I've had my black Alembic shirt for a few years and it still looks virtually new. Why? Because I treat it the same as my other 200+ black Tee's: Cold water wash while turned inside-out; then air dry exclusively. The design won't easily crack through abrasion in the machine and the black shirt will remain black (instead of fading to dark grey).
Even when supposedly pre-shrunk, if the shirt is uncomfortably large you can probably dry the heck out of it the first time you wash it and it will shrink without any other ill effects -- otherwise avoid machine drying like the plague. Especially exquisite shirts like these....
BTW, Mica, I'd pay a premium for a double-sided shirt with say, the current large logo and script on the back and a small, monochromatic logo on the left breast. Just sayin'....
