Knit, not woven

A t-shirt is cut from jersey, a knitted fabric that stretches and recovers, so it needs no buttons to get on and drapes rather than holding a crease. That is what separates it from a shirt, and why the details that matter are different: fabric weight, the depth of the neck rib, and where the shoulder seam sits.

Weight and cut

Weight is measured in grams per square metre. Light tees run around 150 gsm and feel soft and close to the skin; heavyweight tees sit above 220 gsm and keep their shape, which is what gives a boxy or oversized cut its square silhouette. A fitted tee usually wants the lighter end, a dropped-shoulder boxy tee the heavier one.

How the design goes on

Screen printing lays down thick, bright ink and suits bold graphics in a few colours. Direct-to-garment printing handles photographs and gradients. Embroidery adds texture to a small mark, and garment dyeing colours the finished tee for a softer, slightly uneven tone. Designers here pick per design, and you can do the same when you start your own tee from a base blank.

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