Shameless self promotion: T-shirt edition

Basics are basics, yes but a good t-shirt is seriously important to a complete wardrobe. Yes, it's true, sometimes we all copy each other in fashion, but as a very serious t-shirt snob, I pulled 3 different t-shirts and copied different aspects from each. There was the body of one, the neckline of another, and the sleeve of a 3rd, and then I modified it all over again once the first sample was complete. I sourced some really amazing lightweight supima cotton (basically the best of the best soft cozy cotton), ordered a ton of it (made in los angeles!), had it preshrunk (yes so that when you wash your t-shirt it will not shrink, but just go back to its original shape), and used it to create what I called the perfect t-shirt.

Here are the keys to the fit

1. Rounded out and yes, low cut, v-neck makes this a woman's v-neck t-shirt and not one for your average douchy hipster dude rockin some man cleavage (guys always tell me they love to wear women's t-shirts, they like the fit - until they try mine - these are really for us ladies only)

2. The length crosses the hips so you will never look obscene rocking this basic with some leggings (this was obviously intentional as I also specialize in some rock star leggings)

3. The fit in the body cuts in slightly at the waist so you still have a shape underneath this loose fitting comfy but still somehow sexy basic tshirt.

Want proof? Look who's wearing it

Swimsuit Model Joanna Krupa wears the
Linden Basic Tee in Black

A very pregnant Katie Aselton of
"The League" wears the
 Linden Basic Tee in Black

Katrina Law of "Sparticus" makes it look SO
easy with the Linden Basic Tee in White

Sometimes I really like to have fun with those basic t-shirts and completely destroy them. I hand carve block prints and then work with a soldering iron to burn and distress the t-shirts. If you buy one of these items from any stores, I hand distressed each of them with love and an evil grin while I burn each and every singed whole into these tshirts!

Alexandra Chando of "The Lying Game"
 wears the Distressed Linden Tee in Black

Stella Maeva of "The Runaways" wears the
Exposed Ribs T-shirt in Acid Yellow

And then of course there was the modification of the perfect t-shirt, to create the perfect muscle tee. The neckline is the same, but here is a sleeveless t-shirt that ends just past the waist making it perfect for tucking into high waisted skirts, or perfect for a jeans and a t-shirt look!

Cameron Richardson wears the Linden
Muscle Tee in Black

Eloise Mumford of "The River" wears the
Linden Muscle Tee in White 

Janina Gavankar of "True Blood" wears the
Linde Muscle Tee in White