T-Shirts: General Information

In today’s age where the most common dress apparel is T-Shirts and a pair of jeans or even becoming more common a T-Shirt and a pair of dress pants, keeping your t-shirts looking good is important. T-Shirts are not just weekend wear anymore and in fact have become a staple in today’s fashion wear. Whether they are long sleeve, short sleeve or no sleeve they are worn everywhere from professional work environments to golf courses. As the popularity and versatility of these must have fashion remnants have grown so too has the price of them and for this reason it has become important to keep these clothing articles looking their best.

The material that most t-shirts are made of are a cotton blend, for this reason they get stretched out of shape easily and color fade as they are worn washed and dried. In order to keep these garments looking as good as the day they were purchased a few simple steps should be followed. First, no throwing them on the floor with the dirty jeans, this will surely have them stretched out of shape quickly. Second, use a mild detergent when washing them and never wash them with your jeans or pants, even if they are the same color, again stretching and discoloration can results from such t-shirt abuse. Third, it is best to wash them inside out, as this can prevent discoloration spots throughout the shirt. Third, never dry these items. Drying is the death of the t-shirt. After washing lay them flat to dry being sure not to stretch them. Long live T-shirts.