Fans of white T-shirts have long been looking to a solution to their transparency problem. No matter how thick the fabric¹ is, you can almost always see through them, and the nipples, being slightly darker than the rest of the skin, are the most visible. Well, a Japanese company claims to have come up with an answer to this issue.

 

爱穿白色T恤的男士们长久以来一直在寻求解决“露点”这一尴尬难题的好办法。不管T恤布料有多厚，总是会有点透，而颜色比皮肤其他区域更暗的乳头看着最明显。现在，一家日本公司声称已经有了解决方案。
 

 

According to a 2013 Japanese study, 84 percent of women find looking at male nipples through their see-through white shirts disgusting, and men don't like wearing transparent² white clothes too much either, but they don't really have too many options, especially when it comes to t-shirts. But now, a Japanese company called the Seiso Shiro T Production Committee claims to have come up with the ultimate male nipple-concealing technology. Developed over a period of two years, using special Japanese stitching techniques and high quality, pesticide-free cotton from Japan, the USA, Uganda, and India, their new white t-shirts promise to make visible nipples a thing of the past.

 

The Seiso Shiro T (Formal White T) t-shirts can allegedly keep men's nipples concealed³ in all but the most extreme conditions. They are vulnerable to intense light and water, so you might not want to go swimming in them. However, the efficacy of these t-shirts is reflected in the price tag. Whether you prefer the v-neck or crew-neck version, you’re still going to fork out 9,000 yen⁴ for one. And that's if you can even get your hands on one.

 

Seiso Shiro T Production Committee has announced that a limited edition of just 200 white t-shirts will go on sale, on March 3, 2017. However, this is only intended as a trial run. If the market shows interest in these nipple-obscuring garments despite their steep price, we might see more Seiso Shiro T white t-shirts for sale in the future.

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