ERD Multicolor T-Shirt Collection Review: Sleeves, Sizing and 41 Wash Codes on an $8.51 Tee

Sugargoous is a sweets desk, so a cotton T-shirt is an odd entry on our tasting table. We ordered the ERD multicolor T-shirt collection anyway — SKU 7718782900, listed at $8.51 against a $10.10 original price, marked in stock, sizes S through XXL — and gave it the same treatment as anything else we buy: log the variant, inspect the construction, wear it, wash it, then look again.

The colour list is the actual product

The listing carries 41 colour-code entries, which is far more than most tees we look at. They collapse into a handful of wash families, plus three pocket variants. Reading the codes in English rather than guessing from thumbnails is the only way to order deliberately:

• Blacks: black (602, 611, 619, 620, 621, 622, 625), reactive black (614, 626, 637, 613 pocket), and blue-black / slate black (606, 607, 817).
• Washed and dyed black: 846 washed black, 852 washed black pocket, plus one washed blue-black base (608).
• Off-whites: the long run of "distressed old white" codes (601, 603, 604, 615, 616, 617, 619, 623, 624, 627–629, 631, 633, 820, 844), which is where most of the 41 entries actually live.
• Greys and browns: stone grey (630, 642, 643), dark grey (854), black-brown (847, 848), charcoal (612 pocket), and a single plain white (3489-05).

Three codes — 613 reactive black pocket, 852 washed black pocket, 612 charcoal pocket — are the only ones the listing flags as pocket builds. If you want a breast or hip pocket, that is the entire shortlist.

The specifications we could check

Item	Listing	Our read
Fabric	Pure cotton, single jersey	Consistent with what arrived
Weight	230–270 gsm	Within that band by feel; no mill certificate supplied
Cut	Loose fit, crew neck, pullover	Loose as described, boxy through the body
Sizing	S, M, L, XL, XXL, 2 cm tolerance	Order from flat measurements, not the letter
Print	Graphic face motif, printing/dyeing	Technique not specified by the seller
Use	Casual, summer, high-street styling	Breathable enough for warm days

Handfeel, judged the way we judge gummies

Marcus Lee's five-point texture scale was built for chewy sweets — chewiness, springiness, stickiness — but it travels to knitwear better than you would expect. We read chewiness as fabric body and any dry crunch in the hand, springiness as how the knit recovers after a hard stretch at the hem, and stickiness as how much the print and surface grab a passing finger.

We scored the tee twice: once at room temperature, and again after an hour in the same refrigerator we use for chilled gummies. Cold storage changed almost nothing except drape, which stiffened slightly and relaxed again within minutes of wear. That consistency is why the cotton earned a 4 / 5 on our scale rather than the 3 we reserve for thin, papery single jersey.

Sleeves, sizing and the 2 cm tolerance

Two entries in the listing do not agree with each other. Sleeve length is given as short sleeve, while sleeve type is given as sleeveless. That is a seller-side data conflict, not a style choice, and it is the first thing to settle with a message before ordering. The 2 cm measurement tolerance is also wide enough to matter on a loose cut, so ask for flat measurements in your chosen colour, not a general size chart.

ERD's own published size guide is a useful sanity check: its short-sleeve tees are listed in inches with size M at roughly 42" chest and 28" length. That is a genuinely loose tee, which matches the description here.

What other ERD buyers reported

We could not find hands-on commentary on this specific SKU, and we will not pretend otherwise. The closest useful evidence comes from an ERD haul thread covering other pieces from the label:

"Good quality. Sizing is accurate and the colours are accurate too (though WGB's lighting is terrible). The tags are fine and I didn't find any flaws."

One buyer in the same thread added that a piece "seems bigger" than expected, which is why the sizing feedback is best treated as mixed rather than settled. Colour accuracy was reported with the reasonable caveat that seller lighting distorts washes — worth remembering across 41 off-white codes that look similar in thumbnails.

Counterfeit checkpoints worth requesting

ERD is one of the most counterfeited high-street labels, and nothing in this listing claims authenticity. Published ERD authentication guides turn on small details, so ask the seller for photos before paying:

1. Wash-tag lettering: authentic text has even stroke thickness; copies show uneven or overly heavy lettering.
2. Neck-tag type: check text size and spacing against a reference image.
3. Extra stitching anywhere it should not be.
4. Flat measurements and the sleeve construction, since the listing contradicts itself.

How to order it well

1. Pick your colour code from the translated list above, not from the first thumbnail.
2. Ask for flat chest and length measurements for that exact code, plus the sleeve you actually want.
3. Request QC photos under neutral light for off-white and washed-black codes.
4. Wash cold, inside out, and skip the dryer to protect the face print.

At $8.51 the tee is a reasonable gamble on cotton quality. It is a poor gamble on fit if you buy blind.