Favorite Tee Brands

[teeman1]

so for those of you that do like graphic tees, what brands do you like?

 

[BrettChaotix]

See pages 1 & 2 of same thread

 

[Big Pun]

Originally Posted by Casey

I don't know if I've ever found the prefect tee. I have a bunch that I like but none actually have everything that I want. However, if American Apparel tees actually fit people who aren't fat hipsters with beerguts, they'd be perfect.

FTFM

Originally Posted by tagutcow

Alternative Apparel Eco Heather (extremely flattering)
JC Penney / Arizona ($5.00 a pop on sale, as it always is. Fits me better than AA)

Do the JC Penney tees taper?

Oh yeah some graphic tees I like (and I'm picky as ****)

Wings + Horns
The cast
Yoko D (RIP I think)

 

[tagutcow]

Originally Posted by Big Punisher

FTFM

Do the JC Penney tees taper?

They seem more square cut to me, but they're stretchy, and a reasonable length.

American Apparel certainly has the economies of scale to make several cuts of t-shirts, so I don't see why they don't. At least, they could test market something, maybe give it a name like "American Apparel's new SaneFitâ„¢ T-Shirts". There are tons of people like me who would love nothing more than to buy American-made t-shirts, but just can't get behind AA.

Also, I bought two Bana Republic slim fit Ts. One is navy and fits great, the other one is grey and has a neckhole that's too tight. Production variances FTL. Another reason I guess you should check everything out in the fitting room first.

 

[Big Pun]

Yeah I definetely lost the urge to buy unknown brand tees online anymore. I may try alt apparel as I've heard it fits slim, however. That's it.

 

[tagutcow]

Originally Posted by Big Punisher

Yeah I definetely lost the urge to buy unknown brand tees online anymore. I may try alt apparel as I've heard it fits slim, however. That's it.

There are differences even among the Alt.A shirts. I bought a tonal stripe tee and a scrum rugby crew (since returned) and both fit more like American Apparel. The acid wash shirts and eco-heather crews fit very well, especially in length.

If excessive length is a problem, just look for the Alt.A shirts that are unisex-cut. Ironically, the unisex t-shirts fit my rugged manly form better than the non-unisex shirts.

The crews are always on sale at Amazon, and you can get the v-necks for a similar price whenever Tobi has a sale. Honestly, I love the eco-heather v-necks so much I've even considered making them my own "uniform".

 

[Big Pun]

Thanks, tagut. The problem isn't length, it's that most brands don't fit my "athletic" body type well. I've even considered buying A&F tees. (

) I'm going to try an eco heather v-neck.

 

[tagutcow]

Originally Posted by Big Punisher

Thanks, tagut. The problem isn't length, it's that most brands don't fit my "athletic" body type well. I've even considered buying A&F tees. (

)

Heh. I play pool with some fratty guys at college bars, and most of them wear those tight-fit A&F t-shirts that are washed to the color of dryer lint, along with light wash denim, presumably also from A&F. Really, if you have the physique for it, it's not the worst look in the world.

I'm going to try an eco heather v-neck.

I can't praise them enough. What else can you get for $15 that's 200% style?

Plus, not only do you get an awesome shirt, but they throw in a cool sampler CD and fap-worthy magalog. Quite unlike American Apparel models, Alt.A models haz bewbs.

 

[stylesmurf]

Originally Posted by Robert

Graphics t-shirts feel silly on me. Could be an age-appropriate thing.

Yup. Older folks can still pull it off with some graphic tees that are alot more subtle/rare/interesting in informal situations but once you get up there fogghet it.

 

[Asch]

Big Punisher,

Have you tried Target's Mossimo athletic-fit tees? Quality control is awful (as with many t-shirt manufacturers), so you'll want to try on a couple in the changing room to account for variations in cut, but in general, they fit very well, with a significant taper, slim sleeves, and lengths a lot more reasonable than American Apparel's. I agree with you that AA shirts fit well only if you're skinny or overweight.

Banana Republic's slim tees are also good, though their sleeve length and body length can be a bit short sometimes.

 

[cocostella]

http://www.gap.com/browse/product.do...d=1&pid=648975 Fit similar to old AA non-deep v necks, but with much softer hand. Sleeves are just a tad shorter and overall length is much shorter than AA's current version. MUCH softer material and very consitent fit quality. FYI Gap SM = AA MD. My red one, like the one linked above is breaking into a kind of nice Nantucket red.

 

[stylesmurf]

Originally Posted by Asch

Big Punisher,

Have you tried Target's Mossimo athletic-fit tees? Quality control is awful (as with many t-shirt manufacturers), so you'll want to try on a couple in the changing room to account for variations in cut, but in general, they fit very well, with a significant taper, slim sleeves, and lengths a lot more reasonable than American Apparel's. I agree with you that AA shirts fit well only if you're skinny or overweight.

Banana Republic's slim tees are also good, though their sleeve length and body length can be a bit short sometimes.

I have two of those Mossimo tshirts (plain) and while the fit is great, they have started to pill very early.

 

[everybodynobody]

The basic American Apparel cotton shirts work best for me. At my height and build, its difficult to find relatively slim fitting shirts that aren't too short. I appreciate the generous length of AA Ts. There are probably better T-shirts, but I'm not willing to pay more than $10 or so for a plain T-shirt to knock around in. For the price-quality-fit ratio, AA is hard to beat at eBay reseller prices.

 

[Asch]

I have two of those Mossimo tshirts (plain) and while the fit is great, they have started to pill very early.

Strange -- I have had over a dozen of them, some of which I have washed (warm) and dried (hot) dozens of times, and none has showed any pilling. I'm not sure I've had any brand of t-shirts pill, in fact

 

[Big Pun]

The Mossimo had cartoonishly tight sleeves and long blousy bodies. I tried on like 10 also. Sucks because I like their shallow vee necks. I'll just see how the Alt App works out.