Two places I like are Parks Project (sales benefit national parks) and Bird Collective (supports various charities). Examples from each below. Both rotate and get new options in so it is worth continuing to check. https://www.birdcollective.com/collections/birding-t-shirts/products/retro-common-loon-tee https://www.parksproject.us/products/death-valley-hypno-sun-tee?variant=39889994448963 If you are a coffee person, most roasters have fun graphic tees. More on reddit.com

Hard to go wrong with screen-printed shirts. The ink goes into the fibers themselves, rather than sitting in a layer on top of the shirt, so it doesn't peel off. They'll fade eventually, no way to get around that, but it'll be proportional with the lifetime of the shirt itself. Screen printing costs go up in proportion to the number of colors used, so you'll only find them in vintage style 3-5 color designs. They can't handle full-color designs. So they're good for "band tour poster" shirts, not so good for "band album cover" shirts. "Buy it for life" t-shirts probably don't exist. But if you find ones with thicker cotton, they'll last longer. More on reddit.com

We’re still in a post-mid 2000’s graphic tee hangover. I don’t know if you were there but it was pretty bad. That being said, I’ve been incorporating them more into my wardrobe. Some personal rules of thumb have been to avoid text that isn’t serving a design purpose (basically anything like a slogan or sentence), avoid jokes and ironic tees, and ensure the shirt itself is something I would wear on it’s own (fit, quality, color, etc). I’ve had good experiences buying from graphic artists and illustrators I follow rather than trying to find shirts out in the wild. That being said, if you’re willing to scroll through mountains of garbage, eBay has some hidden gems More on reddit.com

For band tees: PLEASE try to buy directly from the artists if you can, especially for lesser known musicians!

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