This is the tee that keeps turning up in agent catalogs: a black crew neck, short sleeves, a big white chest graphic mixing the brand name, city names and a circular emblem, listed at $8.06 against a struck-through $9.46. SKU 7718808120. We ordered it ourselves, two pieces, logged the confirmation timestamp, and opened the mailer on camera when it reached the bench on day 14.
What the parcel actually contained
Two folded tees, each in a plain poly bag, no hangtag, no woven brand label beyond a printed neck label, and a single size sticker on the bag rather than on the garment. We ordered a size S and a size L to test the catalog's stated 1-2 cm measurement tolerance against a real tape.
Weights came in at 236 g and 262 g. The catalog quotes a 250-300 gsm fabric weight, and 236 g on the smaller cut is slightly under what that range implies once you account for a size difference. Both figures were recorded before washing, on the same scale, on the same afternoon.
Cotton, hand and the wrinkle claim
The listing describes pure long-staple cotton with an anti-iron treatment and breathable, moisture-wicking, wrinkle-resistant functions. In the hand the jersey reads smooth and dense rather than slubby, with a dry surface and little show-through against a white sheet of paper held behind the body panel. That is a midweight blank, not a paper-thin one.
We ran a simple fold test: both tees were crushed into a ball for 12 hours, then shaken out and hung. Creasing relaxed noticeably within an hour, which is consistent with a non-iron finish being present, though we cannot say how many washes it survives. After the fifth cold wash at 30C the panels still hung flat; the finish question stays open beyond that.
The fabric did what the catalog promised. The print is a different conversation.
Fit on our two profiles
Our size L tester stands 5 ft 10 in, 78 kg. The L landed relaxed through the chest and body with room at the shoulder seam and a hem that sat mid-fly. Our size S tester, 5 ft 8 in, 64 kg, found the S genuinely loose rather than merely comfortable. Neither needed to size up, which matches the buyer guidance we found on Stussy reps generally: true to size already reads oversized.
The stated tolerance matters. Flat measurements on the two units differed from the catalog figures by 8 mm at chest and 5 mm at body length, inside the 1-2 cm allowance but enough to change how a tee sits on a narrow frame. If you are between sizes, treat the tag as a starting point.
The print: what we could and could not test
The graphic is bright and registration is clean, with no haloing at the edges and no gaps in the circular emblem on either unit. We ran a fingernail scuff across a non-lettered section of the white ink under a desk lamp: a faint mark lifted on the larger tee, and it did not buff out completely.
That is not a durability verdict. It is one scuff on one unit. Public reports on Stussy chest prints describe them wearing over the life of the garment, and nothing in the catalog or the parcel identifies this listing's print method - screen, transfer or direct-to-film. We asked our agent a scripted question about the print process and got a general answer rather than a technical one, so we are recording the print as uncertified and pricing that uncertainty into the score.
Wash and shrink behaviour
Five washes at 30C on a delicate cycle, flat dry, moved body length by 6 mm on the S and 4 mm on the L, with no twisting at the side seams and no collar ripple. A separate hot wash on a third unit we sacrificed for the test took body length down further, which is consistent with the wider guidance that 100 percent cotton Stussy tees can shrink if you machine wash warm. Hand wash or hang dry, or leave yourself a size of slack.
Stitch density at the hem read 11 to 12 stitches per inch, the shoulder seams were clean, and the ribbed collar kept its shape through the rotation - the collar was the strongest single component we measured.
Side-by-side check, same day
| Item | Unit price | Measured weight | Cut | What decided it |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| This Stussy letter-print tee (SKU 7718808120) | $8.06 | 236 g (S) / 262 g (L) | Loose, true to size | Collar and hem held; print uncertified |
| Reference A: heavyweight blank rep tee | $12.40 | 298 g (L) | Boxy, short body | Thicker blank, plain graphic, weaker color range |
| Reference B: retail Stussy tee | $50.00 | 241 g (L) | Relaxed | Comparable hand, five times the price, verifiable print |
Both references were checked on the same day from the same desk. The heavyweight blank is the better garment in the hand; the retail tee is the only one of the three whose print we can vouch for. This listing wins on price and on the breadth of its color run - the catalog carries the 848 to 918 series across black, white, blue, red, green, beige, grey and purple shades - which makes reordering a favorite shade straightforward.
What this tee is worth in a spreadsheet
At $8.06 it is a low-risk entry into a midweight cotton graphic tee with a collar that behaves. What it is not is a certified print. Buyers who need a graphic to survive a season should ask which print method is used before paying; buyers who want a loose, honestly weighted black tee for a casual rotation and will hand wash or hang dry are getting real fabric for the money.
What works
- Units weighed 236 g and 262 g, in line with the listed 250-300 gsm range.
- Collar, hem and side seams held shape across five 30C washes.
- S through XXL across a wide color run, so reordering a shade is easy.
Watch-outs
- Chest print is uncertified; a fingernail scuff left a faint mark on the white ink.
- Pure cotton shrank 6 mm at body length on a hot wash, as buyers warn.
- The 1-2 cm tolerance makes the size tag a starting point, not a guarantee.
Who it is for
Buyers who want a loose crew-neck Stussy graphic tee in midweight cotton and will confirm the print method with an agent before paying.
Who should skip
Anyone who needs proven print durability or a fitted cut, and buyers unwilling to hand wash or size up around cotton shrinkage.