It doesn’t matter who you are or how you define your personal style, a plain white T-shirt is one item you cannot be without. It may be little more than a piece of cloth with four holes in it, but it underpins modern menswear, acting as a solid foundation on which the rest of casualwear can sit.
Suffice to say, if there were an official hierarchy of wardrobe basics, a well-fitting white tee would occupy the top spot. It’s the perfect accompaniment to shorts in the summer; an undershirt when the time comes to don your finery;