This personalized custom 40th birthday shirt puts the woman of the hour all over the front: BIRTHDAY in chrome across the top, LOOK WHO’S 40! across the bottom, a script line like Katie’s 40th in the middle, and a collage of her own photos on a Comfort Colors tee, long sleeve, crewneck or hoodie.
BIRTHDAY and LOOK WHO’S 40!
Both chrome headlines are part of the design and print on every order.
The script line
Katie’s 40th becomes Jen’s 40th, or Mom’s 40th when the kids are ordering.
Her night, in pictures
In our sample, Katie is having the time of her life: champagne flute raised, blowing out a cake full of candles, sequin dress, balloons behind her, a crown on her head.
Yours swaps in the real birthday woman, six or seven photos layered inside a sparkly lightning frame. Choose one of 15 colorways for the glow.
Is it funny? A little. Funny enough that the waiter asks about it, sweet enough that she’ll wear it again on a regular Saturday.
Who orders a 40th birthday shirt for her?
Most often the kids, with Dad’s help, are planning Mom’s 40th and want her face on everyone at the table. Her girlfriends are a close second, organizing a dinner where black balloons and over-the-hill mugs feel a little tired.
The script line can say Mom’s 40th, so the shirt reads like it came from the kids even if Dad handled checkout.
Everyone wears her face in one colorway, which means the restaurant photos look planned instead of random.
If he wants the whole house in matching shirts, each person picks a tee or hoodie in their own size.
She’ll laugh about this one instead of rolling her eyes, since it’s all her best photos and not a single wrinkle joke.
Crown included, she can order her own and pick the selfies she actually likes.
For a weekend away, 40th birthday shirts for group trips in one design color keep the photos matching from the airport to the last dinner.
Filling in the script line
- Select the garment and size. Tee, long sleeve, crewneck sweatshirt or hoodie.
- Pick both colors. The shirt itself, then a numbered design colorway.
- Upload 3 to 8 photos of her. Sharp pictures where her face is easy to see. They take the sample woman’s place.
- Type the middle line. Something short like “Jen’s 40th”, written how it should appear.
Turning forty into the headline act
- 40th birthday gear is mostly gloomy over-the-hill jokes
- Group dinner photos look like any other night out
- Her best photos from two decades sit on old phones
A 40th lands better as a celebration of her than as a joke about age. The chrome LOOK WHO’S 40 headline tops champagne-toast and candle-blowing photos in a lightning frame, and the script line you type makes it Jen’s 40th or Mom’s 40th.
A finished group order: her hoodie in M plus six tees for friends, all colorway 13, script line “Jen’s 40th”, seven photos across two decades.
Fit for the whole table
The Comfort Colors 1717 tee is a 6.1 oz garment-dyed, 100% ring-spun cotton shirt with a relaxed unisex fit, S–4XL.
The Comfort Colors 1566 crewneck sweatshirt is 80/20 cotton-poly fleece, S–3XL; her usual size gives a relaxed fit, one or two up gives oversized. The Comfort Colors 1567 hoodie is S–2XL, preshrunk, with a jersey-lined hood. Measurements are on our size guide.
Her friends can also go with the Comfort Colors 6014 long sleeve, S–3XL. Youth tees (XS–XL) and the Rabbit Skins 3326 toddler hoodie (2T–5/6T) are available, though at a 40th the photos usually belong on the grown-ups.
If a man is turning forty, upload his photos and type his line. It works just as well for him.
- Free US shipping on 2 or more items, or on any order of $75 or more.
- A single item ships for a flat $5.99.
- Misprinted or the wrong item? Send a photo within 15 days of delivery and we replace it or refund you.
Printing time
We print in the USA once you order: 1–3 business days in production, 3–5 business days by USPS with tracking, about 4–8 business days in total and no guaranteed date. Group orders of $75 or more get free US shipping. See our shipping page.
Can the line say Mom’s 40th?
Yes. Type it exactly that way and it prints in the script spot.
Can the headlines change to another age?
No, LOOK WHO’S 40! is fixed. For other numbers, see our other milestone designs.
Is there anything you won’t print?
Celebrities, famous people, rappers and other public figures, plus logos, brand names, team marks and film characters. Photos should be ones you own or may share. Orders built around any of that are canceled and fully refunded.
More big birthdays: milestone birthday shirts. Dressing the whole party? See birthday squad shirts.
















































