100% Polyester

Polyester is a durable, synthetic fabric with excellent resiliency. Low moisture absorbency allows the fabric to dry quickly, also known as “moisture-wicking”. It’s so scared of water they call it hydrophobic. This material always keeps its shape, so there’s almost zero shrinking or stretching, regardless of what kind of extreme wash and dry cycle you put it through. This dri fit fabric is a favorite of athletes and adventurous outdoor types who subject themselves to extreme conditions. And although a trip to your local gym might tell you otherwise, polyester is also somewhat odor-resistant, because the stinkies tend to depart with evaporating sweat. Plus it doesn’t stain as easily as other fabrics. There’s a lot to love with poly.

Blends

A blend– as you might guess– is a yarn or fabric that is made up of more than one type of fiber. Blends are huge right now, making up a massive percentage of the T-shirt market, and for good reason. Blended fabrics can truly be the best of both worlds– or in the case of tri-blends, the best of all three worlds.

They run slightly smaller than their counterparts. This is called “fashion fit” and it just means a little more snug. Order one size up in most cases.

100% Cotton

By far the most common and popular fabric for T-shirts, cotton is a fluffy, natural vegetable fiber obtained from the seedpod of the cotton plant. The fiber is most often spun into yarn or thread and used to make the soft, breathable fabric everyone knows and loves. Most of your T-shirts are probably cotton or partially cotton.  It also happens to be hypoallergenic, which is a huge plus for the itchy/rashy types.