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American Apparel BB401W Size Chart
American Apparel has discontinued this style. We still hold stock and the measurements below remain accurate for it, but it will not be restocked indefinitely — worth knowing before you build a repeating order on it.
Poly-Cotton T-Shirt. American Apparel publishes one table for this style — the garment itself, laid flat. Some brands also publish a body chart saying which chest a size is meant to fit; this sheet does not, so neither does this page.
Body measurements
The person, not the shirt. Chest is measured all the way around the fullest part with the tape horizontal.
| Size | Chest |
|---|---|
| XS | 35" – 36" |
| S | 37" – 38" |
| M | 39" – 40" |
| L | 41" – 42" |
| XL | 43" – 44" |
| 2XL | 45" – 46" |
- Chest
- Measure under the arm and around the fullest part of the chest with arms down, keeping the tape horizontal.
Transcribed from the American Apparel Poly-Cotton T-Shirt BB401W spec sheet, read . Brands revise their specs; measure a sample before a large run.
Fabric and construction
- 3.7 oz, 50/50 poly/combed ring spun cotton, 36 singles
- Tear-away label, shoulder-to-shoulder taping
- Relaxed fit, side-seamed body
What the numbers mean in practice
The sheet publishes a to-fit chest chart and nothing else — no body length and no chest laid flat. This page shows what the brand publishes rather than filling the gap from a reseller's own measurements, which is where wrong numbers come from.
At 3.7 oz this is one of the lightest blanks in the catalogue, and the 50/50 blend is the thing to tell a printer: the polyester half carries dye that migrates into plastisol under heat, so a low-bleed ink and a lower cure are the usual answer on darker colours.
The brand has discontinued it. That is worth knowing before building a product line on it, because a style that cannot be reordered is a poor foundation for a repeating order.
The 32 colours we stock
A distributor carries a subset of what a mill offers, so this is our range rather than the brand’s full palette — 32 colours in XS, S, M, L, XL, 2XL.
- Asphalt
- Black
- Black Aqua
- Brown
- Creme
- Evergreen
- Gold
- Heather Black
- Heather Forest
- Heather Gold
- Heather Navy
- Heather Orange
- Heather Plum
- Heather Red
- Hthr Cranberry
- Hthr Imp Purple
- Hthr Kelly Green
- Hthr Lake Blue
- Hthr Lieutenant
- Hthr Vint Green
- Kelly Green
- Lapis
- Navy
- Neon Hthr Blue
- Neon Hthr Pink
- New Silver
- Orchid
- Pink
- Red
- Sunshine
- Truffle
- White
From our catalogue export of . Colours come and go; the store is the live answer.
Common questions
- What size is an American Apparel BB401?
- The brand's chart is a to-fit chest: 35 to 36 inches at XS rising in two-inch steps to 45 to 46 at 2XL. It publishes no garment measurements, so there is no official laid-flat figure.
- Is the American Apparel BB401 discontinued?
- Yes — the brand's own spec sheet is headed DISCONTINUED. We still hold stock, but it will not be restocked indefinitely, which matters if you are planning a repeating order.
- Can you screen print on a BB401?
- Yes, with the usual 50/50 precautions. The polyester half carries dye that migrates into plastisol under heat, so a low-bleed ink and a lower cure temperature are standard, and a test from the actual lot is worth the shirt it costs.
Shop it
The words on this sheet
Spec sheets are written in trade shorthand. These are the ones this style uses.