Five Stages in the Life of a Tee-Shirt

I bought a new tee-shirt recently because the original version of this model has almost reached the end of its useful life. The old tee-shirt served me well for almost 20 years. I know; that’s somewhat hard to believe, but let me explain. Through the years, I have observed that tee-shirts typically go through five distinct stages, so that’s about four years per stage.