What You're Missing In the Perfect Tee Shirt Hunt
It's actually the key to the shirt, not just the feel.
Every outlet writes about the best tee shirts - weight, length, feel, how it washes. It’s usually of the white tee shirt variety. The price point is especially important - ranging from The Row ($4000000 dollars) to Old Navy cropped everyday tee (I buy them in sets of…10? Old Navy is almost giving away their clothing with the coupons).
This photo is from Vogue dot com.
I’m sure you have a favorite tee shirt, especially if it’s vintage. I’ve collected vintage tee shirts on and off for 25-ish years. I started on Melrose in about 2001, and then from there went all over New York, DC, Paris, LA, and every small town I could get my hands on.
Take out your two favorite tee shirts. Here’s what you’re missing.
YOU’RE NOT MEASURING THEM.
Here is how to measure a tee shirt:
Pit to Pit. Lay it flat - and the seam under your pit to the seam under your pit.
Length: from the BACK. From the tag up top / collar to the bottom.
What are your ideal measurements? Mine are 19 inches by 21 inches.
When you go shop for tee shirts - bring a tape measure. I’m out here at Silverlake Flea with my own tape measure.
You can also buy this silly thing that I own.
When you buy on Poshmark etc: READ THE MEASUREMENTS. Know them. You’ll nail it every time.
Meredith