The Light T-Shirt
Off-White
49 €
In stock
39 €
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- A light and breathable cotton-linen blend
- A reinforced collar that won’t budge
- Dyed with optimal colour fastness
Off-White
These are the letdowns you'd faced with your light tees in the past:
1
They were too transparent
2
They lost their shape
3
The collar stretched
4
The colours faded
GET ENLIGHTENED
A 70/30 deal
70% cotton + 30% linen = 100% stunning fabric, it’s not rocket science. Organic cotton brings the softness, linen brings the breathability. Deal. A combo that ranks up there with strawberries and cream.
Let's talk density
We nudged this version up 20g to 180g/m2, because you told us to! The result is a compact jersey T-shirt that maintains all the same characteristics but without any risk of transparency.
If it ain’t broke…
We spent years and years getting the cut of our celebrated Ultimate T-Shirt just right, and as you know by now, we aren’t into needless waste. So, we kept that painstakingly perfected, classic shape for the Light T-Shirt. It’s a slightly tailored, straight cut with sleeves that end mid-bicep. Far from clingy, it’s no slouch either. Previous owners scored it 8.2/10 for the cut and 8.5 for comfort. Nay bad.
Don’t put your neck out
We reckon if you wanted one of those weird, wobbly, scoop-necked tees, you’d buy one. So we designed the Light Tee’s neckline to stay just the way it is. We sandwiched the collar in between two layers of 1x1 ribbing, resulting in a three-layered, ultra tough collar that’s locked in place with double topstitching. It’s a crew neck now, and it’ll still be a crew neck in a few summers’ time.
Doubling down on the finish
The double stitching on all the seams, and the ribbing on the sleeves, were all put through their paces during independent lab tests. And the results were very good. This approach has allowed us to nail down every detail to ensure this Light T-shirt sticks with you for years and years without going all droopy on you.
All thrills, no pills
A lot of those airier fabrics made for summer are extra susceptible to pilling - the well turned out man’s mortal enemy. Bobbles can ruin a great tee’s looks in a flash, so we took steps to keep them at bay, adding an anti-pilling enzyme-finish to the material. Walk in it, run in it, roll gaily down daisy strewn hillsides in it… it won’t bobble anytime soon. Your Light T-Shirt’s as pill-resistant as a light tee can be.
Colours that stay the course
A little statistic for you: 100% of our Lightweight T-shirts are washed after manufacture. This is a technique known to fix colours and guarantee that the jersey’ll keep its punch for years to come.
A crowd-pleaser
This T-shirt has been three summers in the making. Literally. For the last three years, you’ve been providing us with feedback so that we can continually improve it. Our customers currently rate it an 8 out of 10 for comfort, which ain’t bad - but we think this one’s even better. It’s knitted, assembled and washed in Portugal with an attention to detail that characterises our partners. It's a far cry from the ‘quick and dirty’ that's so common in fast-fashion, as you’ll soon find out.
All production steps for your Light T-Shirt
What goes into making your Light T-Shirt? The materials have travelled a total of 6,679 km (4,150 miles) from field to doormat.
Harvesting and preparing the organic cotton
Farming cooperatives Turkey
Harvesting and preparing the linen
Belgium
Spinning
Filidea Tekstil Sanayi ve Ticaret A.Ş. Turkey
Knitting
A. QUINTA & FILHOS S.A. Portugal
Dyeing
IRIS - TINTURARIA E ACABAMENTOS SA. Portugal
Garment make
Irmãos Rodrigues Confecções S.A. Portugal
Transport
Road haulage
Environmental Impact
Our aim is to always give you as much information as possible so you can make an informed decision before preordering. This includes the environmental impact of each Light T-Shirt we produce expressed in simple terms. There’s no point hiding from it:
2 kg
of CO2 emitted
The equivalent of 25.5 km (15.8 miles) by car.
0.8 g
of phosphor released in the water
The equivalent of growing 13.3 kg of apples.
60 MJ
energy depletion
The equivalent of 21 h of heating (in avg. flat).
NO SWEAT!
Delivery costs
We deliver worldwide, with the cost automatically calculated at checkout. These vary depending on where you are and how you want to be delivered - full info here.
Easy to change sizes
If you get the wrong size or colour, fear not, we will exchange your item no questions asked. These are free for orders in the European Union and the UK. For all other countries, we only ask you to cover the cost of the return and we’ll take care of the cost of sending out any exchange. Just log into your Asphalte account and we’ll get that sorted.
IT’S A RISK-FREE INVESTMENT
Sure, we pour a lot of hard work into each item we develop, but we won’t take it personally if you change your mind once you receive it for whatever reason. As long as the item is returned in its original condition, with tags and packaging intact, we’ll give you a full refund, no questions asked. For more details see our terms and conditions.