Good, Better, Best: Apparel Picks

A comprehensive list of our favorite garments to wear & print.

Unsure on where to start on selecting a garment for your next project? No problem, you're in the right place!

With 15+ years of apparel experience, we laid out all of our favorite tees, long sleeves, crewnecks, hoodies, headwear, and tote bags. Sorted by price, weight, material, and fit.

Key things to know:

  • Main differences in cuts for tees or other styles are "slim fit"vs "boxy fit". You'll also hear "lightweight" vs "heavyweight" in describing thickness or weight of fabric.
  • There are also fabric treatmentsor blends, where fabric is pigment dyed(a vintage, washed feel) or fabric blends are heathered CVC (poly/cotton) or triblend (poly/cotton/rayon), which are often applied to lighter fabrics and provide a texture and ultra soft feel. (our guide does not dive into blended tees).

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Quick Picks: Short Sleeve Tees

We get it, there's just too many to choose from. You may not me a shirt pro, you may not have the time, or you just want to leave it up to the professionals.

These are our top three tees we sell. We'll explain why:

2000 Gildan Ultra Cotton Tee

The basic, boxy, 6.0 oz cotton tee. The most well known tee, we're sure you have had one before. Solid if you're on a budget.

Colors and Product Details

Companions
2000B Youth Tee
2000L Ladies Tee

Other Facts
- Port and Co, Hanes, Jerzees have mirror styles to the Gildan.

3001 Bella+Canvas Fashion Fit Tee

Bella+Canvas is the leading fashion-forward brand with a large range of styles. The 3001 is their most popular tee; super soft, slim fitting at a great price.

Colors and Product Details

Companions
3001Y Youth Tee
6400 Ladies Relaxed Tee

Other Facts
- Mirror brands like Next Level, American Apparel

1717 Comfort Colors Pigment Dyed Tee

A pigment dyed, vintage looking tee, boxy, and softer after every wash. Our fave. Boxy fit, well accompanied with a vintage-type screen print.

Colors and Product Details

Companions
9018 Youth Tee

Other Facts
Not a 'unisex' tee, but it's often worn oversized. There isn't a comparable women's cut.

Quick Picks: Crewnecks

The current trends for a selected crewneck lean towards oversized and relaxed. This is often referred to as a 'basic fit' and generally people liket to size up a size or two to really make it feel oversized.

Another way we try to explain it is these fits are similar to the sweatshirts you'd find at a thrift or vintage store... or a hand me down college crewneck from your parents or grandparents.

PC90 Port and Co Crewneck

The most basic crew, 9 oz, heavier weight. It may be a budget option, but it will use it over and over and is a great

Colors and Product Details

Companions
PC90Y Youth Crewneck

Other Facts
- Lots of colors and complimentary styles (tees, hoodies). Great for schools, sports teams, etc. Gildan mirror.

S600 Champion Crewneck

Fits like a PC90, but is a little more elevated and has the Champion logo on the sleeve. Great options for a basic fitting crewneck.

Colors and Product Details

Other Facts
- Stylishly worn oversized for ladies.
- Same colors available in hoodies.

IND3000C Ind. Heavyweight Crew

Retail grade crew, thick 10 oz soft fabric. We use this blank for our IVO crewnecks. Generous fit.

Colors and Product Details

Other Facts
- Independent Trading is our most used premium sweatshirt brand. They offer a variety of styles and weights. This is just our favorite heavyweight. (there's more!)
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SS3000 for the midweight
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SS1000 for the lightweight

Quick Picks: Hoodies

As we've mentioned that the trends have been leaning towards standard fits or oversized fits, slim fitting sweatshirts (crewneck and hoodies) are less requested than they were years back. Most of Bella+Canvas's fleece collection are more of a fitted style, but they are still extremely soft and great quality.

Bella+Canvas does offer some standard fit styles, so it's still worth checking out.

PC90H Port and Co Hoodie

The most basic hoodie, 9 oz, heavier weight. A budget option that customers love and we print daily. T-shirt nerds like us have these in our closets.

Colors and Product Details

Companions
PC90YH Youth Hoodie

Other Facts
- Lots of colors and complimentary styles (tees, crews). Great for schools, sports teams, etc. Gildan mirror.

S700 Champion Hoodie

Similar fit as the Port and Company (standard) the Champion brand is a little more elevated. Added Champion mark on the sleeve.

Colors and Product Details

Other Facts
- Stylishly worn oversized for ladies.
- Same colors available in crewnecks.

IND4000 Ind. Heavyweight Hoodie

Retail grade crew, thick 10 oz soft fabric. We use this blank for our IVO hoodies. Generous fit, quality, and prints really well.

Colors and Product Details

Other Facts
- Independent Trading is our most used premium sweatshirt brand. They offer a variety of styles and weights. This is just our favorite heavyweight. (there's more!)
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SS4500 for the midweight
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SS1000 for the lightweight