Spier Mackay of Performance Dress Shirts?

[Rugger]

I know this is sacrilege, but I find myself reaching for the handful of performance/stretch dress shirts I have over the many S&M dress shirts I have.

I just don't have the time to take care of the S&M shirts to make them look nice, and frankly commute and work in such a way that even if I do, they wrinkle a lot.

Is there a defacto "best" performance/stretch shirt company akin to Spier Mackay in terms of price and value??

 

[FlyingHorker]

I haven't had a problem with S&M shirt performance.

I don't do much to make them look nice either, I'm lazy as hell.

I cold wash, hang dry. I make sure to take the shirts out when damp, flap them around like mad, then put them on a hanger. Mostly no wrinkles this way.

With that said, Proper Cloth carries performance fabrics.

 

[Rugger]

I haven't had a problem with S&M shirt performance.

I don't do much to make them look nice either, I'm lazy as hell.

I cold wash, hang dry. I make sure to take the shirts out when damp, flap them around like mad, then put them on a hanger. Mostly no wrinkles this way.

With that said, Proper Cloth carries performance fabrics.

Proper Cloth are nice, but generally twice the price. Looking for something of similar price range and value.

 

[reidrothchild]

Kamakura's Easy Care line is amazing, particularly the knit 50/50 cotton/poly blends. At $100 a pop, they're a little more expensive than Spier, but they're still a great value. They actually look like a normal dress shirt, but it's like wearing a t-shirt. I hang mine up after washing, and I haven't needed to iron one yet.

Easy Care

Wrinkle-resistant, easy-care shirts that are comfortable and use high-quality fabrics made only in Japan

kamakurashirts.com

 

[Rugger]

bump

 

[reidrothchild]

Spier just released a bunch of knit button downs. Those would fit the bill in terms of being stretchy, more wrinkle resistant, and offering that S&M value.

 

[Rugger]

2+ year bump. Anyone on the market besides Twillory selling iron-free dress shirts of decent cut/construction for a deal?

 

[TheIronDandy]

There's a Swedish brand called J Harvest&Frost (who clearly just took that name to sound like a UK brand). I have had a few of their "never iron" shirts for several years, and I've found the wrinkle and stain resistance to hold up very well. The price use to be fairly good, but I think they've gone up a bit recently. Still, they offer at 20% discount for new customers, and they run pretty decent sales every now and then:

https://www.jharvestandfrost.com/products/black-bow-60-100-white

They also have a cheaper line of "non iron" shirts, which are also ok for the price.

I'm tall and on the slimmer side (194cm, 90kg) and I find their shirts slim but not tight - not as roomy as I have come to like them, though, which is why I've moved away from them the last couple of years.