We Tested Dozens of Best-Selling T-shirts — These Are the 9 Best

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The humble T-shirt is now wardrobe royalty. Every stylish person — no matter their profession, personal style, or body type — is likely on a perpetual hunt for the perfect tee. The best T-shirts can be worn with everything from shorts and sandals to jeans and sneakers to slacks and loafers, but it can’t just be any old tee.

At a Glance: The Best T-Shirt Brands 2024

Since the T-shirt’s rise to superstardom, every major brand has thrown its hat in the ring with at least a few tees. As any seasoned shopper knows, all of these options are surprisingly different — and not all of them are worth your dough.

The Best T-Shirt Brands of 2024, Tested

To help you find the best T-shirt brands, our style editors did the leg (er, torso) work of testing dozens of tees from top brands. We’ve tried workout tops from Rhone, budget-friendly beaters from Uniqlo, higher-end picks from Todd Snyder and Reigning Champ, and everything in between.

How We Chose the Best T-Shirt Brands

I’ve personally tested dozens of T-shirts over the years (even before becoming a fashion editor). To make this list, I drew from those years of personal experience but also amassed 25 of the internet’s most-loved Tees, all in one place, so I could test them side by side. I washed them (warm wash, regular dry cycle) to see how they changed, wore them during my day-to-day activities, and took some to the gym to see how they handled excessive sweat and movement.

While doing all this, I considered these key factors:

Fit: These days, T-shirts can be anywhere from tight to boxy, and it can be hard to figure out which is which sometimes. I compared the tees’ tightness in all areas, including the chest and shoulders, waist, and arms. I like having tees of different fits for different looks but go with the fit you reach for the most.

Length: T-shirt length is a battleground. Right now, the Team Cropped is winning with the style-savvy dudes. By a cropped tee, I don’t mean one that shows the midriff (although that is cool), but rather a tee that sits around your beltline. Longer tees are still good for tucking in (as an undershirt), but you don’t want your T-shirt to go past your butt.

Feel: Even though most of the best tees are made of similar fabrics, they feel very different. Softness, weight or thickness, and stretchiness all change from shirt to shirt. You can check a shirt’s material makeup, but the only way to really know is to feel the shirt in person.

Durability: The only way to truly test a T-shirt’s durability is to wear it for years. That wasn’t really possible for me, so I had to dig through reviews for this portion of my research. I looked for reviews that mentioned years of use and how the tees held up. Some deterioration is normal with heavy wear, but shouldn’t be severe in the first couple of years.

After finding my favorite tees, I made sure that all were available online with sufficient stock and had an average customer rating of at least 3.7/5 stars.