{"id":606,"date":"2011-03-17T22:45:34","date_gmt":"2011-03-18T04:45:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/5bd4f92546.nxcli.net\/?p=606"},"modified":"2016-11-29T15:58:56","modified_gmt":"2016-11-29T21:58:56","slug":"the-t-shirt-lifecycle-infographic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bluecotton.com\/blog\/offbeat\/the-t-shirt-lifecycle-infographic\/","title":{"rendered":"The T-Shirt Lifecycle [Infographic]"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A lot of people, of the course of their lifetime, accumulate quite a lot of t-shirts. And, whether they realize it or not, they inevitably categorize their collection of tees by purposes, uses, and perceived value. Think about it. Some shirts we may only wear when we&#8217;re doing yard work or painting. Other shirts may only be used for sleeping in, never to be seen in public. Still, another shirt could be a prized possession&#8211;perhaps from a tour of your favorite band or a rare find at a vintage clothing store.<\/p>\n<p>Nick Foster, from the design blog <a href=\"http:\/\/fosta.typepad.com\/sleepinginmyhead\/2011\/01\/tshirt-lifecycle.html\">Sleeping In My Head<\/a>, has created an infographic entitled &#8220;The T-Shirt Lifecycle&#8221; that beautifully illustrates his own subconscious categorization of his t-shirt collection. Click <a href=\"http:\/\/fosta.typepad.com\/sleepinginmyhead\/2011\/01\/tshirt-lifecycle.html\">here<\/a> to visit his blog to see the high-res version of the image below.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/fosta.typepad.com\/sleepinginmyhead\/2011\/01\/tshirt-lifecycle.html\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-607\" title=\"6a00d83452a50369e20147e1531c33970b-800wi\" src=\"https:\/\/5bd4f92546.nxcli.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/6a00d83452a50369e20147e1531c33970b-800wi-e1300423448686.jpg\" alt=\"The T-Shirt Lifecycle\" width=\"560\" height=\"415\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bluecotton.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/6a00d83452a50369e20147e1531c33970b-800wi-e1300423448686.jpg 560w, https:\/\/www.bluecotton.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/6a00d83452a50369e20147e1531c33970b-800wi-e1300423448686-416x308.jpg 416w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 560px) 100vw, 560px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A lot of people, of the course of their lifetime, accumulate quite a lot of t-shirts. And, whether they realize it or not, they inevitably categorize their collection of tees by purposes, uses, and perceived value. Think about it. Some shirts we may only wear when we&#8217;re doing yard work or painting. Other shirts may&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[74],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-606","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-offbeat"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.0 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>The T-Shirt Lifecycle [Infographic]<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"What happens to a t-shirt as it goes through its lifecycle? 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