tee, olive Moss hoodie with front and back graphics, ivory Bone long sleeve, charcoal Ash winged-C crewneck, green Forest jogger, and natural Ember tote.
AI design visualization. These six core pieces are in development; the three unorthodox studies are additional directions. Garment colors, artwork, print areas, prices and availability require Printful validation before release.

01 / The statement

Ember Heavyweight Tee

Burnt orange with an ivory cicada and wordmark across the chest. Pair with dark denim or forest trousers.

Target graphic width: 10 inches. Design target, subject to the selected garment’s template.

02 / The signature

Moss Flight Hoodie

Olive with a restrained front emblem and a bold cicada-and-wordmark back. Wear over the ivory tee.

Target widths: 3-inch front; 11-inch back. Design target, subject to the selected garment’s template.

03 / The graphic layer

Bone Study Long Sleeve

Cream with forest-green cicada artwork. A small front signature balances the detailed back illustration.

Target widths: 3-inch front; 10–11-inch back. Design target, subject to the selected garment’s template.

04 / The quiet icon

Ash Wing Crewneck

Charcoal with the returning winged C in ivory. Style with black trousers and a clean, low-profile shoe.

Target chest mark: approximately 3 inches wide. Design target, subject to the selected garment’s template.

05 / The coordinating piece

Forest Flight Jogger

Deep green with a single ivory cicada at the upper thigh. Pair with Ember for contrast or Moss for a tonal set.

Target thigh mark: approximately 3 inches wide. Design target, subject to the selected garment’s template.

06 / The finishing touch

Ember Field Tote

Natural canvas, a burnt-orange cicada and forest-green wordmark. Brings the collection palette into one everyday accessory.

Target graphic width: 9 inches. Design target, subject to the selected garment’s template.

THE UNORTHODOX STUDIES

Contagious by design.

Three new directions built from the supplied engraving. They are intentionally unfamiliar, but each keeps the cicada clear enough to become a signature people recognize at a distance.

Signal Bloom Cicada engraving design concept

SECOND FLIGHT / STUDY

Signal Bloom

Radiating orbital bands turn the engraved cicada into a visual transmission.

Print area, blank, cost and sample approval pending.
Molting / 04:17 Cicada engraving design concept

SECOND FLIGHT / STUDY

Molting / 04:17

Offset afterimages make the specimen feel in motion—strange, collectible and nocturnal.

Print area, blank, cost and sample approval pending.
Cicada Reliquary Cicada engraving design concept

SECOND FLIGHT / STUDY

Cicada Reliquary

A broken wing-vein frame gives the original engraving a talismanic new silhouette.

Print area, blank, cost and sample approval pending.

THE CICADA POINT OF VIEW

One statement.
The rest, considered.

Let the Ember tee carry the graphic, then keep the trousers quiet. Pair the Moss hoodie with its matching green direction, or use Bone to break up the darker layers. The winged C is the understated signature; the full cicada is the collection’s recognizable statement.

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