THE BEST BLANK T-SHIRTS
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This week we’re diving into the best and worst of the foundation of every Soldier’s arsenal: the t-shirt.
TWR favorite The Space Program dropped some insanely good garms.
Hardbody and The Star Team linked up for spectacular pants.
Marcello Campanello is the Top of the Top.
Evil Tech Corporations are now making clothes…?
And More!
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GARM OF THE WEEK
The T-Shirt
As with so much of our modern wardrobe, the t-shirt has been adapted from an original life as a purpose-designed garm, namely for laborers and military personnel, to a modern staple for the masses. T-shirts were first created as undergarments worn by laborers and then by the US Navy in the early 1910s. The transition to civilian dress started with returning veterans that began wearing them casually upon returning home from World War II. Running a traditional under-garm as an outer-garm turned the humble t-shirt into a symbol of rebellion and Coolness, especially when the look was popularized by the likes of Marlon Brando and James Dean (they tell us this was the epitome of Cool back then). It pretty much exploded from there, and now most of our teeny pea-brains can’t even conceptualize a world where t-shirts aren’t the standard top for every man, woman, and child.
Unfortunately, the prevalence has also meant that a lot of Bad Actors got a hold of it and started doing Very Bad Things to the t-shirt. Things like deep v-necks and drop hems still haunt the populace years after they’ve fallen out of trend. They’re plastered with graphics (some great, many bad) or Branding for Shitty companies or, the very worst, Goofy Ass messages like, “I’d Rather Be Golfing” or “I Paused My Game For This?” We’ve all fallen victim to a very stupid t-shirt from time to time. In all honesty, a silly t-shirt is a guilty pleasure for us. Remember when Shaq rapped, “Kobe, tell me how my ass taste?” We got a tee with that iconic phrase. Copped from Karmaloop, of course. RIP to one of the great purveyors of useless garms in all of history.
A solid t-shirt is critical to Getting Dressed, yet so many dudes make the wrong choice without even realizing they have a choice. Luckily, The War Report has you covered with a range of options for all Soldiers.
Comfort Colors is the Gawd Damn Goat as far as we’re concerned. We’ve talked about them a lot because they’re quite simply the best. The fit is sorta relaxed but not boxy, the heavyweight cotton has a very soft texture, and they hold their shape well through laundry cycles. You can get one in literally any color you can dream of and we highly recommend doing so. The garment dyed colors are perfect for any fit. Price point varies, but they’re usually around $11 a pop. That’s low enough to treat yourself to a crispy one for every day of the week! And you should treat yourself. You deserve it.
Standard Issue - we’ve been rocking with Jimmy Gorecki’s basics line since it’s founding. At first it was because they came with the backing of one of our favorite skaters and fashion inspirations of all time. We remained tapped in because the stuff is Damn Good. We’ve gone through countless tees, many different pairs of Slacker pants, and even a Phoenix Suns cardigan. It’s all designed with intention, solidly constructed, and manufactured in Vernon, CA, USA. The tees are damn near perfect. They’re a boxy-ish cut made from sturdy 10 ounce cotton to hold up to any activity and plenty of washes, always maintaining shape and feel. $40 for one or $105 for a three pack. Either way, that’s bang for your buck to get High Grade made in USA t-shirts and support a Real Soldier!
Lady White Co. got its start making One Single Solitary Garm: a white t-shirt. That’s what makes them the go-to tee for Soldiers who are actually In The Know. They’ve been doing it Better than anyone else for over a decade and grown to offer a full range of Sophisticated Sportswear in their signature jersey cotton and beyond. Lady White tees are crafted by hand in LA, CA, USA from tubular jersey cotton for no side seams and a crispy texture that softens over time. These tees will run you $70, certainly on the pricier side, but well worth the investment for True Stunters.
OTHER GOOD GARMS
The Space Program Apparel
The Space Program has been in the game for just about a decade and steadily churning out great board graphics, killer video projects, and unearthing the diamonds in the rough that those less discerning eyes often miss. They dabbled in Garms through a capsule collection in partnership with Tactics a few years ago, and we’re beyond stoked that they’re back in the Garm business again with a new range of their own tees and hoodies. Printed locally in Portland, OR, USA on premium US-made blanks, everything’s sourced and designed with the typically attention to detail we know and love from The Space Program. Our favorite jawns are the patchouli colorway of the Orbit hoodie (with the puffiest puff print you’ve ever seen) and the Lil Devil tee (perfectly boxy fit, burly cotton, fun graphic). We hope this is just the start!
Star Team x Hardbody Star Jeans
We’re unabashed fans of The Star Team and their impeccable Pants. Nobody’s putting out better Pants than Kyota and Co. are right now. They just linked with Hardbody to offer two Cracking pairs of collaborative Star Jeans featuring Star and Hardbody branding and their signature Baggy But Not Brazy fit. Plus, they come correct in the most proper colorways: black and olive. Our favorite feature is the generous carpenter pockets on each side giving you the perfect spot to stash your gear on the go. Embroidered ‘Hardbody’ and ‘OD’ logos on the back and coin pockets Let ‘Em Know with subtlety. We would replace the button fly with a zipper, but the custom enamel buttons admittedly Go Hard. We’re still trying to wrap our head around The Best Pants In The World carrying a price tag under $100, an absolute revelation in this economy. Scoop a couple pairs of these burly canvas babies before it’s too late!
SOLDIER OF THE WEEK
Marcello Campanello
Peep this Shit! Marcello Campanello is in a lane of his own. He’s the Smoothest Soldier in Skateboarding. He always steps correct, dressed with meticulous steez in the coldest selections from TWR approved Outfitters like 18 East, FTC, and New Balance. He’s really been on that Model tip lately, with New Balance tapping him for the Made in USA Spring/Summer Seasonal Collection. Marcello’s Tasteful sponsor list (which used to include Maxallure, but now might include Hardbody) lines up perfectly with his equally tasteful trick selection. He’s one of those guys that’s probably capable of some truly Unhinged Tricks (derogatory), but we’re glad we get to see him boosting up like the Tiago Lemos of Queens and focusing on clean and proper style. We think about this IG clip of a fakie tre back 50 at least once a week. The trick was bonkers, but then he puts down a series of beautiful Flatground Fakie Favorites that let us see this fit in its entirety. Marcello always sporting just the proper amount of baggy and has one of the best hat rotations in the game. Let’s hope for that official welcoming to Hardbody and plenty of footage this year!
ENEMY OF THE WEEK
Tech Company Merch
There’s a worrying development in the pathetic world of Tech Oligarch Fanboys: the Tech Companies have MERCH. We felt an evil chill down our spine when we first saw Palantir apparel on Twitter a while back. The gear is just Shitty gym shorts and other generic clothes “designed” by a guy that looks like a failed club promoter turned Genocide Promoter. What sicko reps a tech company? Especially a corporation that was started by the CIA and exists only to surveil the world and commit war crimes via Artificial Intelligence! Even an employee should not be wearing that Shit. Not to be left behind, OpenAI also recently began selling merch. This comes as no surprise given OpenAI’s mega-losses and desperation to make any money at all. Paying to be a walking billboard for Sam Altman’s pyramid scheme is really something. It’s akin to walking around repping Enron in 1999 - you’re gonna feel Really Fucking Dumb in a few years! And finally we come to crypto exchange Coinbase. After a universally panned Super Bowl commercial, they followed up with a merch drop featuring tees and caps. Even if you were tempted to cop because of you love the Backstreet Boys, it still says fuckin’ Coinbase on it! By the way, Jeffrey Epstein was an early investor in Coinbase. It’s terrifying how much traces back to that nasty freak, including just about every ghoul in tech and politics. That’s what you want to put on your fuckin’ t-shirt?
ADDITIONAL INTELLIGENCE
The Rules Of Skateboarding: TJ Rogers
The inaugural edition of Ian Browning’s ‘The Rules Of Skateboarding’ at Skate Bylines checks in with TJ Rogers about his successful cancer battle and returning to the top of the skateboarding world.
Channel 5: Irish Language Revival
Andrew Callaghan goes back to his roots to understand the disappearance and revival of the native Irish language in the first episode of Channel 5’s new series on language preservation around the world.
Behind The Bastards podcast
This pod is a great one for diving into the history of pieces of Shit throughout time. We just finished a two-parter on Jeffrey Epstein’s influence on the modern digital world we occupy in 2026, and let’s just say it’s Very Bad! It traces his nefarious influence on video games and cryptocurrency as facilitated by former First Kid Brock Pierce, a former child star turned Bad Guy who was probably a victim as a kid and likely a predator as an adult. Tale as old as time, unfortunately. It’s a fascinating listen, as are the rest of their deeply reported episodes.
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