Nature 215 Loopwheeled Midweight T-Shirt

There are only two loopwheeling mills left in the world that still knit T-shirts the old way. This one is in Albstadt, Germany, where they've been doing it since 1911. You can feel it the moment you put it on.

The 215 is the midweight benchmark, the one most guys mean when they say "the best plain tee I own." 7.2 oz of GOTS-certified organic cotton, knit in a single seamless tube with no side seams and a triangle gusset under the arm. The machines run slow, about a metre every 90 minutes, and the zero-tension knit is what gives the 215 its slightly irregular outer texture and its soft inner hand. PRIMA QUALITY 2-thread, 245 gsm.

Sizing runs small. If you're a medium elsewhere, you want a size 6 (LG) here. Not pre-shrunk either, so expect about 3/4" (2 cm) off the length after the first cold wash. Worth knowing going in.

Nature is the unbleached version. Warmer than white, lived-in looking from day one, and the easiest colour to wear with almost everything. Our pick if you already own the white.