CUTS vs BYLT: Apparel Showdown

May the best apparel win.

Quality apparel was such a highly sought after google trend in 2020, that it lead to more guys grabbing new digs for an upgraded look, wardrobe, and ultimate style overhaul. Enter two brands who took over the apparel game in 2020- and our closets- aiming to keep guys looking fly all year long: Cuts Clothing and BYLT Basics.

Our crew over the years have tested both brands. In fact you can read our CUTS Clothing Review and our BYLT Basics review if your interest is peaked. With so many people asking us which brand we would choose over the other, we thought we’d do the ultimate apparel showdown. Our crew put each brand side by side to see what apparel brand took home the sleek AF trophy this year.

INITIAL IMPRESSIONS

Since both brands offer a wide selection of items, fits, and colors we decided it best to highlight a few of the most popular item features on each site- broken down by brand

BYLT Basics:

BYLT offers a wide range of apparel items including T-Shirts, Long Sleeve Shirts, Henleys, Polos, Tanks, Sweatshirts, Pants, Joggers, and Shorts as their key staple pieces. Each item is constructed with a variety of fabric specs, come in standard sizes from Small to XXL.

FABRIC SPECS:

• LUX Blend: 70% Cotton, 25% Polyester, 5% Spandex

• BYLT Blend: 67% Polyester, 28% Cotton, 5% Spandex

• Tech Blend: 94% Polyester, 6% Spanex, 100% Polyester fleece-lined inner layer

• Performance Blend: 86% Polyester, 14% Spandex

• Elite+ Blend: 47% Nylon, 47% Rayon, 6% Spandex

• Premium Blend: 70% Cotton, 25% Polyester, 5% Spandex

BYLT features a wide range of color options, patterns, hem lines, and sizes to fit any look. BYLT does not just make shirts or pants- they feature key items for all season, top to bottom (literally and metaphorically). They even have men’s underwear.

PRICE POINT: $18 up to $200 depending on item/selection

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CUTS Clothing

CUTS Clothing primarily focuses on key items for the top portion of your wardrobe- shirts (in sorts of hem lines and “cuts”), long sleeve shirts, Crew Pullover Sweatshirts, Hoodies, Hooded Curve Hem Shirts, Polos, and Hats. New this year is their AO Joggers and Outerwear Collection including shorts! The lineup features clothing that offers versatility, durability, and most of all comfort. Sizes range from Small to XXL.

FABRIC SPECS:

• Custom PYCA™️ fabric leads to unmatched style, innovative comfort, and the perfect fit

• Pre-shrunk

• Wrinkle Free

• Tailored Fit

• 4-way Stretch

• Buttery Soft

• Anti-Pilling

CUTS features a wide range of color options, top and bottom fits and their “Shop by Cut" feature where you can choose between three bottom Cuts (regular, split-hem, and elongated) and three collar options (crew, v-neck, and henley). CUTS features new releases based on the day of the week (Friday Projects) and the Season.

PRICE POINT: $48 up to $118 depending on selection

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TESTING IT OUT

Now the fun part- Testing out the brands’ lineup of apparel. Our crew grabbed hold of:

CUTS Clothing

1. CUTS Long Sleeve Henley

2. Crew Shirt with Elongated Hem

3. Hoodie

4. Crew Sweatshirt to review
   
   
   

BYLT Basics

1. BYLT’s Curved Hemmed T-Shirt (LUX)

2. Joggers

3. Shorts

4. Long Sleeve Henley

We wore each item like any normal human would- out to meetings, lunch, dinner, nights in and nights out on the town. We then rated each on the following:

• The Fit

• Comfort

• Durability

…as a added element: the Grab Factor (which one we go for when choosing one when sitting side by side in the closet).

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THE OUTCOME

• The Fit

In a side by side comparison of the shirts- CUTS seems to have the most consistent fit throughout- meaning the waist, arms, and chest all size to to the right amount of fit around each section. BYLT has a bit more room in the arms, and would most likely be tailored for guys who hit the gym a bit more often. The length though seems to be a neck and neck tie as both brands have similar structure in hem lines.

While CUTS does not have bottom apparel like BYLT, it’s not fair to assess one vs the other. We will say the fit of the joggers and shorts were very consistent to our normal sizing- a medium is a true medium.

Overall, CUTS has a better fit for shirts, while BYLT seems to be a great fit for those wanting active bottoms such as shorts, joggers or other pants they offer.

The Edge: CUTS for tops, BYLT for bottoms

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• Comfort

Comfort is king, are we right? When trying on both brands, we would say the material used by both is really soft and flexible. CUTS offers one type of “material feel” you could say while BYLT hits ya with 6 different choices to choose from. CUTS shirts and hoodies really do feel buttery soft and they are super flexible, light, and breath really well. The feeling is like wearing a really lightweight shirt but it’s not flimsy.

With BYLT, we tested their LUX and BYLT Blend, and would say they the BYLT Blend is a bit heavier in weight and not as flexible feeling as CUTS. The LUX is really lightweight and feels more like a workout shirt than a dress up for a night out sort of shirt. While both were comfortable, we’d say they were a bit more restricting than CUTS.

The Edge: CUTS

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• Durability

For this portion of the review, we washed each item about 30 times and wore them each time out- to work, the gym, the office, even the couch. The cycle of wear, wash, wear, wash etc. really allowed us to see how they held up. BOTH Brands crushed it. Minimal if any fading, the retention of the tops/bottoms were in tact, and the fit was the exact same after all the washes. No stretched out necks, waists, or hem lines.

The Edge: Tie

• Grab Factor

While we throughly enjoy both brands, the grab factor was hard to quantify. When we think of the shirt to “grab”, we go CUTS. However, when thinking of going on a run or hitting the gym it at times is a toss up between CUTS and the LUX Blend by BYLT. Clearly when it comes to bottoms, we go with BYLT- and not because CUTS doesn’t offer this lineup of apparel, but merely because the shorts are some of the most comfortable ones on the market. Period.

The Edge: CUTS for the tops, BYLT for the bottoms.

THE WINNER

This is tough- Considering all the features and options by both brands, we can honestly say the winner is not one over the other- rather it’s a winner of Apparel ITEM over the other.

CUTS: Winner of Shirt/Hoodies

BYLT: Winner of Shorts and Joggers

Both brands really do offer some great apparel for guys- and for being a duuude reader, we have exclusive deals and discounts for both brands if you wanted to try them for yourself.

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