One brand, one category. What follows is The Attico only, ranked by price, so you can see exactly what each step up buys. The range runs from Blue t-shirt at $230 to Natural bra at $490, across 20 pieces. If you are buying one thing, start at the bottom of the range and only move up when the fabric and finishing genuinely changes.

Shoulder seam first, everything else second. A top that fits the shoulder can be taken in anywhere else. The jump from $230 to $490 buys fabric and finishing, not a different idea, so decide how often you will actually wear it before you pay the top of the range.

Buy Dark brown and yellow t-shirt at $390. It sits in the middle of the range, and the middle is where you stop noticing any improvement in fabric and finishing. Blue t-shirt at $230 is the sensible first purchase if you have never owned one and are not sure how often you will wear it. Natural bra at $490 is the one to skip unless you already know the brand suits you, because at that price it needs the right thing underneath. Judge it on the shoulder seam. A top that fits the shoulder can be altered anywhere else, and one that does not never really recovers.