Dress shirt cloth that doesn't crease as soon as I sit in a chair

[Shirtmaven]

A lower yarn count. 80/2 twill will be less prone to wrinkles.

 

[Shirtmaven]

Most wrinkle-resistant shirts are sprayed with chemicals, like formaldehyde. Eton goes in and restructures the fibers of their shirts (few chemicals required). This also means the wrinkle-resistance lasts much longer.

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Not here to promote Eton shirts. Just my experience with them.
I tried to find what (few chemicals required) but no info readily available.

4 weeks? WTF...my small shop turns a shirt around in less then. 2 hours from Cut to pressing when rushed.Eton is an overpriced mediocre shirt made in Bulgaria..

 

[stubloom]

Shirtmaven is spot on. Non-iron shirts are a Frankenstein textile technology endorsed by funeral directors whose love of formaldehyde knows no bounds.

 

[C MattssonJH]

I am looking for some advice on dress shirts. My office and those of our customers are business casual, typically separates rather than suits and sport coats only when meeting with clients.

I had some customs shirts made fairly recently. They turned out well, however after sitting in a desk chair for a while they are so creased that I don't feel like I can walk around without hiding them under a coat.

The picture shows what I mean - this is in a Thomas Mason Royal Twill 100/2 (FM 18474.16). It was nicely pressed when I started the day. I was very disappointed after hearing all about how great this cloth is.

Are there options for cloth that would look similar to this twill but not crease as easily? I have seen OTR Eton shirts with a similar look that don't seem to crease badly - am I better off with tailoring these instead of custom?

Thanks!

I recommend the Thomas Mason Journey fabrics. A special wrinkle-resistant treatment gives this cotton shirt a smoothness and a clean look that will last throughout a busy day. Thomas Mason is widely considered one of the top Italian mills for dress shirt fabrics Which you must know as you were wearing their fabrics. The Journey line is awesome. You can find it at J.Hilburn or some other vendors stock RTW shirts made from it.

 

[armcosmo]

I recommend Klauss Boelher dress shirts. These are the most up to date European made wrinkle free , non iron shirts that use Austrian fabric ( resin finish for no iron). Klauss Boehler is a CanadIan brand made in Europe.

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[Athwart]

Fit also matters. A shirt that is too tight will wrinkle more quickly than a shirt cut with an appropriate amount of ease so the fabric is under less tension.

Interesting, didn't know that about the fit. I think I would rather have them fit.

 

[Athwart]

I recommend the Thomas Mason Journey fabrics

Thanks for the advice on TM Journey, I will take another look at them.

 

[Athwart]

Most wrinkle-resistant shirts are sprayed with chemicals, like formaldehyde. Eton goes in and restructures the fibers of their shirts (few chemicals required). This also means the wrinkle-resistance lasts much longer.

Does anyone know of any mills outside of Eton's making something similar that I could point my shirtmaker to?

 

[Athwart]

A lower yarn count. 80/2 twill will be less prone to wrinkles.

Good to know, thanks

 

[Athwart]

I seem to have activated some form of PSTD for non-iron shirts. I am not expecting no wrinkles, just looking for a similar fabric that wrinkles less. Thanks for all the advice.

 

[Shirtmaven]

I seem to have activated some form of PSTD for non-iron shirts. I am not expecting no wrinkles, just looking for a similar fabric that wrinkles less. Thanks for all the advice.

All of the mills produce some sort of treated fabric.
Because propercloth shirts are made by TAL, they might be able to offer post cured shirts

 

[sid11111]

All of the mills produce some sort of treated fabric.
Because propercloth shirts are made by TAL, they might be able to offer post cured shirts

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[epsilon22]

Would love to hear your opinion on Kamakura's technology:

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They resist wrinkles pretty well, and at least feel like normal cotton to touch. Not as nice as something you'd get from TM or Alumo, or even Kamakura's nicer fabrics like the Sea Island ones, but they're okay for me. I guess in theory the 30% polyester core of the fabric means that they'd eventually wear out enough to reveal the polyester, but I haven't worn them for long enough to say anything about longevity (mine are barely a year old).

For how much they charge for these in Japan (~7-8K JPY, so around USD 50), they're probably the nicest shirts I've owned. Whether you think they're worth the inflated USD prices on their website might be another story.

 

[Bonbon_style]

i guess a wool shirt wouldn't wrinkle but the wrinkle is the way of life id say you need to let go of ur fear

 

[Northants bloke]

Not sure if this on topic. These are not sold as part of their non-iron range but as a soft shirt great to wear with sports jacket, knit tie, chinos etc. I think these as close to perfection. I've never ironed  mine.

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