The 5 Best T-Shirts and Tank Tops for Summer 2024

Great basics are the backbone of any wardrobe. This is never truer than during the summer months, when a simple tee styled with some wide-leg pants is both an outfit in its own right and a chic base to build upon. Here, a shortlist of high-quality basics to set you up for the season ahead.
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The Plain White Tee
RE/DONE tee, $125Sure, you might already own multiple white T-shirts. But are any of them inspired by vintage men’s undershirts? Made from regenerative cotton with a vintage-soft handfeel? Slightly shrunken in the shoulders for an adorably tomboyish look? We’ll wait.
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The Black Tee
Cou Cou Intimates tee, $58Keep this sweet pointelle-knit baby tee on hand for when you inevitably burn out on white. Done in GOTS-certified organic cotton, it’s both comfortable enough to lounge in—maybe with the matching shorts?—and cute enough to wear out of the house.
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The Striped Tee
G. Label by goop The Boy Tee, $165A nautical-striped tee is a year-round staple, if you ask us. But it’s especially apt during the summer months, when you’re frequently water-adjacent (or just want to pretend that you are). This one is slouchy in an effortlessly cool, borrowed-from-him kind of way.
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The Sleeveless Tee
Another Tomorrow tee, $110A far cry from the muscle tees of the ’80s, this one—cut from soft, drapey cotton with the slightest bit of sheerness to it—is chic, modern, and sexy. Style it over a soft-cup lace bralette and drape lots of gold necklaces over the high neckline.
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The Tank
AGOLDE tank, $118What we love about this ribbed tank—besides that goes-with-anything grey color—is that it can be dressed up or down, worn day or night, and styled with just about anything in your warm-weather wardrobe: short skirts, long skirts, jean shorts, flowy linen pants…