i bought this shirt for my son earlier this year in June I believe, it's one of his favs. Have had no problems with color fade or shrinkage but all of his drsgon t's are washed&rinsed in cold & line dried. Also once a month they get washed with Woolite for Dark colors.. Im not tryin to push Woolite or anything but it seems to help any colorful(your bolder,darker or more concentrated colors)clothing keep its "like new" look...just sayin'