Baramei (បារមី) Tee + SOMSAUCE — Black (First Run Preorder, Refundable Deposit)
PREORDER
This is a limited first run preorder (35/50 reserved)
This preorder is a bundle.
- 🟡 $5 preorder deposit to reserve your size
- 🟡 Full retail price: $40
- 🟡 One Baramei Tee included
- 🟡 One bottle of SOMSAUCE included in the box
- 🟡 One coupon for a future bottle, redeemable at any SOMSAUCE farmers market
- 🟡 Farmers market dates are shared at instagram.com/wantsomsauce
- 🟡 Remaining balance collected before shipping
- 🟡 Deposits refundable before production begins
FIT
- 🟡 Drop shoulder, oversized fit
- 🟡 Fits oversized. Take your normal size for a boxy look
- 🟡 Wide body with oversized shoulders and a slightly shorter length
- 🟡 Super max heavyweight garment-dyed fabric
- 🟡 Mid-weight, non-stretch fabric
- 🟡 Streetwear essentials silhouette
- 🟡 Model is wearing a Large
- 🟡 6’1”, 185 lbs
We wanted to make something that looks tough, feels thought out, and actually carries meaning. Something you can rock every day.
BARAMEI
Baramei (បារមី) is a Khmer concept that refers to
spiritual power,
divine merit,
and
blessed presence.
It comes from the belief that virtue, intention, and right action accumulate over time, shaping a presence that’s felt through how someone moves through the world and how others feel around them.
The word is often used when speaking about ancestors, monks, sacred places, and people whose lives stay aligned with goodness, service, and care for others. It’s also used to describe the baramei carried by deities and guardians within Khmer spiritual tradition.
Someone with baramei is believed to carry protection, grounded presence, emotional steadiness, and blessings that naturally extend to the people around them.
In modern terms, it’s earned spiritual credibility, the kind of presence that feels steady, warm, and reassuring.
WHY IT’S ON THIS SHIRT
Baramei isn’t only spoken. In Khmer belief, it can be held, sealed, and passed through objects.
Words, symbols, and forms are treated with intention because they can carry energy. When something is made with care, that care stays with it. The opposite is also true, carelessness carries through as well.
We designed this piece with that understanding. The purpose of this shirt is to infuse it with baramei and protection, not just in how it looks, but in what it carries.
Each Baramei Tee will be blessed by a Buddhist monk, sealing the garment with baramei, protection, and presence.
That blessing lives in the shirt itself. When it’s worn, it’s intended to follow the wearer and extend to those around them.
The nagas are placed there intentionally. In Khmer culture, they are guardians of temples, treasures, and ancestral knowledge. Here, they serve to protect what the shirt carries and the person wearing it.
At SOMSAUCE, energy is important to us. Whether it’s food or something you wear, what’s put into it carries forward. We hope that care and intention extend to you.
THE DESIGN
Baramei in Khmer script runs down the spine.
Cambodian Om appears above and below the word.
This Om is the same sacred symbol found across Indian spiritual traditions, adapted into Khmer practice. It’s traditionally used to close, contain, and seal mantras, blessings, and enchantments, marking something as complete and protected. Placing it above and below Baramei closes the intention rather than leaving it open.
SOMSAUCE appears below, sealed the same way.
Two nagas are placed on either side of the Baramei as guardians, symbolizing protection of temples, treasures, and ancestral knowledge.
On the front, the SS mark is not only a stylized abbreviation of SOMSAUCE, but also represents two nagas facing outward, guarding the heart.
At the hem, SOMSAUCE appears quietly for those who look closer. It’s there as a small signature, not meant to shout, just to be found.
MOCKUP DISCLAIMER
Product images shown are AI-generated mockups used for visualization purposes. Final print placement, color tone, and fabric texture may vary slightly. By purchasing, you acknowledge and accept these variations.
CLOSING
Thanks for taking the time to read about this piece and where it comes from. We appreciate you being here and being part of it.
GET DRIPPED IN SOMSAUCE 🤙🏽🔥
