American Apparel 2001 Basic T

The American Apparel 2001 basic cotton unisex T remains a great value for the style conscious. Yes, Am App still uses overly sexy images in it's advertising. But they also pay a (half) decent wage to their workers in L.A., so I weight the good and bad points against each other.

I like the 2001 a lot, it looks good and wears well, and it comes in dozens of great colors.

It takes a print nicely, especially fussy graphics with a lot of color--we did a really great looking process color shirt for Margaret Cho a few years back, featuring a retro style illustration of the star in lingerie (it was Margaret's burlesque phase!). It printed beautifully on a range of American Apparel shirts.

Call me at 503-213-3671 for a quote on printing your custom shirt job on the #2001, or zip me an email.

Cheers,
Steve Lafler

Manx Media

The Best T-Shirt: Gildan vs. Gildan

 Gildan 5000

At present, the best basic T-shirts for quality, price, color selection and availability are the Gildan 2000 and the Gildan 5000. The 2000 is a standard heavyweight T-Shirt, while the 5000 is a medium weight T. Both are 100% cotton.
These days, it seems like the hipsters and kids prefer a lighter T-Shirt like the 5000, or even the American Apparel 2001. The baby boomers like the heavier T's like the 2000. The American Apparel 2001 is pricier than the Gildan styles, it should be noted, but it's a darn nice shirt.
You can view color charts for at the highlighted links above, and with the 2001 color chart you can click on the color to see it modeled.

American Apparel 2001

Let me know if you'd like to quote a custom T-Shirt printing job on any of these great shirts. Manx Media can print anywhere from 20 to 2000 shirts and up, just let me know how many you want and what sizes. Show me your art file and we'll talk price.
We are all about quality and service, putting the shirts you want in your hands, printed just right, and on schedule.

Cheers,
Steve Lafler
Manx Media
Phone 503-213-3671