Dear Clotheswearers,

The other day I was wearing a new shirt and I got a Mr. Sketch marker stain on it. Because it seems that you’re significantly more likely to stain a shirt on the first day you wear it than all ensuing days combined. 

Wearing a new shirt can be rough. It’s not broken in, it itches around the neck, and it hasn’t become a part of you. You see yourself in a mirror in a new shirt and you do a double take—is that really me? 

It takes years of wear for a shirt to become our favorite. And by the time it does, the neck is tattered, some seams are loose, and the front is a memory book of fading stains.

Sincerely,

Mr. Curt