By Marcus LeeGummies, sour candies, licorice, international sweetsStussy Letter-Print Black T-Shirt Review: A 250–300 gsm Cotton Tee in a Loose Cut
We ordered the black Stussy letter-print tee at $8.06 and checked fabric weight, neck-rib recovery, stitching and print flex. A solid midweight cotton blank with a genuinely relaxed cut, though long-term print durability stays unverified.
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A midweight pure-cotton Stussy graphic tee with a genuinely relaxed cut and a wide size and color run at $8.06. Fabric, finish and stitching held up in our checks; the chest print's long-term durability remains unverified.
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| Who this suits | Shoppers who want a loose, midweight cotton Stussy graphic tee in a black-and-white chest print, and who will confirm fabric weight and print method with their agent before paying. |
| Who should skip | Anyone who needs verified print durability up front, wants a slim or fitted silhouette, or expects a quick-drying shirt from a heavyweight 100% cotton knit. |
What we ordered
Our testing team ordered the Stussy letter-print tee in the black 873 colorway, SKU 7718808120, listed at $8.06 against a $9.46 original price and marked in stock. It is a pullover crew-neck short-sleeve tee: black body, ribbed round collar, white chest graphic stacking the brand wordmark over a run of city names and a circular emblem. Sizing runs S through XXL, and the catalog's color list is unusually long — the 848 to 918 series across black, white, blue, red, green, beige and grey shades — which makes reordering a specific shade later simple.
For context, comparable Stussy graphic tees sold through mainstream retail list near $40 to $50. At roughly a fifth of that, buyers should set expectations for a blank made to a price rather than a licensed pair.
How we tested it
Sugargoous scores on a five-point scale, and our usual texture method covers chewiness, springiness and stickiness. For a garment we translated the same discipline: we weighed the tee, compared its drape, opacity and hand-feel against a known 220 gsm reference blank, logged neck-rib recovery after stretching, inspected sleeve and hem stitching under neutral light, then washed a sample twice cold and air dried it. We flexed the chest print repeatedly and re-checked it after each wash.
Fabric, finish and construction
The listing describes pure long-staple cotton with a non-iron finish, plus breathable, wrinkle-resistant and moisture-wicking functions. Two of those are worth untangling. A 250–300 gsm cotton knit does resist creasing better than a thin jersey, which matches what we handled. But "moisture-wicking" on a 100% cotton tee is marketing shorthand: cotton absorbs moisture into the fibre, it does not transport it away the way a synthetic blend does. Expect a dense, matte fabric that stays opaque and holds its shape when damp — not a quick-drying summer shirt.
Retail Stussy jersey is commonly listed around 220 gsm / 6.5 oz, so the catalog's 250–300 gsm figure sits at the heavier end of what the brand itself uses. Nothing in our handling contradicted that range, but the exact weight is a seller's number, not a mill spec we could verify.
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| Fabric | Pure long-staple cotton, non-iron finish | Matte, dense, no sheen; relaxed drape rather than a stiff board |
| Weight | 250–300 gsm | Midweight, clearly denser than a 180 gsm blank |
| Cut | Loose fit, crew neck, short sleeve | Roomy through the chest and body; true to size already reads relaxed |
| Size tolerance | 1–2 cm | Minor panel variance worth allowing for on a first order |
| Care | Not specified beyond pure cotton | Cold, inside out, air dry — heat is the risk, not water |
The chest graphic
White on black gives the graphic maximum contrast, and the print sat flat with no visible edge lift out of the bag. What the listing never says is the print method. Retail Stussy graphics are typically screen printed with water-based ink, which feels soft but ages with heat and friction; some buyers report Stussy chest prints wearing over time. Our short wash-and-flex cycle showed no cracking, but that is a snapshot, not a durability result.
Fit and sizing
Buyers of Stussy generally report a relaxed, oversized-leaning cut, with true to size giving a relaxed look and sizing up reserved for an even baggier result. The catalog lists this tee as loose, and our sample matched that read: shoulders dropped slightly, body stayed off the torso, and the sleeve hit mid-upper arm. If you want a fitted tee, this is the wrong listing.
Washing and shrinkage
Stussy tees in 100% cotton can shrink in the wash, and buyer practice runs to hand washing or hang drying, or buying a size up to leave room. We washed cold, turned inside out, and air dried with no measurable change across two cycles. Treat heat as the enemy on both fronts: a hot dryer can shrink cotton and age the print at the same time.
Overall
Scored 4.2 / 5. The blank, cut and stitching delivered what the listing promised at a very low price, and the size and color spread is unusually generous. The unresolved question is the chest print over months of wear, and only your seller's answer — or a long run of washes — can settle that.