the t-shirt cost/quality ratio is so damn non existent bruh

[AZwildcats]

Only shirts I have that cost over $15 are some Ralph Laurens from a couple years ago and some skate shirts. When I think back to the hundreds of dollars I spent on shirts

 

[ninjahood]

a shirt is a outward representation of who you are when you walk around, kinda like a NT screen name..it tells a quick story of da person who possesses it.

so when i see you as BLANKMAN nobody who's on their 2nd SN unable to get reps it lets me know a lil bit of who im dealing with.

It's a t-shirt

It's doesn't represent anything, millionaires wear plain t shirts and broke *** dudes wear "don't swear my swag " tees, what does that mean? Nothing

What's represented is the person, not your airbrushed DR shirt.

Uh oh, no reps, you got me your obviously winning with da reps

yes shirts do mean something, its part of your CORE wardrobe.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/T-shirt

T-shirts were originally worn as undershirts. Now T-shirts are worn frequently as the only piece of clothing on the top half of the body, other than possibly a bra or an undershirt (vest). T-shirts have also become a medium for self-expression and advertising, with any imaginable combination of words, art and photographs on display.[3]

and if ya actually did some HW on it, shirts actually used to be military surplus items until da 1950's when people started to wear em casually.

da "graphic tee" isn't even that old of an idea...

with that said, something always needs to be on my shirt, i dont do plain tees like i said..its boring.

 

[youngtriz]

It's a article of clothing that has no bearing on person you are.

I've seen ragged Tshirt wearing dudes pull bad females with stretched out collar and all.

And I've seen crispy Tshirt dudes get no play,

It's about the man under the article of clothing, stop trying to hype something up more than what it is and make it seem like it's some big deal to justify it.

Power point presentations and wiki articles on T-shirts

yup.. there is a difference between plain t's and dirty, raggy ones. . people that wear plain t's can go from bill gates, steve jobs to david beckham, jordan, and tigar woods..

 

[halftime]

i rock a lot of grey plain t's .. doesnt get as dirty as white and doesnt fade fast as black..

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[cash money 1999]

concert shirt's>>>

 

[ninjahood]

It's a article of clothing that has no bearing on person you are.

I've seen ragged Tshirt wearing dudes pull bad females with stretched out collar and all.

And I've seen crispy Tshirt dudes get no play,

It's about the man under the article of clothing, stop trying to hype something up more than what it is and make it seem like it's some big deal to justify it.

Power point presentations and wiki articles on T-shirts

at da end of da day, what you wear represents who you are, or what you want to reflect to others, hence why certain people can sell a shirt for hundreds of dollars

and others can't get their measly fly buy night hypebeast brand off da ground...

CONTEXT IS IMPORTANT when it comes to clothing.

 

[heatpinoyboy]

Always messed with Target graphic tees. Most are $9.99 or less. Recently their Mossimo V-necks have been stellar. Have been messing with those. Grey and black plain T .

heather gray or black Mossimos are 

I wish they made the same shirts in a thin crew neck like the neck on the Obey plain tees
i've been phasing out the v-necks

Target mossimos are amazing. They're collection of diff shades of my fav colors are heaven

 

[iYen]

what are some good dri fit shirt brands?

I love dri-fit shirts.

 

[ninjahood]

Wrong.

The reasons brands can sell shirts for hundreds of dollas is because some people think they can BUY that status and that shows who they are.

Just cause you see the drug dealers in the heights with expensive and loud clothes doesn't prove self worth or self value. It doesn't represent who you are.

That why when you see these people with REAL money and Real WEALTH you don't see them in bedazzled shirts. They know what purpose they are under the clothes.

Stop it slime, your doing too much.

no,

how you agreeing with me and not know it

HELLO when you buy something for status you are SUBSCRIBING TO DA CONTEXT OF DA SHIRT.

this is why PYREX can get all these snot nosed brats to purchase plain champion apparel screen printed for HUNDREDS of dollars because they

subscribe to da "intrinsic value" of da shirt

a shirt is a blank canvas, and what you PUT ON IT is what gives it its value, otherwise its just ringspun cotton, and ink, da way a painting is just

paint, and canvas when you break it down, but no one here is gonna say a mona lisa is da same as something a 3rd grade splattered together in

art class.

now lay off because you just dig yourself a hole up in here blank man...

 

[thunderchunk69]

plain T-shirt > 80% of Nike big letter Ts, 99% of Adidas Ts that are just rip off of Nike Ts

and from moving to the suburbs I realized how unimportant clothing is.
suburban dudes save up for a mustang but wear Wrangler Jeans and undershirts pull finer females and have a better understanding of $ than dudes that spend all their $ to look fly.

 

[ninjahood]

plain T-shirt > 80% of Nike big letter Ts, 99% of Adidas Ts that are just rip off of Nike Ts

and from moving to the suburbs I realized how unimportant clothing is.
suburban dudes save up for a mustang but wear Wrangler Jeans and undershirts pull finer females and have a better understanding of $ than dudes that spend all their $ to look fly.

different toilet same ****, especially when you're comparing car culture to fashion culture.

when you live in NYC and you got some income coming in you got da choice to be A. da bummy dude wit da whip, or B. da fly cat taking da train, very RARELY can people do both

here because da cost of living, so da fact that you comparing burb cats shoppin at walmart to urban cats taking trains and copping at mom and pop stores is truly apples and oranges.

 

[mondaynightraw]

Givenchy

 

[thunderchunk69]

plain T-shirt > 80% of Nike big letter Ts, 99% of Adidas Ts that are just rip off of Nike Ts

and from moving to the suburbs I realized how unimportant clothing is.
suburban dudes save up for a mustang but wear Wrangler Jeans and undershirts pull finer females and have a better understanding of $ than dudes that spend all their $ to look fly.

different toilet same ****, especially when you're comparing car culture to fashion culture.

when you live in NYC and you got some income coming in you got da choice to be A. da bummy dude wit da whip, or B. da fly cat taking da train, very RARELY can people do both

here because da cost of living, so da fact that you comparing burb cats shoppin at walmart to urban cats taking trains and copping at mom and pop stores is truly apples and oranges.

point A)
a plain T > 90% of whats in champs, some of which you rock with your griffeys

point B)
women respect someone that cares less about keeping up with the jones'

lmao, the only way you're going to stand out Uptown, whether it's Harlem or The heights is by NOT trying to keep up.
everybody out there is trying to be fly

 

[ninjahood]

plain T-shirt > 80% of Nike big letter Ts, 99% of Adidas Ts that are just rip off of Nike Ts

and from moving to the suburbs I realized how unimportant clothing is.
suburban dudes save up for a mustang but wear Wrangler Jeans and undershirts pull finer females and have a better understanding of $ than dudes that spend all their $ to look fly.

different toilet same ****, especially when you're comparing car culture to fashion culture.

when you live in NYC and you got some income coming in you got da choice to be A. da bummy dude wit da whip, or B. da fly cat taking da train, very RARELY can people do both

here because da cost of living, so da fact that you comparing burb cats shoppin at walmart to urban cats taking trains and copping at mom and pop stores is truly apples and oranges.

point A)
a plain T > 90% of whats in champs, some of which you rock with your griffeys

point B)
women respect someone that cares less about keeping up with the jones'

lmao, the only way you're going to stand out Uptown, whether it's Harlem or The heights is by NOT trying to keep up.
everybody out there is trying to be fly

nah, thats throwing in da towel..i dont know da meaning of that...

your point A) plain T's are boring, looks like you wear da same thing over and over, and in my opinion it drives me crazy cuz its so void of anything.

when you're a public figure they actually WANT you to wear more plain T's because you can go to places and stretch your "look"

versus rocking graphic tees and being vulnerable to lookin like you "heavens forbid" wear da same shirt twice one day...

i jumped from da tommy hilfiger/polo era, to da rocawear/phatfarm era to da jersey era, i never wore a plain T other then using it as a under shirt for a jersey.

your point B) women only care about $, they don't care about anything else, looking for da approval from women when it comes to anything will lead you in a black hole

of infinite fail.

this is why women gravitate to cats wit gucci belts and all that other high priced fodder, because it implies you got $$$, which serves da purpose of what clothing is, its

emblematic to what you are trying to project to da public as far as what you represent, before da internet it USED to help represent where you were from too.

 

[sds45]

As someone who only messes with plain tees, I find that Everlane has a great quality/price ratio at $15. Great customer service also.

www.everlane.com

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[frink85]

thats not true either.

if you CONSTANTLY wash your shirts and not rock under shirts to absorb your moisture and constantly soiling em with your sweat dont expect any type of shirt to last long.

i got shirts from 1999 that i still fit great and aren't faded because you put em in a cold wash cycle when you do have to wash em.

da key to preserve shirts is:

-ALWAYS wear a under shirt thats smaller then da size you wear to protect da outer shirt from deodorant, and sweat.

-have a GOOD rotation of shirts so you're not always rockin da same shirt all da time

-when you have to wash em , put em with like colors and wash em in a cold cycle with light detergent and NO bleach.

-cool dryer or even hang dry.

-dont be a pig when you eat, if you get a stain on you QUICKLY rinse it off before it sets that way you dont have to always constantly have to wash otherwise new shirts cuz of a spot stain.

Gotta cosign all of this. I'm a t-shirt and jeans dude 99% of the time, so I'm always on the lookout for tees with a good fit and graphic art or message that captures my eye. One of the reasons I love alphanumeric tees. And yes on undershirts, one size smaller and a little thinner. As a big dude who sweats a lot, this is necessary

But back to OP, I've notices that the thing is thin as hell t-shirts for like 30 bucks is the thing now? Hell no. Sales and outlets are my friend. I went to RIF awhile back, this rare brand plain white tee for sale for $70? ****.

 

[ninjahood]

if da shirt ain't heavy weight cotton usually dont mess with it.

all that thin shirt stuff is just more tappin da consumer cuz of da recession....

 

[Belgium]

Dude really in here writing a thesis on t-shirts 

 

[shotsrangout]

I feel ashamed for even reading ninjahood's posts in this thread.

 

[nikeairforce1]

The context of a t-shirt...?




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[ninjahood]

The context of a t-shirt...?




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ya laugh, but guess what?

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im always right because i do my homework on what i talk about...catch up

 

[mitchellicious]

I only wear plain tees. Don't need to advertise for a brand or have a snappy slogan. I pay $6 a shirt, they last me for years and some even have pockets!

 

[al audi]

I feel ashamed for even reading ninjahood's posts in this thread.

Lol ninjahood usually neva lies but this time.......

 

[omgitswes]

I only wear plain t shirts unless it's a shirt I got for free from school. Oh yeah or sports teams
Target has the best ones imo, them and Uniqlo. I'm not dropping bread on just a regular t shirt when those fit exactly how I like