T-shirt
Crewneck top made of cotton jersey. A heavy, dense fabric drapes more cleanly and shows less than a thin shirt. The shoulder seam sits on the edge of the shoulder, and the sleeves fit closely on the upper arm. White, black and navy work on their own, under a sport coat, overshirt or cardigan.
In the catalog
From the Guide
- Navy on top is the safest choice: safe with light, gray, earth-toned and brown trousers. Navy with navy or with jeans only works with a clearly different fabric.
- White is safe with light trousers, navy, jeans, taupe and olive. With gray and brown it works, but looks flatter; a top with texture helps there.
- Black on top is the hardest color: safe only with jeans, with everything else at best “works”, and with navy trousers we avoid it.
Related terms
- Oxford shirtShirt made of Oxford cloth, usually with a button-down collar whose points are buttoned to the shirt.
- Poplin shirtShirt made of poplin: smooth, dense and fine, with a collar that carries a tie, such as the wide-spread cutaway collar.
- Chambray shirtShirt made of chambray, which from a distance looks like lightweight denim.
- Camp-collar shirtShirt with a flat, open lapel collar without a collar stand and a straight hem, made to be worn untucked.
- Band-collar shirtShirt that has only the collar band and no collar points.
- PoloShort-sleeved top with a shirt collar and a short placket with two or three buttons.