Back in the day, more often than not, I wore dresses to the office, however, right now, I’m favouring separates. Either a plain t-shirt worn under a tailored jacket, with skinny jeans and heeled boots, or a plain t-shirt worn with a patterned skirt or shorts. Which is all well and good but I currently only own one plain t-shirt (I have more than one t-shirt btw, but the rest are variously covered with slogans, logos, pictures or patterns).

Which means I’m on the hunt for a couple more. One grey, one white and perhaps one other. Maybe black. I don’t just want any old t-shirt though. I’m on the hunt for the perfect t-shirt. Which, for me, has a not-too-high but then again not-too-low round neck, a loose fit and possibly cap sleeves (although the cap sleeves are not a deal breaker). Price-wise I’m looking to spend not more than, hmm, £25, ideally less. Here’s my five fave finds…

Cos, £25

This is the neatest in fit and the shortest in length of the five I’ve picked, which probably makes it the best to layer under a tailored jacket. Comes in white, red and shadow blue (which sounds way better than just common or garden blue, no?!).
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Mango, £6.99

A round neckline that hits the sweet spot between too high and too low, a loose fit and short, raw-edged sleeves give this tee a don’t care air that I like a lot. Comes in grey, black, white, yellow, orange and green.
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Zara, £7.99

The higher-at-the-front lower-at-the-back asymmetric hem makes this tee a little bit different from the rest. Not quite business-at-the-front party-at-the-back, more classic-from-the-front, casual-at-the-back. Comes in black, white, khaki, white/sky blue stripe, white/navy stripe.
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Warehouse, £14

Dark grey marl, a crew neck, boyish rolled up sleeves and a single pocket equals pretty close to perfect for me. Comes in grey or white/blue stripes.
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Hush, £35

The kind of loose fit I love, plus a scoop neck and cap sleeves. The priciest of my picks but, as I know from experience, Hush pieces can be worn and washed over and over and still look good several years down the line. Comes in white, grey marl and hibiscus.
You can buy it here

What’s missing from your wardrobe right now? What are the ingredients for your perfect t-shirt? Have you found your perfect t-shirt? Where is it from? Do share below!