# Am I the only one who hates T-shirts made of thick, heavy cotton? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [March 4, 2011, 7:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-the-only-one-who-hates-t-shirts-made-of-thick-heavy-cotton/573459 "2011-03-04T07:01:48Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 13\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![black\_rabbit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/f19dbf/32.png) [@black\_rabbit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/black_rabbit)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2011, 9:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-the-only-one-who-hates-t-shirts-made-of-thick-heavy-cotton/573459/41 "2011-03-07T21:28:22Z")
Every. Last. One. of my schlepping tee shirts is an American Apparel 50/50. I’m a tall, skinny dude, and the length/sleeve on the mediums is pretty close to perfect. They last forever, too - I have a couple that are going on four years of weekly wear, and while they’re (slightly) faded, their shape is just fine. Heavy 100% cotton shirts make me look like a hesher. ---
**Author:** ![River\_Hippie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/river_hippie/32/26_2.png) [@River\_Hippie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/River_Hippie)\ **Post date:** [March 8, 2011, 2:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-the-only-one-who-hates-t-shirts-made-of-thick-heavy-cotton/573459/42 "2011-03-08T02:25:52Z")
“Heavy 100% cotton shirts make me look like a hesher.” Hesher. Had to Google that one, never heard it before. [Hesher](http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=hesher) ---
**Author:** ![Runs\_With\_Scissors](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/278dde/32.png) [@Runs\_With\_Scissors](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Runs_With_Scissors)\ **Post date:** [March 8, 2011, 5:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-the-only-one-who-hates-t-shirts-made-of-thick-heavy-cotton/573459/43 "2011-03-08T05:44:53Z")
It seems like the thicker the material, the smaller the shirt…which is then too tight on me, and I no longer wear it. Extra large ends up fitting right in some areas and being too big in others. What I want are “ringers” on the collar and sleeves that stay thick and wide after washing, not shrunken like Old Navy/Gap t-shirts. ---
**Author:** ![mdurkee](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/db5fbb/32.png) [@mdurkee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mdurkee)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2011, 6:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-the-only-one-who-hates-t-shirts-made-of-thick-heavy-cotton/573459/44 "2011-12-31T18:38:12Z")
You should give [link removed]. They are thick and heavyweight but will not shrink, twist or fade. You can get blank or with a vintage style graphic. Sorry to sound like an advert but it is frustrating to see folks looking for a heavy tee and can only find those 7 oz ones. There are long or short sleeve versions and last forever. ---
**Author:** ![WhyNot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/c77e96/32.png) [@WhyNot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WhyNot)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2011, 7:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-the-only-one-who-hates-t-shirts-made-of-thick-heavy-cotton/573459/45 "2011-12-31T19:24:21Z")
Eeeeeeek! Zombie spam!!! ---
**Author:** ![Ellen\_Cherry](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ellen_cherry/32/3600_2.png) [@Ellen\_Cherry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ellen_Cherry)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2011, 8:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-the-only-one-who-hates-t-shirts-made-of-thick-heavy-cotton/573459/46 "2011-12-31T20:09:56Z")
> [@mdurkee](#): > > You should give [link removed] a try. They are thick and heavyweight but will not shrink, twist or fade. You can get blank or with a vintage style graphic. Sorry to sound like an advert but it is frustrating to see folks looking for a heavy tee and can only find those 7 oz ones. There are long or short sleeve versions and last forever. **mdurkee** , welcome to the Straight Dope. We hope you’ll look around a while and stay. We frown on people who search on topics in order to sell their products, which is what you appear to have done. However, since you’ve posted to at least one another thread, I’m hoping you’ll become a member of our community. But for now I’ll have to delete your link; it’s again’ the rules. Sincerely, Ellen Cherry SDMB moderator ---
**Author:** ![Kasper1014](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/c89c15/32.png) [@Kasper1014](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kasper1014)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2011, 8:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-the-only-one-who-hates-t-shirts-made-of-thick-heavy-cotton/573459/47 "2011-12-31T20:14:59Z")
I like the slightly thicker, form fitting t-shirts. I order them from Victorias Secrets. I tried the tissue thin t-shirts…and you can pretty much see everything…even where my belly button is…yikes!!! ---
**Author:** ![Johanna](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johanna/32/8318_2.png) [@Johanna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johanna)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2011, 8:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-the-only-one-who-hates-t-shirts-made-of-thick-heavy-cotton/573459/48 "2011-12-31T20:27:07Z")
**Argent Towers** , you should try women’s shirts. They tend to be made of lighter weight, softer fabrics, and a little spandex is almost always blended in. What you’re describing sounds exactly like “tissue tees” which like **salinqmind** I get from Target. ---
**Author:** ![Ambivalid](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/a5b964/32.png) [@Ambivalid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ambivalid)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2011, 8:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-the-only-one-who-hates-t-shirts-made-of-thick-heavy-cotton/573459/49 "2011-12-31T20:42:58Z")
> [@Argent\_Towers](#): > > People always advertise high-end T-shirts as being made of “ultra-super-heavyweight cotton” or something like that, like it’s some extremely great thing. Personally I can’t stand this type of material for shirts. I like my T-shirts to be made out of the thinnest, softest material possible. PacSun and “The Buckle” carry these really fine, lightweight Ts that I used to buy all the time. Hanes also makes a good basic lightweight T-shirt (Comfort Fit) but honestly even that I could do with being a _little_ bit thinner. > > Why do I like this? Because it is cooler (temperature wise), and it fits the body naturally instead of hanging over shapelessly like the thick, stiff shirts tend to. > > Anyone agre? I agree 100% with everything you’ve said. ---
**Author:** ![gaffa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e68b1a/32.png) [@gaffa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gaffa)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2011, 10:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-the-only-one-who-hates-t-shirts-made-of-thick-heavy-cotton/573459/50 "2011-12-31T22:07:06Z")
> [@Lucky\_13](#): > > I have a Ramones T-shirt I would wear more often if it wasn’t so stiff and unyielding, even after years of washing and applications of fabric softener. Then again, I figure I’m not punk rock enough for that shirt. A true punk would probably wear that shirt no matter how uncomfortable, it seems to me. 😛 Ramones T’s can only be worn if purchased while all original members of the band were alive. ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2011, 10:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-the-only-one-who-hates-t-shirts-made-of-thick-heavy-cotton/573459/51 "2011-12-31T22:18:17Z")
> [@Argent\_Towers](#): > > People always advertise high-end T-shirts as being made of “ultra-super-heavyweight cotton” or something like that, like it’s some extremely great thing. Personally I can’t stand this type of material for shirts. I like my T-shirts to be made out of the thinnest, softest material possible. PacSun and “The Buckle” carry these really fine, lightweight Ts that I used to buy all the time. Hanes also makes a good basic lightweight T-shirt (Comfort Fit) but honestly even that I could do with being a _little_ bit thinner. > > Why do I like this? Because it is cooler (temperature wise), and it fits the body naturally instead of hanging over shapelessly like the thick, stiff shirts tend to. > > Anyone agre? I agree completely. I want t-shirts to be summer-weight, because that’s when I wear just a t-shirt on the top half of my body. If I wear one of these “ultra-super-heavyweight cotton” tees during the summer, I turn into a puddle of sweat, and so does the tee. And during the rest of the year, I’m going to be wearing something over the tee anyway, so it doesn’t have to be heavy all by itself. There’s really only a thin temperature band where it’s comfortable to wear jeans and a heavy tee with nothing over it, maybe a week or two in spring, and another week or two in the fall. But I can wear shorts and a light tee from mid-May to early September. I want t-shirts that are wearable during that part of the year. And the super-duper-heavy tees are lousy for that. ---
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2011, 10:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-the-only-one-who-hates-t-shirts-made-of-thick-heavy-cotton/573459/52 "2011-12-31T22:21:07Z")
I totally disagree in the strongest terms possible. Thin Ts are horrible. I want heavy weight, long-lasting, wear like iron Ts that they just don’t make anymore. I want Ts like I got at concerts back in the 80s. The graphics are all washed away, but the shirts are still going strong. ---
**Author:** ![mdurkee](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/db5fbb/32.png) [@mdurkee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mdurkee)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2012, 3:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-the-only-one-who-hates-t-shirts-made-of-thick-heavy-cotton/573459/53 "2012-01-04T03:47:14Z")
> [@Ellen\_Cherry](#): > > **mdurkee** , We frown on people who search on topics in order to sell their products, which is what you appear to have done. However, since you’ve posted to at least one another thread, I’m hoping you’ll become a member of our community. But for now I’ll have to delete your link; it’s again’ the rules. > > Sincerely, > Ellen Cherry > SDMB moderator Yeah, that was not my intention but I see your point. I have been reading in this forum for some time now and just couldn’t stand to see this again. Oh well, maybe one day the folks looking for heavyweight tees will find us. I \*do \*enjoy this forum though. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-the-only-one-who-hates-t-shirts-made-of-thick-heavy-cotton/573459.md?page=2)