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While there is no single best white t-shirt for women, we tested many options—16 to be exact—to help you narrow the field a bit. Here are our top picks.

The Amazon Essentials Men’s Standard 2-Pack Slim-fit Short-Sleeve Crewneck T-Shirt, the Calvin Klein Men’s Cotton Stretch 3-Pack Crew Neck T-Shirts, the Fruit of the Loom Men’s Eversoft ...

Well, you can definitely spend more on a T-shirt: Loopwheel cotton tees by the Japanese brand Freewheelers & Co. retail for almost $200, and a plain cotton tee from the Row is $590.

This 100 percent Supima cotton shirt has a great feel: it’s light and allows for easy, comfortable motion, and it won’t build up heat, yet it’s not anywhere near transparent or see-through.

Pima is the current standard for soft, durable t-shirt making and originated in the US in the 1900's. Pima cotton is valued for its durability, because longer fibers mean a softer and stronger fabric.

The best men’s white T-shirt overall is Buck Mason’s Slub Curved Hem Tee. Our wardrobe-basics writer also uncovered picks from J.Crew, Uniqlo, Madewell, Jungmaven, and more.

The T-shirt is made from single-origin cotton from a regenerative farm in Alabama, and spun, cut, and sewn without leaving a three-state, 400-mile radius.