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We Found It: The Perfect Plain White T

So back in March, we talked about the three ways we all styled the basic white t-shirt. At the end of the post, we gave some recommendations of shirts you could try. Since then, we have come across the best option out there. Disclaimer: it isn't short sleeved. But once you realize all the benefits, you will overlook that minor detail.

Folks, meet the Halogen Reversible V-Neck Tee. How do we love thee? Let us count the ways:
  1. The price is a cool $39.99. Think that's too much to spend on a white t-shirt? It's really not. Keep reading and you will see why.
  2. It comes in white, black, and stripes (both black/white and light blue/white). Yes, we know we said we found the perfect plain white t-shirt, but once you fall in love, you will want it in all the colors too.
  3. The thickness is legit. It's thick enough to where you don't have to layer a cami underneath, and thin enough to where it's comfortable to wear in warmer weather. (Note: as we already noted above, it's not short-sleeved. So if you're willing to wear a long-sleeved shirt, the weight will be perfect.)
  4. As its name suggests, it is in fact reversible. Wear it one way and it's a deep V (not deep enough to be vulgar, even on a larger chest but deep enough that with our larger chests we wouldn't wear the deep V to work). Wear it the other way and it's almost a boat neck with a dramatic V in the back that doesn't even show your bra strap. Two shirts for the price of one! That makes it really only $20.
  5. It's so soft it feels like a hug. 
  6. It's the perfect length. It's long enough to cover the subject but short enough to be interesting. (Apparently this is a very common phrase that Katie 2 has never heard of. However she and Katie 1, who wrote it, agree that the shirt is long enough to where you're not going to show any inadvertent skin when you bend over, but it's short enough to where it can be worn with real pants, and not leggings. Although it could be worn with our favorite career leggings.)
If you're a regular reader of the blog, you may have noticed by now that the three of us don't have the exact same style. But all three of us made a line for this shirt on a recent shopping trip to Nordstrom and purchased it. And we all love it. Katie 1 loves it so much she bought it in two colors and has featured the black/white stripe in a recent Instagram post. Katie 2 will be snagging up all the other colors as soon as she stops reeling from the money she spent on a recent MM. LaFleur shopping spree. 

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