The 27 Very Best T-Shirts for Women by Halie LeSavage

Including Bazaar editors’ go-to crewnecks and celebrity-beloved cropped tees

When I tally up the cost-per-wear of everything in my closet, there’s a clear winner: A perfect T-shirt is one of the most versatile wardrobe staples. Walk through any department store or shopping district and you’ll find dozens of iterations of this basic clothing staple. But the best T-shirts for women—the ones editors, celebrities, and style experts like Brigette Deshais, VP of women’s design at AYR, reach for time and again—are usually the simplest. “For an everyday T-shirt, I’m always going to go with the kind of T-shirt shape you’d draw as a five-year-old—basically a square, because they’re the most versatile,” she says. From there, Deshais looks for an easy sleeve opening and a snug, ribbed crewneck.

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Quality tees are an accessible luxury—they’re durable and comfortable, but can also be the simple piece that pulls a luxe outfit together. (There’s a reason many fashion designers wear a humble T-shirt to take their final bows.) And there is a lot of range: Every T-shirt in my wardrobe has a specific purpose. Clingier, cropped tees are the perfect complement to high-rise, wide-leg jeans; cashmere crewneck or V-neck shirts are for lounging with coordinating sweatpants. A white crewneck tee is an essential for days I want to look unfussy yet polished. Deshais adds that striped tees like AYR’s are no-brainers with a pair of jeans, and in slightly dressier outfit formulas: “Lately I’m more interested in wearing them back to full-leg slacks or slip skirts, and peeking out from under sweaters.”

There are some qualities the best T-shirts all share, whether you’re searching for a dressier boatneck shirt or a breathable tee for working out: high-quality fabrics, an expansive range of sizes, and a sense of comfort so satisfying you won’t want to take it off. No one T-shirt can do it all, but an edit of a select few will have you covered—and these shirts all feel like everyday luxuries. After reading hundreds of shopper reviews and testing dozens of tees myself, I’ve gathered the 27 best T-shirts for women, for every outfit, occasion, and state of mind.

BEST ¾-LENGTH T-SHIRT

Kule The Classic

$118 AT KULE.COM

Kule’s quintessential T-shirt has a straight cut, three-quarter-length sleeves, and a round neckline—a combination that delivers on an effortless French look every time I wear mine with a little straw bag and a pair of straight-leg jeans.

Sizes: XS–XXL

Materials: 100% cotton

Colors: Black/cream, navy/cream, cream/navy, white/royal blue, white/true blue/poppy