Formerly of Bergdorf Goodman, style consultant Nick Wooster may be best known these days as a street style demigod. We asked him to talk to us about his favorite black T-shirts.

Not all black T-shirts are created equal. The one I find myself coming back to the most — because of the weight of the fabric, the dimensions, the chest measurement, the length of the hem — is the J.Crew slim broken-in pocket tee. It’s really the perfect all-around T-shirt because I can wear it to work out, I can wear it under a jacket, I can wear it on its own — and it’s comfortable enough to sleep in. It checks all the boxes of what a T-shirt should do.



There’s something really perfect about the shirt’s fit. The sleeve really grabs my bicep (I feel like that’s a fit issue that every guy could take to heart). I prefer a T-shirt that’s a little more fitted around the arm and looser around the body, which this is. Don’t be scared by the name. J.Crew calls it slim, but it’s not Saint Laurent slim, though it’s slimmer than a Hanes. It’s not too tight, but it’s not oversized either — it’s that right-in-the-middle fit. I love the pocket because it’s just that extra little detail. It’s that detail that helps make it more complete.



Finally, the weight of the fabric just covers everything. You know when you’re having a fat day versus when you’re not? This shirt is still flattering on a fat day.