white t shirts. socks, underwear
 

mostly white t shirts. not ones you rock solo, but one you wear under stuff. what are the best ones? i have tried a ton of brands (fotl, hanes, hanes premium etc, jockey) and they never hold up. the neck always gets all bent out of shape and stuff. plus the shirts dont seem to have a crisp look to them.

any good brands that are kind of under radar?

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Are you talking about crew socks, like so:

http://www.famousfootwear.com/produc...ff_il19217.jpg

?

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Stafford from JC Penney are pretty good, more like a regular t-shirt than a flimsy undershirt.

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as for socks i wear no shows usually, but some crew also. not as much of an issue as T shirts, which tilt me.

i dont wear dress socks ever, but if you have some good ones holla.

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Stafford from JC Penney are pretty good, more like a regular t-shirt than a flimsy undershirt.

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bingo

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i suppose white t shirt care is also an issue. i wash them with my socks and use bleach and reg detergent. they lose crisp white look after like one wash.

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Executive Pima style?

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i suppose white t shirt care is also an issue. i wash them with my socks and use bleach and reg detergent. they lose crisp white look after like one wash.

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The EDF Laundry Thread has some advice on how to wash whites.

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surpisingly, gap makes some nice fitted ones with pima cotton, also 2xist is decent.

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i suppose white t shirt care is also an issue. i wash them with my socks and use bleach and reg detergent. they lose crisp white look after like one wash.

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I remember hearing somewhere that using bleach makes sweat stains worse, so I googled it and so far only found one site to confirm this, the rest say to use bleach.

here's what mrscleannw.com says:
"Although it’s counterintuitive, chlorine bleach is one of the worst things you can use to treat perspiration stains, even on white cotton fabric. The chlorine in household bleach will react with the proteins in the perspiration and cause the remaining stain to darken even further. You thought the pale yellow stains gave you pause – just wait until your collar and underarms are almost mustard in color!"

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Stafford from JC Penney are pretty good, more like a regular t-shirt than a flimsy undershirt.

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bingo

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Yeah I like these also. They are a little heavier then other brands like hanes and FOLT but the neck keeps its shape well.

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I just use the footlocker shirts for undershirts.
They are like 5 for 20 bucks or something and are nice

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just curious, but who cares what they look like when they're under another shirt?

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American apparel. Gold toe for socks.

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just curious, but who cares what they look like when they're under another shirt?

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because they are still visible around the neck almost always.

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surpisingly, gap makes some nice fitted ones with pima cotton

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I have several gap ones and while I enjoy their softness and initial shape, I must say the neck's of mine get all bent out of shape just like other brands after a while. It could just be my lack of care for them though. They are certainly better than your standard fotl and hanes etc. I had a roommate once who wore Polo undershirts, I always thought those looked like they would be nice, but have never purchased any. Tried to a couple times, but couldn't find them quickly.

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American apparel. Gold toe for socks.

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I have had many pair of many brands of white athletic socks over the years, and have found that Gold Toe socks, while very comfortable, wear out faster than the regular store brands. So I generally avoid them now.

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the kirkland brand white ts you get at costco are suprisingly nice and my goto brand.

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the kirkland brand white ts you get at costco are suprisingly nice and my goto brand.

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No XXL for those of us with more to love. [img]/images/graemlins/frown.gif[/img]

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I hate the same shirts you do sublime... I found that Kirkland Signature's (Costco's brand) white t-shirts are pretty heavy and aren't the thin, see-through pieces of [censored] that can't keep their shape. I bought 2 packs ~1 year ago and they still feel brand new.

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I remember hearing somewhere that using bleach makes sweat stains worse, so I googled it and so far only found one site to confirm this, the rest say to use bleach.

here's what mrscleannw.com says:
"Although it’s counterintuitive, chlorine bleach is one of the worst things you can use to treat perspiration stains, even on white cotton fabric. The chlorine in household bleach will react with the proteins in the perspiration and cause the remaining stain to darken even further. You thought the pale yellow stains gave you pause – just wait until your collar and underarms are almost mustard in color!"

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I'm fairly certain that it's a chemical in deodorant that actually makes the yellow stains, not the persperation itself. Zinc something.

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I remember hearing somewhere that using bleach makes sweat stains worse, so I googled it and so far only found one site to confirm this, the rest say to use bleach.

here's what mrscleannw.com says:
"Although it’s counterintuitive, chlorine bleach is one of the worst things you can use to treat perspiration stains, even on white cotton fabric. The chlorine in household bleach will react with the proteins in the perspiration and cause the remaining stain to darken even further. You thought the pale yellow stains gave you pause – just wait until your collar and underarms are almost mustard in color!"

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I'm fairly certain that it's a chemical in deodorant that actually makes the yellow stains, not the persperation itself. Zinc something.

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I dont think thats the case, because I have plenty of white shirts I use as workout shirts that are also yellow around the collar and I dont apply deodorant to my neck (tho maybe I should start!)

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Maybe you eat too much citris. SweatSolutions.org (actually Mike Thomas of P&G) says it's the acidity in the antiperspirant.

<shrug>
It's probably one of those things where there's no "right" and "wrong," like global warming.

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polo everything works for me

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surpisingly, gap makes some nice fitted ones with pima cotton

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I have several gap ones and while I enjoy their softness and initial shape, I must say the neck's of mine get all bent out of shape just like other brands after a while. It could just be my lack of care for them though.

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Remind me not to lend you my cashmere sweater.

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He's be-boppin' and scattin'!

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I have two main types of white undershirts: longer ones that get tucked in along with a tucked-in shirt, and shorter ones (regular t-shirt size) that I wear under non-tucked in shirts/sweaters/etc. For the longer ones I like Fruit of the Loom tagless, and for the untucked ones I've been on a Nautica kick lately. Nautica's white undershirt t-shirts have a ridged neck ring thing that seems to maintain shape and size up pretty well under repeat washings.

Also, Banana Republic and Gap (I think) have ribbed (perhaps for her pleasure) t-shirts that fit a little clingier and look nice. I keep them for specialish occasions and they look pretty sharp (and stay in place well.) They also come in gray and black.

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surpisingly, gap makes some nice fitted ones with pima cotton

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I have several gap ones and while I enjoy their softness and initial shape, I must say the neck's of mine get all bent out of shape just like other brands after a while. It could just be my lack of care for them though.

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Remind me not to lend you my cashmere sweater.

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Where's that rum raisin?

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Go to TJMaxx, Marshalls, or Ross Dress for Less for these products.

They have quality [censored] for around the same price as non quality.

Last time I went got some money V necks. The brand was Allen Scully or something like that. I never heard of the designer before but you can tell it isnt Hanes or fruit of the Loom. The shirts are thicker, whiter, and hold up better.

You can get quality Adidas oe Reebox socks for cheap their also

ditto with underwear

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the kirkland brand white ts you get at costco are suprisingly nice and my goto brand.

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http://img67.imageshack.us/img67/6307/whiteteezz1.jpg

holla

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lol wtf

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Footlocker 5/$20 plain tees, up to XXXXL

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sponger, how is that not your new avatar?

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sponger, how is that not your new avatar?

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good idea. i had to crop out the peace sign because it just looked like a skewed peen though

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i suppose white t shirt care is also an issue. i wash them with my socks and use bleach and reg detergent. they lose crisp white look after like one wash.

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Don't bleach your t-shirts!!!!

Wash them. Dry them. Remove them from the dryer
immediately and fold them. Should look new for
50 washings.