THOM KROM M TS 960 T-Shirt - Black Cotton Elastane Worked Knit Men's German

Black Cotton, Without Compromise.

The THOM KROM M TS 960 in black is a worked knit t-shirt in a single fabric: 95% cotton, 5% elastane. The same pure cotton base as the M TS 960 ecru — maximum natural breathability, softness, and moisture management — dyed in a clean, flat black. No viscose, no polyester, no modal, no finish treatment. Cotton in its primary position, black at its most direct. German design. Turkish manufacture.

Why This T-Shirt Is Different

• 95% Cotton, 5% Elastane — single fabric: The purest cotton worked knit in the THOM KROM t-shirt range, in black — no synthetic modification to the fabric beyond the minimum elastane required for shape retention
• Black cotton worked knit: Cotton absorbs and holds black dye differently from synthetic fibres — a cotton black reads as matte and warm, without the sheen of viscose or the reflectivity of polyester; it sits on the body as a colour rather than a surface treatment
• 95% Cotton breathability: The maximum natural fibre content across the THOM KROM t-shirt range; cotton's moisture-wicking structure remains fully active in the black colourway — the most breathable black t-shirt in the range
• 5% Elastane recovery: Full-garment stretch and recovery distributed uniformly — the t-shirt extends with the body and returns; unlike pure cotton which progressively loses shape over repeated wear, the M TS 960 black maintains its dimensions across its service life
• Worked / gewirkt construction: Loop-built fabric throughout — the knit loop structure adds inherent mechanical stretch on top of the elastane content, and a surface texture with visible depth that distinguishes this from a flat jersey t-shirt; the worked knit surface reads in black as a subtle textural pattern rather than a flat plane
• German design: THOM KROM construction logic applied to the most foundational garment in the range — a black worked knit t-shirt that performs at the base layer and stands as a complete piece
• No logos: The black, the worked knit surface, and the precision of the cut carry the identity
• Unlike the M TS 978 black (viscose Shell 1, modal Shell 2, cotton rib) which achieves a black with surface lustre through the viscose content, the M TS 960 black achieves a black that is cotton throughout — matte, warm, and natural at every point

Specifications

• Style: T-shirt (worked knit, single fabric)
• Color: Black
• Fabric: 95% Cotton, 5% Elastane (worked knit, single fabric)
• Construction: Worked knit (gewirkt)
• Fit: Regular
• Country of Design: Germany
• Country of Manufacture: Turkey
• Brand: THOM KROM
• Gender: Men's
• Season: Year-round

Men's Size Chart

The Moment You Put It On

Cotton contact — the matte black surface, the worked knit texture under the hand, the breathability that activates immediately. The black is flat and warm, not reflective, not sheer. The 5% elastane is present throughout: the t-shirt extends when you move and returns when you stop, maintaining the same fit from the first hour to the last. This is the t-shirt that disappears when you want it to and holds its presence when it stands alone.

The most fundamental piece in the THOM KROM t-shirt range. Cotton. Black. Built to last.

The Art of Cotton Black in Worked Knit

The M TS 960 black is the cotton counterpoint to the M TS 978 black. Both are black t-shirts in the THOM KROM worked knit range; they achieve their black by fundamentally different means. The M TS 978 achieves a black with surface character through the viscose's natural directional sheen — the black absorbs light differently at different angles, giving the t-shirt visual depth without finish treatment. The M TS 960 achieves a black that is cotton from surface to core: the cellulose fibre's matte light absorption, the breathability of the natural structure, the warmth of a natural-dominant material. Cotton at 95% accepts black dye deeply and holds it with a colour fastness that improves relative to synthetic-dominant blends under cold-wash conditions. The worked knit loop structure adds its own dimension to the black: the loop crowns sit at a slightly different angle from the loop legs, creating a micro-textural pattern across the surface that prevents the black from reading as flat. The M TS 960 black is not a simpler garment than the M TS 978 — it is a different kind of sophisticated, one that does not announce itself through material complexity but through the completeness of its natural material execution.

How to Wear It

• As a standalone piece year-round: The cotton breathes in warm weather and layers in cool; the matte black reads as complete without layering — with the M ST 537 black trousers for a full cotton-dominant worked knit construction from t-shirt to trouser
• As a base layer under the M SJ 701, M SJ 703, or M SJ 707: The 95% cotton breathes under any outer layer; the t-shirt disappears under a jacket and performs when the jacket comes off — a base layer that does not need to compromise
• Layered with the M S 191 black sweatshirt: Two THOM KROM black cotton constructions — the M TS 960's single-fabric cotton base under the M S 191's four-fabric worked knit; the cotton t-shirt as the natural foundation beneath the construction complexity above
• Against the M TS 960 ecru: The two pure cotton worked knit t-shirts in the range, in direct tonal contrast — the ecru's warm off-white and the black's matte depth, the same construction at opposite ends of the colour spectrum

Care Instructions

• Machine wash cold or warm, gentle cycle — the 95% cotton is wash-stable; cold or cool water preserves black depth and prevents progressive fading; avoid high-temperature washes that accelerate colour loss in cotton blacks
• Wash inside out to protect the worked knit surface and preserve black depth at the loop crowns
• Do not tumble dry on high heat — lay flat to dry or tumble dry on low; high heat degrades elastane recovery over repeated cycles
• Do not bleach
• Low steam iron if needed — press from inside with a cloth barrier
• Store folded to maintain the worked knit structure over time

The M TS 960 Black is THOM KROM cotton at its most direct. 95%. Worked. Black. Turkey.