The shirt arrives and something is off. Same size, same colour, same shirt — but it does not sit the way it sat in the photograph, and it is hard to say exactly why.

Usually nothing has gone wrong. A product photograph is a controlled image of one garment on one body, and almost every variable in it is different from yours.

Fit conversations always go to the chest and the shoulders. But the measurement people get wrong most often is body length, and it is the one that decides whether a tee looks like it belongs to you.

There is a fairly narrow band where a hem works, and it is defined by landmarks on your body rather than by a number on a size chart.

Layering is what gets a summer wardrobe through autumn. Done badly it just makes you look wider, with a shirt bunching under a jacket and two hems fighting over the same three centimetres.

The fixes are mostly mechanical. It is about thickness and length, not about taste.

Most people own eleven T-shirts and wear three of them. Not because the other eight are bad, but because they do not go with anything already in the wardrobe.

Colour is the thing that decides whether a tee gets worn or folded. It is worth more thought than it usually gets, and less than a mood board.

The look you want is relaxed. So you buy the same shirt one size up — and somehow it just reads too big. Sleeves past the elbow, shoulders sagging, the whole thing hanging off you rather than on you.

Sizing up and buying oversized produce very different garments. The difference is a pattern decision, not a letter on a label.

Most people pick a T-shirt by fit and colour, then wonder why it never looks quite right — open under a jacket, or worn on its own. The neckline is usually the reason.

It is the part of the shirt closest to your face, which means it does more work than any other seam. It frames your jaw, sets how formal the shirt reads, and decides whether the whole thing looks deliberate or accidental.

When it comes to finding the perfect T-shirt, fit is everything. At Tarsah, we take pride in offering high-quality cotton tees that not only look good but feel great. One of the most important steps in picking the right T-shirt is understanding the fit type. Whether you’re shopping for everyday basics or curating a capsule wardrobe, this guide will help you find the style that suits you best.