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The white t-shirt will forever be a summer wardrobe staple. Here, 10 models show how to take a simple garment and make it look really, really good. Anna Ewers (above) proves that there's sexier than a wearing a white tee with nothing under it.

Ring spun cotton is smoother and longer yarn compared to open end yarn. In addition, ring spun yarn goes through a spinning process that softens and straightens each fiber. The end result of ring spun is a more refined fiber. Ring spun combed yarn, is where the cotton fibers are spun and then combed to remove impurities and enhance the luxurious hand feel.



When someone says '20 singles' or '30 singles' ring spun it refers to the gauge (thickness) of the yarn in the t-shirts. The higher the number, the better-quality and softer feel of the shirt. 18 singles = cheap, 20 singles = a step up in quality & hand feel especially if it is 20 singles ring spun (style 2100 from Spectra USA), 30 singles (see Spectra USA list below) = the bomb!



The best way to remember, think of bedsheets: the higher the thread count = the better quality.



Most cheap shirts are made from 18 singles OE = open end yarn. Low yarn count = coarse thick yarn = cheap t-shirt. Therefore any higher yarn count and add ring spun, you will have a superior quality t-shirt with a refined hand. Spectra USA only offers 20 singles as its most economical option and 95% of the line offered is ring spun and combed cotton. Our 20 singles ring spun heavy weight t-shirt is the premium option for the old school t-shirt.



One of the biggest advantages of 30 singles ring spun combed t-shirts, besides the fact that they are very comfortable, is it is the optimal base fabric for digital printing (DTG), screen printing, heat transfers and even sublimation on the blends (52/48 cotton/poly).



Spectra USA offers many styles that are manufactured with 30 singles premium ring spun yarn: men's, ladies, juniors and kids.

A New Jersey veteran who was denied entry into Six Flags Great Adventure because of his T-shirt supporting fellow Marines has reportedly received an apology from the park's president.



Mario Alejandro, 33, whose shirt featuring an M-16 rifle and reading "Keep Calm and Return Fire" drew national attention and controversy after he wore it to the park with his wife and kids last week, told NJ.com that he received a phone call from the park's president on Saturday.



The humbling call followed Alejandro's public outrage over his treatment by the park's security officials who deemed his T-shirt - which supports Recon Marines and their families - offensive.

Spectra USA has just added a 50% organic cotton & 50% recycled polyester t-shirt to their inventory styles. The t-shirts are available in 4 heather colors: Midnight Navy heather, Midnight Charcoal heather, Ocean Blue heather & Brick Red heather. The block is a men's 30 singles side seam with a slimmer fit. In addition to the organic/recycle blend, the t-shirts are made with a 30 singles ring spun combed yarn, which enhances the luxurious hand feel.



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At Spectra USA, we believe sustainable business is smart business! Therefore we are constantly striving to diminish our carbon footprint, the addition of this style is our entry point into the sustainable/recyclable market.



Our existing business model, already utilizes one of the shortest turn-times and shortest travel times/distances in our production process. 99% of our styles are knitted & dyed in California, then we cut & sew in Baja Mexico which is only 3 hours from our warehouse location in Chino California.

One of our pet notions is that the ordinary T-shirt has evolved from being just a piece of clothing, and has become the modern-day equivalent of the ''sandwich board'' of yore, which was used to advertise restaurants, products and such.



This time, however, what T-shirts ''advertise'' aren't just products and services, but-more creatively-slogans, advocacies, witty sayings, what the wearer thinks is important and should be visually shared with others-etc.!



Thus, some T-shirts and the messages printed or stenciled on them provide a sort of verbal and visual mural of personal and societal concerns, the stuff of which our shared existence is made of!



Since T-shirts can't carry a lot of information without coming off as a verbal jumble, the people who think up the messages on them have to distillÊ their thoughts and feelings into short, crisp and quotable bits or bytes, the better to get a clear and instant reaction-and response.