Russell Athletic Men''s Basic Cotton Tee

Under product features it states "100% Cotton" they are actually 58% polyester/42% cotton (at least the 2 I received which were Large colors-Graphite and Oxford). They will breathe, only because they are VERY lightweight. Very thin cotton that I do not expect to last more than a few washings. I would have been better off getting basic Hanes color T''s at Walmart for $3.99 each.

UPDATE 12/4/2009 3 years old now and they have held up fine. After researching the Russell Athletic website the gray tones are a poly mixture, the other colors are 100% cotton. If you are looking for the old-school heavy duty quality search for "Russell Athletic PERFORMANCE", these are the T''s I grew up with and last for decades, but I''m overall happy with the basic line.

These are my first choice for a basic t-shirt. I wear them alone and under other shirts. There is some variablity in the exactly what you get: some of mine are 100% cotton, while others are the poly blend; some have hot-press R decals on the sleeve, while others are embroidered. Both versions are equally comfortable.

I''ve also found that these shirts don''t strech, shrink, or otherwise deform like many cheap t-shirts are prone to do. They are very good at keeping their shape.

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I bought this item because it was really cheap. The little "R" logo on the sleeve fell off in 1 week of athletic activity, but the fabric is very good and it seems this shirt will last a good long time

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If you''re looking for the good, thick Russell Athletic T-shirts, do not waste your time with these. These are not them. I have a drawer full of R.A. T shirts, they''re getting old. I wanted to replace some of them. I researched as best I could before buying these through Amazon.com. They came today. They''re no better than the run-of-the-mill, thin, budget T-shirts that you can buy at Walmart. I''m sending the three I bought back.

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The most important thing about a cotton tee is that it NOT shrink in the vertical.

Russel tee''s didn''t used to and that''s why I buy them.

This latest batch pretty much joins the pantheon of cheap crappy tee shirts that after the first wash are unwearable because they shrink until they don''t tuck into my pants and get so wide in the body they feel like wearing very short tent.

Guess I''m looking for a new brand.