T-shirt with white x

I bought this shirt for my 12-year-old son - he is 5'4 and a lanky 110 pounds. He likes to wear his shirts big, and based on the reviews I ordered him a large (he usually wears a men's medium). The shirt is a little too big for him, but he loves it. The fabric is soft and the shirt seems durable after 3 washes. It did not shrink much in the washer/dryer. I am disappointed that the white printing on this black shirt is already cracked and beginning to fade after only 3 washes (and yes, I washed it inside out in cold water). I put it in the dryer inside-out once to see if I could shrink it a bit (it didn't shrink much at all) - the other two times I washed this shirt I hung it to dry, but the printing still looks old. With that said, my son loves the old, washed-out look, but I was hoping it would stay "new-looking" for more than one wash.

Material is good. Image clarity can be improve. Image clarity can be improve.

I give wanted to give this a 4 instead of a 5 because these Basic DARK T0shirts run unexpectedly SLIM or Narrow. Which is great if you do not have a potbelly, but I have a paunch. It isn't the shirt's fault that I've got a beer belly. The design and shirt itself is a quality cotton shirt. The color is more of a deep purple, but still a very pretty color. The Basic DARK T-shirts run a bit SLIMMER than the Basic Ts. The neck is a fraction narrower (or seems to be narrower) also. I'm a paunchy middle-aged woman and my neck is 12 inches (31cm) thick and the neckline fell about the same as in the photo of the man, and I had the desire to tug it a bit. So if you're a thick necked man or like loose shirts, be aware these are slimmer shirts. Once I get rid of my lockdown paunch it'll look great. The shirt washed well in cold water with no apparent bleeding. We don't have a dryer, so it hung dry. Did not shrink. Love the colors and the design. The design looks smaller on my shirt than it does on the model on-line. But still, it looks good on the shirt. The printing looks as it does on the model, just the size seems fractionally smaller. Washed garment in cold water, hung dry and design appeared unaffected.