It could spell an end to laundry days or at least make them a much less frequent task.
Arousing a feeling of interest, manufacturers claim they have invented a shirt that stays clean even after 100 days of wear. Furthermore, the garment resists odour so effectively that it even smells fresh after being worn during rigorous exercise, its makers claim. It is also said to need no ironing as it is made of wrinkle-free material that can withstand even the roughest of treatment.
According to the American company Wool & Prince they developed the shirt for men who hate having to wash their clothes so often.
In fact, they sent researchers around the world wearing the shirts doing everything from backpacking in the Andes to dancing in sweaty New York nightclubs to test their design.
Shirt that's Tear-resistant
The shirts are made of wool which lasts six times longer than cotton. Laboratory tests have shown that wool fibres resist tearing and can bend back on themselves more than 20,000 times without breaking. Cotton breaks after 3,200 bends. Wool is also highly resilient to wrinkles because it has a natural crimp.
Moreover, the company said that while sweat itself has no odour, it creates an unpleasant smell when it remains on the skin and bacteria develop, but wool reduces this because it is more efficient than other textiles at absorbing sweat and evaporating it into the air.
Interestingly, the company has spent six months developing its trade-marked Cotton-Soft wool fabric for the shirts.
A spokesman said that they use the finest wool shirting yarn out there, usually reserved for the luxury fashion industry and their fabric will redefine what we think of wool. The company stressed on the fact that it did not expect anyone to wear their shirt 100 days in a row and that they must be washed at some point.
One of the testers, consultant Aaron Flack, said that he crumpled it into a ball and put it in the bottom of his backpack when he is running around the city just to see if he can ruin it. No luck it comes out ready to wear every time.
To conclude, the shirts are available to the company’s investors starting at £63 (Dh358.7) each while Normal retail prices have not yet been announced.
It's truly a wonder shirt!
(AW:Samrat Biswas)
