T-Shirt Reviews

I would love to see this done. This would be a really, really great resource (for v-necks, mostly). I'd like to see a range of stores like Uniqlo, Gap, Armani Exchange (v-necks are the only tolerable thing there), AA, and whatever else. (I'd participate but I'm not sure if my opinion is respected/would matter.) I'd also like to say that in order to keep subjectivity to a minimum, each participant would have to wear and review the same shirt (t-shirts are cheap, guys). Otherwise if each participant is reviewing only one t-shirt specific to them, the "reviews" would be meaningless.

I haven't worn every brand of t-shirts out there, but bang-for-buck I find Uniqlo's Premium Pima Cotton tees hard to beat.

thoroughly unimpressed with american apparel fine jersey t. not as soft as everyone says and the fit doesn't really work on me (super long). for cheap ts in the future I'll be sticking with hanes. but I would like to try some baller t-shirts at soem point.

I think you should decide on the criteria for judging and clearly put it in the OP or there'll be a few hundred posts with ____ IS THE BEST T SHIRT EVER, AMERICAN APP IS SHIT etc

Just please make sure you do your review in a specific way and make it a template that people have to follow. Like pretty bold letters, and titles, and so on. EDIT: Uh. Yeah. What linkinwayne said.

I just worked on this clothing line, BelleandChristian.com

 

The T-shirts are all made with 100% pima cotton and are quality limited editions.

Reveiws from people who's worn these shirts been amazing. They also age perfectly as well.

 

I would appreciate any comments about the products, price or the website.

 

95% of shirts I buy are so long that they could be a dress.

The models for these t-shirt makers must all be 7 foot or something.

BoO, Jil, and Raf t's are cut shorter. I have a few of them but never feel right dropping $100 on a t.

I'll do some reviews since I wear tees pretty much everyday.

AA Fine Jersey V-Neck

Pros:
-good cut
-work well for the slim/skinny guys (I'm 5'8 & 130lbs and wear a size S)
-good sized v
-fairly durable (I've been alternating about 10 of them for a year and they still look alright)
-thick enough to not allow nipple flashing

Cons:
-bit expensive, and AA is constantly raising their prices
-they shrink when washed (need to account for this when purchasing)

And here is a picture of me wearing it
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Gap "Best V-Neck"

Pros:
-cheap on sale
-pretty long
-lots of colors
-comfortable material

Cons:
-Material doesn't hold up in wash, starts to bacon and looks like shit after a few washes
-sleeves are too short when compared to the length
-V is a bit too small for my taste

And here is a picture of me wearing it
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Hanes ComfortSoft V-neck

Pros:
-Absurdly cheap all the time, 5 for 10 dollars or something
-pretty decent fit, could be worn as undershirt or under a jacket without looking weird
-fairly durable, haven't torn or anything yet

Cons:
-too short, both in sleeve and body length
-material too thin (nipples everywhere)

And here is a picture of me wearing it
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Edited by Vaio - 3/27/12 at 12:47pm

For reference, I'm 6', 180lb, 41.5 chest 32 waist.

 

After almost a year of on-and-off auditioning of various pedestrian-level tees I've settled on American Apparel. During that time I've also tried:

 

Costco/Kirkland

 

Pros Fabric quality and thickness are decent. Medium a decent fit for me after hot wash and dry.

Cons Cut huge and only available in M or bigger. Very blousy from midsection down. WIDE neckband and cut long, covers almost my entire ass. Looks very much like an undershirt.

 

Gap "Best", Hanes "Perfect", Target/Mossimo Athletic

 

Didn't even bother with these, fabric too thin.

 

American Apparel

 

Pros Decent fabric quality and thickness. Large in heather gray and brown are a good to excellent fit for me in chest, shoulders, and arms after a hot wash and dry. After a bit of minor tailoring (see cons below) they fit pretty much perfectly, hitting top-to-mid bicep and ending at about the top-third of my back pockets.

Cons Significant variation in cut/size depending on color. Navy and white, the other two colors I own, are 1-1.5" wider in the sleeves (laying flat) than gray or brown, all size L. Also, these shirts are the ubiquitous tube shape so they are completely straight up and down. This means a good fit in my chest and shoulders will also give me a tent-like midsection, so all my AA shirts need a taper from the chest down by 2" to fix this.\

 

American Apparel measurements (heather gray, LARGE, post hot wash+dry)

Chest (pit to pit) 20"

Shoulders 18"

Sleeve length (from top shoulder seam) 8"
Sleeve width 6"

Length 27.5"

 

Pics to follow.

Edited by hyt123 - 3/27/12 at 7:30pm

Lulu Lemon 5 Year Basic t's are my favorite.