T-Shirts Unravelled • Hacker News Board

Re: T-Shirts Unravelled

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Post by g10r » Sat, Jan 23, 2016, 9:13 PM UTC

UnoriginalGuy wrote: post #41

specialist wrote: post #40

This is a great resource, thank you. Being tall with a long torso, trial and error buying t-shirts has been torturous and expensive.

Ditto. Then you finally find a shirt which is just the "right" length at the store, and three washes later and it is too short... But you cannot buy the next size up since you need more LENGTH not shoulder width. Very few brands make t-shirts which are 2x-tall (as opposed to 2x-large, where both the length AND width increases). A medium-2xtall would be like the unicorn of t-shirts. The sizes should be: S, M, L, 2x, 3…

A "2xtall" for every size would be nice. I wear a small and most shirts run a bit short for my liking.

Re: T-Shirts Unravelled

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Post by [deleted] » Sat, Jan 23, 2016, 9:22 PM UTC

scintill76 wrote: post #60

jlgaddis wrote: post #39

Earlier quoted context omitted.

He probably doesn't care either.

To be fair, that's a server-side error that will probably always occur (so the site is effectively permanently down), not like the original client-side error caused by users configuring their browsers in a way that site owners might consider hostile or otherwise not worth supporting.

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Re: T-Shirts Unravelled

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Post by carlob » Sat, Jan 23, 2016, 9:22 PM UTC

scintill76 wrote: post #60

jlgaddis wrote: post #39

Earlier quoted context omitted.

He probably doesn't care either.

To be fair, that's a server-side error that will probably always occur (so the site is effectively permanently down), not like the original client-side error caused by users configuring their browsers in a way that site owners might consider hostile or otherwise not worth supporting.

It's not considered hostile by the site owners https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=10959363 in fact it's already fixed. My original comment was in the spirit of helping a fellow programmer find a possible bug. On the other hand I found themartorana's comment to be particularly snarky wrt a large proportion of web citizens that are increasingly worried about their privacy.

The fact that his own website doesn't seem to work at all is just very ironic.

Re: T-Shirts Unravelled

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Post by threadbase » Sat, Jan 23, 2016, 9:23 PM UTC

I'm the founder of threadbase. Thanks everyone for your kind words. I'd love to hear any comments or suggestions for what you'd like to see next or how we can improve the user experience. We're also looking for front-end/design help, as well as help with computer vision tech. Feel free to email me chris@threadbase.com.

Re: T-Shirts Unravelled

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Post by xaybey » Sat, Jan 23, 2016, 9:24 PM UTC

_greim_ wrote: post #48

So is there no economic pressure to develop a fabric weave that's both efficient to manufacture and stable over time?

The knit pattern (tees are not woven) only affects the ratio of stretch per direction. Shrinkage is much more a property of the fiber and fabric processing, like prewashing.

Re: T-Shirts Unravelled

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Post by josephjrobison » Sat, Jan 23, 2016, 9:29 PM UTC

tdaltonc wrote: post #7

Man, so many things that I always wanted to know. Why didn't a marketing team at Tide make a infographic about this a decade ago?

Because they spend all their money on TV commercials and magazine ads!

Re: T-Shirts Unravelled

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Post by cesarbs » Sat, Jan 23, 2016, 9:30 PM UTC

vanilla-almond wrote: post #46

I don't have a dryer, but I've still had cotton shirts (not t-shirts) shrink in the washing machine. This usually happens the first time (or first few times) they are washed at the temperature recommended on the label: 40°C (104°F). However, at 30°C (86°F) I've never encountered any shrinkage. So this purely anecdotal experience makes me believe that the temperature of water can affect some cotton garments.

I've stopped buying 100% cotton t-shirts because they shrink so much. polyester/cotton or tri-blend last so much longer. Also, I find them more comfortable to use (cotton sticks to the skin when it gets humid).

Re: T-Shirts Unravelled

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Post by Maarten88 » Sat, Jan 23, 2016, 9:38 PM UTC

Rafert wrote: post #43

UnoriginalGuy wrote: post #41

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Ditto. Then you finally find a shirt which is just the "right" length at the store, and three washes later and it is too short... But you cannot buy the next size up since you need more LENGTH not shoulder width. Very few brands make t-shirts which are 2x-tall (as opposed to 2x-large, where both the length AND width increases). A medium-2xtall would be like the unicorn of t-shirts. The sizes should be: S, M, L, 2x, 3…

There's a Dutch brand that specializes in extra long t-shirts: http://www.girav.com/ - they have Standard Long for men 1.75m (5.8 ft) to 1.85m (6 ft), Long Fit 1.85m (6 ft) / 1.90m (6.2 ft) or taller, and Extra Long Fit 2.00m (6.6 ft) and over.

I have a few of those, they are expensive but nice, I pick them first from the stack, LIFO.

Re: T-Shirts Unravelled

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Post by pkaye » Sat, Jan 23, 2016, 9:44 PM UTC

UnoriginalGuy wrote: post #41

specialist wrote: post #40

This is a great resource, thank you. Being tall with a long torso, trial and error buying t-shirts has been torturous and expensive.

Ditto. Then you finally find a shirt which is just the "right" length at the store, and three washes later and it is too short... But you cannot buy the next size up since you need more LENGTH not shoulder width. Very few brands make t-shirts which are 2x-tall (as opposed to 2x-large, where both the length AND width increases). A medium-2xtall would be like the unicorn of t-shirts. The sizes should be: S, M, L, 2x, 3…

The other problem is that athletic-fit t-shirts are hard to find these days.

Re: T-Shirts Unravelled

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Post by USAnum1 » Sat, Jan 23, 2016, 10:05 PM UTC

UnoriginalGuy wrote: post #41

specialist wrote: post #40

This is a great resource, thank you. Being tall with a long torso, trial and error buying t-shirts has been torturous and expensive.

Ditto. Then you finally find a shirt which is just the "right" length at the store, and three washes later and it is too short... But you cannot buy the next size up since you need more LENGTH not shoulder width. Very few brands make t-shirts which are 2x-tall (as opposed to 2x-large, where both the length AND width increases). A medium-2xtall would be like the unicorn of t-shirts. The sizes should be: S, M, L, 2x, 3…

I'm a huge fan of Eddie Bauer's medium-tall shirts. They usually don't sell them in store, but you can get one online if you are looking for an option to try out.

It took me forever to find a fairly athletic fit (slim but not skin tight) in my height (6'2" with a long torso) that also doesn't have logos or random graphics (solid colors and maybe a pocket is all I want).

If you have a favorite choice it'd be great to know it and have more options.

*Full disclosure: I worked at an Eddie Bauer in college.