T-shirts (again)

Lestratcaster

Following from the shoes thread, where's people getting their t-shirts from?

Just plain unpatterned/striped basic staple colours, basic regular fit (not into this skinny/muscle/v neck stuff) and made of good material that don't fuck up (as in shrink) in the wash!

octatonic

I struggle a lot with t-shirts (due to the autism) esp when there are labels.
T-shirts need to be soft and not get stuff and gritty after a few washes like a lot of clothes do.

The best ones by far are True Classic.
They are an annoying company who spam you all the time but their shirts are exceptional.
Soft and fit well- I wear a large (42" chest)

Then American Apparel.
Then Uniqlo.

Two things though- don't put them in the dryer- hang them out.
Also don't use too much washing powder- a tablespoon is enough for a wash, otherwise the clothes go crispy.

the_jaffa

Built Different. Decent quality, discounts on bulk packs and great fit for me as a most generously build chap.

Lestratcaster

octatonic said:

I struggle a lot with t-shirts (due to the autism) esp when there are labels.
T-shirts need to be soft and not get stuff and gritty after a few washes like a lot of clothes do.

The best ones by far are True Classic.
They are an annoying company who spam you all the time but their shirts are exceptional.
Soft and fit well- I wear a large (42" chest)

Then American Apparel.
Then Uniqlo.

Two things though- don't put them in the dryer- hang them out.
Also don't use too much washing powder- a tablespoon is enough for a wash, otherwise the clothes go crispy.

The True Classic ones look good, are the ones off Amazon legit? Just seen they're on there for £28 so not bad for a good quality tee. Tempted to get 1 to try out.

I'm a medium size so they're the most popular selling one so many places are out of stock of them.

American Apparel comes up alot (I think I saw a really old thread) but again, unless you get 'em off Amazon no UK retailers as far as I know.

Lestratcaster

Few bad reviews on this one:

True Classic Men's Crew Neck Short Sleeve T-Shirt, 1-Pack : Amazon.co.uk: Fashion

Lestratcaster

the_jaffa said:

Built Different. Decent quality, discounts on bulk packs and great fit for me as a most generously build chap.

Are they designed for bigger blokes? I can only see the smallest size is a Large (I wear a medium) as I'm not a very muscular built guy!!

roundthebend

Rapanui do a bundle of plain t-shirts, 100% organic cotton, decent quality.

£50 for 7
https://rapanuiclothing.com/product/men-s-organic-cotton-t-shirt-7-pack/?cgi=1&cgi=1&currency=GBP&utm_source=google&utm_campaign=18600567354&utm_medium=cpc&utm_content=&utm_term=&gad_source=1&gclid=Cj0KCQjwsuSzBhCLARIsAIcdLm4DyHUzUfNCNXxXMo9h8DB89Nf84qH-1ZDBcawPI3ZvFbJQ03dWqJ4aAuprEALw_wcB

SteveRobinson

I usually buy Hanes Beefy-T but recently got some from H&M which have worn and washed surprisingly well at a fiver each.

thecolourbox

Rapanui are the nicest quality ones I've worn, but to be honest I just pop to Sainsburys and get the plain Tu ones - I get  size up so they are loose and they fit nicely for that and usually last fairly well  to be fair to them. Usually only about a fiver each so much more bargain basement than the others mentioned here

the_jaffa

Lestratcaster said:

the_jaffa said:

Built Different. Decent quality, discounts on bulk packs and great fit for me as a most generously build chap.

Are they designed for bigger blokes? I can only see the smallest size is a Large (I wear a medium) as I'm not a very muscular built guy!!

Perhaps. Mine are XXL and I am 6'4" and well built

Jeremiah

I did a (totally non-scientific) experiment about a year ago, where I bought plain black T-shirts from a number of different high street shops (at prices from around £5 to £20) and then just wore them normally to see how they keep their colour, shape etc.

The result is pretty much that the ones from Sainsburys are as good as anything.

guitargeek62

I'm pretty happy with Primark basics tbh, they wash well and are only £4 a pop

*edit* the Rapanui bundle deal is superb - go for that! I like their stuff too

Lestratcaster

guitargeek62 said:

I'm pretty happy with Primark basics tbh, they wash well and are only £4 a pop

That's where my current t-shirts are from haha. They're not bad but they do fade or rip apart after a few months.

what

Another +1 for Rapanui - nice quality and have lasted me well so far (roughly a year)

thecolourbox

guitargeek62 said:

I'm pretty happy with Primark basics tbh, they wash well and are only £4 a pop

*edit* the Rapanui bundle deal is superb - go for that! I like their stuff too

Yes the 7 pack of Rapanui tshirts isan excellent deal to be fair - I've got a couple I designed myself via Teemill which is their custom designed drop shipping thing and they are the nicest feeling shirts. I'd still prefer the sainsburys ones for knocking about the house though as I'd feel guilty wearing out nice ones at home

Tone71

I’m always looking for decent t-shirts. At the moment am just buying Next black t-shirts, they fit fine (on me) and are cheap enough, plus last a while.

mo6020

I almost always wear some sort of band t-shirt, outside of that I mostly buy ones from Samurai if I can catch them. Their henleys are great, too. 

TimmyO

The only t-shirts I wear these days are either:

 under an overshirt - where I need them to tuck in - so I get ones that are extra length cos of my tubby tummy (ASOS is a reliable place to find ones that really are extra length) 

the occasional 'nice' one - for which I have 2 Sunspels (one short sleeve one long sleeve) 

I don't really wear a t-shirt as an out/only layer any more though 

ewal

Rapanui for me. Be prepared for ENDLESS social media adverts if you ever Google for them....

ewal

Don't recommend Rapanui flannel shirts though. Cut for the surfer beach bum look. I favour the more preppy Uniqlo style.

oh_pollo

Colourful Standard do terrific plain t-shirts. 100% cotton and made in Portugal. £30 a shirt but if you look around you can pick them up for around half that.