I wear t-shirts nearly every day; if you count sleep wear and workout wear, I wear a t-shirt probably very close to every day. My business casual workplace also allows for t-shirts, so solid colors are a staple of my wardrobe.
Additionally, I'm *oldish* tall at about 5'9", so I find t-shirts useful for pants that are low rise (again, nearly all of them by today's fashion standards). I can wear two, one tucked in, and enjoy the second pop of color while being appropriately covered up.
The problem I have is justifying price. When is a higher end t-shirt worth buying? I've never seen Petit Bateau, James Perse, C&C California, or any one of another zillion higher end brands in Marshall's or TJ Maxx (Macy's is as fancy as department stores get around here). While I like the softness of J Crew t-shirts, I had a summer weight one go bad (overly stretched, faded oddly) in less than one season, so I'm currently refusing to buy anything I can easily duplicate at Target or Old Navy.
My issue with shopping for low end basics is that there's no predicting what will last and what won't (I know sizing can be the same way). I had a mid weight boat neck t-shirt from Old Navy in forest green that I'd guess I wore probably close to 200 times (it was one of the few things I owned in this color and I needed to wear green for work). The shirt held up beautifully; I've also had other shirts "die" in the same way as the J Crew model I mentioned above.
Since I can't seem to resolve this dilemma, I just picked up four short sleeve shirts for the warm weather season here (red, deep purple, brown, deep blue). Each was $6 at Target. If they wear out before the summer ends-- no real money lost-- and the deeper colors suit my personality more than the pastels that seem to hit the stores come Mother's Day.
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