Whitesville by Sugar Cane White Crew Neck t Shirt WV73544 CANE2827

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Boycotts have helped push manufacturers away from the ethically toxic trade in Xinjiang cotton, but the low cost is too tempting for some to resist. None of the makers that we highlight below use Chinese cotton. Biarritz has experimented briefly with other tee styles, but it seems that they’re confident enough in the Dani Tee to make it their only offering in the category. The tee (available in a number of colours) is 6.5 oz., putting it just a sliver lighter than the Flat Head. Like the other made-in-Japan loopwheel tees, Iron Heart’s was made at the Wakayama plant. The brand severely over-extended itself and found itself over-burdened with debts. When it looked like the brand would crumble, somebody stepped in to right the ship, but it’s uncertain whether this will be enough to save The Flat Head from eventual extinction. Best to get while the getting’s good. Hanes was my least favorite. It has the hand feel of new cardboard and drapes much the same. The tee started chafing almost immediately after I put it on and was noticeably uncomfortable after a day of walking around. Construction Quality and Finishing

Bulgaria, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Poland, Romania, Slovak Republic, Slovenia 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. The French brand has taken this story to heart, and their basics do seem to have a touch of the old Basque magic. And you sometimes get more than you bargained for. There are hidden human costs in cheap cotton. For instance, cotton grown in China’s Xinjiang Province is the product of forced labour—most of it performed by Uighurs, a Chinese minority ethnic group who have been effectively imprisoned in re-education camps located in Xinjiang. If you’re going for that classic silver-screen rebel look, Mister Freedom has you covered. The Californian brand has been going to the vintage well for inspiration since they started. Australia, Cambodia, China, East Timor, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Japan, Laos, Macau, Malaysia, Mexico,New Zealand, Philippines, Singapore, South Korea, Taiwan, Thailand, VietnamThere are plenty of incredibly well-made tees that haven’t been made on loopwheel machines, but you can be sure that, if you see loopwheel anywhere in the description, you’re looking at a high-quality item that’s been made slowly by people passionate about their craft. The best makers want to help you make a statement with your tee. This statement has less to with what is printed on the tee than with how the tee is made and with what. It’s a statement about quality, taste, and refinement. It may not say as much about you as your printed tees, but what it says is still important.

It’s not enough for it to be white and clean. To be almost universally adaptable, it simply has to be well made. Corlection ship from Australia. If you’re looking for other places to buy The Flat Head, try: Self Edge (USA), Denimio (Japan), Rivet & Hide (UK), and DC4 (Germany).Franklin & Poe ship from the US and Merz ships from Germany. If you’re looking for other places to buy Merz, try: Self Edge (USA), Burg & Schild (Germany), Maplestore (Australia), Lost & Found (Canada), Son of a Stag (UK) Iron Heart is one of the few made-in-Japan brands that have tried to adapt their sizing to reflect their growing popularity in the West, and we tall men are certainly glad they’ve done so.

As long as the atmosphere is casual, there’s simply nothing a crisp white tee can’t do. It’s the perfect bottom layer in a layered look, or, if the weather is right, it can keep us cool in every sense of the word. Organic cotton is a great starting point. This means that the cotton growers have not used pesticides, so it’s the environmentally friendly option, but this isn’t the only reason to choose organic cotton. Organic cotton fibres tend to be significantly longer and tougher, translating to a more supple and longer-lasting material. More than any other brand in the space, they have positioned themselves as a modern brand. 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. The T-shirt has evolved through the ages, but all that has really changed is what we choose to print on it. The times they may be a-changin’, but, underneath it all, the tee rolls on and on, ever the same. A Well-Made Tee is AdaptableAdd a few quality tees (or even just one) into the rotation and you’ll soon be wondering why you waited as long as you did. It’s not remotely controversial to call Merz the king of basics. The German brand started over a century ago, but they folded like a cheap shirt when cheaper manufacturing led to a rapidly shrinking market. The quality is undoubtedly higher than anything you could have found in the ‘50s. It’s a tubular knit (not loopwheeled, but the next best thing), so there’s no side seams. There are a few decisions set for you when designing a white cotton t-shirt, but there are infinitely more one had to make: What kind of cotton are we using? What is the exact shade of white we’re aiming for? What’s the angle going to be between the top and bottom of the sleeve? How stretchy is the ribbing going to be and how many stitches are going to secure it? Whether intentional or arbitrary, these questions and hundreds more had to be answered for all of the shirts I tested. And their success or failure was determined by how well those decisions were executed and how they worked together. The tees I liked the most were the ones that had a clear vision and executed it well, even if I didn’t much care for what that vision was. Hemen Biarritz ship from France. If you’re looking for other places to buy Hemen Biarritz, try: Brund (Denmark), Stuff (Germany), Hepcat (Sweden), Goteborg Manufaktur (Sweden), and Liberty (UK).

These short sleeve t-shirts are crafted in Japan from 100% premium long-staple combed cotton in a tubular loopwheeled one-piece body that gives you a neat fit without all the fuss of annoying side seams. With or without the steady hand of Kobayashi at the tiller, The Flat Head has long been known for absolutely bulletproof construction. They bring the same ethic to their jeans as they do to their legendary leather and knitwear. Until 1951, when Marlon Brando played petulant and perpetually sweat-drenched Stanley Kowalski in A Streetcar Named Desire, the T-shirt was regarded in the same light as Y-front briefs. It was an undergarment. On sweaty nights, a man might strip down to this layer, but usually only when he was safely behind the walls of his castle. If you’ve chosen to ignore the T-shirt in this space until now, we’re encouraging you to take these makers up on their offer. This is probably the most subjective criteria of all, because everyone’s body is shaped differently and everyone is looking for a slightly different fit. I’m taking it purely for myself and I’m 6’1″ tall, weigh 180 pounds, and have a 42″ chest and a 34″ waist.This shirt is so steeped in undershirt designs from the ‘40s and ‘50s that they named it the Stanley (after Stanley Kowalski, the character Brando played in A Streetcar Named Desire).