You could spend hours—or days—just searching for the best plain tee. Or you could take a shortcut and go directly for a heavyweight Japanese loopwheeled tee. That is always a safe bet. The Flat Head tee is one of our favorite options in the Japanese market, not only for its impeccable construction and durability but also for its perfect fit and comfort. Without a doubt, it's one of the best T-shirts money can buy.

his Henley-style t-shirt, crafted in the traditional ("Turi-Ami") technique, utilizes premium long-staple cotton sourced from the US and woven in Wakayama. Produced on a loopwheel machine operating at a gentle 24 revolutions per minute, this method employs only gravity for tension, resulting in a fabric free from inherent stress or tension. The slower pace of the loopwheel machine ensures a soft yet resilient fabric, making it the ultimate choice for t-shirt material.

Featuring a reinforced collar with triple-stitch (two-on/tone-off) detailing, a hallmark of high-end Japanese craftsmanship, this tee boasts superior quality and durability. The triple-stitch design not only prevents collar stretching but also synchronizes the shrinking of the collar and body, maintaining a robust collar shape for extended wear.

All Flat Head tees run smaller in size compared to your regular American size. Typically, if you wear a size M in American t-shirts, you will need to select a size 42 (L) in this. However, individual body types can vary, so, as always, we recommend consulting our size chart for the perfect fit.

The Flat Head is one of the benchmark Japanese repro Americana-style brands. Its founder, Mayashi Kobayashi, is known in the scene for being a die-hard fanatic of 1950s American style. Inspired by the music, motorbikes, cars, architecture of the era, and with a clear rockabilly influence, Kobayashi created in 1996 a truly authentic brand that today has some firm devotees. It stands out for the extreme quality of each one of its pieces. The brand is always very much aware of a curious philosophy that believes that a product is fully finished only after the customer has worn and moulded it to themselves.