Performance Shirts Versus Cotton Shirts

While the first thing you notice about a shirt is the color or pattern, the most important aspect of a dress shirt might be its material. You might look good, but if you don’t feel good too then it’s not really a good shirt. Thankfully, technology has allowed for the production of shirts that can help you look your best and feel your best! Gone are the days when you have to sweat bullets through your shirt when it's 100 degrees in the middle of the summer. Gone are the days when you have to worry about bringing an extra undershirt or deodorant with you to address the inevitable sweat. When it comes to the two main dress shirt materials of cotton and performance, they both feel and look good but performance shirts definitely have some advantages that you might not know about yet. 

Performance Shirts

Everyone loves their athletic DriFit shirts – but did you know that you can get all the benefits of your favorite DriFit shirt in an amazing looking dress shirt? It’s true – the same moisture-wicking technologies that you see in those athletic shirts actually exist in dress shirts now! Most of the time, these shirts are made from polyester material that is lighter and cooler than some of the other materials. Performance shirts are great because they are highly wrinkle resistant and allow you to go the whole day without worrying about creating wrinkles from sitting down. They can also be reasonably stretchy and give you more room to move around in than traditional dress shirts. When you sweat in performance shirts, instead of soaking through and causing visible stains, the moisture evaporates from the exterior of the shirt way faster than regular shirts. When choosing a performance fit dress shirt, you should look for a fit that provides a decent amount of contact with the skin but isn’t extremely tight either – that way the shirt can pull the sweat away from your body and evaporate it. 

Cotton Shirts

Classic cotton dress shirts have been popular for generations – and for good reason! After all, they are really comfortable and breathable. Another great thing about cotton is that it is naturally odor resistant. However, cotton does have a tendency to wrinkle more than other materials which can definitely cause problems if you want to maintain a sharp look throughout the day. Cotton also has a tendency to shrink easier than other materials when laundered – so make sure to remove these types of shirts from the dryer earlier when they are still damp and allow them to air dry after that.

The Rundown

Overall, both cotton and performance shirts are comfortable and breathable. Cotton is a more formal and classic choice and has been that way for many years. Performance shirts are a newer modification to the classic dress shirt that can help you avoid the dreaded sweat stains and stay nice and cool and dry throughout the day. Depending on your body and your occupation, one of these types of shirts may be better than the other. If you sweat a lot and live or work in a warmer environment (either outside or without air conditioning) you might want to consider integrating some performance shirts into your wardrobe. On the other hand, if you work in a really formal workplace that has more than enough air conditioning, or if you live in a generally cooler place, then you might want to stick with cotton shirts. Or you could have a little bit of both in your wardrobe so that you can rotate them out as needed and choose the best option depending on the occasion and the weather. 

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