Placed a UNIQLO US order (#0430077792607131802-8660031) restocking the standalone-top rotation, executing the post-Thailand follow-up from Clothing Sizing & Fit (“stock up on heavier-material oversized tees in dark colors”). Estimated delivery July 16–17. All five items 24.90 on the tees); subtotal $99.50, paid online.
Items
| Item | Color | Size | Price | Product ID |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AIRism Cotton Oversized T-Shirt | Half-Sleeve | 35 Brown (camel) | XL | $19.90 | 482295 |
| AIRism Cotton Oversized T-Shirt | Half-Sleeve | 00 White | XL | $19.90 | 482295 |
| AIRism Cotton Oversized T-Shirt | Half-Sleeve | 17 Red (wine) | XL | $19.90 | 482295 |
| AIRism Cotton Oversized T-Shirt | Half-Sleeve | 07 Gray (charcoal) | XL | $19.90 | 482295 |
| DRY Pique Polo Shirt (JW Anderson) | 09 Black | XXL | $19.90 | 482304 |
How the colors were chosen
First order screened with the new HSB method (chip sampling + verdict rule) — see Color & Skin Tone for the method, chip hexes, and per-color reads. Highlights:
- 07 Gray turned out to be a neutral charcoal (
#4F5054, B 32%) — not the ashen cool-gray trap; dark workhorse. - 17 Red is a muted wine (
#95303E, HSB 352°/68%/59%) — squarely in the jewel-tone palette; the rotation’s pink-family entry. - 35 Brown chip reads camel, lighter than the name implies (
#A78E66, B 66%) — flagged to confirm against the garment. - 00 White is a mix-and-match/layering utility (under open linen shirts), accepted as not a standalone-in-heat piece.
- Navy was dropped from the cart mid-session — caught as an exact duplicate of the May 5 buy. Both pinks (11/12) evaluated and skipped (warm hue but under-saturated + too bright).
The polo experiment
The black polo deliberately breaks the post-Thailand “tees over collared shirts” rule. Reasoning: pique is a heavier, more structured knit than the thin linen shirts that underperformed; black + XXL is the fit-safe configuration. Treat it as a test purchase — judge on wear whether pique behaves like the (successful) heavy oversized tees or the (failed) collared linen, and let that gate future collared buys. Log the verdict in Clothing Sizing & Fit fit learnings.
Resulting rotation
Once delivered, the AIRism Cotton Oversized tee rotation (all XL): dark green, navy, charcoal, wine, camel, greige, white — full palette-aligned set, visualized in Color & Skin Tone.
Related
- Clothing Sizing & Fit — sizing defaults, fit rules, and the follow-up this order executes
- Color & Skin Tone — HSB screening method and chip data used for the picks