The Best T-Shirts for Men
A plain t-shirt is the hardest thing in a man's wardrobe to get right, and most brands fail in at least one dimension: the neckline collapses by summer's end, the fabric pills after a dozen washes, or the fit is cut for a body type that doesn't exist. This shortlist was built by testing real pieces against those three failure modes specifically. It's for the man who has bought enough bad t-shirts that he's willing to spend a little more to stop thinking about it.
The Tees (and What Passes for One)
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The Short Sleeve Rugby Shirt in Port Stripe
Taylor Stitch's Short Sleeve Rugby in Port Stripe is a 12-oz organic cotton knit with rubber buttons and reinforced underarms at $98, which is either a fair price for a shirt built to survive real use or a lot for a rugby shirt, depending on how hard you wear your clothes.
Buck Mason's Venice Wash Slub Tee is 145 GSM Supima cotton, cut and sewn at the brand's own Pennsylvania mill, and it costs $48.
Taylor Stitch's 10 oz. seed stitch waffle crew runs $78, holds its neck shape after repeat washing better than most, and is worth knowing about if you're building around overshirts this season, with a minor caveat on garment-dye sizing consistency.
Wax London's Dean tee is £90 of well-made organic cotton jersey with a sailing club graphic that scores an honest 5/10 on versatility, which tells you exactly who it's for.
Taylor Stitch's Pacific Polo arrives pre-washed in rinsed indigo, cuts regular and true to size, and at $98 for GOTS-certified organic cotton pique it asks almost nothing of you while giving most of what you want from a warm-weather polo.
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