In fact, Chester (played by Carmen Christopher), roommate to Lionel Boyce’s character, Marcus, is the one who wears Velva Sheen in the show (but under a suit in one scene and a Drake’s rugby shirt in another), Wheeler said. The button-up onesie was great when the weather was cool, but it was hell in the heat, so the workers hacked at the garment until it suited their needs. Whitesville is a Japanese brand known for making superior basic garments inspired by American sportswear from the middle of the last century. All the overlocks are even without any of the raw edge exposed, the tags are all sewn on straight without any backtracking or missed stitches, the ribbing is even and sturdy, and the tee is tube knit so you don’t have to worry about any twisting on down the line.

The construction is excellent, which is no surprise for a product made by Japanese parent company Toyo Enterprises ( Sugar Cane, Buzz Rickson’s). If you’ve got a drawer full of old band tees, it might have been some time since you had a truly black tee. We did this to not only incept our logo into your brain but give you an example of just how much is visible through each tee’s fabric. The Whitesville brand is a small and long-defunct sportswear label from the "good old days" in American clothing that was resurrected by Japan's Toyo Enterprise (Buzz Rickson's, Sugar Cane, Sun Surf).Tyler, the Creator wore a Uniqlo U tee, so Tyler, the GQ Editor (yours truly) also wore a Uniqlo U tee. Other Flat Head tees to consider: The Super Slow Loopwheel Tee is also available in white, olive, and black. All of these shirts were tagged “Large” by their manufacturer, but as you can see, there’s over 10% variance between Merz B. The Merz and Whitesville, they’re made the way they were before we all became addicted to fast fashion and moving through things. It joins hands with your other well-made pieces and knits the outfit together into a coherent well-made whole.

It has a light and fluffy touch, but is also soft and resilient; something easily achieved by the super slow and low tension machines that knit the tee.My ideal t-shirt fit is one where the shoulder seam ends right at the edge of my collar bone, the bottom hem sits about an inch below my belt buckle in the front and at the tops of the back pockets in the rear, the body runs straight or tapers slightly from the pit to the hem and moves with my body without being restrictive, the neck opening is large enough that I don’t feel like it’s chafing or choking but also doesn’t hang below my collar bone, and the sleeves fit closely enough that they aren’t constricting nor so large that they flare out from the body.

They also have an ultra-soft Suvin Gold Loopwheeled Tee (with a chest pocket) in White and Black (dark grey really). In a space filled to bursting with brands focused on the past, Tanuki has their face to the rising sun of the new age of Japanese denim. They still look more or less exactly the way they did when I first bought them—not a hole or stain or stretched collar in sight. If comparing measurements of one of our products to another you may own, some individuals will surely find that none or maybe only one area of measure is commonly shared or remotely close to being the same. Left Field states explicitly on the package that they expect the tee to shrink to size when washed and several other tees shrunk much more.It is best to compare your actual body measures to the listed measures of this product AND follow our advice listed under the SIZING TIPS tab specific to this product to obtain a good fit in this style. The German brand started over a century ago, but they folded like a cheap shirt when cheaper manufacturing led to a rapidly shrinking market. It’s a slower process, producing about 1m of fabric every 90 minutes) with a much higher-quality result. Long ago, in the foothills of the Pyrenees Mountains, the Basques believed that undergarments could, with love and faith, be endowed with magical properties to protect the wearer. So now that you know our winners and losers, we’re going to break down each tee individually with its own pros and cons and who might enjoy what it has to offer.