The humble t-shirt, most simple and versatile of garments. An evolutionary advance on the stiffer, stuffier shirt. Starched collars and fiddly buttons make way for a looser, more leisurely fit. Not suitable for certain offices and nightclubs, but who goes to those anymore anyway? Some say baggy and overlong. Some go bright colours and bold graphics. Others stay understated with low-key colour schemes and the subtlest of flourishes. The Surfdome team have selected their favourites below. Enjoy.

Tee no.1

Made from exactly 0.26 pounds of scrap fabric and 4.8 discarded bottles, this 100% recycled t-shirt requires 96% less water and produces 45% less CO2 than a conventional cotton T-shirt. Fair Trade Certified sewn.

Tee no.2

Pre-shrunk for a ready-to-wear fit, garment-dyed with natural irregularities in colour, and inspired by visions of uninhabited islands fringed with shallow reefs and vacant, spitting tubes.

Tee no.3

The Breeze tee blows a breath of fresh air into any situation. Rich watercolour brushstrokes put an analogue spin on neon chic in the seasonal graphic, and the cotton-jersey fabric is 100% organic.

Tee no.4

Vanguards of the Australian alternative scene and leaders of the hemp revolution, Afends make stylish, environmentally conscious and down-to-earth streetwear, including some damn fine t-shirts. Organic hemp (more productive and less resource-intensive than cotton) accounts for 55% of the fibres in this one, organic cotton makes up the rest.

Tee no.5

Inspired by the eponymous series of short surf films by Joe G and the Globe team – essential viewing, by the way – the COF tee features a suitably tripped-out embroidery on the chest and similar print graphic on the back: the mind liberated in an explosion of colour. It’s made from 180gsm cotton jersey with dropped-shoulder seams, and comes in a highly effective “dirty lime” colourway.