American Apparel BB453W - Unisex Poly-Cotton 3/4-Sleeve Raglan T-Shirt - Black

The American Apparel BB453W is the Unisex Poly-Cotton 3/4-Sleeve Raglan, a 3.6 oz 50/50 combed ring-spun cotton/polyester tee built on a 36-singles fabric with raglan sleeves and a slim fashion fit, the blank a shop reaches for when a baseball or vintage raglan programme wants a soft ring-spun body with contrast sleeves rather than a standard crewneck in a single colour. It is the tee for vintage baseball and athleisure merch lines, team and intramural programmes, Greek and campus runs, boutique and brand drops with a retro two-tone look, and any decorator who wants the American Apparel slim raglan body on a lightweight poly-cotton blend. The body is side-seamed with a 3/4 inch neck rib binding, 1 inch double-needle sleeve hems, an overlock edge bottom hem and a double-satin razor label. The size range runs XS through 2XL in a slim fashion fit, across 30 two-tone and solid colourways.

The BB453W is a 50/50 poly-cotton blend on every colourway, which means the polyester content drives the decoration plan across the full card. For screen printing, lay a poly-blocking grey or white underbase on the dark body panels and cure at a lower temperature so the polyester dye does not bleed up into the ink; on the two-tone colourways, the front body is the primary print panel and the contrast raglan sleeve is a secondary hit location. For DTF, the transfer bonds to the poly-cotton face at standard heat-press settings across the full colour card, and because DTF carries its own ink layer it is the most consistent method on the two-tone body where the front panel and sleeve may pull slightly different ink adhesion. For DTG, pre-treat and print a white underbase on the dark body panels; the 50% cotton content holds the pre-treat well enough, but print brightness is slightly muted compared with a full-cotton tee. For embroidery, keep the stitch count moderate on a cut-away backing so a dense patch does not pucker the lightweight slim body. For vinyl and HTV, solid heat-transfer vinyl presses clean on the poly-cotton face. Discharge and water-based inks do not fully strip a 50/50 blend, so route a soft no-hand look to DTF or a thin plastisol lay-down. Sublimation does not apply as a full-garment method because the body is only 50% polyester.

• Brand: American Apparel
• Style: BB453W (Unisex Poly-Cotton 3/4-Sleeve Raglan T-Shirt)
• Fabric: 50% combed ring-spun cotton / 50% polyester
• Weight: 3.6 oz/yd2
• Construction: 36-singles. Raglan 3/4 sleeves. 3/4 inch neck rib binding. 1 inch double-needle sleeve hem. Overlock edge bottom hem. Side-seamed. Double-satin razor label.
• Fit: Unisex slim fashion fit
• Sizes: XS, S, M, L, XL, 2XL
• Colors available: 30 colourways across two-tone body/sleeve combos plus solids (check current availability on the product page)
• Ordering: available by the piece or by the case; confirm current packing per case for your colour and size before a large order
• Care: Machine wash cold. Tumble dry low.

The reorder note specific to this style: the 50/50 blend is uniform across every colourway, so the underbase and cure settings hold from the first run to the reorder without adjusting for a colour-specific blend shift. The two-tone body means the front panel colour and the raglan sleeve colour are different on most colourways, so proof artwork placement on the front body and confirm contrast-sleeve visibility before a production run with a sleeve hit. Cross-shop the Bella + Canvas 3200 when a programme wants a 3/4-sleeve raglan on a slightly different blend, and the American Apparel 2001 when the job wants the matching AA fine-jersey hand on a standard short-sleeve body. TheClothingSpace stocks the BB453W at wholesale pricing with bulk discounts that increase as case and unit quantities rise, among the lowest prices online for this style, with fast US shipping on stocked colours.

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