Obviously no dress shirts can exist without fabric, it’s the body of the shirt. Shirt fabric varies dramatically from the most unbreathable polyester to the fabric of a silky smooth cotton dress shirt. The following are the most common types of shirt fabrics.
Type of Fabric – Avoid the Artificial Feel
Good shirts whether they are slim fit dress shirts or standard size mens dress shirts are made from fabric that feels natural on your skin. The 100% cotton dress shirt has and will always be on the top of the list for feel good fabric, but it also depends on factors such as the yarn count.
Polyester Blends
Despite the popularity of cotton, it can also be beneficial to compromise on it. One reason for this is that the 100% cotton dress shirt tends to wrinkle , however if there is the right mix of polyester in the fabric those wrinkles can to a larger extent be avoided. So don’t run away from polyester cotton blends (but do keep cotton as a majority), they are also generally more affordable. Your body might have a more difficult time breathing the more polyester there is in a shirt.
Cotton
More and more shirt makers are offering wrinkle free 100% cotton dress shirts, which would in turn be the best option. Be wary though, wrinkle free is often misconstrued as it can be confused with easy iron, iron free, or other simliar terms. Which do not all mean that you will never find a wrinkle on your dress shirt.
There are many different types of cotton including Egyptian, Pima, Organic, and so forth. The top end cottons are Egyptian and Pima, however other not as known cottons can be equally comfortable. We always recommend 100% cotton dress shirts and back this up by having almost all our stock consisting of it. Do be aware that some cotton may shrink, but a good shirt maker will either warn you of this or have washed the fabric before making a cotton dress shirt for you.
Less common shirt fabrics:
Spandex is actually an increasingly common shirt fabric when mixed with cotton. It gives the shirt good flexibility, durability, and decreases wrinkling. Not a bad choice.
Linen is a good substitute for cotton, it is really light and is for that reason mainly used as a summer shirt. Linen tends to wrinkle more than cotton.
Silk is a luxurious affair, the downside is that it fades easily if it is not dry cleaned. As it sounds, silk is also the most expensive fabric available, but can become more affordable if mixed with wool.
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