Bought this to wear on a "hippie trip", where we stayed in old school buses that were painted and decorated like old hippie buses. The trip certainly called for a tie-dyed shirt. This fit as expected and did not seem to shrink when it was washed. A few washing in, the colors have "softened" just enough to not feel like I was wearing a neon sign. The colors were almost too bright so I'm glad washing took a little edge off those colors. No, I don't call it faded-just enough to make it look worn. I'd buy another, but I think I'd maybe settle for a little more muted color. Maybe this 66-year-old shouldn't call so much attention to herself. Of course, the purple hair kind of screamed, "look at me", too. Peace y'all