Making large shirts smaller?

Question

I usually buy band shirts from hot topic and as you know, most of them arent slim fitting and are HUGE on me, even in the smallest size. im wondering how i'd sew them to make them fit?

Answer 1

Wash twice in real hot water.

Answer 2

you could just take in the seams or get a tailor to do it for you (shouldn't be too costly) or for a different look you could cut the edges and tie them back together. to keep it better you could put a few stitches in each tie