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Classic styling meets advanced materials to create exceptionally capable dress shirts for hot weather, active commutes, travel and more
Just because your career or solution obligation requires a buttoned-down shirt doesn’t mean you’re doomed to discomfort and high dry cleaning bills.
So-called performance dress shirts replace the hefty cotton found in traditional button-down shirts with a mix of advanced synthetic fibers with roots in athletic wear.
These material innovations offer a variety of practical benefits, including more freedom of motion, comfort, wrinkle resistance, and even odor resistance and quick-drying capabilities in some cases.
Our team has worn and tested the most popular options on the market to identify the best performance dress shirt overall and a variety of picks for more specific needs and body types. We also spoke with expert Lee Moffie, co-founder of the athletic fit dress shirt company State & Liberty Clothing Co, to better understand the basics of the performance dress shirt category and what buyers should focus on.
So whether you’re looking for a cooler dress shirt for the warmer months, a more comfortable dress shirt for active commuting, a wrinkle-battling travel shirt for business or personal trips, or a new wardrobe staple to wear year-round, we’ve got a recommendation to suit your needs.
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Evan Malachosky
We wore several of our top picks both underneath a blazer and on their own, with and without a tie.
The specific details we focused on included assessing how the various performance dress shirts collars, cuffs and hems felt, as well as how they buttoned.
To gauge their practicality as a potential weekly work uniform staple, we monitored whether the performance dress shirts wrinkled with time and and how they looked after a normal wash cycle.
To learn more about our testing methodology and how we evaluate products, head here.
Source: Gearpatrol
