Every shirt here is a Comfort Colors 1717, a heavyweight garment-dyed blank with a boxy cut and no side seams. It is not a slim retail tee. It hangs straight instead of tapering, and it runs a little shorter and wider than most shirts you own.
Measurements
All measurements are of the garment laid flat, in inches. Width is taken across the chest, one inch below the armhole, seam to seam. Length is from the highest point of the shoulder straight down to the hem.
| Size | Width (flat) | Length |
|---|---|---|
| S | 18¼" | 26¾" |
| M | 20¼" | 28" |
| L | 22" | 29⅜" |
| XL | 24" | 30¾" |
| 2XL | 26" | 31⅝" |
| 3XL | 27¾" | 32½" |
| 4XL | 29¾" | 33½" |
To get chest circumference, double the width. A Large at 22" flat is roughly a 44" chest.
How to pick
The reliable method: find a t-shirt you already like the fit of. Lay it flat, smooth out the wrinkles, and measure across the chest an inch below the armholes, then from the top of the shoulder to the hem. Match those two numbers to the table. This beats guessing every time.
If you are not going to do that: take your usual size for a relaxed fit. Size up once if you want it properly oversized. Size down once if you want something closer to a standard fit and do not mind it being short.
Two things worth knowing
It is cut short. The boxy proportion means the length runs shorter relative to the width than you may be used to. If you are tall, or you like a shirt that covers more, size up.
It will not shrink much. The shirt is preshrunk and dyed after it is sewn, so most of the shrinking has already happened. What you measure is roughly what you keep. Wash cold and tumble dry low and it will stay that way.
Still unsure? Email smallhoursinc@gmail.com with your usual size and how you like things to fit, and we will tell you honestly which one to order.