Notes on Fabrics:

There are many terms in fabrics that tell you how good they are. Ring spun cotton is better than woven. Combed (removal of impurities) Ring Spun Cotton is better than regular ring spun. The weight of the garment is shown in ounces as x.x oz. This refers to how heavy the material is and it is the weight of one yard of that material. For example 5.5 oz is a heavy cotton garment, suited to being a work shirt or worn in cooler weather. 3.5 oz is super light weight, it is very thin and is usuallly a retail fit and finish, a more elegant shirt if you will. The “s” as in 32s or 24s can be thought of as a thread count. A 1000 thred count sheet feels softer against your skin than a 400 thread count sheet, so it is with T-shirts and fabrics in general. So for a 100% cotton shirt the high-end would be about 3.5 oz 100% combed ring spun cotton 42s and the low-end would be 6 oz 100% spun cotton 24s. In addition the high the s factor the sharper some images will be, sort of like resolution. Then we get into blends. Blending a synthetic fabric with cotton will yield a more retail drape to the cloth. It also it does not tend to wrinkle as much as pure cotton. The downside is that it may not feel as soft as good cotton, this depends of course how it is constructed, 100% synthetic being the most sensitive to heat and is not as soft as cotton but looks very nice and is super light. Now, tri-blends are becoming popular. These are high end designer look fabrics that feel terrific and are the most expensive. So which one do you pick? That depends on your budget and needs, work or play. I have put a chart below showing the different style and blends. As you can see they get better left to right with performance wear rounding out the top of the top. Remember, performance wear is worn in many occasions, not just working out, because of it’s cooling and moisture wicking properties. A great walking the strip in Las Vegas during the summer kind of shirt. Lastly many T-shirts are cut different and some have side seams for better fit. Think of it this way, most of the ones on the left do not have side seams and have a boxy look to them. The Hanes Beefy T, Gildan and Jerzees street wear shirts. The more you get to the right the more options for a fitted look become available. Not all the high end are fitted though, streetwear today still embraces the boxy look. So take a look below, digest the information and then we can match the graphics with the shirt you want and/or need.